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* MayDecemberRomance: He was in one with the Armstrongs' maid, and she loved him back even when he said she should really look for someone younger. [[spoiler:It's part of the reason he wanted Cassetti dead, as the maid became a scapegoat for the kidnapping and she took her own life as a result of it.]]
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Poirot here is much more amicable and polite than his literary counterpart. He's still an InsufferableGenius, but he's generally more InnocentlyInsensitive than anything else.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Just like in [[Series/{{Poirot}} the small screen adaptation starring]] Creator/DavidSuchet, the doctor has gone from being an innocent bystander who assisted Poirot's investigation to being a member of the "jury" that sentences Ratchett to death. In fact, he goes so far as to shoot Poirot at one point, though he deliberately grazed him and tried to frame himself as the only culprit. It also applies to the other half of the CompositeCharacter, as in the same scene Dr. Arbuthnot makes a rather jarring claim that Casetti didn't deserve a trial. Col. Arbuthnot in the book and previous adaptations firmly believed that trial by jury was a sound system, which was in fact the point of gathering twelve people to exact revenge on Casetti to begin with.]]

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* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Just like in [[Series/{{Poirot}} the small screen adaptation starring]] Creator/DavidSuchet, the doctor has gone from being an innocent bystander who assisted Poirot's investigation to being a member of the "jury" that sentences Ratchett to death. In fact, he goes so far as to shoot Poirot at one point, though he deliberately grazed him and tried to frame himself as the only culprit. It also applies to the other half of the CompositeCharacter, as in the same scene Dr. Arbuthnot makes a rather jarring claim that Casetti Cassetti didn't deserve a trial. Col. Arbuthnot in the book and previous adaptations firmly believed that trial by jury was a sound system, which was in fact the point of gathering twelve people to exact revenge on Casetti Cassetti to begin with.]]



* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:His father was a district attorney who falsely prosecuted a maid for Daisy's kidnapping and murder. [=MacQueen=] participated in the murder to atone for the miscarriage of justice.]]

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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:His father was a district attorney who falsely prosecuted a maid for Daisy's kidnapping and murder. [=MacQueen=] participated in the murder of Cassetti to atone for the miscarriage of justice.]]
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* GrandeDame: She's an elderly, haughty elite who is overly uptight and treats everyone with disdain. [[spoiler:It's an act so Poirot won't suspect she's one of th ekillers.]]

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* GrandeDame: She's an elderly, haughty elite who is overly uptight and treats everyone with disdain. [[spoiler:It's an act so Poirot won't suspect she's one of th ekillers.]]the killers.]] (For bonus points, she's played by a RealLife Dame, Judi Dench.)



* ShutUpHannibal: Mary gets in a nice one against Professor Hardman as he spouts racist rhetoric supporting the separation of races. However, given the revelation that they are all accomplices, this is most likely a subversion, since they may have planned such an interaction:

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A world-famous UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}}-[=born=] private detective and the self-proclaimed "greatest detective in the world". Poirot has an eccentric, vain demeanor and comes off as bumbling to the untrained eye, yet he possesses an unmatched analytical intellect and a great skill for investigating crimes.

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A world-famous UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}}-[=born=] UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}}-born private detective and the self-proclaimed "greatest detective in the world". Poirot has an eccentric, vain demeanor and comes off as bumbling to the untrained eye, yet he possesses an unmatched analytical intellect and a great skill for investigating crimes.



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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: [[spoiler: After she finds her daughter dead, she stabs a "mark of the children's vendetta" on her back and throws her body into the river, to make it seem like she fell victim of a curse rather than of an overdose of her honey]].

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Character page for Creator/KennethBranagh's [[Film/HerculePoirotKennethBranagh film adaptations]] of Literature/HerculePoirot stories.

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* AdaptationalNationality: This version of Ariadne Oliver retains Tina Fey's American accent, implying that nationality for the character, rather than British like in previous Poirot adaptations.




