Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express review – a first-class ride all the way

Henry Goodman gives us every inch of Hercule Poirot’s dandiness and comedy in this exemplary adaptation of Christie’s ingenious murder mystery, but also gets every note of the character’s vast intelligence and pain

Mark Lawson

22, May, 2022 @11:26 AM

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Guardian Film

26, Dec, 2019 @10:50 AM

Star Wars battles Beauty and the Beast for year's top spot at UK box office

Jumanji reboot strengthens its position as The Greatest Showman sweeps in – and The Last Jedi edges towards top spot for 2017

Charles Gant

03, Jan, 2018 @7:00 AM

Paddington 2 digs its claws in at the top of the UK box office

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Charles Gant

05, Dec, 2017 @4:11 PM

Justice League lays down the law at top of the UK box office

DC superheroes reign supreme as Paddington 2’s Peruvian émigré leaves Murder on the Orient Express at the platform

Charles Gant

21, Nov, 2017 @1:49 PM

How we made the original Murder on the Orient Express

‘I don’t think the cast of the new film have the same horsepower we had’

Interviews by Cath Clarke

13, Nov, 2017 @3:40 PM

Murder on the Orient Express steams ahead at the UK box office

A big budget and starry cast prove just the ticket as Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of the Agatha Christie mystery slays Thor: Ragnarok

Charles Gant

07, Nov, 2017 @1:50 PM

Murder on the Orient Express review – delicious whodunnit fun

Kenneth Branagh’s lavish, all-star take on the Agatha Christie classic is endearingly nostalgic

Simran Hans

05, Nov, 2017 @8:00 AM

Poirot is a show-off, but he’s brilliant. That’s why I brought him back to life

As Murder on the Orient Express brings vintage Agatha Christie back to our cinemas, novelist Sophie Hannah tells how she resurrected the brilliant Belgian detective on the page

Sophie Hannah

05, Nov, 2017 @12:05 AM

Murder on the Orient Express review – Branagh's starry romp runs out of steam | Peter Bradshaw's film of the week

The big-name cast includes everyone from Johnny Depp to Judi Dench, but this snowbound Agatha Christie adaptation by Kenneth Branagh is a dusty, old-fashioned dud

Peter Bradshaw

02, Nov, 2017 @10:00 PM

Kenneth Branagh: ‘I want you to smell the steam of the Orient Express’

The actor-director’s latest film, Murder on the Orient Express, boasts a stellar cast, including Branagh himself as Poirot. He discusses magnificent moustaches, moral brooding and the passion of Agatha Christie

Sarah Crompton

27, Oct, 2017 @10:00 AM