The world is full of unresolved mysteries, from the biggest flight disappearances to Bermuda Triangle to UFO sightings. While some of these don’t usually have an answer to them, there are people who are intrigued by these occurrences and want to engage with them continuously. The mystery movies genre is one of the most loved genres by fans as it gives you a hint of every emotion, and the mystery keeps you on edge.
So. for you to enjoy yourself with your family and friends, we have curated a list of the 40 best mystery movies that will keep you on the edge. Let us take a look at them.
40. Knives Out(2019)
- Director: Rian Johnson
- Writer: Rian Johnson
- Cast: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana De Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, Christopher Plummer
- IMDb Ratings: 7.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
“Knives Out” is one of the most popular mystery movies ever, and it revolves around the mysterious circumstances under which Harlan Thombrey, a crime novelist, was found dead. However, things take an interesting turn when Detective Benoit suspects the highly wild and dysfunctional family of the Thombreys.
In order to reach the truth, Benoit has to go through a web of lies, hidden information, and rumors. Will Benoit be able to find the killer after all this?
39. Enola Holmes (2020)
- Director: Harry Bradbeer
- Writer: Jack Thorne
- Cast: Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Ali Mendes, Millie Bobby Brown, Paige Brown
- IMDb Ratings: 6.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Enola Holmes is one of the best mystery movies that revolve around the infamous detective Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister Enola Holmes. Enola travels to London to find her mother, who has disappeared long back. However, little does she know that her quest to find her mother will turn into something more adventurous.
She pairs up with a runaway lord in order to solve the mystery of a certain thing that might put the safety of the whole country in jeopardy.
38. I See You (2019)
- Director: Adam Randall
- Writer: Devon Graye
- Cast: Helen Hunt, Jon Tenney, Owen Teague, Libe Barer, Judah Lewis
- IMDb Ratings: 6.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 79%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The film is one of the best murder mystery movies that revolve around the lives of Jackie and Greg Harper. While Greg seems very involved in the case of a local missing child, Jackie has to solve her own personal problems. Things start escalating when the family realizes something is wrong with them.
With Jackie’s partner coming home and Greg’s investigation having no success, they start to realize there is something in the house that is driving them mad. What is it that is seeing their every moment? What is it that is lurking in the shadows?
37.Dark Waters(2019)
- Director: Todd Heynes
- Writer: Mario Correa, Matthew Michael Carnahan
- Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler
- IMDb Ratings: 7.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
- Streaming Platform: Sony Liv
Robert is an attorney, and he discovers something dark that has led up to the mysterious death of several people in the city. When he realizes that a big corporation is behind this death in order to generate profit, he takes on the company.
Up against one of the biggest corporations, Robert, apart from his investigation to expose the truth, finds himself where his future, family, and son’s life are at stake. Will Robert succeed in bringing out the truth about the deaths?
36. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
- Director: Kenneth Branagh
- Writer: Michael Green
- Cast: Ridley Scott, Mark Gordon, Simon Kinberg, Kenneth Branagh, Judy Hofflund, Michael Schaefer
- IMDb Ratings: 6.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 61%
- Streaming Platform: Disney + Hotstar
This is one of the best murder mystery films that depicts a lavish train journey through Europe. Shot on the train, the film is a race against time to resolve a murder that has taken place on the running train. With avalanches blocking the journey ahead, Hercule Poirot, one of the most famous detectives, arrives to solve the mystery.
He has to interrogate each and every passenger on the train to find out who the murderer is before someone else falls into the trap of the killer.
35. Memento (2000)
- Director: Christopher Nolan
- Writer: Christopher Nolan
- Cast: Guy Pearce, Carrie Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano
- IMDb Ratings: 8.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The story revolves around a man named Leonard, played by none other than Guy Pearce, who is in search of his wife’s killers. However, his search quite often faces one of the biggest challenges of Leonard suffering from incurable memory loss. He remembers his life before the accident but forgets what happened 15 minutes ago.
With this mental health issue as a big drawback, how will Leonard remember the progress of his investigation? Will he ever be able to find who killed his wife?
