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2022 · Movie · PG-13 · your starting pointIf Death on the Nile is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Movies like Death on the Nile, ranked
1. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Kenneth Branagh's fastidious detective Hercule Poirot navigates another confined, opulent setting where a murder forces him to unravel interconnected motives among a sophisticated cast trapped by circumstance.
2. The Good Ship Murder (2023)
Kenneth Branagh's meticulous direction of opulent murder mysteries carries over into this cruise-set whodunit, where a detective must untangle motives among isolated passengers while confined to a ship's claustrophobic corridors.
3. Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Kenneth Branagh directs both this 1982 Agatha Christie adaptation and Death on the Nile, deploying the same meticulous visual style and contained-setting mystery formula to trap suspects in glamorous isolation while secrets unravel.
4. Death in Paradise (2011)
Richard Poirot's deductive method of isolating suspects and uncovering hidden motives among a confined cast mirrors the investigative rhythm that drives each island murder case, where seemingly unrelated details coalesce into revelation.
5. Marble Hall Murders (2026)
The locked-setting mystery unfolds through a detective's examination of interconnected suspects with secret grudges, where opulent surroundings and period detail mask the psychological complexity beneath each guest's facade.
6. A Taste for Murder (2026)
Director Kenneth Branagh's meticulous puzzle-box storytelling returns with a claustrophobic island setting where a damaged detective must unravel deadly secrets hidden among a tight cast of suspects with tangled personal histories.
7. The Marlow Murder Club (2024)
This cozy murder mystery trades the Nile for an English village, but maintains the same intelligent protagonist untangling lies within a confined social circle through meticulous observation and psychological insight.
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