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* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: In the book, she's Leopold's sister.


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* AdaptationalHeroism: He's a far cry from the novel's Leslie Ferrier, a lawyer's clerk [[spoiler:who was complicit in forging a will to strip a poor immigrant from her rightful inheritance.]]


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* RelatedInTheAdaptation: He's Leopold's father here, whereas they are completely unrelated in the novel.


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* RelatedInTheAdaptation: He's Leslie Ferrier's son here, whereas they are completely unrelated in the novel.

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* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler:The original murder that she is trying to cover up was an accident, instead of the cold and calculated crime she and her accomplice committed in the novel. Also, unlike her literary counterpart, this version of Rowena doesn't murder a child (though she certainly threatened to).]]



* CanonForeigner: She doesn't have a book counterpart.



* AdaptationalJerkass: [[spoiler:She was simply Poirot's friend in canon, but here, while Poirot acknowledges her as at least some kind of friend, she takes credit for making him so famous by writing about versions of his cases and manipulates him into attending the séance just so that she can get new material for a new book.]]



* AgeLift: Went from a 13 year old girl from the original story to a woman in her early 60s.
* AssholeVictim: Not only Poirot exposes her as a fraud, she's also revealed to have sexually harassed her extremely vulnerable assistant Nicholas.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the novel, the worst she was guilty of was being TheFriendNobodyLikes and a CompulsiveLiar. Her film counterpart [[spoiler:is a con woman preying on grieving people who have lost their loved ones, as well as a sexual predator harassing her young assistant.]]
* AgeLift: Went from a 13 year old girl from the original story in ''Literature/HalloweenParty'' to a woman in her early 60s.
* AssholeVictim: Not only does Poirot exposes expose her as a fraud, she's also revealed to have sexually harassed her extremely vulnerable assistant Nicholas.



* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: His death was actually this. When Rowena threatens to kill his son if he doesn't end his own life, he chooses to save his son's life over his own]].

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* PapaWolf: His son is the only reason why he keeps on living. [[spoiler:When Rowena threatens Leopold's life, the doctor unhesitantingly commit suicide to protect the boy.]]

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* PapaWolf: His son is the only reason why he keeps on living. [[spoiler:When Rowena threatens Leopold's life, the doctor unhesitantingly commit unhesitatingly commits suicide to protect the boy.]]


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* AdaptationalHeroism: He's much more sympathetic than his book counterpart. [[spoiler:He's still a blackmailer in the film, but he did it to pay off his family's bills due to his father's inability to work, which wasn't the case in the novel.]]


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* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:In the book, he's one of the murder victims.]]
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* BeneathTheMask: On the surface, Hubbard is a goofy, cheerful and flighty woman in search of love. [[spoiler:In reality, Arden is broken by the destruction of her family and has become suicidally depressed.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: She's quite witty and prone to joking around.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She tries to shoot herself with Poirot's gun in the climax to atone for orchestrating Ratchett's murder. Fortunately, it was unloaded.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards: She's flirty with everyone, especially Poirot, but she refuses to reciprocate Ratchett's advances and recognizes him as bad news from the start. [[spoiler:In reality, "Mrs. Hubbard" is a disguise for Linda Arden, who still bitterly remembers Ratchett murdered her granddaughter.]]
* MasterActor: [[spoiler:Linda Arden was regarded as one of Broadway's finest actresses and was critically acclaimed for her performance. She's able to effortlessly disguise herself as Hubbard just through a wig and her own talent.]]
* SadClown: Hubbard is a goofy, cheerful flirt only interested in having fun. [[spoiler:However, she's deeply broken from how Daisy's death destroyed her family and actively suicidal.]]

