Film Class: Whodunit

1.

Twin Peaks

1990s American drama television series

Overview: Twin Peaks is an American mystery serial drama television series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. It premiered on ABC on April 8, 1990, and originally ran for two seasons until its cancellation in ...

Release date: 8 April 1990

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Romance, Mystery, Horror, Fantasy, Crime

Director: David Lynch, Duwayne Dunham

Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook, Richard Beymer, Lara Flynn Boyle

Producer: Mark Frost, David Lynch

Writer: Mark Frost, David Lynch

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.

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Television series about the Federal Bureau of Investigation 34T

Television series about teenagers 1,026T

Rape in television 63T

2.

Poirot

British TV series

Overview: Poirot (also known as Agatha Christie's Poirot) is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. David Suchet starred as the eponymous detective ...

Release date: 8 January 1989

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime, Thriller

Director: Edward Bennett, Renny Rye

Cast: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran, David Yelland, Zoë Wanamaker

Producer: Brian Eastman, Nick Elliott

Writer: Guy Andrews, Michael Baker

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot ...

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British detective television series 118T

1990s British crime drama television series 25T

ITV mystery shows 28T

3.

Seduced by Lies

Release date: 10 October 2010

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director: George Erschbamer

Cast: Josie Davis, Marc Menard, Lochlyn Munro, Bruce Dawson, Gerard Plunkett, Chelan Simmons

Producer: Tom Berry, Howard Blank

Writer: Peter Sullivan, Jodi Ticknor

A successful businesswoman is relieved to move on from her obsessive ex when she meets a handsome oil heir. However, romance gives way to suspicion when ...

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4.

Inspector Morse

British detective TV series

Overview: Inspector Morse is a British detective drama television series based on a series of novels by Colin Dexter. It starred John Thaw as Detective Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis ...

Release date: 6 January 1987

Genre: Mystery, Drama, Crime

Director: John Madden, Peter Hammond

Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe, Clare Holman, Liz Kettle

Producer: Ted Childs, Chris Burt

Writer: Daniel Boyle, Malcolm Bradbury

Inspector Morse has an ear for music, a taste for beer and a nose for crime. He sets out with Sergeant Lewis to solve each intriguing case.

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British detective television series 120T

1990s British crime drama television series 25T

2000s British crime drama television series 40T

5.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

American television anthology series

Overview: Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American television anthology series created, hosted, and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and aired on CBS and NBC between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and ...

Release date: 2 October 1955

Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Drama

Director: Robert Stevens, Paul Henreid

Cast: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, John Williams, Patricia Hitchcock, Arthur Gould-Porter, Raymond Bailey

Producer: Joan Harrison, Norman Lloyd

Writer: J.W. Aaron, David Alexander

Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama and comedy about people of different species committing murders, suicides ...

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1960s American crime drama television series 39T

1950s American crime drama television series 43T

1960s American anthology television series 88T

6.

The Name of the Rose

1986 mystery and historical drama movie directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud

Overview: The Name of the Rose is a 1986 Italian-German-French mystery and historical drama directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on the novel of the same name by Umberto Eco. Sean Connery stars as the Franciscan ...

Release date: 24 September 1986

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud

Cast: Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin, Michael Lonsdale, Volker Prechtel

Producer: Franco Cristaldi, Jake Eberts

Writer: Umberto Eco, Andrew Birkin

An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.

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1980s English-language films 3,470T

Films set in monasteries 13T

English-language German films 842T

7.

The Gift

2000 American supernatural thriller film

Overview: The Gift is a 2000 American supernatural thriller film directed by Sam Raimi, written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson, and based on the alleged psychic experiences of Thornton's mother.

Release date: 22 December 2000

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Fantasy

Director: Sam Raimi

Cast: Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Keanu Reeves, Katie Holmes, Greg Kinnear, Hilary Swank

Producer: Grant Curtis, Sean Daniel

Writer: Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson

A woman with extrasensory perception is asked to help find a young woman who has disappeared.

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2000 thriller drama films 10T

Films shot in Savannah, Georgia 50T

2000 drama films 432T

8.

Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971 film by Roger Vadim

Overview: Pretty Maids All in a Row is a 1971 American mystery film that is part black sex comedy, part murder mystery. Starring Rock Hudson alongside Angie Dickinson, it was released on April 28, 1971. Roger Vadim ...

Release date: 28 April 1971

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Director: Roger Vadim

Cast: Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, Telly Savalas, John David Carson, Roddy McDowall, Keenan Wynn

Producer: Gene Roddenberry

Writer: Gene Roddenberry, Francis Pollini

California State Police Captain Sam Surcher investigates a string of teenage girl murders at Oceanfront High School.

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1970s English-language films 3,270T

1970s mystery thriller films 35T

1970s comedy mystery films 27T

9.

Murder on the Orient Express

1974 film directed by Sidney Lumet

Overview: Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 British mystery film directed by Sidney Lumet, produced by John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin, and based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie.

Release date: 24 November 1974

Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama, Thriller

Director: Sidney Lumet

Cast: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel

Producer: John Brabourne, Richard B. Goodwin

Writer: Paul Dehn, Agatha Christie

In December 1935, when his transcontinental luxury train is stranded by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred ...

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Films shot at EMI-Elstree Studios 141T

1970s English-language films 3,301T

1974 crime drama films 17T

10.

Jade

1995 American erotic thriller film by William Friedkin

Overview: Jade is a 1995 American erotic thriller film written by Joe Eszterhas, produced by Robert Evans, directed by William Friedkin, and starring David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri, Richard Crenna ...

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Director: William Friedkin

Cast: David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri, Richard Crenna, Michael Biehn, Donna Murphy

Producer: Gary Adelson, Craig Baumgarten

Writer: Joe Eszterhas

A bright assistant D.A. investigates a gruesome hatchet murder and hides a clue he found at the crime scene. Under professional threats and an attempt ...

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1990s American films 16T

1990s English-language films 3,901T

1995 crime thriller films 34T

11.

Gosford Park

2001 period film directed by Robert Altman

Overview: Gosford Park is a 2001 satirical black comedy mystery film directed by Robert Altman and written by Julian Fellowes. It was influenced by Jean Renoir's French classic, La Règle du jeu (The Rules of the ...

Release date: 7 November 2001

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Director: Robert Altman

Cast: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Camilla Rutherford, Charles Dance, Geraldine Somerville

Producer: Robert Altman, Joshua Astrachan

Writer: Julian Fellowes, Robert Altman

Set in the 1930s, this movie brings a group of pretentious rich and famous together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder ...

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2000s British films 1,491T

2000s English-language films 10,196T

2001 black comedy films 23T

12.

Evil Under the Sun

1982 film by Guy Hamilton

Overview: Evil Under the Sun is a 1982 British locked-room mystery film based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie and directed by Guy Hamilton. Peter Ustinov stars as Hercule Poirot, the Belgian ...

Release date: 12 February 1982

Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama, Thriller

Director: Guy Hamilton

Cast: Peter Ustinov, Colin Blakely, Jane Birkin, Nicholas Clay, Maggie Smith, Roddy McDowall

Producer: John Brabourne, Richard B. Goodwin

Writer: Anthony Shaffer, Agatha Christie

Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. When ...

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1980s English-language films 3,470T

EMI Films films 100T

Films shot in Mallorca 21T

13.

Death on the Nile

1978 film by John Guillermin

Overview: Death on the Nile is a 1978 British mystery film based on Agatha Christie's 1937 novel of the same name, directed by John Guillermin and adapted by Anthony Shaffer. The film features the Belgian detective ...

Release date: 29 September 1978

Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama, Thriller

Director: John Guillermin

Cast: Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, Jon Finch

Producer: John Brabourne, Richard B. Goodwin

Writer: Anthony Shaffer, Agatha Christie

As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship ...

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Nile in fiction 5T

Films about honeymoon 16T

1970s English-language films 3,301T

14.

And Then There Were None

1945 film by René Clair

Overview: And Then There Were None is a 1945 film adaptation of Agatha Christie's best-selling 1939 mystery novel of the same name, directed by René Clair. It was released in the United Kingdom as Ten Little ...