34. The Invisible Guest (2016)
- Director: Oriol Paulo
- Writer: Oriol Paulo
- Cast: Mario Casas, Ana Wagener, Jose Coronado, Barbara Lennie
- IMDb Ratings: 8.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 70%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
This is one of the best spine-chilling murder mystery movies of recent times. The story revolves around a businessman who finds himself in a locked hotel room with the body of his lover. With a murder taking place in a locked room that nobody has seen, Adrian hires one of the best lawyers to help him out.
As the pair works through the night to find out what happened, time is running out, and they have only till morning to come up with evidence.
33. North by Northwest (1959)
- Director: Alfred Hitchcock
- Writer: Ernest Lehman
- Cast: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessy Royce Landis
- IMDb Ratings: 8.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
This vintage Alfred Hitchcock film revolves around Roger O Thornhill, an ad executive from New York. The film shows how a ruthless detective, Vandamm mistakes Thornhill to be a government agent. Thornhill and his subordinates continuously make Thornhill’s life difficult, which prompts him to go on a journey across the country.
As he meets the mysterious young woman called Eve on his journey, Thornhill is approached by Vandamm’s men. What follows is a series of revelations and action sequences that keep the audience hooked.
32. Se7en (1995)
- Director: David Fincher
- Writer: Andrew Kevin Walker
- Cast: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, John McGinley
- IMDb Ratings: 8.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 82%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
This film revolves around Detective William Somerset, who is about to retire and is working on his last case along with Mills. As the pair goes on to investigate a series of murders, they realize that they are dealing with a serial killer who targets people who he assumes represent the seven deadly sins.
With Mill’s wife pregnant and wanting her child to be away from Mill’s crime world, how will the pair resolve the series of murders with all their personal lives at stake?
31. A Simple Favor (2018)
- Director: Paul Feig
- Writer: Jessica Sharzer
- Cast: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells
- IMDb Ratings: 6.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 67%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
This movie revolves around Stephanie, a single mother who is a vlogger in Connecticut. However, her best friend Emily’s life is completely opposite to her. Things take a different turn when Emily, with a successful career and loving family, disappears. Stephanie tries to launch her own investigation to find her missing friend.
While uncovering Emily’s past, Stephanie discovers some hidden secrets. Will she ever be able to find Emily?
30. Wind River (2017)
- Director: Taylor Sheridan
- Writer: Taylor Sheridan
- Cast: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen
- IMDb Ratings: 7.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
This murder mystery revolves around Cory Lambert, a wildlife officer who finds the body of a young teenage girl on an American Indian Reservation in snowy Wyoming. The autopsy report states that the girl was raped before being killed. Jane Banner, an FBI agent, arrives to investigate the scene.
As the duo works together to solve the rape and murder case of the teen, they find their lives in danger. How will Lambert and Cory solve the mystery of the teen’s death, and what bigger powers are at play here?
29. Inheritance (2020)
- Director: Vaugh Stein
- Writer: Matthew Kennedy
- Cast: Lily Collins, Simon Pegg, Connie Nielsen, Chase Crawford, Patrick Warburton
- IMDb Ratings: 5.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 24%
- Streaming Platforms: Hulu, Disney + Hotstar
The film revolves around a wealthy family whose patriarch passes away, leaving behind a very unequally distributed amount of wealth for his wife, son, and daughter. However, despite being looked down upon due to her job as an attorney, Lauren is also left with a secret that her father has been hiding for the last 30 years that could destroy her family’s name.
Her father leaves behind a key to a room where a man is locked for 30 years and whose ‘truth shall remain buried.’ Lauren is faced with a moral dilemma, whether to let out the family secret or to keep her mouth shut. What is the mystery behind the locked man?
28. Searching (2018)
- Director: Aneesh Chaganty
- Writer: Sev Ohanian, Aneesh Chaganty
- Cast: John Cho, Debra Messing
- IMDb Ratings: 7.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The story revolves around David Cho, whose 16-year-old daughter suddenly goes missing, and there is no success in the police investigation as well. David tries to search Margot’s laptop, but no one has access to it except him. David tries to find more about Margot’s disappearance through her digital footprint by finding clues through photos and videos and contacting her friends.
Will a father desperate to find her daughter succeed in his attempts to find his only daughter? What is it that is hidden in Margot’s laptop that David might find out?