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* BeneathTheMask: On the surface, Caroline Hubbard is a goofy, cheerful and flighty woman in search of love. [[spoiler:In reality, [[spoiler:Linda Arden is broken by the destruction of her family and has become suicidally depressed.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: She's Caroline Hubbard is quite witty and prone to joking around.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She [[spoiler:Linda Arden tries to shoot herself with Poirot's gun in the climax to atone for orchestrating Ratchett's murder. Fortunately, it was unloaded.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards: She's flirty with everyone, especially Poirot, but she refuses to reciprocate Ratchett's advances and recognizes him as bad news from the start. [[spoiler:In reality, "Mrs. Hubbard" [[spoiler:For good measure, Caroline Hubbard is a disguise for Linda Arden, who still bitterly remembers Ratchett murdered her granddaughter.]]
* MasterActor: [[spoiler:Linda Arden was regarded as one of Broadway's finest actresses and was critically acclaimed for her performance. She's able to effortlessly disguise herself as Caroline Hubbard just through a wig and her own talent.]]
* SadClown: Caroline Hubbard is a goofy, cheerful flirt only interested in having fun. [[spoiler:However, she's [[spoiler:Linda Arden is deeply broken from how Daisy's death destroyed her family and actively suicidal.]]



* ISeeDeadPeople: Part of her distress was relentless hallucinations in which the children rumoured to have died in the palazzo spoke to her, wanting for Alicia to join them.

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* ISeeDeadPeople: Part of her distress was relentless hallucinations in which the children rumoured to have died in the palazzo spoke to her, wanting for Alicia to join them. [[spoiler:She even ends up being a dead person seen by her mother and Hercule Poirot.]]



* DiesDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: In ''Hallowe'en Party'', Joyce was drowned in a bobbing for apples bucket. Here, she is [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impaled on a statue.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Dies when her killer shoves her over a balcony and impales her on a statue.

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* DiesDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: In ''Hallowe'en Party'', Joyce was drowned in a bobbing for apples bucket. Here, she it is Poirot who meets that fate and nearly dies from it, while [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice the person responsible shoves Joyce over a balcony and leaves her impaled on a statue.]]
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* NotSoPhonyPsychic: ''Mayyybe''. As Poirot is busy breaking her trick down to pieces, Joyce suddenly enters in a trance state, speaking with Alicia's voice and flinging distressing details about the way she died. Her assistant Nicholas also claims she was gifted with genuine power, but would rely on fraud as it was unreliable.

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* NotSoPhonyPsychic: ''Mayyybe''. As Poirot is busy breaking her trick down to pieces, Joyce suddenly enters in a trance state, speaking with Alicia's voice and flinging distressing details about the way she died. Her assistant Nicholas also claims she was gifted with genuine power, but would rely on fraud as it the gift was unreliable.
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* NiceToTheWaiter: Nice To The Bread Baker specifically. He even gives a short monologue marveling at something so beautiful being mass-produced so often.
-->'''Poirot:''' Mohamed...ah... (hugs him) Mohamed, my friend, you are an ''artiste.''
* NotSoAboveItAll: The first time we ever see this Poirot truly marvel at something, it's regular breads being prepared by a regular baker.
-->'''Poirot:''' I can see the soul of the city in these humble breads. The world insists on destruction, but here, masterpieces are baked to order ''every'' day!
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* AgeLift: Went from a 13 year old girl from the original story to a woman in her early 60s.


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* DiesDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: In ''Hallowe'en Party'', Joyce was drowned in a bobbing for apples bucket. Here, she is [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impaled on a statue.]]
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* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Almost did this with Simon at the top of a narrwo walkway the Abu Simbel, before a rock is shoved at them.

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* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Almost did this with Linnet at the top of a narrow walkway the Abu Simbel, before a rock is shoved at them.
* MatingDance: With Jacqueline, at the beginning of the film. Their opening scene is a steamy dance that stops just short of the two ripping each other's clothes off and humping in the middle of a crowded nightclub dance floor.
* OutlawCouple: [[spoiler:With Jacqueline]].


