Category Archives: Mystery
The Woman in the Window
Release 2021
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Director: Joe Wright
Writers: Tracy Letts, A.J. Finn
Stars: Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Anthony Mackie
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6111574/
An agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors, only to witness a disturbing act of violence.
Initiation
Release 2020
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Director: John Berardo
Writers: John Berardo, Brian Frager, Lindsay LaVanchy
Stars: Froy Gutierrez, Lochlyn Munro, Yancy Butler, Jon Huertas, Gattlin Griffith
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7397098/
Whiton University unravels the night a star-athlete is murdered, kicking off a spree of social media slayings that force students to uncover the truth behind the school's hidden secrets and the horrifying meaning of an exclamation point.
Things Heard & Seen
Release 2021
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Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Writers: Elizabeth Brundage, Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Stars: James Norton, Ana Sophia Heger, Amanda Seyfried, Charlotte Maier, Kristin Griffith
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10962368/
An artist relocates to the Hudson Valley and begins to suspect that her marriage has a sinister darkness, one that rivals her new home's history.
Held
Release 2020
Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Travis Cluff, Chris Lofing
Writers: Jill Awbrey
Stars: Jill Awbrey, Bart Johnson, Rez Kempton, Zack Gold, Jener Dasilva
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10713340/
A couple's ailing marriage is put to the test when they are held hostage in an isolated vacation rental by an unseen Voice that commands their every move.
The Dry
Release 2020
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Director: Robert Connolly
Writers: Harry Cripps, Robert Connolly, Jane Harper
Stars: Eric Bana, Genevieve O'Reilly, Martin Dingle Wall, Keir O'Donnell, Bruce Spence
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5144174/
Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.
The Winter Lake
Release 2020
Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Phil Sheerin
Writers: David Turpin
Stars: Anson Boon, Charlie Murphy, Emma Mackey, Michael McElhatton, Mark McKenna
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9778348/
When Holly's dark secret is accidentally uncovered by her new emotionally unstable neighbor Tom, they are pulled into a violent confrontation with her father, who will do anything to keep the secret hidden.
Dreamcatcher
Release 2021
Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Jacob Johnston
Writer: Jacob Johnston
Stars: Niki Koss, Travis Burns, Blaine Kern III
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9382172/
The film centers on two estranged sisters who, along with their friends, become entrenched in a 48 hour whirlwind of violence after a traumatic experience at an underground music festival.
Shadowland
Release 2021
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Director: Simon Kay
Writer: Simon Kay
Stars: Amelia Eve, Rebecca Finch, Vivien Taylor, Tony Greengrass, Jason Harvey
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9015714/
They sought sanctuary. They found him. 'An ex-serviceman is forced to seek refuge for his team and the family in their charge in rural Scotland, with devastating consequences'
Saint Maud
Release 2019
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Director: Rose Glass
Writer: Rose Glass
Stars: Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Knight, Lily Frazer, Turlough Convery
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7557108/
Follows a pious nurse who becomes dangerously obsessed with saving the soul of her dying patient.
What Lies Below
Release 2020
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Director: Braden R. Duemmler
Writer: Braden R. Duemmler
Stars: Danny Corbo, Ema Horvath, Troy Iwata, Olan Montgomery, Mena Suvari
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9264728/
A 16 year-old girl returns home from camp and learns that her mother has a new boyfriend, one she intends to marry to, a man whose charm, intelligence and beauty make him look like he's not human at all.