The Thin Man still holds up over 90 years later.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Nov 13, 2024

Powell and Loy are delightful — slurrily sexy in the manner of the 1930s, when words and glances had to do all of the work.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 6, 2024

Because it has a book with good dialogue and sprightly movement to lean on, The Thin Man leans frankly on Hammett's novel for its effects. But The Thin Man also makes a very neat movie of itself.

| Jan 22, 2024

It’s cocktail hour on the mystery beat: William Powell and Myrna Loy are Nick and Nora Charles, the world’s most debonair detective team...

| Dec 16, 2023

The first of six Thin Man films, is a whodunit where the couple is effective in untying the web of backstabbing and also remain loving to each other, not faulting their chemistry which carries on throughout the whole series.

| Feb 14, 2023

The Thin Man remains an unparalleled mixture of laughs and suspense that many have imitated but none have equaled.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Feb 14, 2022

The Thin Man zips along, barely taking a minute to breathe.

| Original Score: 10/10 | May 11, 2021

It's hard not to love the whip-smart, hilarious Nora.

| Jan 8, 2021

This film has the unusual merit of combining exciting adventure and genuine comedy. The two are so cleverly managed that the one never gets in the way of the other.

| Nov 3, 2020

[An] exceptionally good movie...

| Nov 3, 2020

Powell and Loy were one of the greatest screen couples, their cinematic compatibility epitomized here with this second collaboration.

| Original Score: 10/10 | Jul 30, 2020

[UPDATED 2024 BLU-RAY REVIEW] This classic clicks on all cylinders.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Aug 10, 2019

[Hammett's] book has been adapted to the screen with an intelligent respect for the original spirit and tempo. The dialogue is bright and sophisticated; and Miss Loy and William Powell carry the thing off with a light touch and a great deal of gaiety.

| Jun 1, 2019

The Thin Man is just about as good a mystery story as anyone could ask for. That is to say, it keeps you happily amused all the time it is keeping you anxiously waiting.

| Apr 1, 2019

Don't spare the enthusiasm on this one because if the book had thousands of readers, this picture will have millions of customers - well satisfied and with that well-fed look.

| May 29, 2018

One of the most popular comedies ever made.

| Feb 10, 2012

Tense and slick, this early thriller remains a true masterpiece.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Feb 10, 2012

Truly, a film in which there is never a dull moment.

| Feb 10, 2012

There's wonderful chemistry between William Powell and Myrna Loy, who make sleuthing, marriage and drinking cool and sexy

| Original Score: A- | May 7, 2011

The Thin Man was an entertaining novel, and now it's an entertaining picture.

| Jul 7, 2010