6 Best Country House Murder Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 7, 2026

A murder at a grand country house is the English mystery at its most elegant. Knives Out gathers a famous detective and a wealthy author’s suspicious family, Gosford Park upends a weekend shooting party when the host is found dead, and Clue turns a dinner into a murder hunt. Murder by Death, And Then There Were None and The Cat and the Canary round out the six.

Knives Out (2019)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 97% Metacritic 82

A rich family becomes a murder mystery's suspect list, and Marta is the one person who can't lie.

Directed by Rian Johnson · 2h 11m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar52 wins & 114 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Gosford Park (2001)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A country-house shooting party's murder exposes the class divide between guests and servants.

Directed by Robert Altman · 2h 17m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Clue (1985)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A dinner party of suspicious strangers investigates a blackmailer's murder in real time.

Directed by Jonathan Lynn · 1h 34m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home

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Murder by Death (1976)

TMDB ★ 6.9

The world's greatest fictional detectives are gathered by a mysterious host to solve an impossible murder.

Directed by Robert Moore · 1h 34m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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And Then There Were None (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Ten strangers invited to an island are murdered one by one, each death matching an old nursery rhyme.

Directed by René Clair · 1h 38m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, IndieFlix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, FilmBox Live Amazon Channel · Rent: Fandango At Home · Buy: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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The Cat and the Canary (1939)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Relatives gathered at a spooky mansion for a will reading are stalked by an escaped murderer.

Directed by Elliott Nugent · 1h 13m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Country House Murder Movies

Knives Out (2019)

Gosford Park (2001)

Clue (1985)

Murder by Death (1976)

And Then There Were None (1945)

The Cat and the Canary (1939)

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