And Then There Were None: the mini series

 I've been in a murder mystery (slash thriller) movie phase lately. I gotta say, one of my favorites is Clue (1985) because its fucking hilarious and so campy and a cult classic, but also because it's always reminded me of Agatha Christie's novel "And Then There Were None" with the mysterious letters/invitations and secrets and murder.

I first read "And Then There Were None" freshmen year of high school and then again sophomore/junior year of college. Literally, one of the best murder mysteries I've ever read--and probably always will be. 

While looking at a BuzzFeed listicle of different movies/mini-series of really good and worth-watching murder mysteries/thrillers, I came across the 2015/2016 BBC version of "And Then There Were None." It. Was. So. Fucking. AMAZING! Total recommend. The acting, the costumes, the flashbacks, the suspense. Knowing what I know and knowing who was behind everything, I did spot a few moments that could be viewed as spoilers, but then again, it was just so-and-so making sure the plan stayed on course. SO. GOOD.

I love how this mini-series was based off a novel that was based off a poem because it feels so meta (also because the poem itself shows how dark children's literature used to be to "teach lessons").

Speaking of meta, See How They Run (2022) just came out on HBO Max, and it was soooooo fucking good too!! It's a movie about a play based off an Agatha Christie novel; the play is in the works of turning into a movie all the while people are making fun of books/plays being turned into movies. It's veeeerrrry meta. It's also a comedy; who knew murder could be so funny (please see Clue (1987))?! Agatha Christie is in it, too (played by Shirley Henderson, who played Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter series)! It was a bit slow during parts, but it all culminated to such a great twist-upon-twists-upon-twists. Another total recommend.

Other really good movies like these that I recommend would be: Murder On The Orient Express (2017), Death on the Nile (2022), Bad Times at the El Royal (2018), Sherlock Holmes (2009), Enola Holmes (2020), Knives Out (2019), Murder Mystery (2019), A Simple Favor (2018), Midsommar (2019), Don't Worry Darling (2022), etc. 

If you have any more movie/mini-series recommendations for me, please, please, please feel free to pass them along! ;) ((keep in mind that I don't do horror))

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