Evil Under the Sun

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Evil Under the Sun

PG,

1982,

1h 42m,

Mystery & Thriller

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86%

14 Reviews

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73%

5,000+ Ratings

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14 Reviews

73%

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5,000+ Ratings

Agatha Christie's Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov), solves the murder of an actress at a Balkan resort.

Dwight Brown

Sepia

Aug 10, 2022

Agatha Christie fans will be pleased.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Oct 23, 2004

3/4

There are delicious moments in the final fifteen minutes of Evil Under The Sun, but what I especially liked about this Christie were the opening scenes the setup.

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Jan 26, 2026

2.5/5

Acknowledging Hercule Poirot's eccentricities are part of the equation, "Evil Under the Sun" spends entirely too long indulging them. Once it shifts from "The White Poirotus" to the actual mystery, the film improves.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Nov 24, 2025

4/5

…Evil Under the Sun marks the peak of Ustinov Poirot… Christie’s narrative still works, making for a satisfying, glossy whodunnit with traditional thrills coming directly from dubious characters, waspish dialogue and ingenious plotting…

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Kathy Fennessy

Seattle Film Blog

Jun 7, 2022

3/4

Evil Under the Sun is more a product of the expansive time it was made than the more austere time it was written, and that's a big part of its appeal: the 1980s in full, indulgent flower.

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Frank J. Avella

Edge Media Network

Sep 25, 2020

A-

Evil Under the Sun is a lush, clever, and entertaining gem that is more than worth the sit.

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Finn G

Nov 1, 2018

Poirot as a fish out of water works very well plus the cast of potential murderers and victims are even more colorful than normal.

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Abraham W

Dec 2, 2017

The best Agatha Christie adaptation ever with a simplified plot stripped of red herrings.

Abraham R

Sep 29, 2007

Superb adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic novel. Hercule Poirot is investigating a murder and a fake diamond. His investigations take him to a holiday resort on an island in the Adriatic Sea. While he is there Arlena Marshall turns up dead, murdered. Plenty of suspects - she appeared to be universally hated - but everyone has a perfect alibi. Hercule Poirot is investigating a murder and a fake diamond. His investigations take him to a Superb adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic novel. Clever plot with a wonderful, classic, old-worldy feeling to proceedings. Peter Ustinov is great as Poirot, but that's a given. Classic murder-drama.

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Guy Hamilton

Director

Peter Ustinov

Hercule Poirot

Colin Blakely

Sir Horace Blatt

Jane Birkin

Christine Redfern

Nicholas Clay

Patrick Redfern

Maggie Smith

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Synopsis

Agatha Christie's Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov), solves the murder of an actress at a Balkan resort.

Director: Guy Hamilton
Producer: John Brabourne, Richard Goodwin
Screenwriter: Anthony Shaffer
Production Co: EMI Films Ltd., Titan Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 27, 2009
Runtime: 1h 42m

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