Murder on the Orient Express

Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.

Cast

Kenneth Branagh

as Hercule Poirot

Tom Bateman

as Bouc

Michelle Pfeiffer

as Caroline Hubbard

Johnny Depp

as Edward Ratchett

Josh Gad

as Hector MacQueen

Willem Dafoe

as Gerhard Hardman

Judi Dench

as Princess Dragomiroff

Derek Jacobi

as Edward Henry Masterman

Leslie Odom Jr.

as Dr. Arbuthnot

Daisy Ridley

as Miss Mary Debenham

Reviews

Per Gunnar Jonsson

I am a great fan of Agatha Christie in general and Hercule Poirot in particular. When yet another remake of Murder on the Orient express came out I was somewhat hesitant. After all, the one with David Suchet was perfect. I guess I was right to be hesitant. This is another one of those remakes whe...

frankbama

I have always loved this story and was looking forward to seeing this adaptation but afraid it was going to be Branagh'd, especially when finding out he was playing Poirot himself and cast Johnny Depp as Ratchett. When a director wants to put their own stamp on something, they usually screw it u...

DocTerminus

Beginning with Kenneth Branagh's second decade as a filmmaker, I suggest he became an industry workhorse. He acted in many films and directed several, all with varying results in quality. Most pointedly, few felt like they were personal projects for 15 years. For example, his direction of **THOR** ...

Filipe Manuel Neto

**An effort worthy of merit, but which did not result in a really good work.** Kenneth Branagh is one of those actors/directors who doesn't seem to be afraid of a challenge, and I respect him for that, even if his choices aren't always the wisest. Bringing the greatest book of Agatha Christie's w...

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