Category Archives: Mystery
Midsommar
Release 2019
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Director: Ari Aster
Writer: Ari Aster
Stars: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8772262/
A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown's fabled mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
Annabelle Comes Home
Release 2019
Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Gary Dauberman
Writers: James Wan, Gary Dauberman
Stars: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Mckenna Grace
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8350360/
While babysitting the daughter of Ed and Lorraine Warren, a teenager and her friend unknowingly awaken an evil spirit trapped in a doll.
Perfect
Release 2018
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Director: Eddie Alcazar
Writers: Eddie Alcazar, Ted Kupper
Stars: Abbie Cornish, Courtney Eaton, Rainey Qualley
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6222286/
Garrett, an emotionally-troubled young man, is sent to a clinic, whispering soothing promises of perfection. By planting characteristics directly into his own body, he's relieved of his dark visions, but pays the price for purity of mind.
Into the Ashes
Release 2019
Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Aaron Harvey
Writer: Aaron Harvey
Stars: Luke Grimes, Frank Grillo, Marguerite Moreau
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3138122/
With an honest job and a loving wife, Nick Brenner believed he had safely escaped his violent, criminal history. But his old crew hasn't forgotten about him or the money he stole, and when they take what Nick now values the most - his wife - he has nothing left to lose. Confronted by the town sheriff, who is also his father-in-law, Nick must decide if he will stay on his new path or indulge in his need for revenge and force his enemies to pay for what they have done.
Sometimes Always Never
Release 2018
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Director: Carl Hunter
Writers: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Stars: Bill Nighy, Sam Riley, Alice Lowe
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5068162/
A detective fantasy / family drama where a love of words helps a father reconnect with a missing son.
Killers Anonymous
Release 2019
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Director: Martin Owen
Writers: Seth Johnson, Elizabeth Morris, Martin Owen
Stars: Gary Oldman, Jessica Alba, David Alexander
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8400758/
A support group of killers is held regularly, the participants sit in a circle of trust and share their transgressions.
Murder Mystery
Release 2019
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Director: Kyle Newacheck
Writers: James Vanderbilt
Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler, Gemma Arterton
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1618434/
A New York cop and his wife go on a European vacation to reinvigorate the spark in their marriage, but end up getting framed and on the run for the death of an elderly billionaire.
The Curse of La Llorona
Release 2019
Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Michael Chaves
Writers: Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis
Stars: Linda Cardellini, Roman Christou, Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4913966/
Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm.
Greta
Release 2018
Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Neil Jordan
Writers: Ray Wright, Neil Jordan
Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2639336/
A young woman befriends a lonely widow who's harboring a dark and deadly agenda toward her.
Pet Sematary
Release 2019
Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer
Writers: Stephen King, Matt Greenberg, Jeff Buhler
Stars: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0837563/
Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home.