Cult Fiction: Agatha Christie
by Manta9_ | created - 06 May 2022 | updated - 4 months ago | PublicFilms & Series based on / inspired by the works of Agatha Christie
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1. Marple (2004–2013)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An elderly spinster living in the village of St. Mary Mead helps her friends and relatives solve mysterious murders.
Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Julia McKenzie, Stephen Churchett, Isabella Parriss
Votes: 10,673
2. The ABC Murders (2018)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1933, retired detective Hercule Poirot is targeted by a taunting killer who sends letters signed "ABC", which Poirot must decode in order to discover the identity of the murderer.
Stars: John Malkovich, Eamon Farren, Michael Shaeffer, Rupert Grint
Votes: 11,689
3. Agatha Christie: Ordeal by Innocence (2014)
30 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Stars: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Arthur Hughes, Mark Umbers, Priyanga Burford
Votes: 85
4. Ordeal by Innocence (2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Christmas 1954. Wealthy philanthropist Rachel Argyll is murdered at her family estate Sunny Point. Her adopted son Jack Argyll is arrested for her murder. He vehemently protests his innocence.
Stars: Morven Christie, Anthony Boyle, Christian Cooke, Bill Nighy
Votes: 11,575
5. The Pale Horse (2020)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Is a trio of witches responsible for a series of sudden deaths or is there a rational explanation?
Stars: Kaya Scodelario, Georgina Campbell, Rufus Sewell, Sean Pertwee
Votes: 6,188
6. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (2022)
TV-MA | 58 min | Mystery, Thriller
A dying man's enigmatic last words send vicar's son, Bobby Jones, and his socialite friend, Lady Frankie Derwent, on a crime-solving adventure.
Stars: Will Poulter, Lucy Boynton, Daniel Ings, Jonathan Jules
Votes: 7,906
7. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Approved | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 137,824 | Gross: $8.18M
8. The Witness for the Prosecution (2016)
Not Rated | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The hunt is on to find the murderer of a wealthy glamorous heiress who is found dead in her London townhouse. Based on the short story by Agatha Christie.
Stars: Billy Howle, Kim Cattrall, Monica Dolan, Andrea Riseborough
Votes: 5,626
9. Witness for the Prosecution (1982 TV Movie)
97 min | Drama
Leonard Vole is accused of murdering an elderly rich woman, and the only alibi to him depends on his wife Christine.
Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Ralph Richardson, Deborah Kerr, Beau Bridges, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 1,120
10. Death on the Nile (1978)
PG | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
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?
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Mia Farrow, Simon MacCorkindale, Jane Birkin
Votes: 39,828
11. Death on the Nile (2022)
PG-13 | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While on vacation on the Nile, Hercule Poirot must investigate the murder of a young heiress.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Kenneth Branagh, Russell Brand
Votes: 188,575 | Gross: $45.63M
12. Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
PG | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In December 1935, when his transcontinental luxury train is stranded by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before, with a multitude of suspects.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery
Votes: 69,131 | Gross: $0.07M
13. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
PG-13 | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench
Votes: 296,531 | Gross: $102.83M
14. The Alphabet Murders (1965)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Tony Randall, Robert Morley, Anita Ekberg, Maurice Denham
Votes: 1,894
15. Murder Most Foul (1964)
Unrated | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When Miss Jane Marple joins a theatrical company after a blackmailer is murdered, several members of the troupe are also dispatched by this mysterious killer.
Director: George Pollock | Stars: Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Andrew Cruickshank
Votes: 6,308
16. Murder She Said (1961)
Unrated | 87 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When Miss Jane Marple reports witnessing a murder through the window of a passing train, the police dismiss her as a dotty spinster when no trace of the crime can be found.
Director: George Pollock | Stars: Margaret Rutherford, Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow, James Robertson Justice
Votes: 8,566
17. Thirteen at Dinner (1985 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
An American movie actress, best known for playing dumb blondes, is Scotland Yard's prime suspect when her husband, Lord Edgware, is murdered. The great detective, Hercule Poirot, digs deeper into the case.
