Mystery Movies

Dr. Hikojiro

2015

One day, Hikojiro receives an emergency call from inn proprietress Shino Ogawa to examine Tadahiko Mori, a guest complaining of stomach pain. Mori, who owns an art gallery in Tokyo, has come to Kyoto on a trip with his only daughter, high school student Nanami. Hikojiro gives him his business card, telling him to contact him if the pain comes back. However, the next day, Mori is found dead...!

Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Survivors

2016

The body of Kazuyoshi Kawagishi, a construction company worker, is discovered stabbed to death in Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo. Detective Masanao Ushio of Shinjuku West PD begins an investigation and finds that the murdered Kawagishi was an honest person who didn't have any troubles. Kawagishi worked for a company in Kofu City in Yamanashi, leaving behind his wife and daughter on Awaji Island in Hyogo. He seems to have started working as a laborer 3 years ago, having fallen on hard times when the company went bankrupt. Saeko Kawamura, Ushio's reporter friend, calls him wanting to talk about the case. According to Saeko, Kawagishi was one of the survivors of the "bus hijack arson case" that happened three years ago. In the bus hijack arson case, a man who was hallucinating under the influence of dangerous drugs set fire to an intercity bus going to Shinjuku and departing from Kofu Station...

Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord

1998

star 5
Follows the discoveries of reporters after the disappearance of the 7th Earl of Lucan, Richard John Bingham after the murder of his children's nanny.

Weird Night

1994

Back in December 1994, BBC2 devoted a Saturday evening to the bizarre, maddening and the macabre; screening a bunch of specially commissioned programmes and incredibly strange films long into the night, peppering proceedings with introductions from the likes of Roger Corman at a piano and the disembodied head of an animated baby. Running order: The Fortean Review of the Year, Strange Days: Coincidences, The Last American Freak Show, Strange Days: Visions, W.S.H.: The Myth of the Urban Myth, The X-Files: Fire, Strange Days: Beasts, Weird Thoughts, Martin, The Grandmother, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, Strange Holiday, Attack of the 50 Foot Woman and Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.

Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal

2013

star 8.2
Xiaofan, a young girl who works at a Karaoke Club, awakes one morning in a remote forest with her body covered in blood. As she struggles to find her way out, she tries to understand the drama circumstances which got her into the situation, events mainly related to her unpredictable boyfriend. She needs to make a decision that may change her life.

Temple Tower

1930

The film depicts the character of Bulldog Drummond, a British adventurer and is based on the novel Temple Tower by Herman Cyril McNeile. Bulldog Drummond goes up against a group of jewel thieves led by Blackton and a Masked Strangler they double-crossed who wants revenge.

My Lady's Latchkey

1921

Young Annesley Grayle, weary of a gloomy, uneventful existence with her aunt, accepts the proposal of a young American that she pose as his wife. Later, they are actually married. When, at a ball, she hears her husband accused of stealing a valuable diamond and realizes that he is indeed a thief, she hides the jewel to save him.

Detective Dee and Skeleton General

2022

star 2.8
A series of murdering arose in SuZhou village, and the civilians only could see the white skeleton soldiers left at the scenes. Di, RenJie is the most well-known detective during that time, so he gets into the investigations digging out the truth for justice.
star 6.5

Frau im Strom

1939

Frau im Strom

1939

star 6.5
Alois, Wendelin, Schani and Franz operate an auto repair shop in Vienna. One evening, Alois fishes the suicidal Hannerl out of the Danube and takes her to live with him. The timid and taciturn woman soon disappears however, and with her, a large amount of cash out of the shop's cash register. A disappointed Alois wishes to forget about her, but his three friends look for Hannerl and the money. As it turns out, she's married to the smuggler Kerrylis, who forces her to take part in his business; that's why she tried to kill herself. When Kerrylis is found dead, Alois is suspected of being the murderer.

Mekhong Full Moon Party

2002

star 5.9
A university student with a secret returns home for a festival celebrating an annual shower of fireballs with origins that are fiercely debated.
star 5.6

Nizhal

2021

Nizhal

2021

star 5.6
A First class judicial Magistrate comes across an 8 year old boy-Nithin & his murder stories. Do they have real life connection?
star 6.4

The Waiter

2018

The Waiter

2018

star 6.4
Renos is an old-time waiter with a meticulous routine. He is a loner and an avid collector of information. His repetitive daily routine liberates him from the agony of pursuing the unknown. The unexpected events that invade his life hide many surprises.

Souvenir for the Prosecutor

1989

star 6.4
A seemingly ordinary car accident turns out to be a murder investigation...
star 5

Suspicion

1987

Suspicion

1987

star 5
A powerfully tense remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic, this British production of SUSPICION boasts a dynamic cast, making it a worthy descendent of the original.
star 5.5

The Speckled Band

1931

The Speckled Band

1931

star 5.5
After her sister dies under mysterious circumstances, a young heiress seeks Holmes' help when she feels threatened by her brutish stepfather.
star 7

Taboo

2021

Taboo

2021

star 7
After a person commits something forbidden, he becomes the talk of the town. People around him try to unfold the events that led to the incident.
star 5.8

Lunopolis

2010

Lunopolis

2010

star 5.8
Lunopolis is a 2009 direct-to-video science fiction film directed by Matthew Avant. The film is presented in found footage style and takes place in the weeks preceding the rumored events of the 2012 prophecies. Two documentary filmmakers discover a mysterious device and begin to unravel a conspiracy involving the moon, time travel, and a very powerful organization who will stop at nothing to protect their secret.
star 6.5

Mouse-X

2014

Mouse-X

2014

star 6.5
Mouse-X is a mystery/sci-fi story about Anderson, a man who wakes in a building with no idea where he is or how he got there, before slowly discovering that in each of the rooms around him are a thousand clones of himself, all of whom woke into the same mysterious scenario. To escape he needs to outwit his 'selves' whilst overcoming the realization that he is not the only Anderson.

Aduthathu

2012

Aduthathu

2012

Aduthathu shows 10 people being taken to an uninhabited island for a TV reality show. The survivor gets to walk away with a huge cash award. The 10 are on the island and events unfold.