An Imperfect Murder

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]

An Imperfect Murder
Film poster
Directed by	James Toback
Written by	James Toback
Produced by	Alan Helene Michael Mailer Martin Tuchman Valda Witt Jennifer Gelfer
Starring	Sienna Miller Alec Baldwin Charles Grodin Colleen Camp
Cinematography	Larry McConkey
Edited by	Aaron Yanes
Music by	Jeanne 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
Country	United States
Language	English

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

• Sienna Miller as Vera Lockman
• Alec Baldwin as Detective McCutcheon
• Charles Grodin as Arthur
• Colleen Camp as Elaine Lockman
• John Buffalo Mailer as Leon
• Oliver "Power" Grant as Rameesh
• Carl Icahn as Himself
• James Toback as Franklin

Reception

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