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Murder Mystery 2

Murder Mystery 2 (2023) is a Netflix action comedy mystery sequel directed by Jeremy Garelick, starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston as detectives Nick and Audrey Spitz investigating the Maharajah's kidnapping, filmed in Hawaii and Paris with a record Eiffel Tower stunt.

Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film)

Murder on the Orient Express (1974) is Sidney Lumet's film of Agatha Christie's 1934 Poirot novel, starring Albert Finney, with Ingrid Bergman winning a Supporting Actress Oscar; six nominations, 11th highest-grossing film of 1974.

Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film)

Murder on the Orient Express is a 2017 mystery film directed by Kenneth Branagh, who stars as detective Hercule Poirot, adapted from Agatha Christie's 1934 novel.

Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet, aka Farewell, My Lovely, is RKO's 1944 film noir directed by Edward Dmytryk, the first screen appearance of Philip Marlowe, with Dick Powell adapting Chandler's 1940 novel; retitled because Powell was known for musicals.

Murder!

Murder! (1930), also known in its German version as Mary, is an Alfred Hitchcock mystery-thriller for British International Pictures, adapted from the novel Enter Sir John by Clemence Dane and Helen Simpson, starring Herbert Marshall as a juror actor clearing a convicted actress, notable for early sound experiments.

Murderbaad

Murderbaad (मुरदेरबाद), a 2025 Hindi crime thriller directed, written, and produced by Arnab Chatterjee, starring Nakul Roshan Sahdev and Kanikka Kapur; released 18 July 2025, streaming on JioHotstar from 9 October 2025.

Murderball

Murderball (2005) is a documentary by Henry-Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro about quad rugby, following Mark Zupan's Team USA against Joe Soares's Team Canada to the 2004 Athens Paralympics; Sundance Audience Award winner, Oscar-nominated.

Murderers' Row (1966 film)

Murderers' Row is the second Matt Helm spy comedy (1966), starring Dean Martin, Ann-Margret, and Karl Malden, directed by Henry Levin, based on Donald Hamilton's novel; a $17 million-grossing Bond parody for Columbia.

Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue is a 1932 American pre-Code horror-mystery directed by Robert Florey, starring Bela Lugosi as a Paris doctor experimenting with ape blood, released by Universal Pictures.

Muriel

Muriel (Muriel ou le temps d'un retour) is Alain Resnais's 1963 French-Italian drama, written by Jean Cayrol, starring Delphine Seyrig; set in Boulogne-sur-Mer, it confronts the Algerian War through an absent tortured woman and won Seyrig the 1963 Venice Volpi Cup.

Muriel's Wedding

Muriel's Wedding is a 1994 Australian comedy written and directed by P.J. Hogan, starring Toni Collette as an awkward young woman who dreams of a glamorous wedding.

Murmur of the Heart

Murmur of the Heart (Le Souffle au cœur), 1971 Louis Malle comedy-drama, semi-autobiographical coming-of-age film about 14-year-old Laurent Chevalier in Dijon, starring Lea Massari and Benoît Ferreux, with an accidental mother-son incest, Cannes and Oscar nominations.

Muromachi Outsiders (室町無頼)

Muromachi Outsiders (室町無頼, Muromachi Burai), also titled Samurai Fury, is a 2025 Toei action period film directed by Yu Irie, adapted from Ryosuke Kakine's 2016 novel, starring Yo Oizumi as rōnin rebel Hasuda Hyoe in 1461 Kyoto.

Murphy's War

Murphy's War, also listed as Murphy's War (1971), is a Peter Yates war drama adapted from Max Catto's novel, starring Peter O'Toole as a merchant seaman seeking revenge on a German U-boat off Venezuela; produced by Michael Deeley with Sian Phillips and Philippe Noiret.

Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton (1923–1986), American character actor from Washington, North Carolina; Tony-nominated for Absence of a Cello, played Mr. Robinson in The Graduate and Mayor Larry Vaughn in Jaws and Jaws 2; died of lung cancer.

