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Detective Mystery Crime movies

Case-solving is the engine: clues, suspects, interviews, and the final reveal inside a criminal context.

Cut Off

1. Cut Off

Thriller Crime Horror Mystery Investigation Suspense
6.5
20182h 12min

Overview

A coroner finds a capsule in the head of a heavily mutilated corpse, containing a phone number and single word: the name of his daughter.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Vigilante justice, Trauma and memory, Kidnapping and coercion, Moral ambiguity of law, Grief driven vengeance, Forensic ethics under stress

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
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The Purity of Vengeance

2. The Purity of Vengeance

Crime Thriller Mystery Drama Detective Mystery Crime
7.4
20181h 58min

Overview

Copenhagen, 2018. A frightening discovery is made in an old apartment. The subsequent investigation of Department Q leads them to an infamous institution for girls that was suddenly closed in the early sixties.

Themes

Betrayal and loyalty, State sponsored eugenics, Gendered medical control, Secret hearings, Nordic noir, Traumatized woman

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Viaplay Amazon Channel
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Bad Times at the El Royale

3. Bad Times at the El Royale

Thriller Mystery Crime Drama Mind Game Thriller
7.1
20182h 21min

Overview

Lake Tahoe, 1969. Seven strangers, each one with a secret to bury, meet at El Royale, a decadent motel with a dark past. In the course of a fateful night, everyone will have one last shot at redemption.

Themes

1960s mood, Casino strategy, Vietnam war haunt, Audio tape manipulation, Motel room control, Hippie persona tension

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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City of Lies

4. City of Lies

Crime Thriller Drama Detective Mystery Crime Investigation Suspense
6.5
20181h 52min

Overview

Los Angeles Police Department detective Russell Poole has spent years trying to solve his biggest case -- the murders of The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur -- but after two decades, the investigation remains open. Jack Jackson, a reporter desperate to save his reputation and career, is determined to find out why. In search of the truth, the two team up and unravel a growing web of institutional corruption and lies.

Themes

Racial tensions in policing, Collaboration under pressure, Legal battles and settlements, Deception and cover-ups, Media frenzy manipulation, Institutional pressure from leadership

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Game Night

5. Game Night

Mystery Comedy Crime Whodunit Parody
6.9
20181h 40min

Overview

Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night.

Themes

Group dynamics under pressure, Jealousy of success, Trust and betrayal tensions, Social status and rivalry, Deception in social games, Risk and consequence in entertainment

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

6. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Crime Drama Detective Mystery Crime Tragic Drama
8.1
20171h 55min

Overview

After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.

Themes

Small town pressure, Billboard protest ethics, Police brutality tensions, Arson as retaliation, Molotov cocktail risk

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Amazon Video
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Murder on the Orient Express

7. Murder on the Orient Express

Mystery Drama Crime Whodunit Detective Mystery Crime
6.5
20171h 54min

Overview

Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.

Themes

Class tension, Moral ambiguity, Deception and complicity, Collective guilt, Justice under constraint, Family tragedy

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Third Murder

8. The Third Murder

Drama Mystery Crime Legal Drama Investigation Mystery
6.7
20172h 5min

Overview

A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened.

Themes

Death penalty pressure, Courtroom drama tension, Confession pressure, Murder trial ambiguity, Confession-based inference, Murder trial strategy

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Crooked House

9. Crooked House

Mystery Crime Thriller Whodunit Detective Mystery Crime
6.3
20171h 55min

Overview

A private investigator returns to a grand estate to help an old flame quietly confirm her grandfather’s death as natural, but a tainted insulin injection exposes murder and turns every eccentric relative into a suspect, forcing him to dig through their polished lies before the killer strikes again.

Themes

Secrecy and betrayal, Family deception, Poison as method, Will based legacy, Estate dynamics, Inheritance tension

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Invisible Guardian

10. The Invisible Guardian

Thriller Crime Mystery Investigation Suspense Detective Mystery Crime
6.4
20172h 9min

Overview

When the naked body of a teenage girl is found on the banks of the River Baztán, it is quickly linked to a similar murder one month before. Soon, rumours are flying in the nearby village of Elizondo. Is this the work of a ritualistic killer or is it the basajaun, the ‘invisible guardian’ of Basque mythology? Inspector Amaia Salazar leads the investigation, taking her back to the heart of the Basque country where she was born, and where she hoped never to return. Shrouded in mist and surrounded by impenetrable forests, it is a place of unresolved conflicts and a terrible secret from Amaia’s childhood that will come back to haunt her. Faced with the superstitions of the village, Amaia must fight the demons of her past to confront the reality of a serial killer on the loose. But as she is drawn deeper into the investigation, she feels the presence of something darker lurking in the shadows…

Themes

Loyalty and betrayal, Family secrets, Family business pressure, Deception within circle, Myth vs reality

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