
Investigation Mystery movies
Process-driven mystery: leads, interviews, contradictions, and evidence pressure solved through reasoning.

221. Contact
Drama Science Fiction Mystery Alien Contact Sci-Fi Psychological Drama1997•2h 30min
United States
Director: Robert Zemeckis
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After years of searching, a radio astronomer finds convincing proof of extraterrestrial intelligence when she receives a signal from an alien civilization. Embedded in the message are instructions for building a machine that could enable true contact with humanity.
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222. Primal Fear
Crime Drama Mystery Thriller Legal Drama1996•2h 11min
United States
Director: Gregory Hoblit
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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.
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223. Se7en
Crime Mystery Thriller Serial Killer Crime Investigation Mystery1995•2h 7min
United States
Director: David Fincher
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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.
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224. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Drama Mystery Horror Investigation Mystery Psychological Horror1992•2h 15min
United States
Director: David Lynch
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In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.