Most Popular Mystery Feature Films
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Cloud Atlas
(2012) An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution. Dir: Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski With: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi 172 mins. |
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Inception
(2010) A skilled extractor is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page Action | Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller 148 mins. |
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Sinister
(2012) A true-crime writer finds a cache of 8mm home movies films that suggest the murder he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose career dates back to the 1960s. Dir: Scott Derrickson With: Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, James Ransone Horror | Mystery | Thriller 110 mins. |
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Prometheus
(2012) A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi 124 mins. |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(2011) Harry, Ron and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord. Dir: David Yates With: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Mystery 130 mins. |
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
(2011) Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker. Dir: David Fincher With: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller 158 mins. |
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The Bourne Legacy
(2012) An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films. Dir: Tony Gilroy With: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton Action | Adventure | Mystery | Thriller 135 mins. |
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Watchmen
(2009) In an alternate 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it. Dir: Zack Snyder With: Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino Action | Mystery | Sci-Fi 162 mins. |
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Stoker
(2013) After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him. Dir: Chan-wook Park With: Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode Drama | Mystery | Thriller 99 mins. |
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The Cabin in the Woods
(2011) Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods. Dir: Drew Goddard With: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison Horror | Mystery | Thriller 95 mins. |
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Safe Haven
(2013) A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her. Dir: Lasse Hallström With: Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, Cobie Smulders Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller 115 mins. |
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Psycho
(1960) A thirty-something secretary steals $40,000 from her employer's client, and subsequently encounters a young motel proprietor too long under the domination of his mother. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles Horror | Mystery | Thriller 109 mins. |
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Se7en
(1995) Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi. Dir: David Fincher With: Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey Crime | Mystery | Thriller 127 mins. |
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
(2011) Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty. Dir: Guy Ritchie With: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris Action | Adventure | Crime | Mystery | Thriller 129 mins. |
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The Prestige
(2006) The rivalry between two magicians is exacerbated when one of them performs the ultimate illusion. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson Drama | Mystery | Thriller 130 mins. |
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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
(2013) When her mom is attacked and taken from their home in New York City by a demon, a seemingly ordinary teenage girl, Clary Fray, finds out truths about her past and bloodline on her quest to get her back, that changes her entire life. Dir: Harald Zwart With: Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance |
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Black Swan
(2010) A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan. Dir: Darren Aronofsky With: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel Drama | Mystery | Thriller 108 mins. |
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Shutter Island
(2010) Drama set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding nearby. Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo Mystery | Thriller 138 mins. |
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The Shining
(1980) A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd Horror | Mystery |
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(2005) Harry finds himself selected as an underaged competitor in a dangerous multi-wizardary school competition. Dir: Mike Newell With: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Mystery 157 mins. |
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Limitless
(2011) A writer discovers a top-secret drug which bestows him with super human abilities. Dir: Neil Burger With: Bradley Cooper, Anna Friel, Abbie Cornish Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller 105 mins. |
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Donnie Darko
(2001) A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident. Dir: Richard Kelly With: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi 113 mins. |
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Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
(2012) When her father disappears, Heather Mason is drawn into a strange and terrifying alternate reality that holds answers to the horrific nightmares that have plagued her since childhood. Dir: Michael J. Bassett With: Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harington, Sean Bean Horror | Mystery | Thriller 94 mins. |
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Alex Cross
(2012) A homicide detective is pushed to the brink of his moral and physical limits as he tangles with a ferociously skilled serial killer who specializes in torture and pain. Dir: Rob Cohen With: Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Rachel Nichols Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller 101 mins. |
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Memento
(2000) A man, suffering from short-term memory loss, uses notes and tattoos to hunt for the man he thinks killed his wife. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano Mystery | Thriller 113 mins. |

























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