Little Murders (1971)

Cast

Donald Sutherland
as Rev. Dupas
Doris Roberts
as Mrs. Chamberlain
Alan Arkin
as Lieutenant Practice
Elliott Gould
as Alfred Chamberlain

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Genres & Description

Comedy

7.1 / 10

An idealistic girl, Patsy Newquist, saves a young photographer, Alfred Chamberlain, from a gang of hooligans. She falls for him, but he turns out to be a nihilist consumed with apathy. They hook up anyway, and she brings him home to meet her parents. All this happens against the background of random shootings that had just begun in NYC at the time the play the movie is based on was written. Her family had already lost a son, so they accept him. However, when the girl tries to change him and get him to find meaning in life, things go horribly wrong in a cruel twist of fate.

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Logo Film

When I saw this movie on FXM three years ago, it was good, it was the greatest movie of all time, I thought I wouldn't see this kind film ever again. I saw it in April 2016 on TCM, it was good again. I saw it again for the final time on July throughout December 2017 again, it was awesome. That's why it is featured on my favorite movies. - @Thursday, July 5, 2018 9:08 AM

TinTaBraSS777

Шикарный фильм неожиданно шикарный не из тех что рекламируют но из тех что объязател но нужно посмотреть советую ) https://m.vk.com/video-41948000_171819261#reply73 - @Thursday, June 28, 2018 5:05 PM

Moo Moo Puppy

What the...looks interesting. - @Thursday, May 3, 2018 6:16 AM

speeta

1:46 is that John Candy? - @Tuesday, December 19, 2017 4:24 AM

Skip Skipperson

You're not so smart now, are you? Eahhhh!!! - @Friday, October 14, 2016 9:10 AM

R. A.

The Warriors (1979) is the movie you are thinking about! - @Wednesday, October 30, 2013 5:48 AM

musicalrevo

Now this looks good. - @Wednesday, February 20, 2013 10:54 AM

stillphil

1:31 Donald Sutherland = Christopher Robinson's inspiration. - @Wednesday, November 14, 2012 6:56 AM

Darrell Simonds

Elliot Gould is awesome in every movie he's in and so is Donald. Can't wait to check this movie out when I come across it - @Thursday, October 11, 2012 4:31 AM

MilkOfSuccess

This is the greatest movie of all time. - @Tuesday, June 21, 2011 8:14 PM

hebneh

Other "New York City as hell" movies that I can think of quickly include: "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three", "French Connection", "The Seven-Ups", "The Out of Towners", and the one whose name I can't think of, which was about various youth gangs who fought with each other on the subways, who dressed in different types of outfits, like baseball uniforms (it was a sort of futuristic fantasy.) Earlier movies: "Blackboard Jungle" and "West Side Story" also de-glamorize NYC a lot. - @Monday, November 9, 2009 10:03 AM

Mars Nova

There's a pretty-good essay on the subgenre in the latest "Vice" magazine. It actually inspired me to start collecting films like this, "Vice Squad, " "Escape from New York, " Death Wish" and so on. - @Wednesday, September 23, 2009 7:01 AM

hebneh

One of the early "New York as hell" movies, which were common in the 1970s. In real life, New York City was collapsing and decaying, and it was scary. - @Monday, June 8, 2009 7:30 AM

Greg U

I'm defiantly going to see this movie. - @Monday, December 1, 2008 1:36 AM

Sweetlittlemystery

I've just seen the wedding scene, i think i'm in love with donald sutherland - @Sunday, May 4, 2008 2:34 PM

grizzuh

i watched this movie! it was not bad, but i cant tell you what it is abbout...... i kneo the end was drama! but the movie is good...... - @Thursday, March 20, 2008 1:31 PM

MEGAMANG

stuff back then had style - @Saturday, August 11, 2007 7:45 AM