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Theme: In "Identity," frantic characters note a string of grisly murders may be part of a methodical plan to eliminate them all, like in "that movie," referring to one of the many versions or copycats of Agatha Christie's "Ten Little Indians."

"Identity" (2003) -- John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, Rebecca De Mornay; directed by James Mangold. On a dark and stormy night, 10 strangers are stranded at an isolated motel. One by one their bodies begin to pile. Are the killings random or is there a deadly connection?

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"And Then There Were None" (1945) -- Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward, Roland Young; directed by Rene Clair. The most famous and best remembered of the film versions derived from Christie's novel. Ten weekend guests are lured to an island, where they face systematic deaths and a mysterious killer.

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Triple Giggle: "Murder by Death" (1976) -- Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Maggie Smith; directed by Robert Moore. An A-list cast dines on Neil Simon's droll spoof of convuluted mysteries, especially those of Hercule Poirot, Sam Spade, Miss Marple, Nick Charles, and Charlie Chan. Ten houseguests, including five of the world's most brilliant detectives (Milo Perrier, Sam Diamond, Miss Marbles, Dick Charleston, Sidney Wang), are lured to a castle to solve a murder at midnight -- perhaps, their own.

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