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Murder on the Orient Express

  • 20172017
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Penélope Cruz, Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., and Daisy Ridley in Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
From the novel by best selling author Agatha Christie, "Murder on the Orient Express" tells the tale of thirteen strangers stranded on a train, where everyone's a suspect. One man must race against time to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again.
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When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
253K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
441
81
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    • Director
      • Kenneth Branagh
    • Writers
      • Michael Green(screenplay by)
      • Agatha Christie(based upon the novel by)
    • Stars
      • Kenneth Branagh
      • Penélope Cruz
      • Willem Dafoe
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    • Director
      • Kenneth Branagh
    • Writers
      • Michael Green(screenplay by)
      • Agatha Christie(based upon the novel by)
    • Stars
      • Kenneth Branagh
      • Penélope Cruz
      • Willem Dafoe
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    • 1KUser reviews
    • 429Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 25 nominations

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    Murder on the Orient Express
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    Kenneth Branagh on His IMDb Best-Known Movies
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    Laughter on the 'Orient Express'
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    'Orient Express' Stars Reveal Favorite Johnny Depp Moments
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    'Orient Express' Stars Reveal Favorite Johnny Depp Moments
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    Kenneth Branagh, Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., and Tom Bateman in Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
    Leslie Odom Jr. in Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
    Johnny Depp in Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
    Johnny Depp in Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
    Judi Dench and Olivia Colman in Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
    Kenneth Branagh in Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
    Daisy Ridley in Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
    Judi Dench and Olivia Colman in Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
    Kenneth Branagh and Daisy Ridley in Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
    Leslie Odom Jr., Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Daisy Ridley in Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
    Penélope Cruz in Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
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    Kenneth Branagh
    Kenneth Branagh
    • Hercule Poirot
    Penélope Cruz
    Penélope Cruz
    • Pilar Estravados
    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    • Gerhard Hardman
    Judi Dench
    Judi Dench
    • Princess Dragomiroff
    Paapa Essiedu
    Paapa Essiedu
    • Young Policeman
    Yassine Zeroual
    • Young Boy
    Asan N'Jie
    Asan N'Jie
    • Hotel Waiter
    Michael Rouse
    Michael Rouse
    • British Police Chief Inspector
    Elliot Levey
    Elliot Levey
    • Rabbi
    David Annen
    David Annen
    • Priest
    Joseph Long
    Joseph Long
    • Imam
    Andy Apollo
    Andy Apollo
    • Armed Policeman
    Hadley Fraser
    Hadley Fraser
    • British Military Escort
    Daisy Ridley
    Daisy Ridley
    • Miss Mary Debenham
    Leslie Odom Jr.
    Leslie Odom Jr.
    • Dr. Arbuthnot
    Ziad Abaza
    Ziad Abaza
    • Arab Shipmate
    Nari Blair-Mangat
    • Waiter
    Luke Brady
    • Waiter
    • Director
      • Kenneth Branagh
    • Writers
      • Michael Green(screenplay by)
      • Agatha Christie(based upon the novel by)
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    Murder and Laughter on the 'Orient Express'

    Murder and Laughter on the 'Orient Express'

    The cast of Murder on the Orient Express share stories of their co-star Johnny Depp, while three of the ensemble can't stop laughing.
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Johnny Depp asked director Branagh to apologize to Derek Jacobi on his behalf after filming their scene together, "because I had to shout at him, I don't want to shout at Derek Jacobi."
    • Goofs
      Between Vinkovci (last stop before the murder) and Brod (today Slavonski Brod, the final stop in the movie) there is roughly 70km of a totally flat railroad. Nowhere near the alpine/mountain/snowy setting that it is depicted in the movie.
    • Quotes

      Hercule Poirot: [thinking as he walks through the train towards the bar car] My Dear Colonel Armstrong, finally, I can answer your letter, at least with the thoughts in my head and the feeling in my heart that somewhere you can hear me. I have now discovered the truth of the case and it is profoundly disturbing. I have seen the fracture of the human soul. So many broken lives, so much pain and anger giving way to the poison of deep grief, until one crime became many. I have always wanted to believe that man is rational and civilized. My very existence depends upon this hope, upon order and method and the little grey cells... but now perhaps I am asked... to listen instead... to my heart.

      [pauses]

      Hercule Poirot: [addressing the passengers in the bar car] Ladies and gentlemen, I have understood in this case that the scales of justice... cannot always be evenly weighed. And I must learn for once, to live with the imbalance. There are no killers here, only people who deserve a chance to heal. The police have accepted my first solution to the crime: the lone assassin who made his escape. I will leave the train here to conclude formalities. You are all free to go. May you find your peace with this... May we all.

