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1933. Hercule Poirot (John Malkovich), older and greyer, receives letters threatening murder. The sender signs themselves only as "A.B.C.". When he takes the letters to the police looking for help Hercule finds all his old friends have moved on.

The new guard led by hot headed Inspector Crome (Rupert Grint) are not interested in his story. But soon there is a murder, and in order to have any hope of catching the killer, the once great detective must take matters into his own hands.

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In a one-off celebratory programme with access to the Christie estate archives, 'Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple' explores ten of the bestselling author's most iconic works in chronological order.

From 'Murder on the Orient Express' to 'And Then There Were None' and 'Curtain: Poirot's Last Case', these timeless depictions remind us of another age and also the brilliance of her literature. As well as enjoying the unforgettable characters and gripping narratives, each novel also reveals something about Agatha Christie's life at the time it was written.

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Pascal Thomas' latest adaption of Agatha Christie's classic short story collection, starring the return of Catherine Frot and Andre Dussollier as the infamous Mr. and Mrs. Beresford, mixing together the usual ingredients of mystery, thrills and suspense, with an added dose of craziness!

Prudence Beresford and Belisaire decide to take a well deserved rest from their adventures, but when a wealthy Russian heiress disappears, Prudence cannot resist the call of danger...and Belisaire finds himself obliged to follow his wife on what becomes more than their average turbulent journey. Much to their surprise, their investigation into the missing heiress leads them on the trail to a new-age plastic surgery health spa, where a mysterious scientist holds the secret to a fountain of eternal youth.

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London 1940: As the Blitz rages and her future is threatened by fallout from the war, Agatha Christie (Helen Baxendale) makes the decision to kill off her most famous creation. After twelve Poirot novels in six years, Agatha should be a rich woman. Instead, she's struggling to make ends meet.

Killing Poirot in the midst of this turmoil seems almost spiteful, but Agatha has a plan: she's selling the novel to a private buyer, a super-fan who will pay anything to own a piece of history. A meeting at an infamous London hotel is arranged, where despite the presence of an old friend, things quickly go wrong. As the bombs fall and the bodies pile up, the real danger of her situation becomes apparent: the only thing more valuable than the last ever Poirot novel is the last ever book written by Agatha Christie.

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It has been two years since the sensation caused by her eleven-day disappearance and Agatha (Lyndsey Marshal) is contemplating giving up detective novels to pursue a serious literary career. Seeking escape and inspiration, she travels to Baghdad on an archaeological tour.

What she finds is turmoil: the world's biggest oil field has just been discovered and Iraq's ancient treasures are under threat. Agatha also finds a charming, naive young archaeologist, Max (Jonah Hauer-King), who needs her help as a series of murders unfold in the faded grandeur of the villa where they are staying.

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A mysterious list of names is found in the shoe of a dead woman. Antiques dealer Mark Easterbrook (Rufus Sewell) is determined to find out why his name is on the list. His investigations lead him to three spinsters living at The Pale Horse in the village of Much Deeping.

As more deaths occur, Mark finds himself thinking the unthinkable. Could this all be the work of witchcraft, and is he himself cursed? Paranoia eats at Mark. Who wants him dead, and how can he save himself from the curse?

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In 1926, with her personal life in tatters and her writing in crisis, a young Agatha Christie becomes involved in a notorious unsolved murder.

When the goddaughter and namesake of Florence Nightingale is found on a train to Hastings with her skull caved in, the subsequent investigation and public outcry fail to catch the killer. Driven to distraction by the absence of justice, Florence's partner of twenty-six years turns to Agatha in the hope she can succeed where the police failed. But by pursuing a plan based on everything she's learnt through her work, Agatha discovers that Florence's killer is far more cunning and dangerous than any of her fictional creations.

When the Dryers move into their new house in the suburbs it seems as if all their dreams have come true... But dreams soon turn into nightmares as behind the strange noises and unexplained disappearances lurks the ultimate secret fear - a psychopathic hider in the house.

