The Oxford Murders
- IMDb link: 0488604
- IMDb rating: 6 (32,050 votes) Search
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
- Director: Alex de la Iglesia
- Cast: Elijah Wood, John Hurt, Leonor Watling, Julie Cox and others
- Release date: 2 Jul 2010
- Release year: 2008
- Runtime: 108 minutes
- Country: Spain, United Kingdom, France, United States
- Keywords: mathematics, year 1993, 1990s, male nudity, riding a bicycle, university of oxford, oxford, oxfordshire, south east england, england
Plot
Storyline
Martin, an American mathematics doctoral candidate arrives in Oxford to study under a brilliant mathematician, Arthur Seldom. When a local death triggers a series of cryptic symbols, he races to solve a pattern that proves deadly.
Martin, a graduate student at Oxford, seeks mentor-ship from the renowned Arthur Seldom. Their professional relationship shifts when they discover the body of Martin's landlady. Seldom claims he received a threatening note, suggesting a serial killer is using mathematical logic to taunt him. As subsequent deaths occur, each marked by a geometric symbol, the pair attempts to decode the sequence. Martin becomes romantically involved with Lorna, a nurse who remains deeply connected to the hospital and the social circles surrounding Seldom. As the mystery deepens, Martin realizes the danger is not a single genius playing games, but rather a chaotic collision of human desperation, resentment, and manipulation that leaves the investigators questioning the very nature of truth.
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