A Kind of Murder

Dec 16, 2016

1h 36m

★ 5.3

Overview

In 1960s New York, Walter Stackhouse is a rich, successful architect and unhappily married to the beautiful but damaged Clara. His desire to be free of her feeds his obsession with Kimmel, a man suspected of brutally murdering his own wife. When Walter and Kimmel's lives become dangerously intertwined, a ruthless police detective becomes convinced he has found the murderer. But as the lines blur between innocence and intent, who, in fact, is the real killer?

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Killer Films

A Kind of Murder Trailers

Cast

Walter Stackhouse

Patrick Wilson

Clara Stackhouse

Jessica Biel

Ellie Briess

Haley Bennett

Marty Kimmel

Eddie Marsan

Det. Laurence Corby

Vincent Kartheiser

Det. Jackson

Lucas Bentley

Jon Carr

Jon Osbeck

Tony Ricco

Radek Lord

Claudia

Christine Dye

Helen Kimmel

Kelly Mengelkoch

Betty Ireton

Corrie Danieley

Bill Ireton

Ian Short

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