Director: Lou Antonio | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Faye Dunaway, David Suchet, Jonathan Cecil
Votes: 2,675
18. Evil Under the Sun (1982)
PG | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
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.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Peter Ustinov, James Mason, Maggie Smith, Colin Blakely
Votes: 20,183 | Gross: $6.11M
19. Crooked House (2008)
90 min | Horror, Mystery
A ghost story about a cursed house. The cursed house - Geap Manor - weaves together three ghost stories set during Georgian times, the 1920s and the present day.
Stars: Lee Ingleby, Mark Gatiss, Beth Goddard, Derren Brown
Votes: 1,024
20. Crooked House (2017)
PG-13 | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In Agatha Christie's most twisted tale, a spy-turned-private-detective is lured by his former lover to catch her grandfather's murderer before Scotland Yard exposes dark family secrets.
Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner | Stars: Max Irons, Stefanie Martini, Glenn Close, Honor Kneafsey
Votes: 27,530
21. The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
PG | 105 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Miss Jane Marple comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson, Geraldine Chaplin
Votes: 9,437
22. Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye (1985)
Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman, Miss Marple seeks a murderer with a penchant for nursery rhymes.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Fabia Drake, Stacy Dorning, Martyn Stanbridge
Votes: 2,294
23. Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
53 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An unusual announcement in the newspaper leads the curious villagers to Miss Blacklock's home, where they become witnesses to a murder.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Ursula Howells, Samantha Bond, Simon Shepherd
Votes: 2,586
24. Miss Marple: The Moving Finger (1985)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The normally friendly village of Lymston is plagued by vile anonymous letters. When a mother of three takes her own life, following such a letter, Ms. Marple is not at all convinced things are as they seem.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Michael Culver, Deborah Appleby, Andrew Bicknell
Votes: 2,162
25. Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While on vacation at a resort hotel in the West Indies, Miss Marple correctly suspects that the apparently natural death of a retired British major is actually the work of a murderer planning yet another killing.
Director: Christopher Petit | Stars: Joan Hickson, Donald Pleasence, Adrian Lukis, Sophie Ward
Votes: 2,387
26. Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (1984)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Amateur detective Miss Jane Marple investigates the murder of a young woman whose body is found in the library at Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Bantry.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Gwen Watford, Moray Watson, Valentine Dyall
Votes: 2,675
27. Murder at the Gallop (1963)
Approved | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a wealthy old man appears to have been "frightened to death" by a cat, Miss Jane Marple suspects one of his four relatives, all heirs to his estate, of his murder.
Director: George Pollock | Stars: Margaret Rutherford, Stringer Davis, Robert Morley, Flora Robson
Votes: 6,801
28. Knives Out (2019)
PG-13 | 130 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A detective investigates the death of the patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.
Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis
Votes: 773,615 | Gross: $165.36M
29. Glass Onion (2022)
PG-13 | 139 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Tech billionaire Miles Bron invites his friends for a getaway on his private Greek island. When someone turns up dead, Detective Benoit Blanc is put on the case.
Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista
Votes: 441,192
30. A Haunting in Venice (2023)
PG-13 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
In post-World War II Venice, Poirot, now retired and living in his own exile, reluctantly attends a seance. But when one of the guests is murdered, it is up to the former detective to once again uncover the killer.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey
Votes: 112,006
31. Charlie Chopra & The Mystery of Solang Valley (2023– )
Mystery
When her fiance gets implicated in a murder, Charlie arrives at his family home in pursuit of the truth. But as secrets tumble out that the murderer would rather have hidden, the next person to lose their life might be Charlie herself.
Stars: Wamiqa Gabbi, Neena Gupta, Lalit Parimoo, Priyanshu Painyuli
Votes: 1,191
32. Murder Is Easy (2023)
117 min | Mystery, Thriller
Follows Luke Fitzwilliam, as he finds himself on the trail of a serial killer after meeting Miss Pinkerton on a train to London. Now Fitzwilliam has to find the killer before any more blood will be shed.
Stars: David Jonsson, Mathew Baynton, Nimra Bucha, Morfydd Clark
Votes: 2,870
33. Murder Is Easy (1982 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime, Mystery
An American computer expert meets a distraught old lady on a train and she tells him that a homicidal maniac is stalking her quiet little village.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Bill Bixby, Lesley-Anne Down, Olivia de Havilland, Helen Hayes
Votes: 950
34. Partners in Crime (2015)
55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Agatha Christie's crime-fighting duo, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, solve mysteries and search for enemy spies in 1950s Britain.
