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Dead Man's Folly (1986)
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Dead Man's Folly (1986)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, talky, detective, mind bending, clever, contemplative, detective series
Plot: private detective, murder mystery, multiple suspects, murder, whodunit, hercule poirot, investigation, dishonesty, conspiracy, secretly observing, mother son relationship, writers, mysticism, bare chested male, riddles and clues, who done it, teenager, game, police officer, depression, blonde, wine, swimming, book, teenage girl ...
Time: 80s
Place: england, europe, belgium
Keyword: belgian

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and detective films with plots about murder, investigation, whodunit, deadly, who done it, agatha christie and private detective mostly in Mystery, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Dead Man's Folly: Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989), Death on the Nile (1978), Evil Under the Sun (1982), Murder in Three Acts (1986), Knives Out (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story: From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Style: clever, detective, realistic, captivating, serious ...
Audience: kids
Plot: private detective, investigation, whodunit, murder, murder mystery, who done it, private investigator, murder investigation, danger, multiple suspects, uncover truth, riddles and clues ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century
Place: england, united kingdom, london
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100%
Death on the Nile (1978)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 140 min.
Story: As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?
Style: clever, detective, suspense, captivating, atmospheric ...
Audience: adult
Plot: murder mystery, whodunit, murder, multiple suspects, twists and turns, private detective, cruise, investigation, secrets, mentor, writers, heir ...
Time: year 1978, year 1937, 1930s
Place: egypt, north africa, england, washington d.c., cairo egypt ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. When a murder is committed, everyone has an alibi.
Style: detective, serious, suspenseful, clever, tense ...
Plot: private detective, murder mystery, murder, whodunit, investigation, multiple suspects, hercule poirot, amateur detective, hotel, writers, couple relations, gem ...
Time: year 1982, 1930s, 20th century, 80s
Place: mediterranean sea, greece, england, south of france, albania ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Murder in Three Acts (1986)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 94 min.
Story: In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.
Style: detective, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot: private detective, hercule poirot, murder mystery, serial killer, murder, writers, mysticism, conspiracy, literary, estate, danger, uncover truth ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: mexico, latin america, acapulco mexico, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Knives Out (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his ...
Style: atmospheric, exciting, captivating, detective, witty ...
Audience: chick flick, family friendly, kids, teens, boys' night ...
Plot: murder mystery, investigation, whodunit, murder, death, murder investigation, mansion, mystery killer, eccentric family, large family, plot twist, suspect ...
Time: 2010s, year 2019, future, 21st century
Place: usa, new england, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
TV show
Story: The show follows the adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which ...
Style: clever, serious, realistic, detective, suspenseful ...
Plot: murder mystery, female detective, who done it, whodunit, uncover truth, riddles and clues, murder investigation, female protagonist, amateur detective, murder, twists and turns, investigation ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century, post world war two
Place: england, united kingdom, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Appointment with Death (1988)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Emily Boynton, stepmother to the three Boynton children -- Lennox, Raymond and Carol -- and mother to Ginevra, blackmails the family lawyer, Jefferson Cope, into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from ...
Style: talky, slasher, independent film, realistic, serious ...
Plot: private detective, whodunit, murder mystery, murder, investigation, conspiracy, lawyer, dysfunctional family, hercule poirot, ship, blackmail, cannon ...
Time: 1930s, year 1937, 20th century
Place: holy land, new jersey, syria, italy, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story: In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
Style: detective, suspense, suspenseful, surprise ending, talky ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: whodunit, investigation, murder mystery, train, murder, twists and turns, private detective, multiple suspects, conspiracy, justice, railway, perfect crime ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1935
Place: new york, persia, greece, britain, turkey ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Death on the Nile (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Almost everyone on the S.S.Karnak, cruising the Nile, has a reason to want heiress Linnet Ridgeway dead. Her jewels are coveted by elderly Mrs. van Schuyler, her maid is upset because Linnet won't give her a promised dowry, writer Salome ...
Style: detective, captivating, costume drama, artsy, non-linear ...
Audience: adult
Plot: murder mystery, whodunit, murder, murder investigation, honeymoon, investigation, boat, investigator, private detective, ship, secret, heiress ...
Time: 1930s, pre world war two, 2020s, 1910s, year 1914 ...
