The Pact 2 / The Pact II (2014)
Horror | Mystery | Thriller
A woman who is plagued by nightmares involving a serial killer learns her dreams have a horrifying connection to the real world.
Starring: Camilla Luddington, Caity Lotz, Scott Michael Foster, Patrick Fischler, Haley Hudson, Amy Pietz
Director: Dallas Richard Hallam, Patrick Horvath
Memories of Matsuko / Kiraware Matsuko no isshô (2006)
Comedy | Drama | Musical | Mystery
When a bored college student learns that a long lost aunt has been found dead in a park, he begins piecing together her life to see if it had any value. What he finds is a revelation. Talented film director, Tetsuya Nakashima ("Kamikaze Girls" 04), wield a host of cinematic tools to make "Memories of MATSUKO" a memorably entertaining and emotionally powerful "fairytale tragedy," weaving together realistic human drama with offbeat comedy and spectacular (Bob Fosse-like) production numbers to tell the heartbreaking story of Matsuko Kawajiri, a starry-eyed woman who spends her entire life serching for a worthy "prince" capable of returning her limitless love. Versatile actress, Miki Nakatani, renders a virtuosic performance in the lead role of Matsuko.
Starring: Eita, Miki Nakatani, Ko Shibasaki, Yûsuke Iseya, Teruyuki Kagawa, Mikako Ichikawa
Director: Tetsuya Nakashima
Run All Night (2015)
Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
An aging hitman is forced to take on his brutal former boss to protect his estranged son and his family.
Starring: Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Vincent D'Onofrio, Nick Nolte, Bruce McGill, Genesis Rodriguez
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
The Cover Up / The Coverup (2008)
Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
The story centers on around the mysterious death of repeat drunk driving offender Kevin Thacker and the discovery of his body in an alley behind the Marshalltown, Iowa, police department after his latest DUI arrest.
Starring: Gabriel Mann, Eliza Dushku, John Savage, Mark Pellegrino, Lee Garlington, Jennifer Finnigan, Steve Eastin, Colby French, Michael Welch
Director: Brian Jun
Eye of the Beholder (1999)
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Surveillance expert Stephen stumbles onto beautiful female serial killer Joanna and obsessively follows her murderous trail for years. But Stephen turns from a passive observer into Joanna's guardian angel as their bizarre relationship blossoms.
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ashley Judd, Geneviève Bujold, Patrick Bergin, Jason Priestley
Director: Stephan Elliott
Waterland (1992)
Drama | Mystery
Tom Crick, a high school history teacher, is having trouble connecting – with his class, with his wife. He ventures into telling his class stories about his young adulthood in the Fens district in England. The emotional wounds from his younger life wash over him in present day, affecting his work and his relationships with his students and his wife.
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Ethan Hawke, Sinéad Cusack, Cara Buono, Lena Headey, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Run All Night (2015)
Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
An aging hitman is forced to take on his brutal former boss to protect his estranged son and his family.
Starring: Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Vincent D'Onofrio, Nick Nolte, Bruce McGill, Genesis Rodriguez
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
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Murder on D Street / D zaka no satsujin jiken (2015)
Mystery
An owner of a soba noodle shop is found dead at the D. Hill. The police concluded the death was an apparent suicide. However, a brilliant but eccentric private detective Kogoro Akechi and his wife Fumiyo sees that it is a murder case, not a suicide, and start their own investigation. They notice something weird is going on in the secondhand bookshop and gradually, hideous love-hate relationships and immeasurable passion and lust surrounding the wife of the bookshop is revealed. What is the truth of the murder case? This year marks the 50th anniversary of Ranpo Edogawa's death and his masterpiece is adapted to the screen for the first time in 16 years.
Starring: Ryûnosuke Kawai, Hôka Kinoshita, Yoshimasa Kondô, Kôta Kusano, Takashi Nishina, Eiko Ohtani, Shoko
Director: Shoji Kubota
The Unwanted / Carmilla (2014)
Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
In this Southern Gothic retelling of Sheridan Le Fanu's vampire story 'Carmilla,' a young drifter (Christen Orr) arrives in a rural town seeking the whereabouts of the mother she never knew. When she becomes sexually involved with an emotionally fragile waitress (Hannah Fierman), she exposes the secret of her mother's disappearance and incites the wrath of the girl's overprotective father (William Katt).
Starring: Hannah Fierman, Christen Orr, William Katt
Director: Bret Wood
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Powder (1995)
Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Harassed by classmates who won't accept his shocking appearance, a shy young man known as Powder struggles to fit in. But the cruel taunts stop when Powder displays a mysterious power that allows him to do extraordinary things.
Starring: Mary Steenburgen, Sean Patrick Flanery, Lance Henriksen, Jeff Goldblum, Brandon Smith, Bradford Tatum
Director: Victor Salva
The Rapture (1991)
Drama | Mystery
Sharon, a bored, beautiful telephone operator seeks excitement in orgiastic sex with strangers. Later, tormented by feelings of emptiness, she attempts suicide. Comforted by members of a cult-like religion who are preparing for the second coming of Christ – "The Rapture" – Sharon undergoes a religious conversion that is hallucinatory, frightening and ultimately tragic.
