Category Archives: Mystery
Spenser Confidential
Release 2020
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Director: Peter Berg
Writers: Sean O'Keefe, Brian Helgeland, Ace Atkins
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Colleen Camp, Iliza Shlesinger, Winston Duke, Alan Arkin
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8629748/
When two Boston police officers are murdered, ex-cop Spenser teams up with his no-nonsense roommate, Hawk, to take down criminals.
The Last Thing He Wanted
Release 2020
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Director: Dee Rees
Writers: Joan Didion, Dee Rees, Marco Villalobos
Stars: Rosie Perez, Ben Affleck, Anne Hathaway, Willem Dafoe, Edi Gathegi
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7456312/
A veteran D.C. journalist loses the thread of her own narrative when a guilt-propelled errand for her father thrusts her from byline to unwitting subject in the very story she's trying to break. Adapted from Joan Didion's namesake novel.
Black Christmas
Release 2019
Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Sophia Takal
Writers: Sophia Takal, April Wolfe
Stars: Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10481868/
A group of female students are stalked by a stranger during their Christmas break. That is until the young sorority pledges discover that the killer is part of an underground college conspiracy.
The Good Liar
Release 2019
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Director: Bill Condon
Writers: Jeffrey Hatcher, Nicholas Searle
Stars: Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Russell Tovey
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5563334/
Consummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes.
Motherless Brooklyn
Release 2019
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Director: Edward Norton
Writers: Jonathan Lethem, Edward Norton
Stars: Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385887/
In 1950s New York, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend.
The Room
Release 2019
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Director: Christian Volckman
Writers: Sabrina B. Karine, Eric Forestier, Christian Volckman
Stars: Olga Kurylenko, Kevin Janssens, Joshua Wilson
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8485364/
Matt and Kate buy an isolated house. While moving, they discover a strange room that grants them an unlimited number of material wishes. But, since Kate has had two miscarriages, what they miss the most is a child.
Ad Astra
Release 2019
Genre Adventure, Drama, Mystery
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Director: James Gray
Writers: James Gray, Ethan Gross
Stars: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2935510/
Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.
Ready or Not
Release 2019
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Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Writers: Guy Busick, Ryan Murphy
Stars: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O'Brien
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7798634/
A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Release 2019
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Director: Richard Linklater
Writers: Richard Linklater, Holly Gent, Vincent Palmo Jr., Maria Semple
Stars: Billy Crudup, Cate Blanchett, Megan Mullally
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2365580/
A loving mom becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Her leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery.
Don't Let Go
Release 2019
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Director: Jacob Estes
Writers: Jacob Estes, Drew Daywalt
Stars: Alfred Molina, Storm Reid, David Oyelowo
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6803212/
After a man's family dies in what appears to be a murder, he gets a phone call from one of the dead, his niece. He's not sure if she's a ghost or if he's going mad, but as it turns out, he's not.