Movies like Evil Under the Sun
If you like "Evil Under the Sun" you are looking for detective, serious and suspenseful movies about / with private detective, murder mystery, murder, whodunit, investigation, multiple suspects and hercule poirot themes of Crime, Drama and Mystery genre shot in UK.
Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps:
1. Identify all themes of interest from this film (block below).
2. Look for them in the presented list.
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
20K
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, talky, enigmatic, dark, realistic, twisted ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
private detective, murder mystery, murder, whodunit, investigation, multiple suspects, hercule poirot, amateur detective, hotel, writers, gem, couple relations, island, mediterranean, love and romance, twists and turns, who done it, death, holiday, killer, mysticism, summer, memory, isolation, perfect crime ...
Time:
year 1982, 1930s, 80s, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
mediterranean sea, greece, england, balkan, south of france, albania, london
Keyword:
oldies, pipe, belgian, gangsters
Most similar movies to Evil Under the Sun
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out detective, realistic, suspenseful and serious films with plots about murder, whodunit, murder mystery, investigation, agatha christie, private detective and who done it mostly in Mystery, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Evil Under the Sun: Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989), Death on the Nile (1978), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), The Last of Sheila (1973). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Watch Trailers From This List to Choose a Movie
Subscribe for New and Better Recommendations
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%
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
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 ⇓
80%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
Style:
detective, surprise ending, suspense, artsy, clever ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
murder mystery, whodunit, investigation, train, murder, vengeance, snow, private detective, twists and turns, conspiracy, suspect, deduction ...
Time:
1930s, year 2017, 2010s, year 1934, 1920s ...
Place:
turkey, alps, venice, former yugoslavia, istanbul turkey ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A year after Sheila is killed in a hit-and-run, her multimillionaire husband invites a group of friends to spend a week on his yacht playing a scavenger hunt-style mystery game. The game turns out to be all too real and all too deadly.
Style:
clever, suspenseful, tense, suspense, dark comedy ...
Plot:
murder mystery, whodunit, yacht, murder, manipulation, mind game, game, paranoia, puzzle, danger, vengeance, disorder ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
south of france, mediterranean sea, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
Also search:
Agatha Christie's Poirot related movies
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%
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, talky, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
private detective, murder mystery, multiple suspects, murder, whodunit, hercule poirot, investigation, dishonesty, conspiracy, secretly observing, mother son relationship, writers ...
Time:
80s
Place:
england, belgium, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Ten strangers are invited as weekend guests to a remote mountain mansion.When the host doesn't show up, the guests start dying, one by one, in uniquely macabre Agatha Christie-style.It is based on Christie's best-selling novel with 100 ...
Style:
suspenseful, talky, psychological, tense, black comedy ...
Plot:
murder mystery, serial killer, isolation, murder, mind game, private detective, investigation, whodunit, characters killed one by one, guilt, false accusation, weekend ...
Time:
60s
Place:
alps, austria
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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%
Also search:
Series like Midsomer Murders
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%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 172 min.
TV show
Story:
Ten strangers, drawn away from their normal lives to an isolated rock off the Devon coast. But as the mismatched group waits for the arrival of the hosts – the improbably named Mr and Mrs U.N. Owen – the weather sours and they find themselves ...
Style:
twist ending, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, talky ...
Plot:
murder mystery, whodunit, island, isolation, plot twist, murder, survival, investigation, bully comeuppance, trapped, accusation, death ...
Time:
1930s, year 1939, 20th century
Place:
britain, united kingdom, europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Drama series set in 1953, against the backdrop of the real hamlet of Grantchester. The drama focuses upon the life of Sidney Chambers, a charismatic, charming clergyman who turns investigative vicar when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious ...
Style:
tense, serious, detective, crime drama, period piece ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, murder mystery, partners against crime, priest, police detective, village, village life, amateur detective, clergy, friendship, haunted by the past ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 1950s, year 1953, 1940s
Place:
england, united kingdom, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 ⇓
100%
Also search:
TV shows similar to Agatha Christie's Marple
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are ...
Style:
parody, surprise ending, humorous, spoof, funny ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
murder, whodunit, private detective, butler, old mansion, dark and stormy night, old dark house, murder mystery, who done it, mansion, riddles and clues, plot twist ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime is a 1983 British television series based on the short stories of the same name by Agatha Christie. It was directed by John A. Davis and Tony Wharmby, and starred James Warwick and Francesca Annis in the ...
Style:
detective, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot:
private detective, investigation, murder mystery, who done it, newlyweds, riddles and clues, couples, odd couple, amateur detective, partners against crime, couple relations, partner ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
london, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
216K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.
Style:
detective, costume drama, period piece, suspense, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
sherlock holmes, strong female lead, victorian england, feminism, amateur detective, female detective, female protagonist, teenage protagonist, private detective, fight, runaway teen, obsessive quest ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 2020s, edwardian era, future
Place:
london, england, scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
On an archaeological dig in Iraq, author Agatha Christie uncovers a series of murders.
Style:
realistic, stylized, tense, captivating, sweet ...
Plot:
archaeologist, archaeology, murder, private detective, police investigation, adaptation, danger, oil, villa, society, writers, interwar period ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
iraq
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, UK, Italy
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Multiple storylined drama set in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guest and downstairs servants at a party in a country house in England.
Style:
suspense, period piece, biting, detective, costume drama ...
Plot:
murder, country estate, society, estate, high society, murder investigation, murder mystery, butler, servant, twists and turns, unrequited love, hunting ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1932, pre world war two, year 2001 ...
Place:
england, detroit
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Also search:
Father Brown similar movies
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Singapore, Australia
TV show
Story:
1964-65. Singapore is a city at a crossroads. Political and racial tensions are at fever pitch as the British pull out, and a new nation is about to be born. The lights of Bugis Street have never burned so bright: bootleg copies of Motown songs boom ...
Style:
tense, noir, captivating, atmospheric, suspense ...
Plot:
private detective, murder, partner, workplace, investigation, twists and turns, political unrest, partners against crime, dishonesty, state affairs, workplace situations, detective agency ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1964
Place:
singapore
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Banacek is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network from 1972 to 1974. The series was part of the rotating NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie anthology. It alternated in its time slot with several other shows ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, serious, realistic
Plot:
cop, private detective, police, theft, private investigator, investigation, polish, insurance, urban, murder, chauffeur, insurance company ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
boston, usa, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 ⇓
24%
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 ⇓
24%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
Style:
detective, tense, serious, suspenseful, dark ...
Plot:
murder mystery, private detective, amateur detective, whodunit, investigation, murder, serial killer, movie star, haunted by the past, unlikely criminals, actor's life, death ...
Time:
year 1980, 1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 1953
Place:
scotland, england, europe, scotland yard, united kingdom
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Also search:
Movies similar to Murder on the Orient Express
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%
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 ⇓
22%
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 ⇓
22%
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 ⇓
22%
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 ⇓
21%
Watch Trailers From This List to Choose a Movie
Subscribe for New and Better Recommendations