Murder by Death

Skip the endless scrolling — Murder by Death, in Australia on BINGE, is exactly the comedy you were looking for. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 916 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Truman Capote sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Put it on tonight on BINGE and see for yourself.

Murder by Death arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Murder by Death gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed. The chemistry Truman Capote and Alec Guinness bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. It was released in 1976. The timing in Murder by Death is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in Murder by Death. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Truman Capote anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

Murder by Death was released in 1976, directed by Robert Moore. The full 94-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.