Christie on Film
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1. The Passing of Mr. Quin (1928)
100 min | Mystery
A doctor proves his wife's first husband was killed by a neighbour posing as a tramp.
Directors: Julius Hagen, Leslie S. Hiscott | Stars: Stewart Rome, Trilby Clark, Ursula Jeans, Clifford Heatherley
Votes: 20
Based on the short story that first appeared in the March 1924 edition of ‘Grand Magazine’. It was later included in the collection ‘The Mysterious Mr Quin’ (1930) under the title The Coming of Mr Quin.
2. Adventures Inc. (1929)
76 min
Based on Agatha Christie's "The Secret Adversary," a young couple looking for adventure become involved in the mystery of a missing woman and an espionage ring.
Director: Fred Sauer | Stars: Carlo Aldini, Eve Gray, Eberhard Leithoff, Hilda Bayley
Votes: 32
Based on the novel ‘The Secret Adversary’ (1922) that introduced the characters of Tommy and Tuppence.
3. 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: 890
James Warwick and Francesca Annis played Tommy and Tuppence in the 1983 version of ‘The Secret Adversary’.
4. 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: 2,711
David Walliams and Jessica Raine played Tommy and Tuppence in the 2015 version of ‘The Secret Adversary’.
5. Alibi (1931)
75 min | Mystery
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot investigates a mysterious suicide at a country house.
Director: Leslie S. Hiscott | Stars: Austin Trevor, Franklin Dyall, Elizabeth Allan, J.H. Roberts
Votes: 31
Based on the novel ‘The Murder of Roger Ackroyd’ (1926) and the play ‘Alibi’ (1928) with Charles Laughton as Hercule Poirot, adapted by Michael Morton. The film starred Austin Trevor as Hercule Poirot
6. 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: 52,150
David Suchet as Hercule Poirot in the 2000 adaptation of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.
7. Black Coffee (1931)
78 min | Mystery
A famous but hated scientist, Sir Amory, is killed during a house party, and some of his valuable papers are missing. Poirot rapidly determines the cause of death and the motive, then narrows down the suspects to the most likely culprit.
Director: Leslie S. Hiscott | Stars: Austin Trevor, Adrianne Allen, Richard Cooper, Elizabeth Allan
Votes: 27
Based on the 1930 play (with Francis L. Sullivan as Hercule Poirot). The film starred Austin Trevor as Hercule Poirot
8. Black Coffee (1973 TV Movie)
70 min | Crime
German adaptation of Agatha Christie's stage play "Black Coffee".
Director: Claus Peter Witt | Stars: Horst Bollmann, Ernst Fritz Fürbringer, Jochen Sostmann, Gert Haucke
Votes: 26
Horst Bollman as Hercule Poirot
9. Lord Edgware Dies (1934)
80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A talented American actress enlists the help of the famed Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, to negotiate a divorce from her husband, Lord Edgware, only to find him the next day stabbed to death in his library. Who would want him dead?
Director: Henry Edwards | Stars: Austin Trevor, Jane Carr, Richard Cooper, John Turnbull
Votes: 125
Based on the novel (1933). Austin Trevor as Hercule Poirot
10. 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: 2,677
Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot in 1985 tv version of ‘Lord Edgware Dies’ David Suchet as Chief Inspector Japp.
11. 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: 52,150
David Suchet as Hercule Poirot in the 2000 adaptation of ‘Lord Edgware Dies’.
12. A Night of Terror (1937)
86 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A lottery winner breaks up with her fiancé and marries a fortune hunter who proves to be dangerous.
Director: Rowland V. Lee | Stars: Ann Harding, Basil Rathbone, Binnie Hale, Bruce Seton
Votes: 641
Based on the short story ‘Philomel Cottage’ (written by Christie and published in The Grand Magazine in November 1924) and the 1936 play ‘Love from a Stranger’ (based on the Christie story) by Frank Vosper.
13. Love from a Stranger (1938 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Thriller
A suave ladies man sweeps a working class girl, who has won a lottery, off her feet. She does not yet realize that he is a serial murderer.
Stars: Edna Best, Bernard Lee, Eileen Sharp, Esma Cannon
Votes: 11
A BBC ‘live’ television production starring Edna Best and Bernard Lee.
14. Love from a Stranger (1947)
Approved | 81 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A newly married woman begins to suspect that her husband is a killer. Even worse, she soon comes to believe that she will be his next victim.
