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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) — Where to Watch · CriticCrunch

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Shadow of the Thin Man

Movie1941·97 min

Shadow of the Thin Man

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke

Comedy Crime Mystery

A comedy crime film directed by W.S. Van Dyke.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 27%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.0/10

121 ratings

About Shadow of the Thin Man

High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Neutral (5 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Cozy
Story Tags: corruption power, betrayal, early 1900s, action combat, urban, american regional, romantic partners, detective investigator, ensemble, investigation procedural, mystery disappearance, organized crime, corruption

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Details

Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Language: English

Cast

William Powell, Myrna Loy, Barry Nelson

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How Shadow of the Thin Man Ranks

All movies

Top 27%

1940s movies

Top 50%

Comedy movies

Top 24%

W.S. Van Dyke films#4 of 5

Top 27% All movies.

the vibe

Shadow of the Thin Man Vibe

What it feels like

briskneutralgentleapproachablefunnybroadlightplayfulcozy

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

playfulplayful

investigation procedural

mystery disappearance

corruption power

betrayal

detective investigator

ensemble

romantic partners

action combat

organized crime

corruption

urban

american regional

early 1900s

neutral 5/9neutral 5/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9