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The Alphabet Murders (1965)
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The Alphabet Murders (1965)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.
Style: detective, parody, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, spoof, slapstick comedy, slapstick
Plot: private detective, serial killer, murder mystery, mysticism, hercule poirot, investigation, murder, who done it, danger, law enforcement, silly humor, riddles and clues, gambling, clown, blonde, restaurant, diving, bowling, swimming pool, serial murder, joke, casino, sauna, police inspector, suspect ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: england, london, scotland yard
Keyword: oldies

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, detective and serious films with plots about murder, investigation, who done it, deadly, private detective, riddles and clues and amateur detective mostly in Mystery, Crime and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Alphabet Murders: Murder by Death (1976), Murder She Said (1961), Murder at the Gallop (1963), Murder Most Foul (1964), The Man in the Brown Suit (1989). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Murder by Death (1976)
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%
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 ⇓
44%
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 ⇓
44%
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 ⇓
41%
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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 ⇓
41%
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Director Paul Morrissey applies a hefty dose of humor to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective story in this interpretation of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Comedian Peter Cook takes on the role of brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes, ...
Style: parody, natural horror, spoof, detective, independent film ...
Plot: halloween, private detective, silly humor, conspiracy, dark humor, disorder, danger, deadly creature, partners against crime, rivalry, investigation, misfit partners ...
Time: year 1978, 19th century, 1880s
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Without a Clue (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid, the actor he has hired to play Holmes becomes insufferable, Watson fires him and tries to go out on his own, but ...
Style: parody, humorous, hilarious, light, entertaining ...
Plot: farce, private detective, investigation, sherlock holmes, who done it, comedy of errors, disorder, hidden identity, storytelling, doctor, actor, exodus ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, victorian era
Place: england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Murder with Mirrors (1985)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Marple has been summoned to the lavish country estate of her old friend Carrie Louise Serrocold (Bette Davis). Carrie's stepson has been killed, and she fears that his won't be the last corpse to befoul the estate. She's right, and ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, detective
Plot: private detective, mysticism, investigation, police sergeant, murder mystery, poison, adult virgin, who done it, riddles and clues, murder, amateur detective, law enforcement ...
Place: london
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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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 ⇓
39%
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 56 min.
Story: The grandchild of Professor James Moriarty had promised the world that it has only five days left to live. Moriarty is a master of disguise, a crack shot, and is very patient. Several government figures are shot to death, and it seems that it truly ...
Style: parody, spoof, detective, realistic, not serious ...
Plot: monty python, assassination, villainess, private detective, murder, conspiracy, satire, goofy hero, dishonesty, misfit partners, rivalry, hidden identity ...
Time: 70s
Place: scotland yard, scotland, europe, washington d.c., london
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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 ⇓
38%
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (1975)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Film noir parody with a private eye trying to solve the murder of his milkman.
Style: spoof, dark comedy, independent film, parody, not serious ...
Plot: private investigator, investigation, murder, small town, disorder, social relations, goofy hero, danger, law enforcement, private detective, small town life, milkman ...
Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
The Little Murders of Agatha Christie (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: In 1930s France, Superintendent Larosière has a passion for beautiful women and solving cases, while hapless young inspector Lampion just tries to keep up. Later series, are set in the mid-'50s, where suave Commissioner Laurence unravels ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, realistic, detective ...
Plot: murder mystery, investigation, whodunit, murder investigation, odd couple, murder, partners against crime, partner, law enforcement, womanizer, red herring, private detective ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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The Trixxer (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Auf dem Weg von Bitterfeld nach London verirrt sich ein sächsisches Pärchen im Wald. Ein hinterhältiges Subjekt hat den Wegweiser verdreht! So werden die beiden Zeuge, wie "der Mönch mit der Peitsche" vorsätzlich über den Haufen ...
Style: exciting, not serious, witty, humorous, funny ...
Plot: police detective, murder, police investigation, partner, law enforcement, serial killer, danger, riddles and clues, humour, monkey, partners against crime, misfit partners ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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 ⇓
37%
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 ⇓
37%
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, 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 ⇓
37%
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: West Germany, USA, Italy, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Mystery abounds when it is discovered that, one by one, the greatest Chefs in Europe are being killed. The intriguing part of the murders is that each chef is killed in the same manner that their own special dish is prepared in. Food critics and the ...
Style: dark comedy, culinary, semi serious, offbeat, feel good ...
Plot: food, serial killer, cooking, restaurant, cooking and food, murder, hidden treasure, humour, wine, mysticism, business, judiciary ...
Time: year 1978, 70s, 20th century
Place: europe, venice, london, france, italy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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The Vexxer (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Scotland Yard investigators have to prevent the murder of Victoria Dickman when her name is found on a death list.
Style: parody, humorous, gothic, exciting, touching ...
Plot: master criminal, police detective, murder, police, nun, investigation, police investigation, inspector, law enforcement, goofy hero, disorder, estate ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: england, london, scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Diamond's Edge (1988)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Thirteen-year-old Nick and his slightly dense older brother Herbert run the Diamond Private Detective Agency above Camden Town Tube Station in north-central London. When a master criminal called The Falcon dies, they come into possession of his box ...
Style: parody, noir, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: pre-teens, boys' night
Plot: private investigator, youth, amateur detective, dishonesty, law enforcement, femme fatale, on the run, chases and races, investigation, private detective, chase, murder ...
Time: 80s
Place: london
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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 ⇓
36%
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 ⇓
36%
Ordeal by Innocence (1984)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to return an address book lost some time ago by Jack Argyle, only to find out that Jack has been executed for the murder of his mother. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent. In spite of opposition from ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, grindhouse ...
Plot: amateur detective, murder, uncover truth, death row, frame up, false accusation, injustice, law enforcement, legal, murder mystery, alibi, incest ...
Time: 20th century, 50s
Place: england, antarctica, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death (1984)
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 72 min.
Story: Holmes (Peter Cushing) and Dr. Watson (John Mills) ponder cases in which the victims seem to have been scared to death.
Style: detective, realistic, serious, scary, rough ...
Plot: private detective, investigation, kidnapping, murder, ego clash, amateur detective, danger, aging, law enforcement, rivalry, rescue, who done it ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s
Place: london, europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Legacy (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When a geeky, overweight rushee is found dead at the hottest sorority on the campus, the three most popular girls of the house are prime suspects.
Style: witty, humorous, semi serious, realistic, detective ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: sorority, college, murder, investigation, riddles and clues, dark humor, serial killer, college life, protagonist as suspect, reluctant partners, legal, murder mystery ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: In The Man With Bogart's Face, an affectionate send-up of the Bogart detective films of the 1940s, Robert Sacchi plays a man who idolizes Humphrey Bogart so much he has his features altered to look exactly like his idol. He then opens up a ...
Style: neo noir, semi serious, parody, realistic, psychological ...
Plot: private detective, hollywood, private investigator, lookalikes, doppelganger, surgery, transgender, face, plastic surgery, murder, who done it, power relations ...
Time: year 1980, 70s, 20th century
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Crime Is Our Business (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Prudence Beresford is investigating another murder. Her aunt had witnessed it, but no body was found, and nobody trusted her word. Nobody, except Prudence, of course!
Style: semi serious, talky, humorous, realistic, witty ...
Plot: murder, private detective, amateur detective, family relations, odd couple, uncover truth, investigation, partner, couple relations, master and servant, disorder, siblings relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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 ⇓
35%
Partners in Crime (1983)
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 ⇓
34%
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 ⇓
34%
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