Gripping murder mystery movies to watch on Amazon Prime Video

A Haunting in Venice (2023)

IMDb rating: 6.5

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh

Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Jude Hill, Ali Khan, Emma Laird, Kelly Reilly, Riccardo Scamarcio, Michelle Yeoh

Synopsis: Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, Hercule Poirot (Branagh) reluctantly attends a seance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the former detective must once again find the killer, navigating a world of shadows and sinister secrets.

About the film: It is an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel Hallowe’en Party.

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

IMDb rating: 6.6

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh

Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Tom Bateman, Olivia Colman

Synopsis: While travelling aboard the luxurious Orient Express, world-renowned detective Hercule Poirot (Branagh) finds himself entangled in a complex murder investigation. A wealthy American businessman Ratchett (Depp) is found stabbed to death on the train and with all the passengers confined by a snowdrift, Poirot must interrogate a suspicious and secretive group of suspects before the killer strikes again.

About the film: It is an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1934 murder mystery novel of the same name.

Rear Window (1954)

IMDb rating: 8.5

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Cast: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr

Synopsis: Confined to his apartment with a broken leg, professional photographer L.B. Jefferies (Stewart) passes time by observing his neighbours. When he suspects that one of them, Thorwald (Burr), has committed murder, he enlists the help of his glamorous girlfriend, Lisa (Kelly) and his visiting nurse, Stella (Ritter), to gather evidence.

About the film: The film was adapted from the short story It Had to Be Murder by Cornell Woolrich.

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