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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.

Manhattan Murder Mystery

1171. 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

1172. 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

1173. 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

1174. 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

1175. 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

1176. 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

1177. 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.


Glengarry Glen Ross

1178. Glengarry Glen Ross

Crime Drama Mystery
7.7

19921h 40min

United States

Director: James Foley

Times are tough at Premiere Properties. Shelley "the machine" Levene and Dave Moss are veteran salesmen, but only Ricky Roma is on a hot streak. The new Glengarry sales leads could turn everything around, but the front office is holding them back until these "losers" prove themselves. Then someone decides to take matters into his own hands, stealing the Glengarry leads and leaving everyone wondering who did it.


Raising Cain

1179. Raising Cain

Thriller Crime Mystery
6.1

19921h 32min

United States

Director: Brian De Palma

Child psychologist Carter Nix is a loving and caring family man, but under this appearance lies a dark and troubled past. Grappling with the consequences of this past on his own psyche and the influence of his returning father and violent brother Cain, Carter becomes involved in a series of murders and kidnappings. Meanwhile, his wife Jenny rekindles an old love affair, placing herself in the crosshairs of her increasingly unstable husband.


Dust Devil

1180. Dust Devil

Horror Mystery Thriller
6.2

19921h 43min

Namibia, South Africa

Director: Richard Stanley

A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.