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  1. Mysteria is not an especially good movie. Washed up writer gets somehow involved in a weird mystery and intrigue. Problem is, the murder suspect has an airtight alibi -- from the murder victim!

  2. A once famous and now washed-up Hollywood screenwriter is fighting to finish his latest script with an unrealistic deadline. He finds himself in the center of a murder investigation involving a prominent politician's wife.

  3. Crack the case on mysteries like Glass Onion, Enola Holmes and Murder Mystery — they'll have all the clues you'll need for your next movie night.

  4. 9 Photos. Action Drama Mystery Thriller. A once-famous, now-washed-up Hollywood screenwriter, is fighting to finish his latest script with an unrealistic deadline. He finds himself in the center of a murder investigation involving a prominent politician's wife.

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    • Action, Drama, Mystery
    • Lucius C. Kuert
    • 2011-10-23
    • 20 'Chinatown'
    • 19 'Gone Girl'
    • 18 'The Sixth Sense'
    • 17 'L.A. Confidential'
    • 16 'Shutter Island'
    • 15 'Prisoners'
    • 14 'North by Northwest'
    • 13 'Vertigo'

    IMDb Rating: 8.2/10

    A renowned neo-noir mystery film, director Roman Polanski’s Chinatown is a genre-defining timeless masterpiece that follows private detective J.J. "Jake" Gittes (Jack Nicholson) as he investigates a seemingly typical infidelity case. Before he knows it, he is plunged into a labyrinthine tale of corruption, deception, and power. Set in 1930s Los Angeles, Chinatown perfectly captures the essence of the noir genre with its dark atmosphere and twisty story. Its stunning period details wonderfully...

    IMDb Rating: 8.1/10

    Based on the eponymous bestselling novel by Gillian Flynn and directed by David Fincher, Gone Girl is a mind-blowing psychological thriller and mystery film that follows the disappearance of Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike). All eyes turn to Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck), Amy's husband, whose erratic behavior only makes authorities and the public – captivated by the media frenzy – more suspicious of him. Layers of secrets and lies are peeled back as Gone Girl unfolds, leading to unexpected twists and tur...

    IMDb Rating: 8.2/10

    Featuring one of the most infamous twists by director M. Night Shyamalan, The Sixth Sense is an iconic supernatural film that follows Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis), a child psychologist who forms a bond with a young boy named Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment), who claims to see the dead. The Sixth Sense stands out as a great mystery movie not only for its intriguing twistbut also for the suspense and surprising emotional depth built up before it gets there. As the story unfolds, audiences find...

    IMDb Rating: 8.2/10

    Set in 1950s Los Angeles, L.A. Confidential is a gorgeous masterpiece centered on three LAPD detectives – Detective Lieutenant Exley (Guy Pearce), Officer White (Russell Crowe), and Sergeant Vincennes (Kevin Spacey). The trio navigates a complicated and dangerous situation involving murder, corruption, and scandal. Directed by Curtis Hanson, the renowned classic brings the gritty and seductive world of 1950s Los Angeles to life. The film's noir and mystery elementswork to create an engrossing...

    IMDb Rating: 8.2/10

    Director Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island is a twisty psychological thriller with an absorbing mystery at the center. It tells the story of U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio), and his partner Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo), as they investigate the mysterious disappearance of a patient at Ashecliffe Hospital, a remote mental health facility located on the titular island. Teddy eventually begins to delve deeper into a mind-bending journey that blurs the lines between reality and illusion...

    IMDb Rating: 8.2/10

    Director Denis Villeneuve’s Prisoners is a nail-biting mystery-thriller film that revolves around Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman), whose world is shattered when his young daughter goes missing. He soon takes matters into his own hands, as the official investigation doesn't seem to be going anywhere – in fact, the authorities released the prime suspect. Soon, alongside Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal), the desperate families find themselves caught in a web of unexpected twists. Prisoners explores...

    IMDb Rating: 8.3/10

    A renowned Alfred Hitchcock thriller from the end of the '50s, North by Northwest follows the exhilarating story of an advertising executive, Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant), who goes on a wild journey after being mistaken for a government agent by international spies. As he's pursued across the country, he winds up on a train, which also happens to be carrying the enigmatic passenger, Eve Kendall (Eva Marie Saint). With remarkably elaborate set pieces and witty dialogue to go with tight pacing...

    IMDb Rating: 8.3/10

    One of Hitchcock's most studied works, Vertigo is centered on a retired detective, Scottie Ferguson (James Stewart), who's hired by his friend to investigate his wife's bizarre behavior. The detective soon finds himself becoming obsessed with the subject he's supposed to objectively observe, which is made even more challenging by sudden bouts of vertigo while he's on the job. Aside from being the film responsible for the "Vertigo Effect" cinematic shot, Hitchcock's masterpiece provided necess...

  5. Oct 23, 2011 · A once famous and now a washed-up Hollywood screenwriter fighting to finish his latest script with an unrealistic deadline. He finds himself in the center of a murder investigation involving a prominent politician's wife. The surrounding events feed him inspiration for his script.

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