27. The Nice Guys (2016)
- Director: Shane Black
- Writer: Shane Black, Anthony Bagarozzi
- Cast: Russel Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angouri Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Keith David, Kim Basinger
- IMDb Ratings: 7.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Set in 1977 Los Angeles, the story revolves around a rather unlucky Holland March and Jackson Healey, who is a hired enforcer and hurts people for a living. These two completely different people are brought together when a woman named Amelia disappears. With their investigation going to a dark place that might put their lives in danger, March and Healey continue their investigation.
However, some powerful people are also looking for Amelia. What is the mystery of AMelia’s disappearance, and what is at play here?
26. Solace (2015)
- Director: Afonso Poyart
- Writer: Tedd Griffin, Sean Bailey
- Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Abbie Cornish, Colin Farell
- IMDb Ratings: 6.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 26%
- Streaming Platform: Epix, Hulu Plus
Solace is one of the best movies in the murder mystery genre and revolves around a serial killer who is sought after by the police. With not much success in catching the culprit, an FBI agent seeks the help of a psychic doctor to track down the deadly killer. However, things take a different turn when they find out that they are up against another psychic.
Will the duo be able to stop the serial killer before he targets his next victim? The film is an interesting supernatural mystery drama that is a must-watch.
25. Clue (1985)
- Director: Jonathan Lynn
- Writer: Jonathan Lynn
- Cast: Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madelin Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Leslie Ann Warren
- IMDb Ratings: 7.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 68%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
This black mystery movie is about six black people who get invited over to a mansion by an anonymous man who knows some dark secrets about their past. Before entering, these victims are given pseudonyms and weapons before meeting the blackmailer.
As the lights go out, the blackmailer is killed. Who is behind this big game? The victims need to find out the real culprit before they, too, face the same ending as the blackmailer.
24. Mystic River (2003)
- Director: Clint Eastwood
- Writer: Brian Helgeland
- Cast: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney, Emmy Rossum
- IMDb Ratings: 7.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
This is one of the best murder mystery films and is a psychological film noir by Clint Eastwood. The story revolves around the murder of Jimmy Marcus, an ex-con’s young daughter. Things take a complicated turn when Marcus suspects his childhood friends of his daughter’s murder. The case is being investigated by a homicide detective Sean while Marcus conducts his own investigation parallelly by tracing the neighborhood contacts.
Will Marcus succeed in finding out who the real murderer is? With his neighbor and friend Dave as the prime suspect, Marcus is desperate to find answers.
23. The Girl on the Train (2021)
- Director: Ribhu Dasgupta
- Writer: Erin Cressida Wilson, Ribhu Dasgupta, Viddesh Malandkar
- Cast: Parineeti Chopra, Aditi Rao Hydari, Avinash Tiwary, Kirti Kulhadi
- IMDb Ratings: 4.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 9%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The Girl on the Train has been adapted from Paula Hawkins’s novel of the same name and is one of the best murder mysteries in Bollywood. The story revolves around a young woman who was divorced recently and watched a seemingly perfect couple on her daily commute via train. Struggling with separation, child loss, and alcoholism, Mira finds herself caught up in Nusrat’s murder.
However, with the truth of her ex-husband manipulating facts after her amnesia attacks, she is determined to find out who the real culprit is. Will Mira be able to find her way out of the mess?
22. What Lies Below (2020)
- Director: Braden R Deummler
- Writer: Braden R Deummler
- Cast: Ema Horvath, Mena Suvari, Trey Tucker
- IMDb Ratings: 4.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 50%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
What Lies Below is a mystery film that depicts the life of a 16-year-old girl who meets her mother’s new boyfriend. However, her mother’s boyfriend has charm and intelligence that does not seem human at all. The film takes a sneaky turn when Libbie develops a twisted relationship with this man,
However, the movie will keep you on your edge with each passing frame. You are taken closer to one shocking revelation or the other. What is it that the seemingly perfect man is hiding? What dark powers are at play here, and will Libbie and Michael escape them?
21. Sherlock Holmes(2009)
- Director: Guy Ritchie
- Writer: Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham, Simon Kinberg
- Cast: Robert Downey jr, Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan
- IMDb Ratings: 8.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
When a series of serial killings take place in London, the renowned detective Sherlock Holmes, played by Robert Downey jr, is called. He is assisted by Dr. Watson in his search for Lord Blackwood, the supposed killer. Blackwood is into dark arts, and his executions fuel his plan of something sinister.
