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User Rating:
6.2/10   5,912 votes
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Writers:
Jorge Guerricaechevarría (writer)
Álex de la Iglesia (screenplay)
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Release Date:
18 January 2008 (Spain) more
Genre:
Crime | Romance | Thriller more
Plot:
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. | add synopsis
Awards:
5 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Álex de la Iglesia Puzzles Over "The Oxford Murders"
 (From IFC. 16 June 2009, 9:27 AM, PDT)

Wrong Turn 3: Left For Dead Trailer!
 (From Icons of Fright. 23 April 2009, 1:02 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
A worth seeing mystery movie more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Elijah Wood ... Martin

John Hurt ... Arthur Seldom

Leonor Watling ... Lorna

Julie Cox ... Beth
Burn Gorman ... Podorov
Anna Massey ... Mrs. Eagleton
Jim Carter ... Inspector Petersen
Alan David ... Mr. Higgins
Dominique Pinon ... Frank
Tim Wallers ... Defence Lawyer

James Weber-Brown ... Doctor
Ian East ... Howard Green
Charlotte Asprey ... Mrs. Howard Green
Alex Cox ... Kalman

Tom Frederic ... Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Crimes à Oxford (France)
Los crímenes de Oxford (Spain: Castilian title)
Oxford Crimes (Spain) (working title)
Akolouthia fonon stin Oxfordi (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
I akolouthia tis Oxfordis (Greece) [el]
Los crímenes de Oxford (Argentina) [es]
Oxford Murders (Germany) (DVD title) [de]
Oxford cinayetleri (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Oxfordin murhat (Finland) (DVD title) [fi]
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Runtime:
108 min
Country:
Spain | UK | France
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK more
Company:
Eurimages more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Michael Caine was approached by director Álex de la Iglesia to play the leading role. Jeremy Irons was also considered for this part that, ultimately, went to John Hurt. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Prof. Wilkes finishes his presentation of his solution to Bormat's Last Theorem, the writing on the blackboard behind him changes. more

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47 out of 73 people found the following comment useful:-
A worth seeing mystery movie, 19 January 2008
8/10
Author: efewebber from www.efeweb.es

Fresh out of the cinema I have a very good feeling about the movie. My first impression is that it is definitely worth seeing. Alex de la Iglesia (the director of for instance "El Dia de la Bestia" or "La comunidad") makes this time a mystery movie following the classical parameters. A nice plot, specially for those who like mathematics or logic in general, with intricate moves and very nice dialogs by John Hurt and Eliah Wood (who, by the way, looks like a pretty solid actor. I had only seen him playing Frodo and was a bit worried about him getting stuck on that character, not at all) who basically follow the classical thoughts about "the perfect murder" and in the philosophical search for absolute truths.

Being a fan of de la Iglesia, whose sense of humor is well known and pretty easy to recognize, I am quite happy to see that he is also able of making a genuine mystery film, with everything you expect to see on it, twisted arguments, funny characters ("Podorov", and of course, Dominique Pinon from, among others, Delicatessen) and a extremely good film-making, nice sequences, good mystery music, etc.

To me, being a bit of a geek, the mathematical references are too obvious, the series shown are too well known, they are nice nonetheless, but for instance why to talk about Fibonaci numbers (which were also in the 'Da Vinci Code' when one can talk about many other nice and funny series? On the other hand being a mystery movie's lover one always enjoys the sequences which are clear homage's to previous classics, pay attention and you'll enjoy.

Let me end up by mentioning the very nice work of Leonor Watling (you may have seen her before in, for example Almodovar's "Talk to her", her meaning she), who, apart from being a really good actress, of being extremely beautiful and attractive is also a pretty good singer! It was quite a pleasure, being Spanish myself, to see her playing an important role with such a great casting!

So, watch it by yourself, the first "serious" Alex de la Iglesia movie, and he does a pretty good job!

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