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Gosford Park
(2001)
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Robert Altman
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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, ...
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Inspector Morse: The Way Through the Woods
(1995)
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Part of the long-running British mystery series based on the stories by Colin Dexter, Inspector Morse: The Way Through the Woods was first aired in the U.K. in 1995. Inspector Morse (John Thaw) and Sergeant Lewis (Kevin Whately) investigate the death of "the Lovers Lane Killer" Steven Parnell (Gary Powell). It seems he was murdered in a prison ...
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Murder on the Orient Express
(1974)
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directed by
Sidney Lumet
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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. ...
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The Gift
(2000)
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Sam Raimi
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Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Keanu Reeves, Katie Holmes, Greg Kinnear, Hilary Swank
Supernatural horror meets character drama in this Sam Raimi-directed thriller. Set in Georgia, the film concerns a widowed mother named Annie (Cate Blanchett) who is blessed with the ability to have psychic visions. When Annie is asked to use her powers to investigate the murder of a rich society girl (Katie Holmes) who was engaged to a local high ...
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Murder by Death
(1976)
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directed by
Robert Moore
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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 ...
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Lord Peter Wimsey: Clouds of Witness
(1972)
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directed by
Hugh David
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Anthony Ainley, David Langton, Ian Carmichael
Lord Peter Wimsey, the best-bred detective in the United Kingdom, is back ferreting out crime among the privileged classes in this television adaptation of the novel by Dorothy L. Sayers. Lord Wimsey (Ian Carmichael) returns from a tour of Europe to learn that Capt. Dennis Cathcart (Anthony Ainley), who was engaged to marry Peter's sister Lady ...
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Witness for the Prosecution
(1957)
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directed by
Billy Wilder
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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 ...
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A Caribbean Mystery
(1983)
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directed by
Robert M. Lewis
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Helen Hayes, Maurice Evans
Helen Hayes plays Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth Miss Jane Marple in A Caribbean Mystery. Recuperating from an illness at a resort in the Bahamas, Miss Marple makes the acquaintance of a genial British major (Maurice Evans). When her new friend is murdered, Miss M takes on the case herself. She certainly has a carload of suspects this time, ...
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The Kennel Murder Case
(1933)
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directed by
Michael Curtiz
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William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette, Ralph Morgan, Helen Vinson
Often (and accurately) described as a model of the whodunit genre, The Kennel Murder Case stars William Powell, making his fourth screen appearance as S. S. Van Dine's dilettante detective Philo Vance. This time the story involves intrigue at the Long Island kennel club. The murder victim is Robert H. Barrat, who works overtime making himself a ...
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Inspector Morse: The Day of the Devil
(1993)
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Part of the long-running British mystery series based on the stories by Colin Dexter, Inspector Morse: Day of the Devil first aired in the U.K. in 1993. In this thrilling case, the murderous rapist John Peter Barrie (Keith Allen) escapes from the prison. The severely mentally ill Barrie sets up traps for the Oxford police and soon the town is ...
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Widows' Peak
(1994)
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directed by
John Irvin
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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 ...
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The House of Fear
(1945)
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directed by
Roy William Neill
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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 ...
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles
(1988)
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directed by
Brian Mills
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Jeremy Brett, David Burke
This is a TV production of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle masterpiece, The Hound of the Baskervilles. ~ All Movie Guide
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Pretty Maids All in a Row
(1971)
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directed by
Roger Vadim
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Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, Telly Savalas, John Carson, Roddy McDowall
Ocean View High is an upscale suburban school in an otherwise unidentified community. It's 1971, the point when the sexual revolution started moving into full swing and even a lot of Middle America, at least on the two coasts, admitted the existence of same revolution. It seems like the guys and girls at Ocean View are all loving pretty freely, ...
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The Last of Sheila
(1973)
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directed by
Herbert Ross
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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 ...
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Painted Lady
(1998)
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directed by
Julian Jarrold
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Helen Mirren, Franco Nero, Iain Glen, Michael Maloney, Lesley Manville
Helen Mirren played the title character in the two-part British miniseries Painted Lady. In the throes of poverty and drug abuse, Irish folk singer Maggie Sheridan (Mirren) pulled herself together when her wealthy and well-connected landlord was murdered and robbed of several valuable works of art. Posing as an art dealer, Maggie not only wreaked ...
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Lord Peter Wimsey: The Nine Tailors
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Ian Carmichael returns as upper-crust sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey in this made-for-TV mystery based on the novel by Dorothy L. Sayers. Car trouble strands Wimsey and Bunter (Glyn Houston) in the village of Fenchurch-St. Paul, where he attended a lavish wedding twenty years before which was spoiled by a massive jewel theft. Wimsey's arrival is a boon ...
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Inspector Morse: The Secret of Bay 5B
(1989)
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In the episode "The Secret of Bay 5B," the murder of a wealthy socialite occurs involving a love triangle, while Morse (John Thaw) tries to ask Dr. Grayling out for a date. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
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Original Sin
(1996)
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directed by
Andrew Grieve
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Roy Marsden
P.D. James: Original Sin is another murder mystery featuring Scotland Yard investigator Adam Dalgliesh. A respected author summons Dalgliesh to Peverell Publishing in order to investigate a disturbing series of threatening letters that have been sent to various people who work there. When deaths start occurring among this circle of people, ...
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Once Upon a Crime
(1992)
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directed by
Eugene Levy
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John Candy, Cybill Shepherd, James Belushi, Giancarlo Giannini, Sean Young, Richard Lewis
The murder of a millionaire has unexpectedly humorous results in this farcical comedy. When Phoebe (Sean Young) and Julian (Richard Lewis), two Americans on a tour of Europe, discover a lost dachshund, they learn that a $5,000 reward has been posted for the dog's return. Phoebe and Julian head to Monte Carlo to return the pet and claim the money, ...
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A Murder of Quality
(1991)
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directed by
Gavin Millar
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Denholm Elliott
A murder investigation at a cloistered boy's school is the subject of this British made-for-television adaptation of John Le Carre's novel. Le Carre's famous detective-hero George Smiley (Denholm Elliott) returns from retirement to look for answers in a mysterious murder at a boarding school, where secret societies, rituals and abuse are the norm. ...
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Poirot: Evil Under The Sun
(2002)
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directed by
Brian Farnham
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David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran, Michael Higgs
First filmed as a theatrical feature in 1982, Agatha Christie's 1940 mystery novel Evil Under the Sun was remade as a two-hour episode of the off-and-on British TV series Poirot. David Suchet is back as the infuriatingly brilliant and fussy Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who after suffering a fainting spell at a posh restaurant is whisked off ...
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Sunset
(1988)
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directed by
Blake Edwards
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Bruce Willis, James Garner, Malcolm McDowell, Mariel Hemingway, Kathleen Quinlan, Dermot Mulroney
Director Blake Edwards departed from his customary sex farces to direct an unusual satirical Western comedy-thriller. In 1927, legendary lawman Wyatt Earp (James Garner) comes to Hollywood to serve as an advisor to a film studio making a movie about Earp's life. He meets silent screen cowboy star Tom Mix (Bruce Willis). The two stumble upon a ...
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Deathtrap
(1982)
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Sidney Lumet
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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 ...
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Inspector Morse: The Wench is Dead
(1998)
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Part of the long-running British mystery series based on the stories by Colin Dexter, Inspector Morse: The Wench Is Dead was first aired in the U.K. in 1995. While attending a Victorian crime conference, Inspector Morse (John Thaw) gets sick and is subsequently hospitalized. He ends up reading a crime novel about the Oxford Canal Murder of 1859, ...
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