As bombs fall on London, writer Agatha Christie decides it is time to kill off her most famous creation.

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Agatha and the Midnight Murders (2020)

★ 6.2/10 October 7, 2020 91 min

DramaMystery

Director: Joe Stephenson  ·  Writer: Tom Dalton

As bombs fall on London, writer Agatha Christie decides it is time to kill off her most famous creation.

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Director

Joe Stephenson Joe Stephenson

Cast

Helen Baxendale Helen Baxendale Agatha Christie Blake Harrison Blake Harrison Travis Pickford Jacqueline Boatswain Jacqueline Boatswain Audrey Evans Gina Bramhill Gina Bramhill Grace Nicory Daniel Caltagirone Daniel Caltagirone Eli Schneider Thomas Chaanhing Thomas Chaanhing Frankie Lei Scott Chambers Scott Chambers Clarence Allen Vanessa Grasse Vanessa Grasse Nell Lewis Jodie McNee Jodie McNee PC O'Hanauer Elizabeth Tan Elizabeth Tan Jun Yuhuan Morgan Watkins Morgan Watkins Rocco Vella Alistair Petrie Alistair Petrie Sir Malcolm Campbell

User Reviews (1)

Peter McGinn
Peter McGinn October 27, 2020
★ 8/10

If I didn’t have a lot of experience reading reviews, perhaps I wouldn’t have watched this. While I considered it’s description I saw a lot of very negative reviews on another site. I mean, it was made out to be the worst movie ever by some. But I watched it and I will say why in a moment. I enjoyed the movie. Not the best mystery I have watched lately, but it held my attention throughout. There was just enough humor, just enough factual detail, and small twists to keep me engaged. I was pleasantly surprised. Perhaps it helped that I have never been an Agatha Christie fan. Her writing is fine, but I didn’t care for Poirot as a character. I didn’t mind Marple, so perhaps I should give her books another try. But back to this movie. When a film has a ton of one-star ratings, I have learned to quickly peruse a bunch of them to determine if it is for one of the most common …