Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- playful
- suspenseful
- classic mystery night
- rainy day viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly find Margaret Rutherford delightful and Lionel Jeffries amusing, while considering the film a comparatively weaker and formulaic entry in the series.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Miss Marple uses a home chemistry set to investigate the trustee's suspicious death by poison.
Miss Marple boards HMS Battledore, where the training community becomes the setting for further murders and investigation.
Rutherford's composed sleuthing contrasts with Captain Rhumstone's comic distress and the film's playful treatment of danger.
The first murder occurs among trustees of a fund intended to rehabilitate young offenders, while a thieves' ring operates around the program.
Films like Murder Ahoy, and why
Murder, She Said
Shared amateur-detective mystery, playful murder investigation, and eccentric British comedy.
Murder at the Gallop
Shared Margaret Rutherford performance, Agatha Christie setting, and comic whodunit structure.
Murder Most Foul
Shared classic British mystery, poison-centered crime, and lightly comic amateur sleuthing.
The Mirror Crack'd
Shared closed-setting whodunit, ensemble suspects, and witty detective-comedy tone.
Movie Details
- Director
- George Pollock
- Release Date
- 1964-09-22
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (161)
Cast
- Margaret Rutherford
- Lionel Jeffries
- Stringer Davis
- Charles Tingwell
- William Mervyn
- Henry Oscar
- Joan Benham
- Nicholas Parsons
- Miles Malleson
- Derek Nimmo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Britbox Apple TV channel, BritBox, BritBox 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 Murder Ahoy about?
- Miss Marple boards a juvenile-rehabilitation training ship and turns a poisoned trustee’s death into a lively hunt for murderers and thieves.
- What is Murder Ahoy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Murder Ahoy as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Murder Ahoy violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Murder Ahoy as mild.
- What did critics think of Murder Ahoy?
- Critics broadly find Margaret Rutherford delightful and Lionel Jeffries amusing, while considering the film a comparatively weaker and formulaic entry in the series.
- Which films are like Murder Ahoy?
- Films with a similar feel include Murder, She Said, Murder at the Gallop, Murder Most Foul, and The Mirror Crack'd.
- How long is Murder Ahoy?
- Murder Ahoy runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Murder Ahoy?
- In United States, Murder Ahoy streams on Britbox Apple TV channel, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel.
