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Plot Summary:
Writer Mark Easterbrook has a vested interest in solving the murder of a priest. That's because Mark himself is under suspicion. But to save his reputation and put the real killer behind bars, he'll have to go through a mysterious list of names that's suddenly turned up and may hold the key to the murderer's identity.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 418
Genere: Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, mind bending, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, talky, suspense
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Inspector Mom: Kidnapped in Ten Easy Steps (2007)
Plot Summary:
A woman goes undercover at a dance studio to save her best friend from a kidnapper.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense
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Carnal Innocence (2011)
Plot Summary:
A famous violinist Caroline Waverly returns to her home town. A killer is on the streets, and Caroline may be a target for murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 994
Genere: Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, tense, captivating
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While My Pretty One Sleeps (1997)
Plot Summary:
When the fashion world meets the underworld, it's murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 147
Genere: Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: rough, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Jane Doe: Ties That Bind (2007)
Plot Summary:
DNA evidence and camera footage places a corrupt CEO as the prime suspect in the murder of a company whistle-blower, but Jane Doe believes the real killer may be a twin sibling.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, realistic, exciting, tense, captivating, serious
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By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2005)
Plot Summary:
The Beresfords investigate mysterious deaths at an old people's home.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, surreal, offbeat, realistic, talky
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A Killer Upstairs (2005)
Plot Summary:
A woman investigates when her teenage son is arrested for his married lover's murder.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 578
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, mind bending, bleak, serious
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Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend (2005)
Plot Summary:
She's an avid mystery lover and bookseller, for whom crime has been comfortably confined to the pages of her favorite novels-until a real-life murder turns a weekend of fun and games into a chilling whodunit.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 666
Genere: Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, mind bending
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Unfair (2006)
Plot Summary:
A no-nonsense detective with a reputation for pushing limits investigates a rash of brutal murders connected by a series of cryptic short stories.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 121
Genere: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: clever, serious, suspenseful, stylized, detective, realistic
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Mystery Woman: Snapshot (2005)
Plot Summary:
Amateur sleuth Samantha Kinsey's latest case has her trying to figure out who killed her best friend Barbara after she was left out of her family's will and every one of the family members become suspects.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 653
Genere: Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, mind bending, realistic, stylized
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Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery (2013)
Plot Summary:
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his team arrive in Three Pines to solve the unusual murder of a much-loved woman and find dark secrets shadowing this usually peaceful village.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 894
Genere: Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: clever, suspense, tense, captivating, realistic
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Seven Dials Mystery (1981)
Plot Summary:
When two mysterious deaths mar an otherwise pleasant weekend in the English countryside, unflappable flapper Lady Eileen Brent (Cheryl Campbell) teams up with the dashing Jimmy Thesinger (James Warwick) to solve the dastardly deeds. Their sleuthing leads them into a world of espionage and international intrigue as they discover a secret society known as "The Seven Dials" and the attempted theft of top-secret government documents.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 777
Genere: Adventure, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: tense, mind bending, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye (1985)
Plot Summary:
When a handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman, Miss Marple seeks a murderer with a penchant for nursery rhymes.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: detective, mind bending, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Murder with Mirrors (1985)
Plot Summary:
Marple has been summoned to the lavish country estate of her old friend Carrie Louise Serrocold (Bette Davis). Carrie's stepson has been killed, and she fears that his won't be the last corpse to befoul the estate. She's right, and the game is afoot for Miss Marple once more.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective
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Murder Most Foul (1964)
Plot Summary:
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again she begins her own investigation. The third Miss Marple film starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, suspenseful, serious, black and white, suspense, slasher, crime drama, independent film, mind bending
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Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)
Plot Summary:
Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: detective, mind bending, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual, sexy
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Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987)
Plot Summary:
When a young bride moves into a country manor, long repressed childhood memories of witnessing a murder come to the surface.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: detective, spooky, psychological, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense
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Murder She Said (1961)
Plot Summary:
Miss Marple believes she’s seen a murder in a passing by train yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own. Her inquisitions lead her to a mountain top. The first of four films starring Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple that all achieved cult status.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, clever, black and white, slasher, crime drama, cult classic, detective, cult film
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Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1991)
Plot Summary:
