Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- sumptuous
- suspenseful
- theatrical
- mystery movie night
- period drama evening
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film moderately diverting and visually lavish but weighed down by heavy exposition, melodrama, and a less engaging mystery.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The murder investigation takes place aboard a glamorous Nile river steamer carrying a cosmopolitan group of affluent travelers.
The honeymoon murder grows out of unbridled passion, romantic rivalry, and incapacitating jealousy.
Impeccably dressed travelers, Egyptian desert vistas, the Giza pyramids, and the river steamer create a deliberately lavish visual world.
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot leads the search for the murderer and interprets the suspects' conflicting stories.
Films like Death on the Nile, and why
Murder on the Orient Express
glamorous period whodunit centered on a confined group of wealthy suspects and romantic jealousy
Gosford Park
ensemble murder mystery with high-society suspects, lavish production design, and elaborate revelations
The Name of the Rose
stylish historical detective story driven by suspicion, betrayal, and a charismatic investigator
Movie Details
- Director
- Kenneth Branagh
- Release Date
- 2022-02-09
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (4380)
Cast
- Kenneth Branagh
- Tom Bateman
- Annette Bening
- Russell Brand
- Ali Fazal
- Dawn French
- Gal Gadot
- Armie Hammer
- Rose Leslie
- Emma Mackey
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Death on the Nile about?
- A lavish Nile honeymoon becomes a tightly contained murder puzzle for Hercule Poirot, where wealth, desire, and jealousy make every traveler a suspect.
- What is Death on the Nile like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Death on the Nile as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Death on the Nile violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Death on the Nile as mild.
- What did critics think of Death on the Nile?
- Critics broadly found the film moderately diverting and visually lavish but weighed down by heavy exposition, melodrama, and a less engaging mystery.
- Which films are like Death on the Nile?
- Films with a similar feel include Murder on the Orient Express, Gosford Park, and The Name of the Rose.
- How long is Death on the Nile?
- Death on the Nile runs 127 minutes.
- Where can I watch Death on the Nile?
- In United States, Death on the Nile streams on Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow.