Place: egypt, london, belgium
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
The Man in the Brown Suit (1989)
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Based on the novel by Agatha Christie. An American woman getting involved in a diamond theft in South Africa. Nor Poirot nor Marple.
Style: serious, realistic, mind bending, suspenseful
Plot: cruise, investigation, amateur detective, literary, murder, private detective, mysterious character, adventurer, protagonist as suspect, criminal heroes, danger, riddles and clues ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: south africa, egypt, london, cairo egypt, africa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington (1987)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: When Miss Marple's visiting friend sees a woman being strangled on a passing train, they immediately report it to the police. Inspector Slack sees Miss Marple as a bit of a busy body and drops the investigation after only a few days. Miss ...
Style: detective, realistic, serious, suspenseful, clever ...
Plot: train, amateur detective, private detective, riddles and clues, mysticism, whodunit, conspiracy, murder, sarcophagus, murder investigation, partners against crime, who done it ...
Time: year 1957, 1950s
Place: england, europe, scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 104 min.
Story: On Vacation, Miss Marple discovers that death of a British Officer is actully a murder and must solve the the case before the murderer strikes again
Style: detective, contemplative, realistic, serious, talky ...
Plot: murder mystery, private detective, investigation, murder, amateur detective, whodunit, resort, hotel, vacation, caribbean sea, law enforcement, supernatural ability ...
Time: 80s
Place: caribbean, bahamas
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A town busybody is poisoned at a busy reception in the home of famous film star Marina Gregg. The poisoned drink seemed intended for Marina, but Miss Marple is not so sure. She sets out to discover the true identity of the killer before he or she ...
Style: detective, realistic, serious, mind bending, suspenseful
Plot: murder mystery, whodunit, murder, amateur detective, female detective, hollywood, actor's life, artists and showbiz, uncover truth, investigation, destiny, beach ...
Time: 90s
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Seven Dials Mystery (1981)
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 132 min.
Story: When two mysterious deaths mar an otherwise pleasant weekend in the English countryside, unflappable flapper Lady Eileen Brent (Cheryl Campbell) teams up with the dashing Jimmy Thesinger (James Warwick) to solve the dastardly deeds. Their sleuthing ...
Style: mind bending, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: amateur detective, mysticism, murder mystery, conspiracy, countryside, riddles and clues, who done it, murder, estate, danger, investigation, espionage ...
Time: 1920s
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Thirteen at Dinner (1985)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Actress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce, but her husband, Lord Edgware, refuses. She convinces Hercule Poirot to use his famed tact and logic to make her case. Lord Edgware turns up murdered, a well-placed knife wound at the base of his neck. It will ...
Style: detective, talky, clever, realistic, semi serious
Plot: whodunit, hercule poirot, private detective, murder mystery, murder, amateur detective, mysticism, serial killer, voice over narration, actress, murder investigation, dead woman ...
Time: 1940s
Place: scotland yard, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Murder on the Orient Express (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Agatha Christie's classic whodunit speeds into the twenty-first century. World-famous sleuth Hercule Poirot has just finished a case in Istanbul and is returning home to London onboard the luxurious Orient Express. But, the train comes to a ...
Style: clever, tense, suspenseful, mind bending, thought provoking ...
Plot: train, private detective, murder, revenge, investigation, riddles and clues, conspiracy, mysterious character, law enforcement, who done it, on the road, multiple suspects ...
Time: 21st century
Place: former yugoslavia, belgrade serbia, istanbul turkey, belgrade
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Style: clever, detective, witty, thrilling, thought provoking ...
Plot: investigation, murder, writers, female detective, amateur detective, who done it, riddles and clues, elderly, women, old woman, deep space, law ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place: usa, maine, arizona, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1991)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.
Style: detective, serious, realistic, suspenseful, clever ...
Plot: amateur detective, whodunit, murder mystery, law enforcement, uncover truth, poisoning, who done it, twists and turns, riddles and clues, shakespeare, manor, murder investigation ...
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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A Caribbean Mystery (1983)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Aging Major Palgrave, an idiosyncratic but charming mystery writer, reveals to Miss Marple that one of the guests at a luxurious Caribbean resort they're staying at is a Bluebeard-type wife murderer. Unfortunately, the Major succumbs to an ...
Style: detective, realistic, serious, mind bending, talky ...