Starring: Mimi Rogers, David Duchovny, Patrick Bauchau, Darwyn Carson, Stéphanie Menuez, Sam Vlahos
Director: Michael Tolkin
The Poltergeist of Borley Forest / You Will Love Me (2013)
Horror | Mystery | Thriller
After visiting a supposedly haunted forest, a teen girl comes to believe that a violent poltergeist has followed her home and is stalking her and so with her brother and friends, sets out on a mission to unravel its mystery and stop it before it harms someone.
Starring: Marina Petrano, Christopher Ingle, Rhea Rossiter , Weston Adwell, Nicholas Barrera, Jason Beck, Rebecca Barrow Hall
Director: Stephen McKendree
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The Truth About Charlie (2002)
Mystery | Thriller
A French woman considering divorce meets an American man on vacation and upon her return home, finds that both her apartment and her bank account have been emptied and her husband has been murdered.
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Christine Boisson, Thandie Newton, Tim Robbins, Joong-Hoon Park, Ted Levine
Director: Jonathan Demme
The Vampire Diaries (TV Series 2009-2017)
Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Romance | Teen | Thriller
As the school year begins, Elena Gilbert is immediately drawn to a handsome and mysterious new student, Stefan Salvatore. Elena has no way of knowing that Stefan is a vampire struggling to live peacefully among humans, while his brother Damon is the embodiment of vampire violence and brutality.
Starring: Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Kat Graham, Candice Accola, Zach Roerig, Michael Trevino, Nina Dobrev, Steven R. McQueen, Matthew Davis
Creator: Kevin Williamson, Julie Plec
Elementary (TV Series 2012- )
Crime | Drama | Mystery
Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare – a sober companion, Dr. Watson. A successful surgeon until she lost a patient and her license three years ago, Watson views her current job as another opportunity to help people, as well as paying a penance. Holmes resumes his work as a police consultant in New York City and Watson has no choice but to accompany her irascible new charge on his jobs. But Sherlock finds her medical background helpful, and Watson realizes she has a knack for playing investigator. With the mischievous Sherlock Holmes now running free in New York solving crimes, it's simple deduction that he's going to need someone to keep him grounded, and it's elementary that it's a job for Watson.
Starring: Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Aidan Quinn, Jon Michael Hill
Creator: Robert Doherty
The Originals (TV Series 2013- )
Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery
A spin-off from The Vampire Diaries and set in New Orleans, The Originals centers on the Mikaelson siblings, otherwise known as the world's original vampires: Klaus (Joseph Morgan), Elijah (Daniel Gillies), and Rebekah (Claire Holt). Now Klaus must take down his protégé, Marcel (Charles Michael Davis), who is now in charge of New Orleans, in order to re-take his city, as he originally built New Orleans. Klaus departed from the city after being chased down by his father Mikael, while it was being constructed and Marcel took charge. As Klaus has returned after many years, his ego has provoked him to become the king of the city. "Every King needs an heir" says Klaus, accepting the unborn child. The child is a first to be born to a hybrid (part vampire, part werewolf) and a werewolf (Hayley).
Starring: Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Phoebe Tonkin, Charles Michael Davis, Leah Pipes, Danielle Campbell, Steven Krueger, Yusuf Gatewood, Claire Holt, Nathan Parsons
Creator: Julie Plec
Castle (TV Series 2009-2016)
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance
Rick Castle is one of the world's most successful crime authors. But when his rock star lifestyle isn't enough, this bad boy goes looking for new trouble and finds it working with smart, beautiful Detective Kate Beckett. Inspired by her professional record and intrigued by her buttoned-up personality, Castle's found the model for his bold new character whether she likes it or not. Now with the mayor's permission, Castle is on her case and in her way. Kate's initial disdain for Castle turns to grudging respect as he quickly proves that a background in plotting murders can be a valuable asset in catching killers. As they solve a new crime together each week, their partnership grows as does their love-hate relationship. These two may not always see eye to eye, but together they might just write a whole new chapter in crime-solving.
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas, Molly C. Quinn, Seamus Dever, Tamala Jones, Penny Johnson
Creator: Andrew W. Marlowe
Bates Motel (TV Series 2013-2017)
Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
After the death of her husband, Norma Bates buys a motel in the picturesque coastal town of White Pine Bay, giving herself and teenage son Norman a chance to begin anew. Shy Norman is reluctant at first, but with the help of his mother — with whom he shares an intensely close relationship — the boy begins to open up to others and make new friends. Some locals, however, aren't as friendly and welcoming to the Bates, who discover that because White Pine Bay isn't as peaceful as it appears, they are forced to do whatever it takes to survive.
Starring: Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, Nestor Carbonell
Creator: Anthony Cipriano, Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin
Anastasia (1997)
Adventure | Animation | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Mystery | Romance
The only surviving child of the Russian Royal Family hooks up with two con men while the undead Rasputin seeks her death.
Starring: Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Christopher Lloyd, Hank Azaria, Bernadette Peters
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Fletch Lives (1989)
Comedy | Crime | Mystery
The wise-cracking reporter retires to the deep south where he is caught up in a murder plot.
Starring: Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, Julianne Phillips, R. Lee Ermey, Richard Libertini, Randall Cobb
Director: Michael Ritchie
