Murder on the Orient Express

PG-13

Released Nov 10, 2017

1h 54m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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A lavish trip through Europe quickly unfolds into a race against time to solve a murder aboard a train. When an avalanche stops the Orient Express dead in its tracks, the world's greatest detective -- Hercule Poirot -- arrives to interrogate all passengers and search for clues before the killer can strike again.

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Critics Consensus

Stylish production and an all-star ensemble keep this Murder on the Orient Express from running off the rails, even if it never quite builds up to its classic predecessor's illustrious head of steam.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

The actors here try too hard to flesh out roles that are little more than stock types.

Mar 25, 2020

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Jonathan Romney

Film Comment Magazine

[Kenneth Branagh] doesn't bring much new to the basic conception-a bunch of famous actors play eccentrics cooped up on a train, with secrets to be unearthed. But he does embellish the template with glossy extras.

Mar 8, 2018

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April Wolfe

Village Voice

There's something quaint and comforting about this film and its brand of old-fashioned storytelling, where coincidences are extremely likely, everyone somehow knows a countess, and a man puts honor above all else.

Dec 1, 2017

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

The movie tries every trick up its sleeve to divert the audiences’ attention from what is really important and intriguing here: the mystery behind the murder of Mr. Ratchett.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 4, 2024

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

Without Poirot spoon-feeding the audience, no viewer would deduce the backstory motivation: a fictionalization of the kidnapping and murder of twenty-month-old Charles Lindbergh Jr.

May 11, 2024

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Mini Anthikad-Chhibber

The Hindu

In the final count, Murder on the Orient Express is lavish spectacle — not meaningless, so much as shallow.

Sep 16, 2023

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Julia P

What an absolute garbage adaptation of such a brilliant Agatha Cristie novel. I understand why people would rate it 5 stars when they haven't read the book, as the cinematography is mostly well done and the cast is spectacular. However, it just falls completely short at the total mischaracterisation of the main character - Hercule Poirot - and of several other side characters. Nothing gets explained, just wild guesses, and then absolutely out of nowhere there's just action and guns and fights and stabbings that simply do not belong into this story. I cannot believe i actually finished the movie, because it was just a complete reimagination of the original plot and should not be allowed to carry the same title as the novel. They even added some characters that should not even appear in this story but in some other Hercule Poirot stories!?!! Who wrote this thing and then passed it off as a hood adaptation? Anyway, I'm so mad, so so mad, that this brilliantly talented cast was wasted on a movie that feels like someone had a fever dream or high on crack had written the plot.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/02/24

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Mark B

I’ve never ever seen Agatha Christie novel adaptation before. In my opinion, this movie is the best “Murder on the Orient Express” adaptation

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/16/24

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Dylan H

An unusual whodunit film with an all star cast that spins many mysterious webs but falls flat in the end.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/09/24

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Tristan C

Not sure what people didn't like about this film. Wonderfully scripted, great cast, beautiful colour and cinematography and a moving story. Definitely worth the watch :)

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/27/24

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Skye D

I loved this I don’t know why it didn’t do better with audiences. I found it captivating and very moving. The characters are enchanting and they literally looked like they popped out of the book which the movie is based on. I like that they stuck to that style .

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/11/24

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Eszter S

Michelle Pfeiffer did an amazing job with her character, such a delight! While there were some parts I found too cheesy, I enjoyed this movie a lot.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/20/24

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Synopsis

A lavish trip through Europe quickly unfolds into a race against time to solve a murder aboard a train. When an avalanche stops the Orient Express dead in its tracks, the world's greatest detective -- Hercule Poirot -- arrives to interrogate all passengers and search for clues before the killer can strike again.

Director: Kenneth Branagh
Producer: Mark Gordon, Simon Kinberg, Kenneth Branagh, Judy Hofflund, Michael Schaefer, Ridley Scott
Screenwriter: Michael Green
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Kinberg Genre, Scott Free Productions, The Mark Gordon Company
Rating: PG-13 (Violence and Thematic Elements)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 10, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 17, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $101.5M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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