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Plot Summary:
A famed mystery writer played Angela Lansbury and her doctor ex lover played by Laurence Olivier solve her daughter in law's murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspense
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Complete Unknown (2016)
Plot Summary:
Tom’s birthday dinner party is turned upside down by the unexpected arrival of Alice, an old flame who changed her identity and vanished without a trace 15 years prior.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: ambiguous ending, suspense, mysterious, psychological, mind bending, psychotronic, psychological thriller
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Little Boxes (2016)
Plot Summary:
It's the summer before 6th grade, and Clark is the new-in-town biracial kid in a sea of white. Discovering that to be cool he needs to act 'more black,' he fumbles to meet expectations, while his urban intellectual parents Mack and Gina also strive to adjust to small-town living. Equipped for the many inherent challenges of New York, the tight-knit family are ill prepared for the drastically different set of obstacles that their new community presents, and soon find themselves struggling to understand themselves and each other in this new suburban context.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Magical Nights (2018)
Plot Summary:
Italy, 1990. On the night when Italy's national football team is eliminated from the World Cup by Argentina on penalty kicks, a well-known film producer is found dead in the Tiber River. The main suspects for the murder are three young aspiring screenwriters, hauled in front of the Carabinieri to tell their version of what happened.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: tense, enigmatic, captivating, humorous, non-linear, nostalgic
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The Agent (2008)
Plot Summary:
It's all in a day's work for high-flying literary agent Alexander; manuscripts to read, deals to be done, celebrity clients to be taken out to lunch, but first there is an author to deal with whose latest book the agent thinks is, frankly, not up to scratch. However he hadn't counted on the author's resourcefulness.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, black comedy
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Mister Sadpants (2018)
Plot Summary:
When a peculiar vandal terrorizes Gladwater High with sad poetry, a guidance counselor competes with a newspaper student to solve the mystery.
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Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, unusual plot structure, humorous, suspense, disturbing, independent film, teen comedy
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Caravaggio and My Mother the Pope (2017)
Plot Summary:
Caravaggio's tortured life, his murder and the journey of his soul.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 71
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining
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Let Them All Talk (2020)
Plot Summary:
A celebrated author takes a journey with some old friends to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew comes along to wrangle the ladies and finds himself involved with a young literary agent.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, suspense, artsy, semi serious, funny, humorous, satirical, existential, comedy drama
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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991)
Plot Summary:
A small-town eccentric opens a café in her decaying home.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 854
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: southern gothic, independent film, clever, serious, emotional, realistic, contemplative, talky, crying
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Great Moments in Aviation (1994)
Plot Summary:
The film follows Gabriel Angel (Rakie Ayola), a young Caribbean aviator who falls in love with the forger Duncan Stewart (Jonathan Pryce) on her journey to England. Stewart is pursued by his nemesis Rex Goodyear (John Hurt), and the group are supported by Dr Angela Bead (Vanessa Redgrave) and Miss Gwendolyn Quim (Dorothy Tutin), retired missionaries who become lovers during the voyage.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 368
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, serious, realistic
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Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973)
Plot Summary:
A sculptor hires young college girls to take care of his elderly mother and his supposedly insane sister, both of whom live in the old family mansion with him.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, spooky, psychological thriller, psychotronic, weird, cult film
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Sometimes Always Never (2018)
Plot Summary:
Alan is a stylish tailor with moves as sharp as his suits. He has spent years searching tirelessly for his missing son Michael who stormed out over a game of Scrabble. With a body to identify and his family torn apart, Alan must repair the relationship with his youngest son and solve the mystery of an online player who he thinks could be Michael, so he can finally move on and reunite his family.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, funny, comedy drama, independent film
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Cold Weather (2010)
Plot Summary:
A guy who moves back to Portland, Oregon becomes involved in the mystery of his ex-girlfriend's disappearance.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, tense, realistic, atmospheric, serious, neo noir, suspense, cult classic, gloomy, independent film
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The Chalk Garden (1964)
Plot Summary:
A grandmother seeks a governess for her 16 year old granddaughter, Laurel, who manages to drive away each and every one so far by exposing their past, with a record of three in one week! When an applicant with a mysterious past manages to get the job, Laurel vows to expose her. Meanwhile, Laurel's married-divorced-married mother tries to get her back.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, clever, serious, realistic
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Murder Without Conviction (2004)
Plot Summary:
Recently released from her vows as a nun, Christine Bennett is discovering "life on the outside." After a visit to her mentally-handicapped cousin Gene, Christine becomes embroiled in the investigation of the murder mystery surrounding James and Edward Talley, twin savant brothers accused of killing their mother on Good Friday.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic, gloomy
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The Family Fang (2015)
Plot Summary:
A brother and sister return to their family home in search of their world famous parents who have disappeared.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: captivating, light, sincere, humorous, entertaining, dark comedy, anamorphic, cult classic, aesthetic, whimsical
