A Murder of Crows
Seen it?1999 | 102 min | Thriller, Action, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Michael Clayton or Insomnia, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
In the wake of a career-ending scandal, disgraced lawyer Lawson Russell moves to Key West, where he befriends aging novelist Christopher Marlowe. After letting Russell borrow his latest manuscript, Marlowe dies of a heart attack. When Russell publishes the dead man's manuscript under his own name, he makes the best-seller list—and unwittingly becomes the prime suspect in the investigation of a grisly multiple homicide.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
0% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 38K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rowdy Herrington
- Cuba Gooding Jr.Lawson Russell
- Tom BerengerClifford Dubose
- Marianne Jean-BaptisteElizabeth Pope
- Eric StoltzThurman Parks III
- Mark PellegrinoProf. Arthur Corvus
- Ashley LaurenceJanine DeVrie
- Carmen ArgenzianoJudge Wiley Banning
- Marisa PetroroLaura
- Doug WertBilly Ray Richardson
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