An Imperfect Murder

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An Imperfect Murder
An Imperfect Murder poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by James Toback
Written byJames Toback
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLarry McConkey
Edited byAaron Yanes
Music byJeanne Fox
Production
companies
  • Film Mode Entertainment
  • BondIt Media Capital
Distributed by Quiver Distribution
Release dates
  • September 3, 2017 (2017-09-03)(Venice)
  • October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)(United States)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

An Imperfect Murder (also known as The Private Life of a Modern Woman) is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by James Toback. It was screened out of competition at the 74th Venice International Film Festival. [1]

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The film was released in limited theaters and on VOD in the United States on October 9, 2020 by Quiver Distribution.

It was the final film to star Charles Grodin, who died on May 18, 2021.

Cast

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 40% of five critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.00/10. [2]

In his review for Variety, Owen Gleiberman described the film as "a thrift-shop psychological X-ray that demands to be taken on its own Tobackian terms. But even on those terms, it spends too much time telling us things that it should be showing us. For a movie that’s out to explore the consciousness of a “modern woman,” it contains more mansplaining than an hour of “Fox & Friends.”" [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Venice Competition Includes Films From George Clooney, Guillermo del Toro, Darren Aronofsky". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ "An Imperfect Murder". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ "Venice Film Review: 'The Private Life of a Modern Woman'". Variety. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
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