Director: Richard Whorf | Stars: John Hodiak, Sylvia Sidney, Ann Richards, John Howard
Votes: 294
15. Love from a Stranger (1947 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama, Thriller
A suave ladies man sweeps a working class girl, who has won the lottery, off her feet.She doesn't yet realize that he is a serial killer.
Director: George More O'Ferrall | Stars: Joy Harington, Elisabeth Kirkby, Sam Lysons, Edna Morris
Votes: 6
A BBC ‘live’ television production starring Joy Harrington and Henry Oscar.
16. Ein Fremder kam ins Haus (1957 TV Movie)
92 min | Drama
Director: Wilm ten Haaf | Stars: Elfriede Kuzmany, Fritz Tillmann, Anne Kersten, Eva Maria Meineke
Votes: 12
Love from a Stranger (German tv production)
17. Theatre Parade (1936–1938)
Scenes taken from popular London theatrical productions.
Stars: D.A. Clarke-Smith, Antoinette Cellier, Greer Garson, John Wyse
Votes: 13
A BBC ‘live’ television production (broadcast 18 June 1937) starring Francis L. Sullivan as Hercule Poirot. Based on the short story ‘Wasp’s Nest’ first published in the Daily Mail 20 November 1928.
18. 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: 52,150
David Suchet as Hercule Poirot in the 1991 adaptation of ‘Wasp’s Nest’.
19. 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: 16,652
Based on the 1939 novel and 1943 play by Christie.
20. Ten Little Niggers (1949 TV Movie)
90 min | Mystery
Ten people are invited to a summer party on an island oft the Devon coast. They are an extremely varied group from a blustering major to a frigid spinster. The only thing they have in ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Sheldon | Stars: Douglas Hurn, Elizabeth Maude, Arthur Wontner, Stanley Lemin
Votes: 121
A BBC ‘live’ television production
21. ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
Stars: Derek Francis, Alfred Burke, Arthur Hewlett, Esther Lawrence
Votes: 93
This version of “And Then There Were None” like the BBC 1949 production was broadcast under its original title.
22. Ten Little Indians (1959 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Agatha Christie mystery in which one of ten suspects in an isolated island mansion is a killer. Who is It?
Directors: Paul Bogart, Philip F. Falcone, Leo Farrenkopf, Dan Zampino | Stars: Nina Foch, Barry Jones, Romney Brent, Peter Bathurst
Votes: 181
An NBC ‘live’ television production
23. Ten Little Indians (1965)
Not Rated | 91 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Ten people are invited to a luxury mountaintop mansion, only to find that an unseen person is killing them one by one. Could one of them be the killer?
Director: George Pollock | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Shirley Eaton, Fabian, Leo Genn
Votes: 5,301
24. Ein Unbekannter rechnet ab (1974)
PG | 98 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Ten people are invited to a hotel in the Iranian desert, only to find that an unseen person is killing them one by one. Could one of them be the killer?
Director: Peter Collinson | Stars: Oliver Reed, Elke Sommer, Richard Attenborough, Stéphane Audran
Votes: 3,535
25. Ten Little Indians (1989)
PG | 100 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Ten people are invited to go on an African safari, only to find that an unseen person is killing them one by one. Could one of them be the killer?
Director: Alan Birkinshaw | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Brenda Vaccaro, Frank Stallone, Herbert Lom
Votes: 1,545
26. 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: 43,895
27. Three Blind Mice (1947 TV Movie)
30 min | Drama
Director: Barrie Edgar | Stars: John Witty, Jessica Spencer, Christine Lindsay, Patric Curwen
Based on an original radio play by Christie that was part of an evening of programmes in honour of the eightieth birthday of Queen Mary (mother of Edward VIII and George VI, and grandmother of Elizabeth II). Christie expanded the half hour play into a full theatrical production that became “The Mousetrap” the U.K.’s longest running play.
28. The Trap (1950– )
60 min | Drama
A dramatic anthology series about people who found themselves in situations of which they had lost control.
Stars: Kim Stanley, Herbert Berghof, Leslie Nielsen, George Reeves
Votes: 24
Three Blind Mice (17 June 1950)
29. Sure As Fate (1950–1951)
60 min | Drama
Live melodrama series featuring situations that people did not create themselves.
