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Murder (disambiguation)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ414959 ↗
Source-derived summary

Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being by another.

Murder may also refer to:

Art, entertainment, and media

Films

Murder!, 1930 British International Pictures release, directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Murder (film series), three Indian films, produced by Mukesh Bhatt, emphasizing adult themes combined with violence

Murder (2004 film), first installment, in 2004, of Bollywood film series, Murder

Murder 2, second installment, in 2011, of Bollywood film series, Murder

Murder 3, third installment, in 2013, of Bollywood film series, Murder

Murder (1993 film), a Hong Kong film by Lawrence Cheng

Hatya: The Murder, a 2004 Indian Hindi-language film

Murder (2020 film), an Indian Telugu-language crime thriller film

Gaming

Murder (game), a parlour game

Murder! (video game), 1990 video game published by U.S. Gold

Murdered: Soul Suspect, a 2014 video game by Square Enix

Murder, computer game published by Rabbit Software

Music

Murder (album), an album by Gehenna

The Murder (album), a 2017 album by Boondox

Murder, the third disc in the three-disc Johnny Cash compilation Love, God, Murder

"The Murder", music score composed by Bernard Herrmann for the 1960 film Psycho

Songs

"Murder" (song), by New Order

"Murder", by Annihilator on the album Remains

"Murder", by Ashlee Simpson on the album Bittersweet World

"Murder", by Bad Religion on the album New Maps of Hell

"Murder", by Coldplay on the single "God Put a Smile upon Your Face"

"Murder", by The Crystal Method on the album Tweekend

"Murder", by David Gilmour on the album About Face

"Murder", by Dawn of Solace on the album Affliction Vortex

"Murder", by Helmet on the album Strap It On

"Murder", by Horse the Band on the album A Natural Death

"Murder", by Jack Green on the album Humanesque

"Murder", by Jay Sean featuring Thara Prashad, included in the album My Own Way

"Murder", by Justin Timberlake on the album The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2)

"Murder", by Katatonia on the album Brave Murder Day

"Murder", by Misery Signals on the album Of Malice and the Magnum Heart

"Murder", by The Pogues on the album Hell's Ditch

"Murder", by Powerman 5000 on the album Destroy What You Enjoy

"Murder", by Royce da 5'9" on the album Street Hop

"Murder", by Sepultura on the album Arise

"Murder", by Spice on the mixtape Captured

"Murder", by Susumu Hirasawa from Sword-Wind Chronicle BERSERK Original Soundtrack

"Murder", by UGK on the album Ridin' Dirty

"Murders", by Miracle Musical on the album Hawaii: Part II

Television

Murder (UK TV series), a 2012 and 2016 British crime series broadcast by BBC Two

Murder (U.S. TV program), a 2007 American reality competition television program that aired on Spike

Murder (2002 TV series), a British miniseries broadcast by BBC

"Murder" (The Office), 2009 episode of American comedy TV series

Other uses

Murder, the collective noun for a group of crows

The Murder (short story), story by John Steinbeck

See also

Murder, Inc.

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Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1930, 2004, 2011, 2013—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Murder, disambiguation and Wikimedia can be independently traced.
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