# Clue (1985)

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Clue (1985) and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend this comedy for Tim Curry's standout performance, which they say holds the whole film together.

## Why people recommend it

- Tim Curry's standout performance (4 comments): "Just a great comedic movie, all held together masterfully by Curry." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49452195)) "Top Movie Peak Performance by the great Tim Curry" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49454954)) "his role in Clue was a highlight for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49451760))
- Praised as a great actor (2 comments): "he was as amazing as everything else i'd seen him in" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49452172)) "Such a great actor, will be missed." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49451964))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Idiocracy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/idiocracy.md): 43 recommend
- [Coyote v. Acme](https://hackerapproved.com/p/coyote-v-acme.md): 27 recommend
- [Office Space](https://hackerapproved.com/p/office-space.md): 23 recommend
- [Don't Look Up](https://hackerapproved.com/p/don-t-look-up.md): 14 recommend
- [This Is Spinal Tap](https://hackerapproved.com/p/this-is-spinal-tap.md): 11 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Clue (1985)", https://hackerapproved.com/p/clue/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).