At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: detective, mind bending, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Man in the Brown Suit (1989)
Plot Summary:
Based on the novel by Agatha Christie. An American woman getting involved in a diamond theft in South Africa. Nor Poirot nor Marple.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 862
Genere: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: serious, mind bending, realistic, suspenseful
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Mystery Woman (2003)
Plot Summary:
A famous writer is found hanged in his office. At first, all police investigations conclude that it was suicide, but when Samantha Kinsey, owner of Seller 'Mystery Woman' starts his own investigation, he discovers that there is chance that has been committed murder. The film is the first in a long series of American TV movies called" Mystery Woman", in which Samantha Kinsey, the owner of a bookshop specializing in thrillers and suspense is involved in the resolution of real cases.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 682
Genere: Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss (2007)
Plot Summary:
Jane Doe sets out to track down a killer who is targeting fellow CSA agents.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 385
Genere: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, exciting
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A Murder of Quality (1991)
Plot Summary:
At the request of his old war time colleague Ailsa Brimley, George Smiley agrees to look into the murder of Stella Rode. Brimley had only just received a letter from her saying she feared for her life at her husband's hand. The husband, Stanley Rode teaches at Carne School, but Smiley is doubtful that he had anything to do with his wife's death. As Smiley investigates, he learns that Stella was a nosy busybody who loved to learn other's little secrets and then gossip about them - or possibly blackmail them. When a student is killed and Smiley unearths a secret, he has the evidence to name the killer.Based on John Le Carré's 1962 thriller (his first) in which George Smiley is brought out of spy retirement to solve a murder in a British public school. The setting is based on Le Carre"s own schooldays in Sherborne and his brief experience teaching at Eton.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 946
Genere: Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: political thriller, crime thriller, rough, mind bending, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Ordeal by Innocence (1984)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to return an address book lost some time ago by Jack Argyle, only to find out that Jack has been executed for the murder of his mother. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent. In spite of opposition from a hostile family, he is determined to solve the crime.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, grindhouse, independent film, rough, mind bending, neo noir
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Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989)
Plot Summary:
On Vacation, Miss Marple discovers that death of a British Officer is actully a murder and must solve the the case before the murderer strikes again.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: detective, mind bending, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, contemplative, talky
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Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992)
Plot Summary:
A town busybody is poisoned at a busy reception in the home of famous film star Marina Gregg. The poisoned drink seemed intended for Marina, but Miss Marple is not so sure. She sets out to discover the true identity of the killer before he or she can strike again.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: detective, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Murder on the Orient Express (2001)
Plot Summary:
Agatha Christie's classic whodunit speeds into the twenty-first century. World-famous sleuth Hercule Poirot has just finished a case in Istanbul and is returning home to London onboard the luxurious Orient Express. But, the train comes to a sudden halt when a rock slide blocks the tracks ahead. And all the thrills of riding the famous train come to a halt when a man discovered dead in his compartment, stabbed nine times. The train is stranded. No one has gotten on or gotten off. That can only mean one thing: the killer is onboard, and it is up to Hercule Poirot to find him. [from imdb.com].
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: clever, tense, suspenseful, mind bending, thought provoking, captivating, serious, realistic, contemplative, stylized
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A Caribbean Mystery (1983)
Plot Summary:
Aging Major Palgrave, an idiosyncratic but charming mystery writer, reveals to Miss Marple that one of the guests at a luxurious Caribbean resort they're staying at is a Bluebeard-type wife murderer. Unfortunately, the Major succumbs to an apparently accidental overdose of alcohol and blood pressure medication before revealing the killer's identity. When it's discovered that the medicine belonged to another guest and the revealing photograph the Major was carrying is missing, Miss Marple realizes that the serial killer has struck again and more murders will follow.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 797
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: detective, mind bending, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, talky
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Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington (1987)
Plot Summary:
When Miss Marple's visiting friend sees a woman being strangled on a passing train, they immediately report it to the police. Inspector Slack sees Miss Marple as a bit of a busy body and drops the investigation after only a few days. Miss Marple however determines that there is only one spot along the line where a body could have been dumped and it happens to be very near the Crackenthorpe estate. She asks her niece, Lucy Eyelesbarrow, to go there undercover as a domestic. She soon finds the dead woman's body at which time the police take on a renewed interest but it is left to Miss Marple to solve the mystery.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: detective, mind bending, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Plot Summary:
Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. When a murder is committed, everyone has an alibi.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: detective, serious, suspenseful, clever, tense, talky, enigmatic, dark, twisted, realistic
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Lucky Day (2002)
Plot Summary:
Nora Barkin is an aspiring actress who supports herself by working for a courier service. No sooner has Nora's friend and coworker Bill Reagan jubilantly announced that he possesses a lottery ticket worth 13 million dollars than Bill is killed by an unknown assailant. Though discouraged from doing so by investigating detective Marinello, Nora insists upon trying to solve Bill's murder herself.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 345
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, mind bending
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