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The Thin Man Goes Home

Play trailer Poster for The Thin Man Goes Home Released Jan 25, 1945 1h 40m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Famous retired detective Nick Charles (William Powell) takes his wife, Nora (Myrna Loy), and their dog, Asta, to visit Nick's parents in their small, quiet town. Determined that Nick's father respect Nick's profession, Nora urges him to find a crime to investigate, unaware that Nick's presence has already frightened spy Edgar Draque (Leon Ames) into action. After Nora buys a painting for Nick's birthday and the artist is murdered, Nick discovers that the murder is connected to espionage.
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Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review The Thin Man Goes Home gets by as a minor, albeit pleasant sequel. Rated: 3/4 Aug 15, 2022 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row Powell and Loy are a constant delight, even if the sparkle was beginning to dull in the later part of the series. Rated: 3/4 Jan 6, 2022 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy [UPDATED 2024 BLU-RAY REVIEW] The Thin Man Goes Home represents a drop from its predecessors, although there’s still enough of merit to earn its keep. Rated: 3/4 Nov 27, 2021 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 4/5 Dec 11, 2007 Full Review Chris Barsanti Filmcritic.com More in keeping with a classic British mystery Rated: 3/5 Aug 14, 2005 Full Review John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis By the time The Thin Man Goes Home rolled around, the series was beginning to feel pretty thin itself. Rated: 5/10 Jul 26, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Joel H The Thin Man Goes Home is another delightful installment in the Thin Man film series. While, at first, I was trying to figure out what happened to Nicky Jr., I soon just accepted he was elsewhere and went along with the story as it unfolded. It was fun to learn Nick’s relationship with his parents. Also, this film was surprisingly dry. Not dry in humor, but in the fact that the filmmakers had the main characters drink cider, as this film was made during wartime liquor rationing. While I still don’t think this film meets the cleverness of the original, The Thin Man Goes Home is worth a viewing visit. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/25 Full Review alan g Best of the Thin Man movies. Still fresh and watchable even after almost one years. Great acting. Cute dog. Plot twists galore. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/26/24 Full Review Brian G Raymond Chandler type who-done-it. The Thin Man movies never fail to entertain! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/06/23 Full Review Audience Member I liked the first two, the third not so much. This one, however, worked out fine, even if Nick drank nothing stronger than cider. (Though apple cider comes in both alcoholic and nonalcoholic versions.) Nick brings Nora to Sycamore Springs, the rural town he grew up in, and visits his elderly father and mother. The father is a prominent local doctor who was disappointed that his son chose to become a policeman instead, though Nora responds by telling them what a wonderful detective Nick is-to Nick's embarrassment. Word spreads through town of Nick and Nora'a arrival, and the locals assume they are here to work on a criminal case. Of course, Nick and Nora only came for social reasons-until a man visits the father's house and is shot to death when the front door is answered. Now the pair have a crime to solve. Unlike the previous installments, Asta is helpful this time, and Nick sticks to cider and no longer smokes. The movie was made at the tail end of World War Two, and of course the war effort is a large part of the mystery. And the suspects are more obvious than usual. At least not as convoluted as the third movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Frances H Love this series and thanks to TCM, I was able to watch the complete series in order! What a treat! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/20 Full Review Audience Member A good entry in the series. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Famous retired detective Nick Charles (William Powell) takes his wife, Nora (Myrna Loy), and their dog, Asta, to visit Nick's parents in their small, quiet town. Determined that Nick's father respect Nick's profession, Nora urges him to find a crime to investigate, unaware that Nick's presence has already frightened spy Edgar Draque (Leon Ames) into action. After Nora buys a painting for Nick's birthday and the artist is murdered, Nick discovers that the murder is connected to espionage.
Director
Richard Thorpe
Producer
Everett Riskin
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 25, 1945, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2014
Runtime
1h 40m
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