Murder on the Orient Express

Everyone is a suspect.


Murder on the Orient Express
What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrilling mysteries ever told. From the novel by best-selling author Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express tells the tale of thirteen strangers stranded on a train, where everyone’s a suspect. One man must race against time to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again.

114 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Violence).
Crime, Detective/Mystery, Drama, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Daisy Ridley, Lucy Boynton, Tom Bateman, Penelope Cruz, Johnny Depp, Leslie Odom, Jr., Marwan Kenzari, Sergei Polunin, Willem Dafoe, Josh Gad, Michelle Pfeiffer, Olivia Colman, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Director
Kenneth Branagh
ScreenplayMichael Green, from the novel by Agatha Christie
MusicPatrick Doyle
CinematographyHaris Zambarloukos
EditingMick Audsley
Sound formatsDolby Atmos
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2017
Produced byTwentieth Century Fox, Genre Films, Kinberg Genre, The Mark Gordon Company, Scott Free Productions, Latina Pictures, The Estate of Agatha Christie

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDetective
LanguageNone
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceModerate impact, fairly frequent violence that is implied with some blood-letting and also psychological, enhanced by loud sound in theatre.
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG-13: Parents Strongly CautionedRated PG-13 for violence and thematic elements
Runtime114
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
3
Violence
4
Blood / Gore / Gross
3
Guns / Weapons
5
Profanity
2
Alcohol / Drugs
4
Smoking
3
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
4
Frightening / Tense Scenes
3
Jump Scenes
3
Tense Family Scenes
4
Music (Scary/Tense)
3
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
4

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
13 +
Positive messages
3
Positive role models
2
Violence
3
Sex
2
Language
1
Consumerism
0
Drinking, drugs, smoking
2

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Die Burger
Mariana Malan quote iconOu moordraaisel het stoom verloor.
10
Cape Times
Mehboob Bawa quote iconPierot back on track.
15
24.com
Alex Isaacs quote iconI would definitely recommend this film to everyone. Whether you have read the books or not, it is a must-see murder mystery that will leave you wanting more.
15
ScreenIt
Jim Judy quote iconIt's interesting for a while, but ends up redundant and not as entertaining as one might expect.
10
Metacritic.com
43 critics
10
Rottentomatoes critics
201 critics
12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconStylish 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.
12
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
12
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation quote iconColorful, thoughtful, classical mystery has some violence.
15

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
99 users
12
Rottentomatoes users
19201 users
13
IMDB
3079 Netizens
13
The Movie DB
Community
13

Average .. 62%

12

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