Things take an interesting turn when Sherlock and Watson are introduced to the world of strange technologies and the occult. How successful will the pair be in catching Blackwood?
20. The Big Sleep (1946)
- Director: Howard Hawks
- Writer: William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman
- Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers, Dorothy Malone
- IMDb Ratings: 7.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
- Streaming Platform: du, Amazon Prime Video
The story revolves around Philip Marlowe, a private investigator who General Sternwood hires to remove the gambling debts of his daughter. However, things are not really simple as it seems. Sternwood’s eldest daughter joins the investigation revealing secrets of the disappearance and people involved, which includes the casino owner.
Things turn ugly when the people who are related to the Sterwoods start getting murdered. How will Philip solve the murder mystery? The film is one of the classic noirs and is a must-watch.
19. Gone Girl (2014)
- Director: David Fincher
- Writer: Gillian Flynn
- Cast: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Carrie Coon
- IMDb Ratings: 8.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
Gone Girl is one of the fan’s favorite films that has grabbed quite a lot of attention. It revolves around Nick Dunne and Amy, the start husband and wife, who present a happy portrait of their personal life to the public. Amy goes missing on their anniversary, and Nick is the prime suspect.
With the media and public involved, along with the chaos, Nick and Ana’s relationship and identities are put into question. Where is Ana, and is it really Nick who is behind his wife’s disappearance?
18. The Pelican Brief (1999)
- Director: Alan J. Pakula
- Writer: Alan J. Pakula
- Cast: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James B Sikking, William Atherton, Robert Culp, Stanley Tucci, Hume Cronyn, John Lithgow
- IMDb Ratings: 6.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 53%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
The film is a mystery thriller that revolves around a young law student whose life is at risk after she briefs about the assassination of two Supreme Court Judges. Her mentor and her lover are murdered, which leads her to understand that her accusations are right.
As she is on the run to New Orleans, a journalist helps her, and they discover the involvement of high-level government officials. How is she going to stand against the mightiest people?
17. Primal Fear (1996)
- Director: Gregory Hoplit
- Writer: Steve Shagan, Ann Biderman
- Cast: Richard Gere, Kaura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfrey Woodard, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton
- IMDb Ratings: 7.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 77%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
This is one of the best mystery movies that revolves around an attorney named Martin Vail, who fights cases only for money rather than any greater good. As he takes on the case of the murder of the Archbishop of Chicago, he finds himself against his own pupil and ex-lover.
In the course of time, as the case goes ahead, some dark secrets of the Church are revealed, and some secrets are yet to be revealed. What is it that take Martin to find out the truth rather than earning money?
16. The Lovebirds (2020)
- Director: Michael Showalter
- Writer: Aaron Abrams, Brendan Gall
- Cast: Kumail Nanjiani, Issa Ray, Paul Sparks, Anna Camp, Kyle Bornheimer
- IMDb Ratings: 6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 65%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
This mystery film revolves around the couple Jibran and Leilani, who have been together for the last four years. On the verge of breaking up, the couple encounters an accident that turns bizarre, and they find themselves entangled in a mess, with their own lives at stake. As the couple tries to avoid the jail terms and fraud charges of racial profiling, they decide to investigate on their own.
How will Jibran and Leilani solve the murder mystery in one night and clear their names out? Who is it that mercilessly took the life of the cyclist?
15. Before I Go To Sleep (2014)
- Director: Rowan Joffe
- Writer: Rowan Joffe
- Cast: Nicole Kidman, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, Anne Marie Duff
- IMDb Ratings: 6.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 37%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Based on the novel of the same name, Before I Go To Sleep by Rowan Joffe, the film revolves around Christine Lucas, who suffers from retrograde amnesia after a deadly attack on her. As she recounts every constant of her life every morning, Christine finds it difficult to get acquainted with her husband and near ones.
As she starts keeping a video journal, as suggested by her doctor, she learns some shocking facts about her past that make her question everything related to her own past. What are the dark secrets that her past life hides, or is it something much beyond what is seen?
14. The Heat of the Night (1967)
- Director: Norman Jewison
- Writer: Sterling Silliphant
- Cast: DSidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant
- IMDb Ratings: 8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Virgil Tibbs, an African American police detective from Philadelphia, is arrested on suspicion of murder by a racist police chief. Even though Tibb proves his innocence, he is not ready to give up and teams up with Gillespie to investigate the murder and catch the real killer.
