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1	Murder on the Orient Express (1974) more movies like this directed by Sidney Lumet featuring Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, Martin Balsam, Vanessa Redgrave Like many of Agatha Christie's mysteries, Murder on the Orient Express is predicated on an actual event, in this case the Lindbergh kidnapping. In the movie, everyone on board the Orient Express seems to have concluded that hateful financier Ratchett (Richard Widmark) was behind the abduction and murder of the infant daughter of a famed aviatrix. ... see all copies from $3.45! new only from $7.01!
2	Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery (2000) more movies like this directed by Simon Wincer featuring Ricki Lake, Blythe Danner, Anthony Clark, Linden Ashby, Ed Begley, Jr. An amateur sleuth gets some help from her pets in this family-oriented mystery. Mary Haristeen (Ricki Lake), known to her friends as Harry, is the Post Mistress in a small Southern town; when she's not reading mystery novels, she tends to her cat, Mrs. Murphy (voice of Blythe Danner), and her dog, Tucker (voice of Anthony Clark). When handsome ... see all copies from $20.00!
3	Gosford Park (2001) more movies like this directed by Robert Altman featuring Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jeremy Northam, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Richard E. Grant, Helen Mirren, Eileen Atkins, Emily Watson Maverick American filmmaker Robert Altman takes a witty and absorbing look at the foibles of the British class system in this intelligent murder mystery set in the early '30s. Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon) and his wife Lady Sylvia (Kristin Scott Thomas) are a pair of wealthy British socialites who have invited a variety of friends, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
4	The Name of the Rose (1986) more movies like this directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud featuring Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Christian Slater, Elya Baskin, Michel Lonsdale, Feodor Chaliapin, Jr., Ron Perlman, William Hickey Adapted from Umberto Eco's best-selling novel, director Jean-Jacques Annaud's The Name of the Rose is a 14th century murder-mystery thriller starring Sean Connery as a Sherlock Holmes-esque Franciscan monk called William of Baskerville. When a murder occurs at a secluded Benedictine Abbey, William is called in to investigate. As he and his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.38!
5	Death on the Nile (1978) more movies like this directed by John Guillermin featuring Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, David Niven, Lois Chiles, Bette Davis, Angela Lansbury, Mia Farrow Peter Ustinov began his long association with the Hercule Poirot character of murder mystery novelist Agatha Christie with this lavish but financially disappointing follow-up to the popular Murder on the Orient Express (1974). During a luxurious pleasure cruise down the Nile aboard a lavish vessel populated with wealthy passengers, widely despised ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.09!
6	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) more movies like this directed by Alfred L. Werker featuring Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Ida Lupino, Alan Marshal, E.E. Clive, Terry Kilburn Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce make their second screen appearances as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Ostensibly based on the stage play by William Gillette, the film owes nothing to the play beyond the characters of Holmes, Watson, Billy the page boy and Professor Moriarty. Played with relish (and a bit of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
7	Evil Under the Sun (1982) more movies like this directed by Guy Hamilton featuring Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Colin Blakely, Nicholas Clay, James Mason Peter Ustinov makes his second appearance as Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in this adaptation of the popular Agatha Christie mystery. When noted stage star Arlena Marshall (Diana Rigg) is found murdered while visiting a posh island resort, Poirot is called upon to find the culprit, but given Marshall's shrewish personality and propensity for ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $7.14!
8	Deathtrap (1982) more movies like this directed by Sidney Lumet featuring Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan Cannon, Irene Worth, Henry Jones Sidney Lumet provides another of his film adaptations of Broadway successes -- in this case Ira Levin's 1978 clever Broadway murder mystery that starred John Wood in a triumphant turn as down-on-his-luck playwright Sidney Bruhl. Wood's brittle airiness is replaced in the film version by Michael Caine's smoldering bitterness. Sidney Bruhl is a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.44!
