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The Man Who Knew Too Little
In London to celebrate his birthday with James, his rich younger brother, hapless American Wallace Ritchie gets signed up to participate in an elaborate role-playing theater performance. He then is mistaken for a spy and must stop a plot to assassinate international leaders at a banquet.
6 July 1950, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK
4 February 1909, Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK
30 November 1949, England, UK
1964, Manchester, England, UK
1955, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
9 July 1936, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
21 December 1937, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
1970, Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
2 April 1969, Salford, Lancashire, England, UK
January 13, 2004
Much of the film's success can be attributed to Murray, whose timing and goofball charm are as effective as ever.
July 20, 2003
Oddball little comedy with some weird twists.
August 07, 2005
After a decade or so of lackluster, what-were-they-thinking? movies, Murray has finally come back to himself
July 24, 2004
A poor man's Being There, which still makes for a great time.
May 05, 2015
...a misguided and terminally unfunny disaster that's rarely as appealing or entertaining as star Bill Murray's typically charismatic performance.
November 25, 2003
Kind of funny...but not enough to recommend.
February 24, 2005
Murray elevates the material in this amusing spy farce.
September 27, 2007
You have to be a Bill Murray fan, or in an especially generous mood, to find The Man Who Knew Too Little more than mildly amusing.
January 01, 2000
A one-note mix-up.
November 05, 2005
This is the kind of thing Murray and Amiel could do in their sleep. So they do.