Release date: 31 October 1945

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director: René Clair

Cast: Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward, Roland Young, June Duprez, Mischa Auer

Producer: René Clair, Leo C. Popkin

Writer: Agatha Christie, Dudley Nichols

Agatha Christie tale of 10 people invited to an isolated place only to find that an unseen person is killing them one by one. One of them?

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1940s English-language films 3,799T

1945 mystery films 36T

Films scored by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco 13T

15.

Private Eyes

Television series

Overview: Private Eyes (during production first known as The Code) is a Canadian comedy-drama television series based on the novel of the same name by G.B. Joyce, created by Tim Kilby and Shelley Eriksen starring ...

Director: Shawn Piller, James Genn

Cast: Jason Priestley, Cindy Sampson, Barry Flatman, Jordyn Negri, Samantha Wan, Ennis Esmer

Producer: Marcus Robinson, Neil Shaw

Writer: Tim Kilby, Kim Morrison

The original crime-solving series Private Eyes is a 10-episode procedural drama that follows ex-pro...

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2021 Canadian television series endings 32T

2010s Canadian crime drama television series 39T

2010s Canadian comedy-drama television series 37T

16.

Ocean's Eight

2018 film by Gary Ross

Overview: Ocean's 8 (stylized onscreen as Ocean's Eight) is a 2018 American heist comedy film directed by Gary Ross and written by Ross and Olivia Milch. The film is both a continuation and a spin-off from Steven ...

Release date: 8 June 2018

Genre: Crime, Action, Thriller

Director: Gary Ross

Cast: Sandra Bullock, Griffin Dunne, Deidre Goodwin, Daniella Rabbani, Brian J. Carter, Gemma Forbes

Producer: Diana Alvarez, Bruce Berman

Writer: Gary Ross, Olivia Milch

Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City's yearly Met Gala.

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2018 crime thriller films 41T

2018 comedy films 243T

2010s comedy thriller films 94T

17.

Unstable

Release date: 25 April 2009

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Don McBrearty

Cast: Shiri Appleby, David Alpay, Charlotte Sullivan, John Bourgeois, Kathy Baker, Salvatore Antonio

Producer: Irene Litinsky, Michael Prupas

Writer: Charles F. Bohl

After an abusive, dangerous relationship, a wealthy pampered new bride who has been under psychiatric care for mental issues is either sabotaging herself ...

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18.

Devil

2010 film by John Erick Dowdle

Overview: Devil (also known as The Devil) is a 2010 American supernatural horror film directed by John Erick Dowdle. The screenplay by Brian Nelson was from a story by M. Night Shyamalan. Starring Chris Messina ...

Release date: 16 September 2010

Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery

Director: John Erick Dowdle

Cast: Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara, Bojana Novakovic, Bokeem Woodbine, Geoffrey Arend

Producer: Joseph Boccia, Drew Dowdle

Writer: Brian Nelson, M. Night Shyamalan

A group of people are trapped in an elevator and the Devil is mysteriously amongst them.

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2010s American films 8,108T

2010s English-language films 11,544T

2010 horror thriller films 30T

19.

Town on Trial

1957 British film

Overview: Town on Trial is a 1957 British mystery film directed by John Guillermin and starring John Mills, Charles Coburn, Barbara Bates and Derek Farr. A whole town comes under suspicion when two grisly murders ...

Release date: 22 January 1957

Genre: Mystery, Crime, Drama

Director: John Guillermin

Cast: Charles Coburn, John Mills, Barbara Bates, Derek Farr, Alec McCowen, Elizabeth Seal

Producer: Ken Hughes, Robert Westerby

When an attractive young girl is murdered, suspicion falls on several members of the local tennis club...

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British mystery films 346T

Films directed by John Guillermin 37T

Films set in England 1,445T

20.

Witness for the Prosecution

1957 American film directed by Billy Wilder

Overview: Witness for the Prosecution is a 1957 American film co-adapted and directed by Billy Wilder and starring Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, and Elsa Lanchester. The film, which has film ...