9	Murder by Death (1976) more movies like this directed by Robert Moore featuring Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Maggie Smith As penned by Neil Simon, this satire of movie mysteries is set in motion when several prominent detectives are invited to the mansion of the reclusive Lionel Twain (Truman Capote). In Ten Little Indians fashion, the gathered sleuths are locked into the forbidding mansion, and subject to various death-dealing devices. While struggling for their ... see all copies from $5.99! new only from $17.11!
10	Witness for the Prosecution (1957) more movies like this directed by Billy Wilder featuring Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Una O'Connor Having just recovered from a heart attack, fabled British barrister Sir Wilfred Robards (Charles Laughton) has been ordered by his doctor to give up everything he holds dear-brandy, cigars and especially courtroom cases. Robards' already shaky resolve to follow doctor's orders flies out the window when he takes up the defense of Leonard Vole ... see all copies from $3.21! new only from $10.69!
11	Clue (1985) more movies like this directed by Jonathan Lynn featuring Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Martin Mull, Christopher Lloyd, Lesley Ann Warren, Michael McKean In this spoof of McCarthy-era paranoia and 1950s wholesomeness, the characters and plot are drawn from the popular Parker Brothers board game of the same name. On a dark and stormy night in 1954, six individuals with ties to Washington are assembled for a dinner party at the swanky mansion of one Mr. Boddy (Lee Ving). Boddy's butler, Wadsworth ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99!
12 view cover	And Then There Were None (1945) more movies like this directed by René Clair featuring Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward, Roland Young, June Duprez Based on the classic novel by mystery author Agatha Christie that was later adapted as the Broadway hit Ten Little Indians , And Then There Were None begins with ten characters, each with a skeleton in his or her closet, on a remote island off the English coast. They soon realize that they have been brought there by an insane judge, who has tried ... see all copies from $3.24! new only from $3.24!
13 view cover	At Bertram's Hotel (1986) more movies like this directed by Mary McMurray featuring Joan Hickson Part of the British mystery series based on the books by Agatha Christie, Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel was first aired in 1986. Miss Jane Marple (Joan Hickman) takes a holiday at London's prestigious Bertram's Hotel. She senses criminal activity when Lady Bess Sedgwick (Caroline Blakiston) arrives on the scene. After the doorman is murdered, ... see all copies from $5.77!
14 view cover	Murder by Decree (1979) more movies like this directed by Bob Clark featuring Christopher Plummer, James Mason, Donald Sutherland, Geneviève Bujold, David Hemmings The murders by the infamous British criminal, Jack the Ripper, catch the attention of Sherlock Holmes (Christopher Plummer), but he does not receive the expected call from Scotland Yard because he is being purposefully excluded from the investigation. Instead, Robert Lees (Donald Sutherland), a psychic who volunteered information to the police ... see all copies from $7.02! new only from $7.09!
15 view cover	The Black Tower (1985) more movies like this Not even a vacation can stop Commander Adam Dalgliesh from ferreting out criminals in this made-for-TV mystery based on the novel by P.D. James. While recuperating after an injury, Dalgliesh (Roy Marsden) decides to take some time off and visit scenic Toynton Grange. But crime knows no holiday, and after three murders and two bizarre suicides rock ... see all copies from $8.69!
16 view cover	Identity (2003) more movies like this directed by James Mangold featuring John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, John Hawkes, Alfred Molina, Clea Duvall Ten strangers are brought together during a weather emergency, only to discover a far greater danger awaits them in this suspense-drama. A sudden rainstorm in a remote desert town strands a disparate variety of people at a rundown motel. A convict sentenced to death, Malcolm Rivers (Pruitt Taylor Vince), is stuck in transit with his lawyer (Alfred ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.99!
