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Detective films have always been very popular. Nothing has changed in the 2019st century, they have not lost their relevance. In XNUMX, one of the most significant films in this genre was Rian Johnson’s Knives Out.
Vacation home. Writer Harlan Thrombey gathers his large family in it. The reason is significant – he turns 85 years old. The next day, the hero of the occasion is found dead, his throat was cut. One version is suicide. After the funeral, detective Benoit Blanc arrives at the estate. He says that he received an order from an unknown person. He must find the killer of Harlan and has already received a good reward. An investigation begins. Considering that Thrombey was fabulously rich, everyone who was in the house at the time of the murder falls under suspicion …
This fascinating and witty detective will definitely appeal to fans of this genre. If you have already watched it, pay attention to our rating of films similar to Knives Out 2019.
10 Murder Mystery (2019)
Murder Mystery protagonists Nick and Audrey Spitz have been married for 15 years. He works as a police officer, she is a hairdresser. Audrey has long dreamed of visiting Europe, and Nick granted her wish. On the plane, a woman meets billionaire Charles, who invites them to join the family celebration. On a luxury yacht, a party will be held on the occasion of the marriage of his elderly relative. Nick and Audrey agree, they do not yet know what awaits them at the party. The elderly head of the family is killed at his own wedding. Everyone on the yacht has a motive. The main suspects are the Spitz spouses.
9. Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
The action of the film takes place in a fictional country. In the center of events is the Grand Budapest Hotel. During the period between the two world wars, the hotel was restless: religious, political and religious scandals, power struggles and a multi-million dollar fortune. The protagonist is an inconspicuous concierge Gustav, who has been working at the hotel for two decades. He became very friendly with Madame D., the woman even bequeathed him an expensive painting. One day she was found dead. Madame’s son blamed Gustav for his mother’s death, the concierge ends up in jail. But is he to blame for the death of Madame, or did someone else commit the murder?
8. Ten Little Indians (1987)
On the secluded Negro Island, several people meet. All of them were invited by a certain A.N. Owen. Guests are surprised to find that the owner of the island is missing. They decide to stay in the house, because of the bad weather there is no way to go back. A joint dinner of guests ends with a surprise. All those present in the house are charged with murder. Someone recorded the speech in advance on a gramophone record.
In each room on the wall there is a rhyme about ten blacks, which a sad fate befell. Soon the first victim appears. Guests begin to die, and they die such a death, which is described in a simple poem …
7. Death on the Nile (1978)
Linnet – a young and rich girl marries a poor nobleman Simon. They were introduced by Lynette Jacqueline’s friend, and Simon was her fiancé in the past. The newlyweds go on a romantic journey, on a cruise on the Nile. Jacqueline also decided to go to spoil the lovers’ honeymoon. Also, Linnet has many other enemies, they are all gathered here. It is not surprising that soon the girl is killed. The famous detective Hercule Poirot takes on the investigation of this case.
6. Crooked House (2017)
Charles Hayward comes to his beloved girl Sophia to ask for her hand. They have known each other for two years. But the moment was not the best. There was a tragedy in the family. Sophia’s grandfather, oligarch Aristides Leonides, was killed. The killer simply changed the bottle of medicine and instead of insulin, the elderly man received a lethal dose of another substance. Charles decides to help his beloved and find the criminal. It will not be easy to do this, because even Sophia has a motive for murder.
Interesting fact. Crooked House is an adaptation of the detective by Agatha Christie, as well as some other films from our list. Fans of the writer’s work called the film not very successful. In their opinion, the director and the film crew ruined the best novel of the detective queen.
5. Clue (1985)
The main characters of the film “Evidence” are six people who do not know each other. They receive an invitation to dinner from the mysterious Mr. Body. They arrive at the mansion, where the servants meet them. The owner of the house is late, so the guests are invited to start dinner without him. Mr. Body arrives at the end of the meal and tells the guests why they are in this house. Each of those present is a victim of blackmail, and the extortionist is none other than the owner of the house. During a conversation, the lights go out. When it lights up again, Mr. Body is found dead. The guests, led by the butler, begin an investigation. They have to find out who killed the owner of the house.
4. Gosford Park (2001)
1932 palatial Gosford Park estate. On this November day, crowds of guests come here – celebrities, aristocrats and just rich people. They are going to spend the weekend in pleasant company, enjoy each other’s company, treat themselves to delicious food and expensive alcohol. During the holiday, a terrible event occurs. The owner of the house is found dead…
3. Hateful Eight (2015)
Bounty hunter John Root has caught a dangerous criminal. He must deliver her to a small town to hand over to the police. On the way, he is joined by two: one of them introduces himself as a mercenary, the other as a sheriff. A snowstorm begins, the travelers decide to stop at Minnie’s shop. The hostess is absent, and the only worker Bob meets the guests at the inn. He says the miss is away on business and there are three other guests inside. The situation in Haberdashery is heating up, not everyone will live until morning …
2. 8 women (2001)
1950s, French outback. A large family gathers at the mansion to celebrate Christmas. But the holiday will not take place, the head of the family is killed. 8 women remain in the house, all of these are relatives of the deceased Marseille. They are very scared and are going to call the police. Except that the telephone wire is damaged, and the wires in the family car are cut. Women are locked in a room, they have no choice but to independently think about who could kill Marcel. Perhaps they are in danger, because the offender is unlikely to have managed to leave the house. During a confidential conversation, it turns out that each of the women could become a killer.
1. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
The Orient Express runs from Istanbul to Paris. The famous detective Hercule Poirot receives a lucrative offer from one of the passengers. Samuel Ratchet asks for protection, he’s willing to pay a fortune. The detective refuses, Ratchet is unpleasant to him. Samuel is found dead the next morning. Who killed him? Each of the passengers of the legendary train could do this. Hercule Poirot begins an investigation. It is difficult to find out something, because each of those present has an alibi. He realizes that he has never before encountered such a curious case, but Poirot is not afraid of difficulties.