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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.

Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence

781. Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence

Animation Action Crime Mystery
6.6

20111h 49min

Director: Yasuichiro Yamamoto

The explosion of a new Tokyo Subway line leads Conan and his friends in a snow-clad village. Here, after eight years, the little detective sheds light on the dynamics behind the shocking event that caused the death of a woman and the coma of a 15-year-old boy. Under the beautiful snow, Conan gets involved in something bigger than him.


Scream 4

782. Scream 4

Horror Mystery Slasher Horror Whodunit
6.2

20111h 51min

United States

Director: Wes Craven

Ten years after the original Woodsboro murders, one of the survivors returns home to promote their new book about surviving trauma, only for a new Ghostface killer to emerge, targeting a new group of teens.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Media sensationalism, Self referential satire, Jealousy as motive, Fame seeking culture, Peer pressure among teens

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Source Code

783. Source Code

Thriller Science Fiction Mystery Investigation Suspense Time Travel Sci-Fi
7.5

20111h 33min

United States, France

Director: Duncan Jones

A U.S. Army captain suddenly wakes up on a train in the body of an unknown man and learns that he is part of an experimental government program whose goal is to identify the terrorist who will blow up the train in eight minutes.

Themes

Time loop pressure, Memory reconstruction ethics, Augmented reality dependence, Pressure of inquiry, Identity perception dynamics, Memory tech control

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Limitless

784. Limitless

Thriller Mystery Science Fiction Mind Game Thriller Bio-Genetic Sci-Fi
7.4

20111h 46min

United States

Director: Neil Burger

The life of an unsuccessful writer is transformed by a top-secret 'smart drug' that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life.

Themes

Self-improvement through drugs, Ambition and danger, Dependence and withdrawal, Power and knowledge, Manipulation by unseen forces, Ethical cost of enhancement

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Red Riding Hood

785. Red Riding Hood

Thriller Drama Fantasy Mystery Horror
5.4

20111h 40min

Canada, United States

Director: Catherine Hardwicke

Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when Valerie's older sister is killed by a werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. Panic grips the town as Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast--one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect ... and bait.

Themes

Trust across fear and difference, Ancestral curses and lineage, Manipulation by authority, Isolation of a village, Forbidden romance vs duty, Communal fear and secrecy

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Unknown

786. Unknown

Action Mystery Thriller Spy Action Mindbender Mystery
6.8

20111h 53min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is.

Themes

Deception under pressure, False appearances, Trust and doubt, Covert networks and manipulation, Identity and agency, Information as leverage

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Hunting Season

787. Hunting Season

Mystery Crime Thriller
7.4

20102h 20min

Director: Yavuz Turgul

Veteran homicide cop Fermanand his hot-headed partner İdris team up with rookie cop and anthropology major Hasan to investigate the murder of a young woman. The suspects include her conservative family, who might have killed her for honor, her drug-dealing boyfriend and aged billionaire Battal who had taken the victim as his second wife.


Let Me In

788. Let Me In

Drama Horror Mystery Vampire Horror Coming-of-Age Drama
7.1

20101h 56min

Sweden, United Kingdom

Director: Matt Reeves

A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. A remake of the movie “Let The Right One In” which was an adaptation of a book.

Themes

Secrecy and guardianship, Bullying and retaliation, Boundaries and intrusion, Vulnerability and resilience, Protection versus danger, Otherness and isolation

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Buried

789. Buried

Drama Thriller Mystery Survival Thriller Locked-Room Mystery
7.0

20101h 35min

France, Spain

Director: Rodrigo Cortés

Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.

Themes

Coercive ransom dynamics, Isolation under captivity, Deception and trust under pressure, No negotiation policy, Ethical tensions in hostage crises, Time-bound survival stakes

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

790. Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Action Adventure Drama Mystery Adventure Epic
6.6

20102h 3min

China, Hong Kong SAR China

Director: Tsui Hark

When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.

Themes

Political manipulation, Neutrality in power, Secrecy and disguise, Legitimacy vs rebellion, Weaponized medicine, Ritual power vs state control

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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