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Mystery movies

Suspenseful puzzles and 'whodunnits' that keep you guessing until the final, shocking revelation.

Subgenres include: Whodunit, Locked-Room Mystery, Investigation Mystery.

The Red Violin

1091. The Red Violin

Drama Thriller Mystery Music Romance
7.6

19982h 10min

Austria, Canada

Director: François Girard

300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.


Beloved

1092. Beloved

Drama Thriller Horror Mystery
6.0

19982h 52min

United States

Director: Jonathan Demme

After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen...


Thursday

1093. Thursday

Thriller Action Comedy Crime Drama
7.1

19981h 27min

United States

Director: Skip Woods

A former Los Angeles drug dealer moves far away to Texas, making a new life for himself as a married architect in the suburbs. His old crime partner unexpectedly shows up with heroin and gangster business, attracting a slew of violent unsavory characters.

Themes

Deception under pressure, Violence and control, Money and coercion, Corrupt authority pressure, Suburban disguise vs crime, Past crime resurfacing

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Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

1094. Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

Animation Mystery Family Horror
7.8

19981h 17min

United States

Director: Jim Stenstrum

After going their separate ways, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, and Fred reunite to investigate the ghost of Moonscar the pirate on a haunted bayou island, but it turns out the swashbuckler's spirit isn't the only creepy character on the island. The sleuths also meet up with cat creatures and zombies... and it looks like for the first time in their lives, these ghouls might actually be real.


Lovers of the Arctic Circle

1095. Lovers of the Arctic Circle

Drama Mystery Romance
7.6

19981h 52min

Spain

Director: Julio Medem

As young children, Otto and Ana become best friends, leading to the marriage of Ana's mother to Otto's father. When Otto and Ana become teenagers, they begin a sexual relationship, which they hide from their parents. The two fall deeply in love and seem destined to spend the rest of their lives together. However, their relationship is tested when Otto's mother dies and the two are separated.


Snake Eyes

1096. Snake Eyes

Crime Mystery Thriller
6.1

19981h 38min

United States

Director: Brian De Palma

All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. Determined to solve the crime, he quickly learns that his search for answers will only uncover yet more questions in an ever-widening web of conspiracy, intrigue, and danger.


Cube

1097. Cube

Thriller Science Fiction Mystery Survival Thriller Dystopian Sci-Fi
7.1

19981h 30min

Canada

Director: Vincenzo Natali

A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.

Themes

Collective problem solving, Confinement under pressure, Betrayal under threat, Numerical puzzles under risk, Environment as trap, Survival through cooperation

Available on

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Apple TV
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Pi

1098. Pi

Mystery Drama Thriller
7.3

19981h 24min

United States

Director: Darren Aronofsky

A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.


The X-Files

1099. The X-Files

Mystery Science Fiction Thriller
7.0

19982h 1min

United States, Canada

Director: Rob Bowman

Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.


Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target

1100. Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target

Animation Crime Mystery Adventure
7.3

19981h 40min

Japan

Director: Kenji Kodama

Ran’s secret past revealed! Ten years ago, something happened between her mom and dad. Now, plagued by nightmares, Ran is starting to remember… Meanwhile, a murderous card dealer breaks out of jail to seek revenge. His target: Ran’s father. Can Conan stop him in time and save his girlfriend’s family?