Movies and TvShows featuring "european-crime-literature-on-screen" theme.
While on vacation on the Nile, Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of a young heiress. In World War I, Poirot devises a strategy to advance his Belgian company but gets injured. In 1937, at a London club, Poirot watches a performance and sees Linnet Ridgeway dancing passionately with her fiance Simon Doyle. After six weeks, in Egypt, Poirot encounters his friend Bouc and joins them at the hotel to celebrate Linnet and Simon's wedding. Others join their honeymoon trip on the cruise ship S.S. Karnak. Linnet asks Poirot for protection from the obsessive Jackie, who has stalked them to Egypt. To escape Jackie, the group boards the Karnak. Poirot interrogates the guests and discovers their various motives to harm Linnet. Poirot investigates further, finding clues and uncovering the truth behind the murders. As the passengers disembark, Poirot is unable to voice his feelings to Salome. Six months later, he visits her club to watch her rehearse, alone in the dark.
The Marco Effect is a crime thriller movie set in Denmark and the Czech Republic. It revolves around themes of abuse of power, racial and ethnic stereotypes, gangs, and police investigations. The story follows a teenager named Marco who gets caught up in a dangerous criminal world while trying to uncover the truth behind a series of incidents. With the help of a police detective, Marco navigates through a complex web of corruption and violence.
A retired police detective pledges to catch a serial killer before his retirement party, but his obsession with the case leads him down a dangerous path of paranoia and self-destruction.
Le Doulos follows the story of a convicted criminal who becomes entangled in a web of deception and betrayal after his release from prison. As he navigates the criminal underworld and forms a risky alliance, his loyalty and motives are constantly tested, leading to a series of unexpected twists and turns.
A TV reporter is mercilessly stalked by a mysterious assassin in this remake of the 1960 Doris Day thriller.
Flic Story is a crime drama thriller set in 1950s France. It tells the story of a male police officer who investigates a series of robberies and must confront a gangster. The film is based on real events and explores themes of criminality, corruption, and justice.
Whistle Down the Wind is about a fugitive who seeks refuge in a village, where he is mistaken for Jesus Christ by a group of children. The children's innocence and faith in the mysterious man challenges the beliefs of the villagers, leading to a captivating and thought-provoking story.
The Sister is a psychological thriller TV show that follows the story of a woman named Nina who is haunted by the disappearance of her sister many years ago. When a man shows up at her door claiming to know what happened to her sister, Nina's world is turned upside down as she is forced to confront the secrets of the past.
Set in Prague, during World War II, the film follows the life of a crematorium manager named Karl, who becomes increasingly delusional and embraces his Nazi collaborationist beliefs. As he descends into madness, the line between reality and imagination blurs, leading to a series of surreal and darkly comedic events.
The Gang (1977) is a crime drama movie based on a novel. It tells the story of a gang involved in a siege during a marriage. Set in the 1970s, the movie explores the dynamics of the gang as they navigate the complexities of robbery, police, and gangster life.
In the 1970s, a police inspector in Paris investigates a series of murders. During the investigation, he encounters a chance encounter with a university professor and finds himself involved in an unlikely romance. As he delves deeper into the case, he uncovers surprising connections and must navigate the complexities of the criminal underworld.
In Magnet of Doom, a man goes on the run in Paris and New York City after a failed boxing match. As he evades the authorities, he reflects on his life and tries to find a way to start anew.
A Pain in the Ass (2008) is a French comedy film based on a 1970s literature that tells the story of a photographer and a hitman who accidentally switch bags at an airport. The hitman's plans get disrupted when he realizes he has mistakenly taken the photographer's bag, which contains photos of a political scandal. To retrieve his bag, the hitman tracks down the photographer and ends up entangled in a series of misadventures, involving a suicidal hotel bellhop, a thief, the police, and an annoying person he mistakes for the photographer's partner. With comical circumstances and hilarious situations, the film explores themes of mistaken identity, friendship, and the absurdity of life.
This time the detectives deal with the case of a murdered professor. One day a cleaning woman finds him shot to death in his own study. The detectives will thus investigate whether the murder is connected with the victim's persistent effort for the removal of the University's quaestor because of the latter's strange machinations during the reconstruction of the University building. And they'll also want to know why the murderer took the great risk involved in killing the victim on the university soil. The search for the answer to the question who could wish the death of the peculiar but honest professor will take them farther than they have expected.
Diabolique follows the story of a mistress and wife who plot to murder the abusive husband, but things take an unexpected turn when the body mysteriously disappears.