Invitation to a Murder

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Invitation to a Murder

PG-13

2023

1h 30m

Mystery & Thriller

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A reclusive billionaire invites six seemingly random strangers to his island estate in the south of England. Aspiring detective Miranda Green finds the mysterious invitation too alluring to pass up. When another guest turns up dead, Miranda must get to the bottom of the malicious plot behind the gathering.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

12/24/2024

2/5

Serviceable but underwhelming, this murder mystery is very old-school in every way, reminiscent of many an Agatha Christie page-turner and even more so of Christie’s innumerable imitators.

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Joey Rambles

Cultured Vultures

04/26/2023

6.5/10

While not all that memorable, Invitation to a Murder is fun enough that mystery fans (especially Agatha Christie fans) are bound to have a good time, with its inviting visuals, likable cast, and entertaining set of characters.

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

04/25/2023

3/5

Invitation to a Murder definitely pushes the limits of suspension of disbelief, and some of the characters -- mystery archetypes all -- skirt dangerously close into cliches and stereotyping, but it doesn't quite get cross over.

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Peter Martin

ScreenAnarchy

04/24/2023

Mischa Barton plays the sleuthing Miranda as a woman who has just found a purpose in her life, a moment when her natural bent toward close observation and analytical talents point her toward her future. ... A pleasant, enjoyable murder mystery.

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

04/18/2023

C

Barton struggles through far too many Poirotian expository speeches as she ploddingly puts together clues and ferrets out the murderer.

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James M

@jamesgmock 1d

to be honest I couldn't force myself to watch it again, but IIRC there is a MAJOR issue with the timeline. Sean AKA Finley is unknown to be Finley by anyone but the staff until after he is already dead. Our heroine finds the room with the pictures, as he is being murdered by Donald. The dog is brought in after Finley is dead as the big reveal of "meet mr Finley". So... why does Donald, kill Sean ? He is not aware of his real identity until AFTER the murder. Am I remembering wrong ?

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Stephanie O

@soldie 3d

Oh god. I love a campy mystery but they can’t possibly be serious with this.

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Thomas H.

@Fr8ght_Trian Jan 20

An Agatha Christie clone that spends most of the run time running in circles. The conversation and accusations go round and round like a carousel until the killer is revealed and explains why they did it.

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Patricia R

@Patree27 Jan 17

What really put me off was the debit/credit card payment in the book shop within minutes of the film starting! This was supposed to be the 1930's!

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Addilyn S

@Ajoyslink Jan 6

The plot was mediocre at best but the acting was terrible. The actors were unable to convey any sort of emotion. Do not waste the hour and a half of your life. It seemed like a poor Agatha Christie copy.

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Mcj

@Mcjoan Jan 6

All the actors where American or Canadian. Only 2 British actors. Why get American actors. To play British characters. When there are plenty of British actors. I could tell straight away the American actors playing British characters weren't British. What about the rabbits what that about. Basically trying to be an Agatha Christie plot but falling!!

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Synopsis

A reclusive billionaire invites six seemingly random strangers to his island estate in the south of England. Aspiring detective Miranda Green finds the mysterious invitation too alluring to pass up. When another guest turns up dead, Miranda must get to the bottom of the malicious plot behind the gathering.

Director: Stephen Shimek
Producer: Jerome Reygner-Kalfon, Sebastien Semon, Zeus Zamani
Screenwriter: Brian O'Donnell
Distributor: Grindstone Entertainment
Production Co: Lionsgate, Ari Productions, Ace Entertainment Films
Rating: PG-13 (Violent Content|Smoking)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 25, 2023
Runtime: 1h 30m

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