
Mystery movies
Suspenseful puzzles and 'whodunnits' that keep you guessing until the final, shocking revelation.
Subgenres include: Whodunit, Locked-Room Mystery, Investigation Mystery.

1103. Dark City
Mystery Science Fiction Dystopian Sci-Fi Unreliable Perspective Mystery1998•1h 41min
Australia, United States
Director: Alex Proyas
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The protagonist wakes up in a hotel room with no memory of who he is or how he got there. He soon learns that the police suspect him of a series of brutal murders, while the city he has found himself in seems disturbingly unnatural: the sun never shines here, and time and reality itself feel as if they are controlled by someone.
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1104. Palmetto
Crime Mystery Thriller1998•1h 54min
United States, Germany
Director: Volker Schlöndorff
After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for payback to regain his lost two years. He's hired by Mrs. Malroux to fake the kidnapping of her stepdaughter (the daughter of a dying millionaire). He discovers that he is being set up on multiple levels and will soon face a longer sentence if he doesn't prove the truth.
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.







