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Death on the Nile (1978) | Top 21% · CriticCrunch

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Death on the Nile

Movie1978·140 min

Death on the Nile

Directed by John Guillermin

An Academy Award-winning mystery film directed by John Guillermin. Winner of Best Costume Design.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 21%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

920 ratings

About Death on the Nile

As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a prime suspect.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Neutral (5 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Contemplative
Story Tags: obsession, betrayal, mid century, historical event, international, ocean maritime, strangers forced together, detective investigator, ensemble, investigation procedural, mystery disappearance, cat and mouse

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Details

Director: John Guillermin
Language: English

Cast

Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles

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Awards

🏆Oscar Winner — Best Costume Design (1978)

How Death on the Nile Ranks

All movies

Top 21%

1970s movies

Top 27%

Mystery movies

Top 15%

★John Guillermin films#2 of 7

Top 15% Mystery movies.

Second-best John Guillermin film, behind The Towering Inferno.

the vibe

Death on the Nile Vibe

What it feels like

measuredneutralmoderateapproachablelight-touchintimateearnest

stylized

contemplative

What it's about

investigation proceduralmystery disappearancecat & mouseobsessionbetrayaldetective investigatorensemblestrangers forced togetherhistorical eventinternationalocean maritimemid-century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

neutral 5/9neutral 5/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

stylizedstyled