Six eccentric guests at a dinner party become suspects when their blackmailing host turns up dead.
Campy and suspenseful, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Kanopy (free) and Pluto TV (free).
The thing to know: some innuendo or implied sex and light gore, more than a PG usually carries. Beyond that, mild language and a few tense moments.
Our estimate: fine from about 10. Rated PG.
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Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises.
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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