Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Movie Collection, Set 5

There have been countless filmed versions of Ms. Christie’s most famous case, Murder on the Orient Express, but the one in this fine box set can be counted among the best. The performance of David Suchet, who has made something of a cottage industry out of playing the diminutive Belgian detective, is simply breathtaking, particularly in the way he shows how the case puts Poirot’s beliefs – in the laws of man and in the law of God – to the test. The two other mysteries in this box set – Appointment With Death and The Third Girl – are almost as good, too.