Stars: John McQuade, Marsha Hunt, E.G. Marshall, Frank Campanella
Votes: 22
Three Blind Mice (31 October 1950)
30. Die Fuchsjagd (1954 TV Movie)
50 min | Drama
Director: Werner Simon | Stars: Erika Wolf, Ottokar Runze, Helmut Ahner, Ernst Mattishent
Votes: 6
The Mousetrap/Three Blind Mice (German tv version)
31. Musefælden (1955 TV Movie)
120 min | Crime, Drama
Agatha Christie's murder mystery at Monkwell Manor with the famous twist-of-plot ending. Early Danish TV-adaptation (only three years after the play opened in London).
Director: Svend Aage Lorentz | Stars: Lone Luther, Hans-Henrik Krause, Erik Mørk, Maria Garland
The Mousetrap/Three Blind Mice (Danish tv production)
32. Witness for the Prosecution (1949 TV Movie)
75 min | Crime, Drama
Leonard Vole is accused of murdering an elderly rich woman and the only alibi to him depends on his wife Romaine Heilger. Master barrister Robert Mayherne is hired to handle Vole's case and... See full synopsis »
Director: John Glyn-Jones | Stars: Alban Blakelock, Stafford Byrne, Derek Elphinstone, Mary Kerridge
Votes: 44
Broadcast on BBC 10 June 1949 Based on a short story called “Traitor’s Hands” published in Flynn’s a weekly pulp magazine (31 January 1925). In 1933 it appeared under its new title in the collection ‘The Hound of Death’ Christie turned it into a play for theatre in 1953
33. The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948–1950)
30 min | Drama
This was an anthology series which aired live. It often featured adaptations of one-act stage plays.
Stars: Guy Kibbee, Faye Emerson, John Conte, Vicki Cummings
Votes: 52
Broadcast on NBC 31 October 1949
34. Danger (1950–1955)
30 min | Drama
Live psychological and murder mystery dramas, and one of the first U.S. television dramas to make effective use of background music.
Stars: Dick Stark, Edward Binns, Richard Kiley, Joseph Anthony
Votes: 102
Witness for the Prosecution (7 November 1950)
35. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Live dramatic shows featuring Hollywood stars, adaptations of motion pictures, and a host accompanying. The host would introduce each act, and would conduct an interview with the stars at the end of the play.
Stars: Ken Carpenter, Jay Jackson, Otto Kruger, Gordon MacRae
Votes: 154
Witness for the Prosecution (17 September 1953)
36. 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: 137,963 | Gross: $8.18M
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director (Billy Wilder), Best Actor (Charles Laughton) Best Supporting Actress (Elsa Lanchester). Golden Globes winner Best Supporting Actress (Elsa Lanchester). Nominations Best Motion Picture (Drama) Best Director (Billy Wilder), Best Actor (Charles Laughton), Best Actress (Marlene Dietrich).
37. 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: 1,121
38. 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: 5,634
39. Fireside Theatre (1949–1955)
30 min | Drama
An anthology series which became the first successful filmed series on American television.
Stars: Gene Raymond, John Warburton, Nolan Leary, Dabbs Greer
Votes: 97
Based on the short story “The Golden Ball” which first appeared in the collection ‘The Listerdale Mystery’ published in 1934. It was broadcast by NBC on 17 January 1950.
40. Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
60 min | Drama
A well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
Stars: Ed Herlihy, Vaughn Taylor, Valerie Cossart, Dan Morgan
Votes: 222
Murder on the Nile (12 July 1950) Based on the 1937 novel “Death on the Nile”.
41. Nash Airflyte Theatre (1950–1951)
30 min | Drama
Live anthology series featuring a wide format of stories (western, musical comedy, dramatic, et cetera).
Stars: William Gaxton, Frank Sutton, Ralph Riggs, Dane Clark
Votes: 36
Ronald Reagan and Cloris Leachman played Tommy and Tuppence in an adaptation of ‘The Case of the Missing Lady’, first published in the Sketch (1924) and later included in the short story collection ‘Partners in Crime’ (1929).
42. Danger (1950–1955)
30 min | Drama
Live psychological and murder mystery dramas, and one of the first U.S. television dramas to make effective use of background music.
Stars: Dick Stark, Edward Binns, Richard Kiley, Joseph Anthony
Votes: 102
Appointment with Death (16 January 1951) Based on the 1938 novel
43. Appointment with Death (1988)
PG | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a former prison wardress who dominates the lives of her three adult stepchildren and her daughter is found dead at an archaeological dig near the Dead Sea, there are a great many suspects.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud
Votes: 6,056 | Gross: $0.96M
Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot
44. 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: 52,150
Appointment with Death (25 December 2009) David Suchet as Hercule Poirot
45. Suspense (1949–1954)
25 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Live plays featuring people who were in dangerous and threatening situations.