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In the same satirical spirit as Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988) or Student Bodies (1981), comes 1991's esoterically entertaining splatter send-up Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh.

Originally entitled Picking Up The Pieces and featuring special effects from the legendary Tom Savini, this first class mix of gore and guffaws makes its worldwide Blu-ray debut from 88 Films. Proving that a madwoman can be far more threatening than a madman, Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh introduces us to a weapon-wielding femme-fatale who is dedicated to lopping off limbs and chalking up a high body count in the name of an ancient religious cult. What results is a plethora of slice and dice silliness and one of the most deranged, but darkly humored, hack 'em ups ever unleashed. Starring Veronica Hart, the erstwhile adult movie legend from such late night masterworks as Amanda By Night (1981), as a crazy killer with a shapely shape, and paying homage to everything from Blood Feast (1963) to The Toolbox Murders (1978), Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh proves once and for all that the female of the species is far deadlier than the male!

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Poor, poor Nancy..., Alone on the road, trying to hitch a ride to California to start a new life, away from the sleaze of her own family. Nancy hooks up with a pair of good natured petty crooks on a road trip to nowhere special.

Then things take a dark turn when her friends are iced by a pair of backwoods cops. Now, Nancy is in danger of being sacrificed to Satan himself by the wayward lawmen and their twisted siblings, in an insane attempt to resurrect their mother's mummified corpse. A startling and shocking adventure as three kids take a strange detour to the land of the Living Dead!

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When wealthy old mr. Enderby dies, his not-so bereaved relatives gather for the reading of the will. There amid the money and mahogany, aunt cora asks, "he was murdered, wasn't he?". The family tut-tuts such a distressing notion...

until cora is murdered and the tut-tuts turn to "who's next?" Margaret Rutherford is back on form and on the trail as sleuthing miss jane marple in this witty whodunit based on agatha christie's after the funeral. As in all rutherford marple mysteries, she's ably supported by Stringer Davis as the town librarian and charles tingwell as inspector craddock. But murder at the gallop has an extra attraction...robert morley who plays and enderby heir. Rutherford and morley are an engagingly comic pair, whether riding on horseback, gliding around on the dance floor, or trying to outfox each other.

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While in Florida on another case, FBI agents Helter (Bruce Willis) and Lombardo (Megan Fox) cross paths with state cop Crawford (Emile Hirsch), who's investigating a string of female murders that appear to be related.

Lombardo and Crawford team up for an undercover sting, but it goes horribly wrong, plunging Lombardo into grave danger and pitting Crawford against a serial killer in a twisted game of cat and mouse.

Paddington Station. Next stop…murder! Dozing in her train seat, elderly English gentlewoman Miss Jane Marple awakens just in time to witness a dreadful strangulation aboard a passing train. ‘Murder’, cries truth, even if it means uncovering an extra body or two!

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There’s something fishy about the HMS Battletore, a training ship designed to give young hoodlums a chance at new lives. When Miss Jane Marple goes aboard to investigate, she discovers it’s a training ship, all right: someone’s training the delinquents to be good thieves instead of good citizens.

And that someone would kill to keep the fact quiet! Murder may be at sea But Miss Marple never is in this sparkling mystery starring Margaret Rutherord as Agatha Christie’s endearing old-lady sleuth. Murder Ahoy features a rouge’s gallery of suspects and ingenious means of dispatching victims, including strychnine-laced snuff, a noose from a yardarm and a poisoned mousetrap. But Miss Marle prevail? Well, let’s just say it was a good thing she was Ladies National Fencing Champion of 1931!

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Sibling astronomers discover Martians are threatening to attack Earth, but no one believes them - until Martians land and nearly destroy all of New York City.

As the siblings try to make it out of the city with their families, they discover the Martians have no immunity against the diseases of Earth, and must now figure out how to infect the invading army to eradicate the aliens before all of Earth is destroyed first.