Rian Johnson is a longtime fan of the murder mystery genre. Here are a few of his favorites that helped inform this delightful whodunit.
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Colonel Mustard, Miss Scarlet, and Professor Plum all come to life in this movie based on the classic board game.
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This black comedy tells the story of an old-fashioned country house in England thrown off-kilter when one of their own is found dead. Come for a cup of tea and lots of secrets.
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Famed detective Hercule Poirot is put to the test when a murder on, you guessed it, his train demands his particular obsessive skillset. A classic whodunit with a large cast of interesting characters.
Hercule Poirot is back at it, this time an heiress is found dead on his boat while sailing through Egypt.
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That’s right, Pikachu and Hercule Poirot are found on the same list. Will Pikachu have what it takes to help his partner Tim find out what happened to Tim’s dad?