Mystery Movies

The movies to satisfy your inner detective.

1. Shutter Island (2010)

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Edward “Teddy” Daniels, a U.S. Marshal who is investigating a psychiatric facility on the eponymous island after a patient goes missing.

2. Knives Out (2019)

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 A master detective investigating the mysterious death of the patriarch of a wealthy, dysfunctional family.

3. Gone Girl (2014)

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Set in Missouri, the story is a postmodern mystery that follows the events surrounding Nick Dunne, who becomes the prime suspect in the sudden disappearance of his beloved wife Amy

4. Primal Fear (1996)

Primal Fear (1996)

The movie follows a flamboyant Chicago defense attorney who chases defendants instead of ambulances and volunteers his services when a teenager from Kentucky is charged with murdering an archbishop.

 

5. L.A. Confidential (1997)

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As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen – one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy – investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.

6. Murder Mystery (2019)

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The movie follows a married couple who is caught up in a murder investigation on a billionaire’s yacht.

7. Murder On The Orient Express (2017)

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An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.

8. Gosford Park (2001)

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The story follows a party of wealthy Britons plus an American producer, and their servants, who gather for a shooting weekend at Gosford Park, an English country house.

9. Silence Of The Lambs (1991)

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 A young FBI trainee who is hunting a serial killer, “Buffalo Bill”, who skins his female victims. To catch him, she seeks the advice of the imprisoned Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer.

10. A Simple Favor (2018)

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 A small town vlogger who tries to solve the disappearance of her mysterious and elegant friend.