Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- suspenseful
- theatrical
- witty
- classic mystery night
- detective movie marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The poisoning begins at a party attended by actors, writers, aristocratic-seeming figures, and their companions, turning the guest list into the central mystery field.
Rev. Babbington and Dr. Strange both die from poisoning, and Poirot must identify the method and culprit before another death.
Poirot investigates a large circle of party guests while apparent motives and evidence redirect suspicion toward different people.
The cast includes famous actor Charles Cartwright, writer Janet Crisp, and other highly social characters, while Peter Ustinov's Poirot supplies an urbane performance-centered tone.
Films like Murder in Three Acts, and why
Death on the Nile
ensemble whodunnit structure, theatrical suspects, and an eccentric detective solving poisonings
Evil Under the Sun
agatha christie mystery tradition, isolated social gathering, and elaborate detective investigation
The Mirror Crack'd
classic murder mystery with a charismatic amateur detective, multiple suspects, and red herrings
Movie Details
- Director
- Gary Nelson
- Release Date
- 1986-09-30
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (79)
Cast
- Peter Ustinov
- Tony Curtis
- Emma Samms
- Jonathan Cecil
- Fernando Allende
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
- Lisa Eichhorn
- Dana Elcar
- Frances Lee McCain
- Marian Mercer
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Philo, Hallmark+ Amazon Channel, Hallmark+ Apple TV channel, Hallmark TV Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Murder in Three Acts about?
- In sunlit Acapulco, Hercule Poirot trades memoir writing for a deadly party mystery when successive poisonings reveal a killer hiding among the guests.
- What is Murder in Three Acts like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Murder in Three Acts as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Murder in Three Acts violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Murder in Three Acts as mild.
- Which films are like Murder in Three Acts?
- Films with a similar feel include Death on the Nile, Evil Under the Sun, and The Mirror Crack'd.
- How long is Murder in Three Acts?
- Murder in Three Acts runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Murder in Three Acts?
- In United States, Murder in Three Acts streams on fuboTV, Philo, Hallmark+ Amazon Channel, Hallmark+ Apple TV channel, Hallmark TV Amazon Channel.
