The Man Who Knew Too Little

ComedyCrimeAction

The Man Who Knew Too Little

"He’s on a mission so secret, even he doesn’t know about it."

User Score563 votes

63%6.3/10

Release1997→

Runtime1H 34M

LanguageEnglish

StatusReleased

Synopsis

An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international plot unravels around him, he thinks it's all part of the act.

Principal Cast8

Bill Murray

Wallace Ritchie

Peter Gallagher

James Ritchie

Joanne Whalley

Lori

Alfred Molina

Boris

Richard Wilson

Daggenhurst

John Standing

Embleton

Simon Chandler

Hawkins

Geraldine James

Ludmilla Kropotkin

Full Cast & Crew (81)

Media23

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Director

Jon Amiel

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Box Office

Budget$20M

Revenue$14M

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Keywords

london, englandhelicoptersibling relationshipbased on novel or bookescapebombsex scandaltime bombmistaken identitypolitical assassinationagentamerican abroadtimerscrewball comedyamerican in the ukassassination attemptspy ringbomb threatpost cold warsimpletonpolitical conspiracyinternational espionagematryoshkabumbling criminalshitmenlove lettersrussian nesting dolls

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Reviews1

JPV8527/10

Seen this a few times over the years and I needed some light-hearted entertainment. Movie pretty much relies all on Bill Murray. Not top shelf for him at all but I did find it pretty funny (plus Joanne Whalley was cute). **3.25/5**

May 9, 2021