Tag: Mystery
Get Low (2009)
A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party… while he was still alive.
Salt (2010)
A CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009)
As computer hacker Lisbeth and journalist Mikael investigate a sex-trafficking ring, Lisbeth is accused of three murders, causing her to go on the run while Mikael works to clear her name.
The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior – both of which still haunt him decades later.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
The spectre of a dead child rapist haunts the children of the parents who murdered him, stalking and killing them in their dreams.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
A journalist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing — or dead — for forty years by a young female hacker.
Terribly Happy (2008)
A thriller about a Copenhagen cop who moves to a small town after having a nervous breakdown.
The White Ribbon (2009)
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?
The Ghost Writer (2010)
A ghost writer hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.
Shutter Island (2010)
In 1954, a U.S. marshal investigates the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane.
Edge of Darkness (2010)
As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.
The Box (2009)
A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars and kill someone they don’t know.
The Fourth Kind (2009)
A thriller involving an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the past 40 years and there are accusations of a federal cover up.
Saw VI (2009)
Agent Strahm is dead, and FBI agent Erickson draws nearer to Hoffman. Meanwhile, a pair of insurance executives find themselves in another game set by jigsaw.
Pandorum (2009)
A pair of crew members aboard a spaceship wake up with no knowledge of their mission or their identities.
Sorority Row (2009)
A group of sorority sisters try to cover up the death of their house-sister after a prank gone wrong, only to be stalked by a serial killer.
Whiteout (2009)
U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko tracks a killer in Antarctica, as the sun is about to set for six months.