What is Only Murders in the Building about?
Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Three strangers obsessed with true crime find themselves in a whimsical, witty, and brisk mystery.
Cozy, with dry wit. A comfort watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Only Murders in the Building parents guide
No surprises for a TV-MA: some innuendo or implied sex and some violence.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Cast and crew
Created bySteve Martin, John Hoffman
StarringSteve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez
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