17 view cover	Appointment with Death (1988) more movies like this directed by Michael Winner featuring Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud, Piper Laurie In this mystery, Peter Ustinov reprises the role of Hercule Poirot, the fussy and flower-tending detective from Belgium created by Agatha Christie. In 1937, Mrs. Emily Boynton (Piper Laurie) is on an archeological dig in Palestine; she inherited the wealth of her recently deceased husband and feels little inclination to share it with her relatives ... see all copies from $17.95! new only from $54.99!
18 view cover	Jade (1995) more movies like this directed by William Friedkin featuring David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Biehn, Richard Crenna An investigator seeking the truth behind the death of a noted art dealer uncovers a web of sexual deception in this erotic thriller. David Caruso plays David Corelli, a San Francisco District Attorney who faces a potential conflict of interest when he learns that the prime suspect in the murder is psychologist Katrina Gavin (Linda Fiorentino), an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99!
19 view cover	Widows' Peak (1994) more movies like this directed by John Irvin featuring Mia Farrow, Joan Plowright, Natasha Richardson, Adrian Dunbar, Jim Broadbent In the Irish town of Kilshannon in the 1920s, a matriarchal clique of widows tightly sets the rules for behavior. Heading the town's ruling circle is the doughty Mrs. Counihan (Joan Plowright). The only non-widow in town is a reclusive middle-aged spinster, Miss O'Hare (Mia Farrow), who seems to be guarding some kind of secret. Crashing into this ... see all copies from $5.50! new only from $8.00!
20 view cover	The Last of Sheila (1973) more movies like this directed by Herbert Ross featuring Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn, Joan Hackett, James Mason This suspense drama features an all-star cast, including Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn, James Mason, Ian McShane, and Raquel Welch. An interesting production fact about the film: its screenplay was written by actor Anthony Perkins and lyricist/songwriter Stephen Sondheim. Their careers depend on keeping in the good graces of Clinton ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $17.15!
21 view cover	Inspector Morse: Service of All the Dead (1987) more movies like this This series follows the criminal investigations of the title hero, portrayed by John Thaw. Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide see all copies from $4.99! new only from $14.77!
22 view cover	The Chinese Cat (1944) more movies like this directed by Phil Rosen featuring Sidney Toler, Joan Woodbury, Mantan Moreland Charlie Chan's second mystery for Poverty Row company Monogram, The Chinese Cat is one of the inscrutable detective's better efforts. Director Phil Rosen keeps things moving at a reasonably expedient pace -- especially for a Monogram programmer -- and although the denouement is no big surprise, armchair detectives at least have no trouble keeping ... see all copies from $3.59! new only from $10.00!
23 view cover	Drowning Mona (2000) more movies like this directed by Nick Gomez featuring Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Neve Campbell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey Affleck, Will Ferrell Rage, jealousy, murder, and Eastern European automotive engineering combine in this offbeat black comedy. Verplanck, NY, is a small town north of Manhattan that has the dubious distinction of being the Yugo capital of America; the ill-fated import compact was first test-marketed in Verplanck, and nearly everyone in town drives one. So no one finds ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.32!
24 view cover	Goodbye Lover (1999) more movies like this directed by Roland Joffé featuring Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, Ellen DeGeneres, Mary-Louise Parker, Don Johnson A darkly comic whodunit about greed, deceit, and romantic deception, Goodbye Lover stars Patricia Arquette as Sandra, a seemingly moral and obsessively cheerful woman who sells real estate and is fascinated by the movie The Sound Of Music. But Sandra has a secret; while she's married to Jake (Dermot Mulroney), an ad executive who is having ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.04!
25 view cover	The House of Fear (1945) more movies like this directed by Roy William Neill featuring Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Aubrey Mather, Dennis Hoey, Paul Cavanagh This excellent Sherlock Holmes adventure is based on Conan Doyle's The Five Orange Pips. Most of the action takes place in a remote Scottish mansion, home of "The Good Companions," a group of elderly eccentrics. After taking out insurance policies on one another, the club members begin dropping like flies, each death preceded by a mailed envelope ... see all copies from $14.99! new only from $17.15!

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