Category Archives: Mystery
Sinister
Release 2012
Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Scott Derrickson
Writers: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, Fred Dalton Thompson, James Ransone, Michael Hall D'Addario
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1922777/
A true-crime writer finds a cache of 8mm home movies films that suggest the murder he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose career dates back to the 1960s.
Safe House
Release 2012
Genre Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Daniel Espinosa
Writers: David Guggenheim
Stars: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1599348/
A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge.
The Raven
Release 2012
Genre Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: James McTeigue
Writers: Hannah Shakespeare, Ben Livingston
Stars: John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin McNally
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1486192/
When a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's works, a young Baltimore detective joins forces with Poe to stop him from making his stories a reality.
The Words
Release 2012
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Director: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
Stars: Dennis Quaid, John Hannah, Jeremy Irons, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1840417/
A writer at the peak of his literary success discovers the steep price he must pay for stealing another man's work.
The Bourne Legacy
Release 2012
Genre Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Tony Gilroy
Writers: Tony Gilroy, Dan Gilroy
Stars: Jeremy Renner, Scott Glenn, Stacy Keach, Edward Norton, Donna Murphy
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1194173/
An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films.
Prometheus
Release 2012
Genre Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
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Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: Jon Spaihts, Damon Lindelof, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett
Stars: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446714/
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
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Director: Harald Zwart
Writers: Jessica Postigo, Cassandra Clare
Stars: Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Kevin Zegers, Jemima West, Robert Sheehan
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1538403/
When her mother disappears, Clary Fray learns that she descends from a line of warriors who protect our world from demons. She joins forces with others like her and heads into a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld.
The Cabin in the Woods
Release 2012
Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Drew Goddard
Writers: Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard
Stars: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1259521/
Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.
Tarzan
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Mystery, Romance
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Director: Reinhard Klooss
Writers: Reinhard Klooss, Jessica Postigo, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Stars: Kellan Lutz, Robert Capron, Spencer Locke, Jaime Ray Newman, Brian Huskey
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1705952/
Tarzan and Jane Porter face a mercenary army dispatched by the evil CEO of Greystoke Energies, a man who took over the company from Tarzan's parents, after they died in a plane crash.
Shutter Island
Release 2010
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Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Laeta Kalogridis, Dennis Lehane
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow, Michelle Williams
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130884/
In 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding nearby.