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Dinner at Eight (1989)
Plot Summary:
A wry, insightful comedy of manners in which somewhat dizzy society matron Millicent Jordan arranges a dinner party to honor some visiting aristocrat while remaining oblivious to her husband's health and financial problems as well as her daughter's feelings and emotions. Party guests include the vain, the greedy, and the self-absorbed.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 194
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, cynical, semi serious
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Is There a Killer in My Family? (2020)
Plot Summary:
True-crime author, Carly, and her husband Kevin take a vacation at a historical mansion on Crawford Island. Kevin thinks it will be a chance for them to reconnect, but Carly plans to research the puzzling unsolved murder of Diana Crawford.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 435
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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A Perfect Christmas List (2014)
Plot Summary:
As a last wish, a recently hospitalized grandmother, Evie, tasks her daughter and granddaughter, Sara, with a list of festive accomplishments to do together before Christmas, hoping that the adventure of the experience will repair their relationship. Along the way, Sara discovers an unlisted Christmas adventure of her own.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, sweet
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Tully (2018)
Plot Summary:
Marlo, a mother of three including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant to the extravagance at first, Marlo comes to form a bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging nanny named Tully.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, social, surprise ending, inspirational, touching, heartbreaking, serious, political, sad, art house
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Elizabeth Is Missing (2019)
Plot Summary:
Maud's best friend Elizabeth has disappeared, but as she tries to solve the mystery, dementia threatens to erase all the clues, giving the search a poignant urgency.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Murder at the Gallop (1963)
Plot Summary:
Miss Marple and Mr Stringer are witness to the death of the very old and rich Mr. Enderby by heart attack. Yet they have their doubts about what happened. The police don’t believe them thus leading Miss Marple to yet again investigate by herself. A cult film starring Margaret Rutherford.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: black and white, slasher, twist ending, crime drama, detective, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, talky
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Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Plot Summary:
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: clever, detective, witty, thought provoking, thrilling, suspenseful, realistic, serious, iconic
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Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003)
Plot Summary:
Jessica Fletcher is off to solve another murder mystery, this time in Ireland.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, rough, captivating, suspense, uplifting
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Agatha and the Midnight Murders (2020)
Plot Summary:
As bombs fall on London, writer Agatha Christie decides it is time to kill off her most famous creation.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense, captivating, disturbing
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The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
Plot Summary:
Peter Greenaway's first fiction feature (after the mock-documentary The Falls) made him immediately famous and was named one of the most original films of the 1980s by British critics. The action is set in the director's beloved 17th century. Ambitious young artist Mr. Neville (Anthony Higgins) is invited by Mrs. Herbert (Janet Suzman) to make 12 elaborate sketches of her estate. Besides money, the contract includes sexual favors that Mrs. Herbert will offer to the draughtsman in the absence of Mr. Herbert. Entirely confident in his ability to weave a web of intrigues, Mr. Neville eventually becomes a victim of someone else's elaborate scheme. The film is structured as a sophisticated intellectual puzzle like the ones popular in the 17th century.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, talky, stylized, surreal, witty, humorous, semi serious, art house, cynical, sexual
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Something for Everyone (1970)
Plot Summary:
An opportunistic young man working as a servant to a European countess uses his sexual talents to better his station in life.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, black comedy, dark comedy, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, biting, fairy tale
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Gosford Park (2001)
Plot Summary:
Multiple storylined drama set in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guest and downstairs servants at a party in a country house in England.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, UK, Italy
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: suspense, period piece, biting, detective, costume drama, atmospheric, enigmatic, bleak, stylized, visually appealing
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White Orchid (2018)
Plot Summary:
Shy and reserved, Claire Decker, 30ish, is a part-time investigator for Social Services. Typically, she solves cases where senior citizens have died alone, leaving no indication of who must handle their estate. This time however, Claire is reluctantly drawn into a puzzling murder case. The local police have been unable to solve the horrific crime, or even decipher the victim's true identity. A beautiful and enigmatic young blond, known only as "The White Orchid," has been brutally murdered. As Claire is drawn deeper and more intimately into the dead woman's life, she finds herself taking dangerous chances and pushing personal and professional boundaries. As she gets closer to the truth, Claire must effectively become the charismatic "White Orchid" in order to solve the mysterious crime.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: neo noir, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, tense
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The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
Plot Summary:
In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, sentimental, realistic, semi serious, psychological, funny, inspirational, romantic, feel good
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Knives Out (2019)
Plot Summary:
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 750000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, exciting, captivating, detective, witty, suspense, disturbing, psychological, twisted, intellectual