The Man Who Knew Too Little

The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) is a crime comedy starring Bill Murray that you can watch online on iFILM. It's a spy spoof about a man who mistakes a genuine espionage plot for an interactive theatre piece and never once catches on.

Wallace Ritchie flies to London for his brother's birthday. The brother, too busy to host, packs him off to a street-theatre game where audience members get pulled into the story by phone. Trouble is, Wallace picks up the wrong receiver, and the instructions were meant for a hired killer. Real bullets, real car chases and a plot tangling Russian and British agents follow, while our hero treats the whole thing as terrific improv and hams up every scene. Director Jon Amiel builds the comedy on that gap between lethal danger and blissful cluelessness.

The film rides entirely on Murray, whose deadpan face in the middle of chaos is funnier than any one line. Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley and Alfred Molina round out the cast. A light, easygoing 90-odd minutes for anyone who loves that dry Murray streak. Stream The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) online on iFILM.