Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- brooding
- suspenseful
- sardonic
- mystery movie night
- rainy day viewing
What critics said
Critics found this Agatha Christie adaptation competently entertaining but overly conventional and insufficiently memorable, with mixed opinions on its pacing and dramatic impact.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Charles Hayward investigates Aristide Leonides's poisoning while navigating the hostile Leonides family and its competing secrets.
Charles must investigate Sophia, his former lover and employer, despite the possibility that she is connected to the murder.
The wealthy Leonides household is defined by hostility, concealed motives, and the ruthless legacy of Aristide.
The plot centers on a poisoning investigation and the gradual narrowing of suspects through revelations and misdirection.
Films like Crooked House, and why
Gosford Park
shares a classic country-house whodunit structure, wealthy family suspects, and an investigator uncovering concealed motives
The Limehouse Golem
combines an elegant murder mystery with romantic tension, social privilege, and a tightly controlled ensemble of suspects
Murder on the Orient Express
features an amateur or professional detective navigating a wealthy, hostile family in a suspenseful period-style crime mystery
Movie Details
- Director
- Gilles Paquet-Brenner
- Release Date
- 2017-09-06
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (1018)
Cast
- Glenn Close
- Max Irons
- Stefanie Martini
- Christina Hendricks
- Terence Stamp
- Honor Kneafsey
- Julian Sands
- Gillian Anderson
- Christian McKay
- Amanda Abbington
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
- 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 Crooked House about?
- A private detective enters a wealthy London family’s poisonous household, where romantic history and concealed motives complicate a high-stakes murder investigation.
- What is Crooked House like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Crooked House as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Crooked House violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Crooked House as mild.
- What did critics think of Crooked House?
- Critics found this Agatha Christie adaptation competently entertaining but overly conventional and insufficiently memorable, with mixed opinions on its pacing and dramatic impact.
- Which films are like Crooked House?
- Films with a similar feel include Gosford Park, The Limehouse Golem, and Murder on the Orient Express.
- How long is Crooked House?
- Crooked House runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch Crooked House?
- In United States, Crooked House streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
