The best Peter Ustinov’s mystery movies

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

16/04/1921- 28/03/2004
We present our ranking of the best Peter Ustinov’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Peter Ustinov.
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Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile
7.2/10
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 29/09/1978
  • Character: Hercule Poirot
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?

Thirteen at Dinner

Thirteen at Dinner
6.2/10
  • Genre: CrimeMystery
  • Release: 19/09/1985
  • Character: Hercule Poirot
Actress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce, but her husband, Lord Edgware, refuses. She convinces Hercule Poirot to use his famed tact and logic to make her case. Lord Edgware turns up murdered, a well-placed knife wound at the base of his neck. It will take the precise Poirot to sort out the lies from the alibis - and find the criminal before another victim dies.

The Great Muppet Caper

The Great Muppet Caper
7.1/10
Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It's up to Kermit and Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.

Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun
7/10
Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. When a murder is committed, everyone has an alibi.

Appointment with Death

Appointment with Death
6.1/10
Emily Boynton, stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominating influence. She takes herself, the children and her daughter-in-law on holiday to Europe and the Holy Land. At a dig, Emily is found dead and Hercule Poirot investigates.

Murder in Three Acts

Murder in Three Acts
6.2/10
In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
4/10
Famous detective Charlie Chan is called out of retirement to help a San Francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders. With his bumbling grandson as his sidekick, Chan also encounters an old nemesis known as the Dragon Queen who is the prime suspect.

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
5.9/10
Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of Chinese spies.

Dead Man's Folly

Dead Man's Folly
6.3/10
During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.

Imaginary Friends

Imaginary Friends
6.7/10
Ellen Pitblado is a widow who lives in recluse in 1930s Gloucestershire. When her scummy journalist nephew, Douglas, tries to force her to give him her money, she calls her mysterious lookalike gentlemen friends to her aid.

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