Movie List for "mystery 2"

The Double McGuffin (1979)

Some school kids stumble across a briefcase full of money, when they go back for it, they find a body instead. When they bring the police, neither is there, and the police refuse to believe… Year 1979.

Generes: Mystery, Family
Director: Joe Camp
Writer: Richard Baker (story), Joe Camp (screenplay), Joe Camp (story)
Actors: Dion Pride, Greg Hodges, Jeff Nicholson, Vincent Spano

Drop Dead, Dearest (1978)

A woman is murdered and her millionaire husband is accused. But is he guilty? Year 1978.

Generes: Drama, Mystery
Director: Murray Markowitz
Writer: Murray Markowitz (original screenplay)
Actors: Elke Sommer, Donald Pilon, Chuck Shamata, George Touliatos

Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a killer. Year 1978.

Generes: Mystery, Thriller
Director: Irvin Kershner
Writer: John Carpenter (screenplay), David Zelag Goodman (screenplay), John Carpenter (story)
Actors: Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif, Rene Auberjonois

Coma (1978)

When a young female doctor notices an unnatural amount of comas occurring in her hospital she uncovers a horrible conspiracy. Year 1978.

Generes: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Michael Crichton
Writer: Michael Crichton (screenplay), Robin Cook (novel)
Actors: Geneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley, Rip Torn

The Comeback (1978)

A singer holes up at a sinister estate to write new songs for his act. The ghost of his murdered wife begins to haunt him, then the person who actually killed her shows up at the mansion. Year 1978.

Generes: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Pete Walker
Writer: Murray Smith (screenplay), Michael Sloan (additional script material)
Actors: Jack Jones, Pamela Stephenson, David Doyle, Bill Owen

The Cat and the Canary (1978)

A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose. Year 1978.

Generes: Comedy, Mystery, Horror
Director: Radley Metzger
Writer: Radley Metzger (screenplay), John Willard (play)
Actors: Honor Blackman, Michael Callan, Edward Fox, Wendy Hiller

Summerfield (1977)

A teacher discovers one of his students has a rare blood disease, and is drawn into a mystery that culminates in a thrilling climax. Year 1977.

Generes: Drama, Mystery
Director: Ken Hannam
Writer: Cliff Green
Actors: Nick Tate, John Waters, Elizabeth Alexander, Michelle Jarman

Shock Waves (1977)

Visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive Nazi commandant has been breeding a group of Zombie soldiers. Year 1977.

Generes: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Director: Ken Wiederhorn
Writer: John Kent Harrison (screenplay), Ken Wiederhorn (screenplay)
Actors: Peter Cushing, John Carradine, Brooke Adams, Fred Buch

The Last Wave (1977)

A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions. Year 1977.

Generes: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Peter Weir
Writer: Peter Weir (screenplay), Tony Morphett (screenplay), Petru Popescu (screenplay)
Actors: Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, David Gulpilil, Frederick Parslow

The Late Show (1977)

A grumpy semi-retired private investigator partners with a quirky female client to catch the people who murdered his partner. Year 1977.

Generes: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Robert Benton
Writer: Robert Benton
Actors: Art Carney, Lily Tomlin, Bill Macy, Eugene Roche

The Deep (1977)

In Bermuda, two amateur treasure-hunting divers have a run-in with local criminals when they inadvertently discover the secret cargo of a World War II shipwreck. Year 1977.

Generes: Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Peter Yates
Writer: Peter Benchley (novel), Peter Benchley (screenplay), Tracy Keenan Wynn (screenplay)
Actors: Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Dick Anthony Williams, Robert Shaw

Schizo (1976)

A recently-married woman who has been labeled as mentally unstable, begins to suspect that someone close to her is the culprit in a sudden string of murders. Year 1976.

Generes: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Director: Pete Walker
Writer: David McGillivray (screenplay)
Actors: Lynne Frederick, John Leyton, Stephanie Beacham, John Fraser

Two-Minute Warning (1976)

A crazed sniper is set to kill spectators at an L.A. Coliseum football championship game and the police races against time to eliminate him. Year 1976.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Larry Peerce
Writer: George LaFountaine (novel), Edward Hume (screenplay)
Actors: Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Martin Balsam, Beau Bridges

The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

In 1946, a hooded serial killer terrorizes the residents of a small Texas town. Year 1976.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Charles B. Pierce
Writer: Earl E. Smith
Actors: Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, Dawn Wells, Jimmy Clem

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

In December 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before. Year 1974.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Sidney Lumet
Writer: Paul Dehn (screenplay by)
Actors: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Ingrid Bergman

Black Christmas (1974)

During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger. Year 1974.

Generes: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Bob Clark
Writer: Roy Moore (screenplay)
Actors: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon