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A true-crime enthusiast is ensnared in her high-society sister's murder. With a villa full of posh suspects, it's up to her to find the culprit.

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Archi Sengupta

LeisureByte.com

This whodunit comedy tries its hand at everything in order to make something stick. In an effort to have its own cake and eat it, too, the movie is able to achieve nothing.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 5, 2024

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

Rather than exploring the characters through interactions or building up the conspiracy behind the titular death, the film piles all its revelations into main character Agatha's explanation of who did it (and why).

Rated: 3/5

Oct 11, 2023

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Juan Pablo Russo

EscribiendoCine

Unfortunately, Invitation to Murder fails to create a satisfying set of meaningful clues, and its rushed resolution undermines the opportunity for viewers to become involved and participate in the investigation. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5/10

Oct 11, 2023

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

This laughably arch and obvious murder mystery is tedium itself, a tale with little wit, no sense of menace, no urgency and little to no mystery about it. It's bad, and thanks to an anticlimax or two, the badness just won't end.

Rated: 1/4

Oct 10, 2023

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Ricardo Gallegos

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

With a running time of 92 minutes, a classic set-up, and familiar characters, Netflix users and casual fans of whodunits looking for something light will easily devour this.

Rated: 6/10

Oct 7, 2023

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Luis M. D The attempt to make a comedy-thriller failed. Instead of witty it turned out to be laughable. Instead of suspenseful it's just a tasteless and ultimately ridiculous whodunnit. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/07/23 Full Review inta k quite cute mystery murder movie Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/12/23 Full Review Wolfgang G Tödliche Einladung ist eine Tragikomödie von José Manuel Cravioto… Die exzentrische Millionärin Olivia schickt ihrer Halbschwester Agatha und einigen alten Bekannten eine mysteriöse Einladung, das Wochenende auf ihrer Yacht zu verbringen… Eine klischeehafte und langatmige Geschichte mit Intrigen und schwarzen Humor… Weil ich ein Fan von Sarkasmus, Parodie und Abenteuer bin, habe ich diesen Film genossen… Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/30/23 Full Review Helen W This reminds me a bit of Ten Little Indians or even the Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery or Only Murders in the Building, but it leans more towards a Hallmark cozy mystery. I thought that the English language dubbing was well done. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/30/23 Full Review Linda P It was the minute 50 already when nothing had actually happened. The screenplay just lacks charm. They back up all the narrative in events that happened before the gathering in a very incoherent way forcing the pieces to fit. Very boring and unnecessary. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/18/23 Full Review Juliana B The worst movie I've ever seen Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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José Manuel Cravioto Director Regina Blandón Agatha Manolo Cardona Cary Pedro Damián Carlos Maribel Verdú Olivia Stephanie Cayo Sonia

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Synopsis A true-crime enthusiast is ensnared in her high-society sister's murder. With a villa full of posh suspects, it's up to her to find the culprit.

Director: José Manuel Cravioto
Producer: Erik Barmack, Alexis Fridman, Jimena Rodriguez
Screenwriter: Javier Durán Pérez, Anton Goenechea
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Perro azul
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 6, 2023
Runtime: 1h 32m