Movie List for "mystery"

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

The House in Nightmare Park (1973)

In 1907, an actor is invited to perform in an isolated country house, and becomes involved in mysterious and dangerous events. Year 1973.

Generes: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Peter Sykes
Writer: Clive Exton (original screenplay), Terry Nation (original screenplay)
Actors: Frankie Howerd, Ray Milland, Hugh Burden, Kenneth Griffith

Massage Parlor Murders! (1973)

A deranged and ferocious killer terrorizes the red light district of Times Square in New York City by savagely bumping off the lovely young ladies who work at massage parlors located … Year 1973.

Generes: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Chester Fox, Alex Stevens
Writer: N/A
Actors: George Spencer, Sandra Peabody, John Moser, Anne Gaybis

High Plains Drifter (1973)

A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way. Year 1973.

Generes: Mystery, Western
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: Ernest Tidyman
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Verna Bloom, Marianna Hill, Mitchell Ryan

See No Evil (1971)

A young blind woman is pursued by a maniac while staying with family in their country manor. Year 1971.

Generes: Mystery, Thriller
Director: Richard Fleischer
Writer: Brian Clemens
Actors: Mia Farrow, Dorothy Alison, Robin Bailey, Diane Grayson

Down the Road (2006)

A young Korean War veteran returns home to find his parents have died and his wife has left him for another man. With no known family, he leave his California roots for middle America in … Year 2006.

Generes: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Juan Pablo Reinoso
Writer: Juan Pablo Reinoso, R. Dale Whisman
Actors: Milton Berry, Gretchen Bieber, Billy Brakhage, Jolyn Duncan

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

A murder inside the Louvre, and clues in Da Vinci paintings, lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years, which could shake the foundations of Christianity. Year 2006.

Generes: Mystery, Thriller
Director: Ron Howard
Writer: Akiva Goldsman (screenplay), Dan Brown (novel)
Actors: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno

Saw III (2006)

Jigsaw abducts a doctor in order to keep himself alive while he watches his new apprentice put an unlucky citizen named Jeff through a brutal test. Year 2006.

Generes: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Writer: Leigh Whannell (story), James Wan (story), Leigh Whannell (screenplay)
Actors: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus Macfadyen, Bahar Soomekh

Naksha (2006)

Bhagwan Shri Kishan had predicted that the Kalyug (Dark Age – where evil will triumph over good) will start after the battle of the Kurkshetra – the epic war between Kauravas and their … Year 2006.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Sachin Bajaj
Writer: Milap Zaveri (story and screenplay), Tushar Hiranandani (story and screenplay), Milap Zaveri (dialogue)
Actors: Sunny Deol, Vivek Oberoi, Sameera Reddy, Jackie Shroff