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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.

Six Degrees of Separation

1091. Six Degrees of Separation

Mystery Drama Comedy
6.8

19931h 52min

United States

Director: Fred Schepisi

The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-class New York family.


In the Line of Fire

1092. In the Line of Fire

Action Drama Thriller Crime Mystery
7.2

19932h 8min

United States

Director: Wolfgang Petersen

Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.


The Firm

1093. The Firm

Drama Mystery Thriller
6.9

19932h 34min

United States

Director: Sydney Pollack

Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan...


Manhattan Murder Mystery

1094. Manhattan Murder Mystery

Comedy Mystery
7.3

19931h 44min

United States

Director: Woody Allen

After the sudden death of a neighbor, a curious New York woman begins to suspect that a cleverly disguised murder lies behind the official version of events, especially when the widower seems unusually calm. Together with her husband, she becomes increasingly drawn into an amateur investigation to uncover what really happened.


The Dark Half

1095. The Dark Half

Mystery Horror
6.0

19932h 1min

United States

Director: George A. Romero

Following the public's realization that Thad Beaumont and George Stark are one and the same, the former stages a mock funeral, only for a series of gruesome murders to begin occurring as in his books.


Fire in the Sky

1096. Fire in the Sky

Science Fiction Mystery Thriller
6.5

19931h 49min

United States

Director: Rob Lieberman

After clearing brush for the government, a group of men return to town claiming their friend was abducted. Despite no apparent motive or evidence of foul play, no-one believes their story and his disappearance is treated as murder.


Sommersby

1097. Sommersby

Drama Thriller Mystery Romance
6.3

19931h 49min

France, United States

Director: Jon Amiel

Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he suddenly returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an imposter. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later into her heart.


The Vanishing

1098. The Vanishing

Thriller Drama Mystery Horror
6.3

19931h 49min

United States

Director: George Sluizer

The boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on.


Jennifer Eight

1099. Jennifer Eight

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
6.3

19922h 4min

United States

Director: Bruce Robinson

John Berlin, a big-city cop from LA moves to a small-town police force and immediately finds himself investigating a murder. Using theories rejected by his colleagues, Berlin meets a young blind woman named Helena, whom he is attracted to. Meanwhile, a serial killer is on the loose—and only John knows it.


Ghostwatch

1100. Ghostwatch

Horror Mystery TV Movie
7.4

19921h 31min

United Kingdom

Director: Lesley Manning

For Halloween 1992, the BBC decides to broadcast an investigation into the supernatural, hosted by TV chat-show legend Michael Parkinson. Parky (assisted by Mike Smith, Sarah Greene & Craig Charles) and a camera crew attempt to discover the truth behind the most haunted house in Britain. This ground-breaking live television experiment does not go as planned, however.