'Crooked House' Clip: Glenn Close Asks What Are Murderers Like?

The world’s most famous mystery writer, Agatha Christie, is back in the spotlight in a big way. The success of “Murder On The Orient Express” has sparked development on a follow-up, with the adaptation of “Death On The Nile” now in the works. However, that movie may be a bit of a way off, so if you need another fix of murderous thrills, it’s time to put “Crooked House” on your radar.

Directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner (“Dark Places,” “Sarah’s Key“) and featuring a top-shelf ensemble including Glenn Close, Christina Hendricks, Gillian Anderson and Max Irons, the adaptation of one of Christie’s personal favorites, follows a private detective tasked with untangling the truth behind the murder of his former lover’s grandfather. Here’s the official synopsis:

In Agatha Christie’s most twisted tale, the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of a wealthy patriarch is investigated by spy-turned-private-detective Charles Hayward (Max Irons), who is lured by his former lover to catch her grandfather’s murderer before Scotland Yard exposes dark family secrets. On the sprawling estate, amidst a poisonous atmosphere of bitterness, resentment and jealousy in a truly crooked house, Hayward encounters three generations of the dynasty, including a theater actress (Gillian Anderson), the old man’s widow 50 years his junior (Christina Hendricks), and the family matriarch Lady Edith de Haviland (Glenn Close).

“Crooked House” is available On Demand today, and opens in cinemas on December 22nd.