Paramount+ has added the 1985 comedy mystery Clue to its streaming catalogue this August, offering audiences a chance to revisit a film often regarded as a genre-defining classic. Based on the board game of the same name, the film helped establish the comedic template for murder mysteries, a genre later carried forward by modern hits such as Rian Johnson's Knives Out franchise starring Daniel Craig, including last year's Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

Directed by Jonathan Lynn, Clue features an ensemble cast including Eileen Brennan, Christopher Lloyd and Madeline Kahn, with Tim Curry's performance as Wadsworth widely praised as one of the standout turns in the genre's history. The article notes the film's continued influence decades on, positioning it as a touchstone that predates and helped shape the comedic murder mystery style now popularised by contemporary franchises.