As the investigation proceeds, the duo is faced with the social construction of the town, and they make some unlikely friends and enemies on the way. Will the real killer be caught, and justice is served?
13. Murder Mystery (2019)
- Director: Kyle Newacheck
- Writer: James Vanderbilt
- Cast: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston
- IMDb Ratings: 6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 45%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
This film revolves around Nick Spitz, a New York-based police officer who goes on a vacation with his hairdresser wife named, Audrey. Not even halfway into their vacation, Nick and Audrey find themselves tangled in a murder on the ship. A high-profile person is murdered just after the declaration of his will. With secrets unfolding at every step, two more people are dead.
How will Nick and Audrey manage to get out of the mess and get their names cleared? This mystery comedy film is one of the fan’s favorite films due to its unique take.
12. Earthquake Bird (2019)
- Director: Wash Westmoreland
- Writer: Wash Westmoreland
- Cast: Alicia Vikander, Riley Keough, Naoki Kobayashi, Jack Huston
- IMDb Ratings: 5.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 49%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Considered one of the best thriller films, Earthquake Blind is about a young Swedish girl who works as a translator in Tokyo, when her friend Lily goes missing due to a love triangle with Teiji. Though the friendship between the girls sour, there are other factors at play that make Lucy question her own sanity. Lucy is the main suspect. She also discovers some dark truths about Teiji.
Will Lucy get her name cleared and find the real culprit behind her friend’s murder? What is it that Teiji has been hiding all along?
11. The Legacy of the Bones (2019)
- Director: Fernand Gonzales Molina
- Writer: NA
- Cast: Marta Etura, Elvira Minguez
- IMDb Ratings: 6.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 80%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
This mystery film revolves around Inspector Amaia, who returns to Baztan Valley to solve the case of mysterious suicides happening in the area. She suspects that these might be linked to a murder case that she solved earlier. With every corpse she finds, a paper with Tartalo written on it is there. With the past linking her to a pagan sect demanding human sacrifices from her mother, Amaia finds herself tangled in a do-or-die situation.
Will Amaia be able to save her baby from the mother, who is the initiator of the cult? Who will Amaia choose between her loved ones?
10. Cleaner (2007)
- Director: Renny Harlin
- Writer: Matthew Aldrich
- Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes, Keke Palmer, Luis Guzman, Jose Pablo Kantillo, Robert Forster
- IMDb Ratings: 6.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 17%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
With a good ensemble cast, the Cleaner has definitely been liked by the audience. The film revolves around a retired police officer called Tom Cutler, who is a crime scene cleaner. He does this to support his young daughter. However, his life takes an interesting turn when he is contacted by a woman named Ann, who turns to him for help after her house is sterilized post her husband’s disappearance.
Cutler joins hands with his friend and a police officer named Detective Eddie, and the two start an investigation regarding the incident. What new secrets are to be uncovered in this investigation?
9. Fightplan (2005)
- Director: Robert Schwentke
- Writer: Billy Ray, Peter A. Dowling
- Cast: Jodie Foster, Peter Saarsgard, Erica Kristensen, Sean Bean
- IMDb Ratings: 6.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 37%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Flightplan is one of the best mystery movies that revolve around aircraft engineer Kyle Pratt who is on her way to bury her dead husband in Elgin 474. When she wakes up after three hours, she finds her daughter missing. However, the entire crew of the flight claims that the child was never on board.
Filled with unexpected twists, the film depicts a desperate mother’s attempt to find her child in the air on the aircraft while keeping her sanity intact.
8. L.A Confidential (1997)
- Director: Curtis Hanson
- Writer: Brian Hegeland
- Cast: Kevin Spacey, Russel Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, David Stratheirn, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito
- IMDb Ratings: 8.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
The film revolves around three policemen who have their own agendas and objectives as they tackle an unsolved murder case in Los Angeles. While Detective Exley is out for revenge for his father’s murder, Officer White is a victim of a scandal rooted out by Exley. On the other hand, Sergeant Vincennes leaks crucial information to the press.
How will the three people with their own goals tackle the case, and will they succeed in accomplishing their goals while working together?
