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After the Thin Man (1936) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give After the Thin Man (1936) a score of 2.9038 out of 4

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filmcritic.com

Possibly a bit better than the original Thin Man, aided by an even drier script and the appearance of James Stewart (though in a bit of a strange role). It's more hijinks for Nick and Nora this time around, as they return home to San Francisco and get ...read the complete After the Thin Man movie review at filmcritic.com

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Movie Mirror

Nick Charles is asked to find a relative's husband; he and two others are murdered, but Nick gathers the suspects and names the murderer. Nick Charles (William Powell) and his wife Nora (Myrna Loy) arrive on a train in San Francisco, trying to rest ...read the complete After the Thin Man movie review at Movie Mirror

The Onion A.V. Club (Tasha Robinson)

During the Great Depression, Hollywood offered two primary forms of escapism for the poor and weary: propulsive crime dramas and glamorous fantasies about the rich and star-crossed. A few movies blended both genres, though none as successfully as MGM's ...read the complete After the Thin Man movie review at The Onion A.V. Club (Tasha Robinson)

Crazy for Cinema

Nick and Nora return to San Francisco fresh off the success of solving their first case together only to get sucked into another one. This time involving a member of Nora's high-class family. Booze and bodies abound. BOTTOM LINE: Fans of THE THIN MAN ...read the complete After the Thin Man movie review at Crazy for Cinema

At-A-Glance Film Reviews

Best in the series of Thin Man mysteries that set the stage for the next four. Jimmy Stewart co-stars in one of his earlier roles. The funny, fast-paced, wise-cracking dialogue adds a lot to the fun. ...read the complete After the Thin Man movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews

DVD Up Close (Sandra Dozier)

Nick Charles is a detective who marries into money when he weds the well-to-do (but refreshingly down-to-earth) Nora. He figures this is his chance to give up detective work and lead a life of leisure and copious drinking, but Nora has other plans. She ...read the complete After the Thin Man movie review at DVD Up Close (Sandra Dozier)

The Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)

Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell and Myrna Loy) are returning by train from New York to San Francisco after solving what private detective Nick promises will be his last case. The news of the case has certainly got around, and there is a selection ...read the complete After the Thin Man movie review at The Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)

DVD Talk (Stuart Galbraith IV)

The 1930s and '40s were a golden age of movie mysteries, from Bulldog Drummond and Charlie Chan to Sherlock Holmes and Mr. Moto. None were classier, however, than the adventures of Nick and Nora Charles in MGM's "Thin Man" series, six funny whodunits ...read the complete After the Thin Man movie review at DVD Talk (Stuart Galbraith IV)

DVD Verdict (Bryan Byun)

The Great Depression of the 1930s was a dark period for most of America, but it produced some of the sunniest, most likable films in Hollywood history. It was an era of wacky screwball comedies and breezy, sexy romances, all designed to lift the spirits ...read the complete After the Thin Man movie review at DVD Verdict (Bryan Byun)

The Complete Thin Man Collection, DVD Town (John J. Puccio)

"I was shot twice in the Tribune." "Well, I read where you were shot five times in the tabloids." "He didn't come anywhere near my tabloids." People generally regard author Dashiell Hammett as the father of the modern, hard-boiled detective story ...read the complete After the Thin Man movie review at The Complete Thin Man Collection, DVD Town (John J. Puccio)

DVDBeaver

The most elegant title for a sequel in film history belongs, happily, to one of the most elegant sequels (1934). Two years after The Thin Man, Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell and Myrna Loy) have moved to San Francisco, Asta in tow. The mystery ...read the complete After the Thin Man movie review at DVDBeaver

Boxoffice Magazine

All told, there were six "Thin Man" films, nearly all of them irresistibly smart and witty. And while it's not exactly what most people think of when they recall the novels of Dashiell Hammett, the original "Thin Man" is unquestionably one of the best ...read the complete After the Thin Man movie review at Boxoffice Magazine

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