Rent Crooked House (2017)

2.9 of 5 from 157 ratings
1h 50min
Rent Crooked House (aka Agatha Christie's Crooked House) Online DVD & Blu-ray Rental
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Synopsis:
In this classic Agatha Christie detective story, former diplomat Charles Hayward (Max Irons) has returned from Cairo to London to become a private detective. When Aristide Leonides (Gino Picciano), a wealthy and ruthless tycoon, is poisoned in his own bed, Detective Hayward is invited to solve the crime.
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Directors:
Producers:
Joseph Abrams, James Spring, Sally Wood
Writers:
Julian Fellowes, Agatha Christie, Gilles Paquet-Brenner, Tim Rose Price
Aka:
Agatha Christie's Crooked House
Studio:
Universal Pictures
Genres:
Drama
Collections:
10 Films to Watch If You Like Gosford Park, Drama Films & TV, Films to Watch If You Like..., People of the Pictures, Remembering Julian Sands and Frederic Forrest, Top 10 Agatha Christie Films
BBFC:
Release Date:
26/02/2018
Run Time:
110 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.30:1
Colour:
Colour

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Reviews (3) of Crooked House

Classic Christie - Crooked House review by KW

Spoiler Alert
24/04/2018

Interesting adaption of Ms Christies Crooked House which kept me guessing until about 80% through when what I thought was a crazy assumption as to the murderer began unravel. Good to look at the, period shots and clothing were spot on, and the cast of well know British actors joined by Glenn Close played their roles to perfection.

2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.

Boring, Boring, Boring - Crooked House review by Pork Chop Express

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22/10/2018

Tried to watch this twice. Fell asleep both times around 10-15mins in. Pretty boring affair. Glenn Close was wasted. Poor script. Unengaging. Music and scoring non-existent as far as I could [hear]. Avoid unless needing a sleep relaxant.

1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.

Okay - Crooked House review by SB

Spoiler Alert
16/11/2023

I watched this because I had not previously seen an adaptation of this classic Christie family crime story, and also because Stefanie Martini is in it, renewing her association with Julian Fellowes which produced the very good Doctor Thorne. I need not have bothered on the latter point, because Martini's performance is somewhat over-strained and unnatural. Amongst a motley crew, Max Irons as the personable private detective and Glenn Close as the eccentric aunt come off best; many other performances are forgettable. The location, costumes etc are well done although many interiors are strangely dark. The time in which the events are set are late 1950s rather than early fifties as in the book, apparently just so that a bit of pop culture can be thrown in.

I knew the identity of the murderer anyway, so did not need to waste time working out 'whodunnit', but the relevant clues seemed to be fairly distributed. Alright for an undemanding evening if you like watching people being being evasive, secretive and nasty - ie family life.

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