Stars: Rex Marshall, Robert Emhardt, Robert H. Harris, John Baragrey
Votes: 358
The Red Signal (22 January 1952) Based on a short story that first appeared in The Grand Magazine in June 1924
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
The Red Signal (2 November 1982)
47. Studio One (1948–1958)
60 min | Drama
A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.
Stars: Betty Furness, Paul Branson, Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair
Votes: 329
They Came to Baghdad (12 May 1952) Based on the 1951 novel
48. Spider's Web (1955 TV Movie)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Wallace Douglas | Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Felix Aylmer, Myles Eason, Harold Scott
An except from the play that was currently playing in the West End of London. The play which had opened in 1954 had been written at the request of its star, Margaret Lockwood.
49. Das Spinnennetz (1956 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Fritz Umgelter | Stars: Marlies Schönau, Eva Demski, Hans E. Schons, Hans Epskamp
The Spider’s Web (German tv production)
50. The Spider's Web (1960)
88 min | Mystery
When an intruder is killed in her house, the comfortable life of Clarissa Hailsham-Browne is turned upside-down.
Director: Godfrey Grayson | Stars: Glynis Johns, John Justin, Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge
Votes: 273
51. Spider's Web (1982 TV Movie)
105 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
The wife of a Foreign Office diplomat discovers a body in the drawing-room of her house in Kent.
Director: Basil Coleman | Stars: Penelope Keith, Robert Flemyng, Thorley Walters, Elizabeth Spriggs
Votes: 243
52. Die Galerie der großen Detektive (1954–1955)
Crime
Stars: Wolfgang Jarnach, Gert Michenfelder, Ernst Fritz Fürbringer, Walter Andreas Schwarz
Votes: 22
Murder on the Orient Express (24 August 1955 Based on the 1934 novel with Heini Gobel as Hercule Poirot
53. 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: 69,180 | Gross: $0.07M
Albert Finney as Hercule Poirot
54. Murder on the Orient Express (2001 TV Movie)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hercule Poirot, now in modern times, investigates the famous crime on the famed train with a modern twist.
Director: Carl Schenkel | Stars: Alfred Molina, Meredith Baxter, Leslie Caron, Amira Casar
Votes: 1,178
Alfred Molina as Hercule Poirot
55. 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: 52,150
David Suchet as Hercule Poirot in the 2010 adaptation of ‘Murder on the Orient Express’.
56. Murder on the Orient Express (2015– )
280 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Japanese adaptation of Agatha Christie's famous whodunit "Murder on the Orient Express".
Stars: Mansai Nomura, Nanako Matsushima, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Anne Watanabe
Votes: 199
Murder on the Orient Express The name of the main character was changed to Suguro Takeru and played by Nomura Mansai
57. 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: 296,795 | Gross: $102.83M
Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot
58. Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
60 min | Drama
The show featured original plays plus plays adapted from works.
Stars: Walter Matthau, David White, Constance Ford, Kim Stanley
Votes: 113
A Murder is Announced (30 December 1956) Gracie Fields as Miss Marple
59. 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: 2,589
Joan Hickson as Miss Marple
60. Marple (2004–2013)
TV-14 | 2,090 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: 10,704
A Murder is Announced (2 January 2005)
61. 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: 8,572
Based on the 1957 novel ‘4.50 from Paddington’ Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple
62. 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: 2,474
Joan Hickson as Miss Marple
63. Marple (2004–2013)
TV-14 | 2,090 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: 10,704
4.50 from Paddington (26 December 2004) Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple
64. General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
An American anthology series, with a new episode and different actors and actresses each week. Hosted by Ronald Reagan, the series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
Stars: Ronald Reagan, Don Herbert, Nancy Reagan, Lee Marvin
Votes: 432
Hercule Poirot: The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim (1 April 1962) Based on a short story first published in The Sketch (28 March 1923) Martin Gabel as Hercule Poirot
65. 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
Based on the 1934 novel
66. Marple (2004–2013)
TV-14 | 2,090 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: 10,704
Julie McKenzie as Miss Marple in the 2011 adaptation of ‘Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?’. Miss Marple didn’t appear in the original novel.
67. 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: 7,929
68. 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: 52,150
David Suchet as Hercule Poirot in the 2010 adaptation of Hallowe’en Party’.
69. 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: 112,542
Based on the novel ‘Hallowe’en Party (1969). Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot.
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