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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.

Primal Fear

1141. Primal Fear

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller Legal Drama
7.7

19962h 11min

United States

Director: Gregory Hoblit

Police arrest a young man accused of the brutal murder of an archbishop. Successful attorney Martin Vail takes the case, and although all the evidence points to the boy’s guilt, he’s convinced it isn’t as simple as it looks at first glance.

Themes

Power dynamics, Moral ambiguity in law, Duty vs prestige, Manipulation in high-profile cases, Deception and evidence, Identity and persona ambiguity

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Before and After

1142. Before and After

Crime Drama Mystery
6.1

19961h 48min

United States

Director: Barbet Schroeder

Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.


Unforgettable

1143. Unforgettable

Thriller Mystery Science Fiction
6.0

19961h 56min

United States

Director: John Dahl

Seattle medical examiner David Krane is obsessed with solving his wife's murder. A possible solution presents itself in an experimental "memory" serum designed by a neurobiology professor, which has the ability to transfer memories from one person to another, but with potentially fatal consequences.


The Hunters

1144. The Hunters

Thriller Crime Mystery
7.0

19961h 53min

Sweden

Director: Kjell Sundvall

A policeman from Stockholm come to Norrbotten in Sweden, to join his brother, now when their father is dead. While there he starts to work on a long-running case where reindeers have been poached and soon discovers that his brother is involved...


Twelve Monkeys

1145. Twelve Monkeys

Science Fiction Thriller Mystery Time Travel Sci-Fi Mindfuck Thriller
8.0

19952h 9min

United States

Director: Terry Gilliam

In 2035, convict James Cole is trapped in a world ravaged by a virus, forced underground. When a time-travel mission goes awry, he lands in 1990, locked in a mental asylum. Can Cole escape the confines of his own mind and find the virus's origin before humanity's clock runs out?

Themes

Institutional control, Paranoia and doubt, Nonlinear time perception, Science under pressure, Underground survival networks, Conflicting authority

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Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

1146. Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

Drama Adventure Family Mystery
6.0

19951h 34min

United States

Director: Kevin James Dobson

Two teen girls, one from the city, one from the country, try to find the hidden gold of Bear Mountain learning about friendship, loyalty and courage on the way.


Copycat

1147. Copycat

Thriller Crime Mystery
6.6

19952h 4min

United States

Director: Jon Amiel

San Francisco is shaken by a string of brutal crimes as a serial killer imitates infamous murders from the past. The police turn to a psychologist for help—someone who once survived an attack by a maniac herself.


Haunted

1148. Haunted

Mystery Horror Fantasy Romance
6.2

19951h 48min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Lewis Gilbert

Professor David Ash exposes false spiritulists and mediums. He is invited to Edbrook to resolve the fears and torments within its secretive family. Soon after arriving Ash begins to doubt his own senses, and watching the strange behaviour of its residents does not make his task any easier. In time, he finds there's more to Edbrook than even he can debunk.


Devil in a Blue Dress

1149. Devil in a Blue Dress

Thriller Crime Mystery
6.8

19951h 42min

United States

Director: Carl Franklin

In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.


Se7en

1150. Se7en

Crime Mystery Thriller Serial Killer Crime Investigation Mystery
8.6

19952h 7min

United States

Director: David Fincher

A weary detective just wants to finish his last week on the job, UNTIL a sadistic killer starts staging murders after the seven deadly sins and drags him and his hot-headed new partner into a citywide nightmare they cannot walk away from.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Obsession with sin, Moral decay in urban setting, Police burnout under pressure, Cycle of victimization, Investigative ritual pattern

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