Murder on the Orient Express fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery, crime, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Murder on the Orient Express is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Mystery, crime, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around mystery, crime, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Murder on the Orient Express is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 59/100 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 60%, and Metacritic 52). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 54 min
Murder on the Orient Express runs 1 h 54 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 56 and audiences 61 out of 100, so both groups see Murder on the Orient Express much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $55 million to make and earned $353 million worldwide, 6.4 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Arabic, French, German, Turkish. Produced in United States.
+77GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Murder on the Orient Express in 91 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 99 storytelling tropes for Murder on the Orient Express, including Continuity Nod, Contrived Coincidence, True Companions.
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