Stars: Jessica Raine, David Walliams, James Fleet, Matthew Steer
Votes: 2,706
35. Partners in Crime (1983–1984)
TV-PG | 631 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Agatha Christie's husband-and-wife sleuthing team take on a series of short whodunit mysteries.
Stars: Francesca Annis, James Warwick, Reece Dinsdale, Arthur Cox
Votes: 889
36. And Then There Were None (2015)
TV-14 | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ten strangers are invited to an island by a mysterious host, and start to get killed one by one. Could one of them be the killer?
Stars: Maeve Dermody, Charles Dance, Toby Stephens, Burn Gorman
Votes: 43,852
37. And Then There Were None (1945)
Approved | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Seven guests, a newly hired secretary and two staff are gathered at a manor house on an isolated island by an unknown absentee host and are killed off one-by-one. They work together to determine who the killer is before it's too late.
Director: René Clair | Stars: Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward, Roland Young
Votes: 16,638
38. Ordeal by Innocence (1984)
PG-13 | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller
Dr Calgary returns home from an expedition and goes looking for a hitchhiker whom he gave a lift to two years previously in order to return the man's address book. He discovers the man has been executed for his mother's murder.
Directors: Desmond Davis, Alan Birkinshaw | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Faye Dunaway, Christopher Plummer, Sarah Miles
Votes: 1,104
39. The Pale Horse (1997 TV Movie)
120 min | Mystery
When Mark Easterbrook finds himself in the frame for the murder of a priest, there seems no way to prove his innocence other than solving the mystery himself.
Director: Charles Beeson | Stars: Colin Buchanan, Jayne Ashbourne, Hermione Norris, Leslie Phillips
Votes: 427
40. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 180 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
While golfing on the Welsh coast, Bobby Jones apparently hits a stranger who falls off the the sea cliff. His enigmatic last words are "Why didn't they ask Evans?"
Directors: John Davies, Tony Wharmby | Stars: Francesca Annis, John Gielgud, Bernard Miles, Eric Porter
Votes: 1,002
41. Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987 TV Movie)
102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a young bride moves into a country manor, long repressed childhood memories of witnessing a murder come to the surface.
Director: John Davies | Stars: Joan Hickson, Geraldine Alexander, John Moulder-Brown, Frederick Treves
Votes: 2,180
42. Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (1987)
110 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
During a stay at one of London's most elegant and venerable hotels Miss Marple uncovers a sinister undercurrent of corruption and murder beneath Bertram's stuffy veneer.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Caroline Blakiston, Helena Michell, James Cossins
Votes: 2,134
43. Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987)
54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Miss Marple receives a cryptic letter requesting her to right an unknown injustice, but receives no hint other than a ticket for guided tour of historic homes.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Peter Tilbury, John Horsley, Helen Cherry
Votes: 2,567
44. Agatha Christie's Hjerson (2021– )
44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
We get to follow the former criminal investigator Sven Hjerson who has been involved in solving some of Sweden's most difficult cases of all time.
Stars: Johan Rheborg, Hanna Alström, Maria Lundqvist, David Fukamachi Regnfors
Votes: 1,127
45. Poirot (1989–2013)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.
Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran
Votes: 52,078
46. The Agatha Christie Hour (1982)
519 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A collection of ten hour-long dramas based on short stories by Agatha Christie.
Stars: Maurice Denham, Angela Easterling, Christopher Wren, Cy Town
Votes: 404
47. Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen (2022)
60 min | Documentary
A life as dramatic as her work. Lucy Worsley discovers the origins of Agatha Christie's macabre magic - and with some compelling characters, uncovers carefully concealed secrets.
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Elena Pischikova, Edgar Jones, James Prichard
Votes: 187
48. Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington (1987 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A friend of Miss Marple's sees a woman being strangled in a passing train. When police cannot find a body and doubt the story, Miss Marple enlists professional housekeeper, Lucy Eyelesbarrow, to go undercover.
Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: Joan Hickson, Juliette Mole, David Beames, Mona Bruce
Votes: 2,472
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