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A Perfect Murder

1998 film by Andrew Davis
Movie film Q282069
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Summary

A Perfect Murder is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,365 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: remake[3]
  • Director: Andrew Davis[4]
  • Screenwriter: Frederick Knott[5]
  • Composer: James Newton Howard[6]
  • Genre: thriller film[7], crime film[8]
  • Cast member: Michael Douglas[9], Gwyneth Paltrow[10], Viggo Mortensen[11], David Suchet[12], Constance Towers[13], Gerry Becker[14], Sarita Choudhury[15], Will Lyman[16], Adrian Martinez[17], David Eigenberg[18], Reed Birney[19], Novella Nelson[20]
  • Producer: Arnold Kopelson[21]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[22], Kopelson Entertainment[23]
  • Director of photography: Dariusz Wolski[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[26]
  • Review score: 6.2/10[27], 50/100[28], 54%[29]
  • Color: color[30]
  • Country of origin: United States[31]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1998[32], October 22, 1998[33]
  • Distributed by: InterCom[34], Netflix[35]
  • Narrative location: New York City[36]
  • Filming location: Long Island[37], New Jersey[38], Pinewood Studios[39]
  • Film editor: Dov Hoenig[40]
  • Title: A Perfect Murder[41]
  • Has characteristic: film based on literature[42]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[43]
  • Duration: 107[44]
  • Filmiroda rating: Category III[45]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[46]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[47]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[48]

  • First release date: 1998-06-16[49]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ec1d1a2b-8b0b-4076-93cb-bfed38a85ce9[50]

Why It Matters

A Perfect Murder has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Related Entities

David Suchet film Gwyneth Paltrow James Newton Howard Michael Douglas Netflix New Jersey New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [47] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [50] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Decine21 film id → 5438
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Decine21 film id: 5438, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/204254104|Un crimen perfecto (#204254104)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7078|Decine21 film]] "
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 120787
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 21403
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  4. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 → SID0036906
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1998-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1998-10-22T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Frederick Knott
    Duration → {'amount': '+107'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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