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The Oxford Murders

  • 20082008
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  • 1h 48m
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6.1/10
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John Hurt, Elijah Wood, Julie Cox, and Leonor Watling in The Oxford Murders (2008)
At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.
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At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try to stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try to stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try to stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
30K
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    • Álex de la Iglesia
    • Álex de la Iglesia(screenplay)
    • Jorge Guerricaechevarría(screenplay)
    • Guillermo Martínez(novel "Crímenes imperceptibles")
  • Stars
    • Elijah Wood
    • John Hurt
    • Leonor Watling
    • Álex de la Iglesia
    • Álex de la Iglesia(screenplay)
    • Jorge Guerricaechevarría(screenplay)
    • Guillermo Martínez(novel "Crímenes imperceptibles")
  • Stars
    • Elijah Wood
    • John Hurt
    • Leonor Watling
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    • 116User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
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    John Hurt, Elijah Wood, Julie Cox, and Leonor Watling in The Oxford Murders (2008)
    John Hurt, Elijah Wood, Julie Cox, and Leonor Watling in The Oxford Murders (2008)
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    Elijah Wood
    Elijah Wood
    • Martin
    John Hurt
    John Hurt
    • Arthur Seldom
    Leonor Watling
    Leonor Watling
    • Lorna
    Jim Carter
    Jim Carter
    • Inspector Petersen
    Julie Cox
    Julie Cox
    • Beth
    Alex Cox
    Alex Cox
    • Kalman
    Burn Gorman
    Burn Gorman
    • Yuri Podorov
    Dominique Pinon
    Dominique Pinon
    • Frank
    Anna Massey
    Anna Massey
    • Mrs. Eagleton
    Danny Sapani
    Danny Sapani
    • Scott
    Alan David
    Alan David
    • Mr. Higgins
    Tim Wallers
    Tim Wallers
    • Defense Lawyer
    James Weber Brown
    James Weber Brown
    • Doctor
    Ian East
    • Howard Green
    Charlotte Asprey
    Charlotte Asprey
    • Howard Green's Wife
    Tom Frederic
    • Ludwig Wittgenstein
    John Foley
    • Mathematician 1
    Michael Mears
    Michael Mears
    • Mathematician 2
      • Álex de la Iglesia
      • Álex de la Iglesia(screenplay)
      • Jorge Guerricaechevarría(screenplay)
      • Guillermo Martínez(novel "Crímenes imperceptibles")
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    • Trivia
      Sir Michael Caine was approached by Writer, Producer, and Director Álex de la Iglesia to play the lead role. Jeremy Irons was also considered for this part that, ultimately, went to Sir John Hurt.
    • Goofs
      (at around 14 mins) In the classroom scene, Martin announces that he believes in the number pi, and explains that by this he means the golden section, related to the Fibonacci sequence. The goof is that this number is universally referred to as phi, not pi, which is reserved for the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle.
    • Quotes

      Arthur Seldom: The only perfect crime that exists is not the one that remains unsolved, but the one which is solved with the wrong culprit

    • Crazy credits
      The background to the credits sequence is a representation of a blackboard full of equations and mathematical formulae.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Teen Wolf: The Tell (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      The King of Denmark's Galiard
      Written by John Dowland (uncredited)

      Performed by The Forge Players featuring Freddie Wadling

      Courtesy of Warner Music

    User reviews116

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    6/10
    Mysterious murders connected by mathematics and strange symbols
    This murders series story full of turns and twists concerns about an US student named Martin (Elijah Wood) who goes to Oxford University for a doctoral thesis . There contacts a veteran professor named Seldom (John Hurt) and join forces to investigate a murders series . Professor and pupil differ the points of view about numbers and on the influence of the treatise logical-philosophical by Wiggenstein , the greatest book of 20th century . The grisly killings are apparently linked to mysterious code , semiotics, and rare symbols.

    This mystery murder picture blends thriller , suspense, tension , plot-twists as well as an intriguing script delving on mathematics-philosophical theories . The film works on various levels and is constantly reconfigured , however contains some embarrassing and contriving moments and also certain confusion . Poorly developing love story between Elijah Wood and Leonor Watling . Strong performance by John Hurt (role was firstly approached by Michael Caine and Jeremy Irons) and excellent plethora of secondaries as Julie Cox (Dune) , the veteran actress Anna Massey , the nice French player Dominique Pinon (City of lost children) and Jim Carter as the Police Inspector . Interesting screenplay by Javier Guerricoacheverria , Alex de La Iglesia's usual writer . Atmospheric cinematography by Kiko De La Rica with a good camera work . Suspenseful musical score by Roque Baños who appears as an orchestra conductor . The motion picture is well directed by Alex De La Iglesia . He's a cool director who had got much success such as ¨Accion Mutante¨ , ¨Day of beast¨ and ¨Perlita Durango¨, and winner of several Goyas (Spanish Oscars) , however his movies have not yet reached box office in USA , but he has strong followers . This is without a doubt a mysterious and thought-provoking movie to be enjoyed for suspense and thrillers fans .
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    • Release date
      • July 2, 2010 (United States)
      • Spain
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • English
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      • Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Canal+ España
      • Canal+
      • Eurimages
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    • 1 hour 48 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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