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* AffectionateNickname: Simon and Linnet call her by her nickname, Jackie, instead of her full name, Jacqueline.
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: [[spoiler:After her and Simon's plan is discovered and revealed to everyone, she chooses to kill Simon and herself to avoid being arrested, and possibly executed by hanging]].
* MatingDance: With Simon, at the beginning of the film. Their opening scene is a steamy dance that stops just short of the two ripping each other's clothes off and humping in the middle of a crowded nightclub dance floor.
* MurderMakesYouCrazy: [[spoiler:She is visibly more unstable after killing Louise and Bouc than she was at the beginning of the film]].
* MurderSuicide: [[spoiler:After her and Simon's plan is foiled, she kills him and herself]].
* OutlawCouple: [[spoiler:With Simon]].
* StalkerWithACrush: She becomes this for Simon after he ditches her to marry Linnet. [[spoiler:Subverted in the end, because Simon actually never left Jackie and they planned Linnet's murder together]].
* WentCrazyWhenTheyLeft: After Simon leaves her for Linnet, she won't let him go and starts to stalk the couple. [[spoiler:Subverted, because she and Simon were still together in secret. It was all an act on her part]].
* WomanScorned: [[spoiler:Jackie is a subversion of this trope. At first it looks like she killed Linnet because she took Simon away from her but eventually Poirot figures out that Simon and Jackie are still together and planned the whole thing from the very beginning]].


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* TheLostLenore: For Poirot, as she died more than 20 years before the events of the film and her death still weights on him after all that time.
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* GirlsLoveStuffedToys: Her rabbit plushie is occasionally seen, and she apparently insisted to sleep with it in spite of being grown enough to have a fiancee.

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* GirlsLoveStuffedToys: GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Her rabbit plushie is occasionally seen, and she apparently insisted to sleep with it in spite of being grown enough to have a fiancee.
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Character page for Creator/KennethBranagh's [[Film/HerculePoirotKennethBranagh film adaptations]] of Literature/HerculePoirot stories (''Film/{{Murder on the Orient Express|2017}}'', ''Film/{{Death on the Nile|2022}}'' and ''Film/{{A Haunting in Venice}}'').

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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:Her son Bouc dies during the events of ''Death On The Nile'']].




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* AdaptationalNationality: In the book, Linnet is an American, but is living in England and is of partially English descent. In this film, Linnet's nationality is unspecified (with Gal Gadot using her natural Israeli accent), and it is only mentioned that her father did business in both England and the United States.
*AdaptationalNiceGuy: Linnet is more sympathetic here than she did in the original novel and previous adaptations. She genuinely feels at least somewhat apologetic for taking her friend Jackie's fiancee from her, but makes a valid point that Simon shouldn't be forced to be with someone he no longer loves. In her [[spoiler:last]] conversation with Jackie, she even makes an attempt at reconciliation. She also seems more sad, than bitter, about the fact that her wealth potentially damages all her relationships. We later learn from Rosalie how Linnet befriending her at school paved the way for her to be accepted by the other girls too.
* BerserkButton: Being stalked by Jackie everywhere she and Simon go becomes this for her.
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:How she dies]].
* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler:A flashback towards the end of the film shows that the last word she ever said was "Simon" while still asleep]]. [[spoiler:Mere seconds before he kills her, without her learning the identity of her murderer]].
* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Almost did this with Simon at the top of a narrwo walkway the Abu Simbel, before a rock is shoved at them.
* SlainInTheirSleep: [[spoiler:Her ultimate fate]].
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: She outlived her only daughter, Alicia.


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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: His death was actually this. When Rowena threatens to kill his son if he doesn't end his own life, he chooses to save his son's life over his own]].
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* LoveMartyr: Loves Rowena from afar and looked after Alicia when she was sick despite having stopped practicing. [[spoiler: That is part of Rowena's gambit as he would have not been in a right state of mind to see Alicia was being poisoned. He also did write notes that Alicia was being poisoned but didn't connect the dots or was unwilling to. To top it off Rowena asks hims to commit suicide or she'll kill his son.]]

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