      [exits train]

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    Top review
    7/10
    You'll never guess who dunnit
    There's a big problem with Kenneth Branagh's 2017 filming of the Hercule Poirot-based murder mystery…. and that's the 1974 Sidney Lumet classic featuring Albert Finney in the starring role. For that film was so memorable – at least, the "who" of the "whodunnit" (no spoilers here) was so memorable – that any remake is likely to be tarnished by that knowledge. If you go into this film blissfully unaware of the plot, you are a lucky man/woman. For this is a classic Agatha Christie yarn.

    The irascible, borderline OCD, but undeniably great Belgian detective, Poirot, is dragged around the world by grateful police forces to help solve unsolvable crimes. After solving a case in Jerusalem, Poirot is called back to the UK with his mode of transport being the famous Orient Express. Trapped in the mountains by an avalanche, a murder is committed and with multiple suspects and a plethora of clues it is up to Poirot to solve the case.

    Branagh enjoys himself enormously as Poirot, sporting the most distractingly magnificent facial hair since Daniel Day-Lewis in "The Gangs of New York". The moustache must have had its own trailer and make-up team!

    Above all, the film is glorious to look at, featuring a rich and exotic colour palette that is reminiscent of the early colour films of the 40's. Cinematography was by Haris Zambarloukos ("Mamma Mia" and who also collaborated with Branagh on "Thor) with lots of innovative "ceiling down" shots and artful point-of-view takes that might be annoying to some but which I consider as deserving of Oscar/BAFTA nominations.

    The pictures are accompanied by a lush score by Patrick Doyle (who also scored Branagh's "Thor"). Hats off also to the special effects crew, who made the alpine bridge scenes look decidedly more alpine than where they were actually filmed (on a specially made bridge in the Surrey Hills!).

    All these technical elements combine to make the film's early stages look and feel truly epic.

    And the cast… what a cast! Dame Judi Dench ("Victoria and Abdul"); Olivia Coleman ("The Lobster"); Johnny Depp ("Black Mass"); Daisy Ridley ("Star Wars: The Force Awakens"); Penélope Cruz ("Zoolander 2"); Josh Gad (Olaf!); Derek Jacobi ("I, Claudius"); Willem Dafoe ("The Great Wall") and Michelle Pfeiffer ("mother!"). A real case again of an "oh, it's you" film again at the cinema – when's the last time we saw that?

    It's also great to see young Lucy Boynton, so magnificent in last year's excellent "Sing Street", getting an A-list role as the twitchy and disturbed countess.

    With all these ingredients in the pot, it should be great, right? Unfortunately, in my view, no, not quite. The film's opening momentum is really not maintained by the screenplay by Michael Green ("Blade Runner 2049"; "Logan"). At heart, it's a fairly static and "stagey" piece at best, set as it is on the rather claustrophobic train (just three carriages… on the Orient Express… really?). But the tale is made even more static by the train's derailment in the snow. Branagh and Green try to sex up the action where they can, but there are lengthy passages of fairly repetitive dialogue. One encounter in particular between Branagh and Depp seems to last interminably: you wonder if the problem was that the director wasn't always looking on to yell "Cut"!

    All this leads to the "revelation" of the murderer as being a bit of an anticlimactic "thank heavens for that" rather than the gasping denouement it should have been. (Perhaps this would be different if you didn't know the twist).

    However, these reservations aside, it's an enjoyable night out at the flicks, although a bit of a disappointment from the level of expectation I had for it. I can't be too grumpy about it, given it's a return to good old-fashioned yarn-spinning at the cinema, with great visuals and an epic cast. And that has to be good news.

    For sure, Branagh does make for an amusing and engaging Poirot, even if his dialogue did need some 'tuning in' to. There was a suggestion at the end of the film that we might be seeing his return in "Death on the Nile" – the most lush and decorous of Peter Ustinov's outings – which I would certainly welcome. He will have to find another 10 A- list stars though to decorate the boat, which will be a challenge for casting!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 10, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Malta
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Arabic
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Án Mạng Trên Chuyến Tàu Tốc Hành Phương Đông
    • Filming locations
      • Valletta, Malta
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Genre Films
      • Kinberg Genre
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $55,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $102,826,543
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $28,681,472
      • Nov 12, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $352,794,081
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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