Category Archives: Mystery
In the Shadow of the Moon
Release 2019
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Director: Jim Mickle
Writers: Gregory Weidman, Geoffrey Tock
Stars: Boyd Holbrook, Cleopatra Coleman, Bokeem Woodbine
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8110640/
A Philadelphia police officer struggles with a lifelong obsession to track down a mysterious serial killer whose crimes defy explanation.
The Wolf Hour
Release 2019
Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Alistair Banks Griffin
Writer: Alistair Banks Griffin
Stars: Naomi Watts, Jennifer Ehle, Emory Cohen
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5342950/
June was once a known counter-culture figure, but that was a decade ago. She now lives alone in her South Bronx apartment, having all but cut herself off from the outside world. It's the notorious "Summer of Sam" and June only has to look out of her window to see the violence escalating with the brutal summer heat. The city is on a knife's edge, a pressure-cooker about to explode into the incendiary 1977 New York blackout riots.
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.