Mystery movies

Overview

After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other.

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In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a game where one of them is secretly a "killer" while the rest tries to "escape". Things take a turn for the worse when real bodies start turning up, setting off a paranoid and dangerous chain of events.

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Realistic Tense Steady Dry Sun-drenched

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A journalist and podcaster from New York City travels to West Texas in order to report on the death of a girl he was hooking up with.

Themes

Grief and denial, Outsider adaptation, Deception in storytelling, Media ethics, Narrative power, Isolation from modern america

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Tense Bleak Chaotic Intense Melancholic

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A woman's carefully constructed life is upended when an unwelcome shadow from her past returns, forcing her to confront the monster she's evaded for two decades.

Themes

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Realistic Tense Restrained Deliberate Measured

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Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.

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Trial and perception, Ostracism and stigma, Abusive relationships, Survival in the marsh, First love and betrayal, Art as resilience

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Realistic Bleak Dry Clinical Intense

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In the quiet Grenoble night, Clara’s walk home from a friend’s house feels like a fragile extension of their laughter, a fleeting, precious echo of youth under streetlamps. But when a masked figure steps from the dark, calls her by name, and strikes a match, Captain Vivès inherits a bittersweet mystery that will slowly burn through his life and his squad’s illusions.

Themes

Institutional scrutiny, Unresolved case pressure, Private life intrusion, Misogyny in crime, Gendered violence consequences, Fragmented investigations

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Dry Deliberate

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In a world where desire turns murder investigations into love stories, a meticulous detective trails a seemingly unshaken widow whose every alibi seduces him deeper. As her past confessions blur the line between victim and killer, he sinks into an obsession that threatens to destroy his case—and himself.

Themes

Deception and misdirection, Forbidden love under scrutiny, Reputation vs evidence, Language barrier complicates trust, Duty vs desire tension, Mistrust within marriage

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Playful Tense Whimsical Fast-paced Witty

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Alain and Marie moved to the suburb house of their dreams. But the real estate agent warned them: what is in the basement may well change their lives forever.

Themes

Time travel consequences, Affair and betrayal, Secrecy and deception, Suburban disruption, Age manipulation ethics, Youth obsession

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Claustrophobic Clinical Eerie Fast-paced Intense

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A girl wakes up in a huge secret laboratory, then accidentally meets another girl who is trying to protect her house from a gang. The mystery girl overthrows the gang with her unexpected powers, and laboratory staff set out to find her.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Survival under threat, Biotech ethics, Power under oppression, Secret laboratory containment, Kinship and identity

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Dry Eerie

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As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.

Themes

Voyeurism and boundary violation, Paranoia from stalker watching, Neighbor dynamics and fear, Violence and resilience, Stalking as threat, Isolation and vigilance

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