After the Thin Man

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After the Thin Man

1936,

1h 47m,

Comedy/

Drama

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96%

27 Reviews

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2,500+ Ratings

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2,500+ Ratings

Recently returned home from vacation, private detective Nick Charles (William Powell) and his socialite wife, Nora (Myrna Loy), are back on the case when Nora's cousin, Selma (Elissa Landi), reports her husband Robert (Alan Marshal) missing. As the duo search for the disreputable Robert, Selma's friend David Graham (James Stewart), who secretly pines for her, aids the investigation. When the three begin to unravel Robert's secret life, the missing persons case turns into one of murder.

Otis Ferguson

The New Republic

May 7, 2024

[The original] was a miracle but also a dead end: it can hardly be bettered and there is no constructive use in imitating it.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Mar 26, 2009

The two leading players seem to have a swell time throughout.

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Tom Milne

Time Out

Jun 24, 2006

Surprisingly successful sequel to the delightful, Dashiell Hammett-based comedy-mystery, The Thin Man, with Powell and Loy as charmingly witty as ever.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Aug 4, 2026

7/10

Van Dyke, taking advantage of Powell and Loy's chemistry, elegantly expands his detective premise by delivering a subtle balance between sophisticated comedy and murder mystery. [Full review in Spanish]

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 27, 2025

3.5/4

The movie gets a lot of mileage out of comic bits that would prove to be recurring gags throughout the series.

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

Jan 2, 2025

3/4

There’s more atmosphere, as well as a spicier mystery...

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Finn G

Mar 11, 2019

Things move fast and furiously because we have already been introduced to Powell and Loy. A little known Jimmy Stewart is added to the cast and he becomes one of the focal points. This still moves a little too fast for the average detective show, but the ending ties everything up. Loy, Powell, Stewart, and Asta, as well as all the other actors do a remarkable job in this sequel to the popular "Thin Man". There would be three more sequels..

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Hagrid R

Mar 10, 2019

Writers.. directors.. take a look.. outside the 30ï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)s kitsch.. tight, no water plot points, clean.. exactly like a Dashiell Hammet novel.. get back to this .. PLEASE!

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Leia R

Feb 12, 2019

My favorite of the series. The first might have been my first choice but their is less noise in the second; improvements in audio technology??? Also, there are scenes in the second film that are priceless: returning home to a welcome back party, with guests who don't even know who Nick and Nora are....Nick trying to grab the phone from Nora as she accepts an invitation to visit Nora's aged relatives; and the New Year's Eve party with Nick and Nora's usual repartee....who could ask for more???

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Albus L

Dec 31, 2017

Very similar style to its predecessor (The Thin Man, 1934). More classic wit from William Powell. I think I still liked the first one better though.

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Albus S

Jul 14, 2007

Made for three times more money after the success of the first go-round, this one brings back the hard-not-to-adore couple of Nick and Nora Charles, he an ex-private detective and she a current rich socialite. There's murder afoot and these two work to find out who's about it, charming us in the meantime. Jimmy Stewart plays a small role, too. About as good as the first one, and soaked in the juices of post-prohibition euphoria and jazz age wanton.

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W. S. Van Dyke II

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William Powell

Nick Charles

Myrna Loy

Nora Charles

James Stewart

David Graham

Elissa Landi

Selma Landis, Nora's Cousin

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Synopsis

Recently returned home from vacation, private detective Nick Charles (William Powell) and his socialite wife, Nora (Myrna Loy), are back on the case when Nora's cousin, Selma (Elissa Landi), reports her husband Robert (Alan Marshal) missing. As the duo search for the disreputable Robert, Selma's friend David Graham (James Stewart), who secretly pines for her, aids the investigation. When the three begin to unravel Robert's secret life, the missing persons case turns into one of murder.

Director: W. S. Van Dyke II
Producer: Hunt Stromberg
Screenwriter: Dashiell Hammett, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
Distributor: MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 1936, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2008
Runtime: 1h 47m

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