Murder on the Orient Express

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Murder on the Orient Express

PG

1974

2h 7m

Mystery & Thriller

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Having concluded a case, detective Hercule Poirot settles into what he expects can be a relaxing journey home aboard the Orient Express. But when an unpopular billionaire is murdered en route, Poirot takes up the case, and everyone on board the famous train is a suspect. Using an avalanche blocking the tracks to his advantage, Poirot gradually realizes that many of the passengers have revenge as a motive, and he begins to home in on the culprit.

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Critics Consensus

Murder, intrigue, and a star-studded cast make this stylish production of Murder on the Orient Express one of the best Agatha Christie adaptations to see the silver screen.

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

09/27/2023

Orient Express is strictly an actors' showcase, and some of the performers have such assured technique that you begin to grin each time you see them.

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Jay Cocks

TIME Magazine

11/09/2017

The idea is that everything will be more interesting if Sean Connery or Ingrid Bergman, rather than the characters they play, is suspected of having committed the foul deed. The device does not work, despite the [actors'] occasionally droll efforts.

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Variety Staff

Variety

03/26/2009

Agatha Christie's 1934 Hercule Poirot novel has been filmed for the first time in a bygone film style as it seems to be some treasure out of a time capsule.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Jan 1

3/4

The real knockout performance comes from Finney, deservedly Oscar-nominated for an eccentric turn that's unlike anything else he's ever attempted.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Dec 5

5/5

…Sidney Lumet’s 1974 version of Murder on the Orient Express is a classic in every sense, this is the pick of the bunch when it comes to Agatha Christie movies, and the place many amateur detectives got a first taste of the genre they came to love….

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

11/22/2024

3.5/4

Agatha Christie’s works had been and would be filmed many times over, but Lumet’s Murder on the Orient Express, despite being quite a ways out of his wheelhouse, remains one of the genre’s classics.

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Sam 3

@Sam3Q Jul 3

Because they didn't expect you to be on this train. classic mystery thriller, less than good 😅 12🗡

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Levi J

@Lev77 Mar 31

Suspenseful, well-acted adaptation from Sidney Lumet of the Agatha Christie classic with good production design, score, etc.!

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J.T. H.

@JTH006 Dec 16

Great winter watch for mystery fans. All-Star cast is outstanding, led by an unrecognisable Albert Finney in one of his best performances.

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Jake G

@RT81801238 Nov 19

The strongest characteristic of this movie is the acting. Wonderful performances from all the characters

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Alex S

@RT68121367 Nov 3

superb! A true feast for the eyes and ears! The cast simply magnificent — a lineup you just don’t see anymore. It’s pure joy to follow this classic whodunit — again and again and again. Albert Finney shines as Poirot, even if his French accent isn’t entirely convincing. Still, his detailed and passionate performance more than compensates for it. Sidney Lumet’s direction is simply divine: elegant, rhythmic, atmospheric, and beautifully crafted. Best of all, the film feels wonderfully old-fashioned — as if it had actually been made in the 1930s. Murder on the Orient Express is cinema at its finest: precise, lavish, and timelessly entertaining. A jewel of a mystery — clever, witty, stylish, and delightfully nostalgic.

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Michael H

@Mixhael Oct 14

Orient Express is strictly an actors' showcase, and some of the performers have such assured technique that you begin to grin each time you see them.

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Synopsis

Having concluded a case, detective Hercule Poirot settles into what he expects can be a relaxing journey home aboard the Orient Express. But when an unpopular billionaire is murdered en route, Poirot takes up the case, and everyone on board the famous train is a suspect. Using an avalanche blocking the tracks to his advantage, Poirot gradually realizes that many of the passengers have revenge as a motive, and he begins to home in on the culprit.

Director: Sidney Lumet
Producer: John Brabourne, Richard Goodwin
Screenwriter: Agatha Christie, Paul Dehn, Anthony Shaffer
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: EMI Films Ltd.
Rating: PG
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 24, 1974, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 20, 2017
Runtime: 2h 7m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)