7. Dark Places (2015)
- Director: Gillies Paquet Brenner
- Writer: Gillies Paquet Brenner
- Cast: Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Chloe Grace Moretz, Tye Sheridan, Sterling Jerins, Corey Stoll, Christina Hendricks
- IMDb Ratings: 6.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 23%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
The story revolves around Libby Day, who is the survivor of a massacre of her mother and two sisters. While Libby tries to battle the traumatic childhood memories, she starts believing that her brother Ben, whom she testified as a murderer, is not the real culprit.
With a series of twists and turns, Libby uncovers some dark truths about Ben and, in the process, discovers about her family too. Will she be able to find the real culprit?
6. Lost Girls (2020)
- Director: Liz Garbus
- Writer: Michael Werwei
- Cast: Amy Ryan, Thomasine McKenzey, Lola Kirkey, Oona Laurence, Dean Winters, Miriam Shore, Reed Birney, Kevin Corrigan, Gabriel Byrne
- IMDb Ratings: 6.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 75%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The film revolves around the real-life story of a desperate mother, Mari Gilbert, who tries to find her daughter Shannan who goes missing. As she launches a personal investigation, the police find multiple bodies of women, and some clues regarding Shannan’s phone are also found. Based on a true crime story, Mari’s search for her missing daughter continues despite being ignored by the police.
After a year, when Shanna’s body is discovered, the Killer of Long Island is held responsible for the murders, who, till now, haven’t been caught.
5. Gone (2012)
- Director: Heitor Dhalia
- Writer: Allison Burnett
- Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Daniel Sunjata, Jennifer Carpenter, Sebastian Stan, Wes Bentley
- IMDb Ratings: 5.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 12%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
The film revolves around Jill, who tries to lead a normal life after a kidnapping attempt. She invites her sister Molly to stay with her. However, one day when she returns home, she finds Molly vanished. Certain of the fact that it is the kidnapper who has returned for revenge, Jill tries to find Molly before something wrong happens.
Will Jill be able to find Molly, and the real culprit of the kidnapping be punished?
4. Zodiac(2007)
- Director: David Fincher
- Writer: James Vanderbilt
- Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Edwards, Brian Co, Elias Koteas
- IMDb Ratings: 7.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Zodiac is based on the real-life of the Zodiac killer who terrorized San Fransico in the late 1960s and 70s. As the group of investigators that, include Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey, and Jake Gyllenhaal, get obsessed with uncovering the identity of the serial killer. The Zodiac has its own share of fun. He sends cryptic messages, bloodstained clothes, menacing phone calls, and tapes to the media and police department playing hide and seek with the police.
Will this menace on the people’s end, and will the Zodiac be caught after numerous attempts by the police?
3. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
- Director: John Huston
- Writer: John Huston
- Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane, Lee Patrick, Sydney Greenstreet
- IMDb Ratings: 8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
- Streaming Platform: HBO Max
This classic American noir film revolves around Private Eye Sam Spade, who a mysterious woman approaches. Things are not easy for Sam after his partner is murdered, and a man asks him to help him find a statue that is highly valuable. Tangled in a web of crime and intrigue, Sam tries to get out of this mess. Sam realizes that all that is happening around him is linked to the bejeweled Maltese Falcon.
2. Girl With The Dragon Tattoo(2011)
- Director: David Fincher
- Writer: Steven Zaillian
- Cast: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgard. Steven Berkoff
- IMDb Ratings: 7.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo revolves around the life of a disgraced financial journalist Mikael, who an industrialist hires to investigate the murder of his niece 40 years back. Believing that Harriet was killed by someone close, like a family member. As Mikael proceeds with his investigation, he meets with Lisbeth, an enthusiastic investigator, and the two try to solve what happened 40 years back.
1. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- Director: Robert Zemeckis
- Writer: Jeffery Price, Peter S. Seaman
- Cast: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Charles Fleischer, Stubby Kaue, Joanna Cassidy
- IMDb Ratings: 7.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
- Streaming Platform: Disney + Hotstar
A private investigator named Eddie gets hired by a cartoon producer to investigate an adulterous scandal that involves Jessica Rabbit, wife of the infamous Roger Rabbit. When Jessica’s alleged lover is murdered, things turn complicated. As Roger is accused of murder and is not favored by the judge, how will Eddie save Roger? Will Eddie be able to catch the real culprit?