Plot: amateur detective, private detective, motel, literary, murder, whodunit, murder mystery, psychopath, couples, aging, law enforcement, serial killer ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: caribbean, bahamas
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: When a young bride moves into a country manor, long repressed childhood memories of witnessing a murder come to the surface.
Style: detective, spooky, mind bending, realistic, psychological ...
Plot: amateur detective, investigation, riddles and clues, whodunit, mysticism, murder, witnessing a crime, estate, twists and turns, a vision, haunted by the past, manor ...
Place: europe, england
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25%
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.
Style: detective, sexual, clever, suspenseful, mind bending ...
Plot: whodunit, murder, village, church, amateur detective, poacher, who done it, twists and turns, riddles and clues, village life, dishonesty, uncover truth ...
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (1987)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 110 min.
TV show
Story: Miss Jane Marple is staying at an elegant hotel from her childhood compliments of her nephew Raymond. Also there is international adventurer Bess Sedgwick and Lady Selena Hazy (Joan Greenwood in her next to last performance). A doorman working at ...
Style: detective, captivating, clever, serious, mind bending ...
Plot: investigation, hotel, amateur detective, riddles and clues, friendship, motel, whodunit, mysticism, murder, twists and turns, who done it, adult virgin ...
Place: england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Murder She Said (1961)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Miss Marple believes she’s seen a murder in a passing by train yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own. Her inquisitions lead her to a mountain top. The first of four films starring Margaret Rutherford as Miss ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, clever, black and white ...
Plot: private detective, whodunit, amateur detective, strangulation, murder, murder mystery, police investigation, dishonesty, uncover truth, woman strangled to death, serial killer, law enforcement ...
Time: year 1961, 60s
Place: england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Murder at the Gallop (1963)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Miss Marple and Mr Stringer are witness to the death of the very old and rich Mr. Enderby by heart attack. Yet they have their doubts about what happened. The police don’t believe them thus leading Miss Marple to yet again investigate by herself. ...
Style: black and white, slasher, crime drama, detective, suspenseful ...
Plot: private detective, whodunit, amateur detective, murder mystery, last will and testament, heart attack, horse riding, murder, hercule poirot, bike, oldtimer, spy ...
Time: year 1963
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
TV show
Story: Miss Marple receives a most interesting request from Mr. Jason Rafiel, with whom she'd struck an acquaintance some years before. He would like her to solve a crime but, does not tell her what it might be, who might have been involved or where ...
Style: detective, suspenseful, serious, realistic, mind bending
Plot: investigation, private detective, police investigation, amateur detective, riddles and clues, rivalry, law enforcement, uninhibited rivalry, uncover truth, mysticism, whodunit, murder mystery ...
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The corpse of a shabbily dressed young woman has been discovered in the mud flats of the Thames at low tide. Police assume she's a prostitute, but Dr. Watson suspects something more and goes to his old friend Holmes, now retired and at very ...
Style: realistic, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, detective
Plot: sherlock holmes, private detective, lookalikes, serial killer, murder, investigation, murder mystery, mastermind, who done it, prodigy, life is a bitch, hotshot hero ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, edwardian era
Place: england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Murder Most Foul (1964)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again she begins her own investigation. The third Miss Marple film starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious, black and white ...
Plot: whodunit, amateur detective, private detective, courtroom drama, murder, strangulation, murder mystery, false accusation, power relations, legal, dishonesty, mysterious character ...
Time: 60s, year 1951, 1950s
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Murder Ahoy (1964)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. The fourth and final film from the ...
Style: black and white, slasher, crime drama, mind bending, talky ...
Plot: private detective, amateur detective, murder mystery, ship, poison, sherlock holmes, twists and turns, spy, sea, mysticism, boat, bike ...
Time: 60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Lady Against the Odds (1992)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A private detective becomes involved in a new cast when her partner's guardian is murdered.
Style: detective, mind bending, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot: private investigator, murder, law enforcement, private detective, investigation, custody, guardian, female detective, industrialist, deadly
Time: 1940s
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A woman suddenly disappears after an early morning walk, and her husband is accused of murder.
Style: detective, clever, cynical, mind bending, realistic ...
Plot: courtroom, murder, advocate, lawyer, tennis, law enforcement, legal investigation, false accusation, wrong place wrong time, righting the wronged, courtroom drama, private detective ...
Time: 80s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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