Murray Melvin’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Murray Melvin has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1960s through the 2000s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Barry Lyndon.
Recurring themes

Becket
1964
Drama · History

A Man for All Seasons
1966
Drama · History

The Edge of Love
2008
Drama · History

Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
Drama

The Lion in Winter
1968
Drama · History

The Night of the Iguana
1964
Drama · Romance

Vatel
2000
History · Drama

Masquerade
2012
Drama · History

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
Dir. Stanley Kubrick · With Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee

A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House.
Dir. Joel Schumacher · With Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson

A charismatic 17th-century French priest becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit.
Dir. Ken Russell · With Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton

While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.
Dir. Tony Richardson · With Rita Tushingham, Murray Melvin, Paul Danquah