Musa (무사) (2001 film)

Musa (무사, Musa the Warrior) is a 2001 South Korean historical action epic directed by Kim Sung-soo, starring Jung Woo-sung, Joo Jin-mo, Ahn Sung-ki, and Zhang Ziyi, about Goryeo envoys stranded in 1375 China; then the most expensive Korean film and a box-office failure.

Musafir (मुसाफ़िर) (2004 film)

Musafir (मुसाफ़िर) is a 2004 Hindi neo-noir action thriller written, directed and produced by Sanjay Gupta, remaking Oliver Stone's U Turn; starring Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Sameera Reddy, released 10 December 2004, a commercial failure despite some positive reviews.

Muscle (film)

Muscle (2019) is a British black-and-white psychological thriller by Gerard Johnson, starring Cavan Clerkin and Craig Fairbrass, about a personal trainer taking over a client's life; distinct from the Vin Diesel STX project.

Museo

Museo (Museum), 2018 Mexican crime drama by Alonso Ruizpalacios starring Gael García Bernal and Leonardo Ortizgris; fictionalized account of the 1985 theft of pre-Hispanic artifacts from Mexico City's National Museum of Anthropology; Silver Bear for Best Screenplay, Berlinale 2018.

Mushtaq Khan

Mushtaq Khan (1969-2026), Indian Hindi-film character actor and comedian, died 24 September 2026 in Mumbai. Known as Ballu in Welcome, Rafoo Master in Aashiqui, and for Gadar, Hera Pheri; discovered via Salim Khan's tip to Mahesh Bhatt for Kabzaa (1988).

Music (2021 film)

Music (2021) is Sia's directorial debut, a musical drama starring Kate Hudson, Maddie Ziegler, and Leslie Odom Jr. about a woman caring for her autistic half-sister; it earned two Golden Globe nominations but was widely criticized for its portrayal of autism.

Music and Lyrics

Music and Lyrics is a 2007 American romantic comedy directed by Marc Lawrence. It stars Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore as a pop singer and a plant-watering woman.

Music Box (film)

Music Box is a 1989 American drama film directed by Costa-Gavras and starring Jessica Lange, whose character defends her Hungarian immigrant father against Nazi war crimes charges.

Music by John Williams

Music by John Williams (2024) is a Disney+ feature documentary about composer John Williams, directed by Laurent Bouzereau and produced by Lucasfilm, Amblin, and Imagine; it centers on his Spielberg partnership and career retrospective.

Music of the Heart

Music of the Heart (1999) is a Wes Craven drama starring Meryl Streep as violin teacher Roberta Guaspari of East Harlem, based on the documentary Small Wonders; Metascore 54, Oscar-nominated Streep, $14.9M gross.

Music video

Music video: short film accompanying a recorded song, also called promo clip. Genres performance, narrative, concept, hybrid. Term coined by The Big Bopper in 1959; MTV launched 1981; now dominated by YouTube and Vevo.

Música (2024 film)

Música (2024) is a Prime Video romantic comedy musical, the directorial debut of Rudy Mancuso, who stars with Camila Mendes as a synesthetic Brazilian-American in Newark; 96% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Musical film

Musical film (film musicals, movie musicals): films whose plot is structured around music, song, and dance performed by main characters. Emerged with sound cinema 1928-32; spans backstage, jukebox, book, and animated forms; distinct from films with only occasional songs.

Mustafa Mustafa (film)

Mustafa Mustafa (முஸ்தப்ஹா முஸ்தப்ஹா), 2026 Tamil buddy comedy, debut of director Praveen Saravanan; remake of Meeku Maathrame Cheptha; stars Sathish and Suresh Ravi; released 6 March 2026, flopped.

Mustang (film)

Mustang (2015) is Deniz Gamze Ergüven's debut drama about five orphaned sisters confined by their family in a Black Sea village; Oscar-nominated, César-winning, compared to The Virgin Suicides.