Popular Mystery Movies on Kanopy - Page 10

The Tenant

1976

The Tenant

1976
7.6
A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in Paris where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.
The Draughtsman's Contract

1982

The Draughtsman's Contract

1982
7.1
A young artist is commissioned by the wife of a wealthy landowner to make a series of drawings of the estate while her husband is away.
Day of the Dead

1985

Day of the Dead

1985
7.1
A small group of scientists and soldiers take refuge in an underground missile silo where they struggle to control the flesh-eating dead that walks the Earth above.
What Have You Done to Solange?

1972

What Have You Done to Solange?

1972
6.7
After several Catholic school pupils are murdered, a teacher who is having an affair with one of his students becomes a suspect. When other gruesome murders start occurring shortly thereafter, the teacher suspects that he may be the cause of them.
Pacific Heights

1990

Pacific Heights

1990
6.3
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
Farewell, My Lovely

1975

Farewell, My Lovely

1975
6.6
Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled with seductress Helen Grayle and discovers a web of dark secrets that are better left hidden.
Nobody Else But You

2011

Nobody Else But You

2011
6.3
The ambiguous suicide of a local beauty, weathergirl, cheese model, and Marilyn Monroe look-a-like finds an eager sleuth in David Rousseau, best-selling crime novelist. When Rousseau visits a remote Alps village for the reading of his friend's will he unwittingly, but irresistibly, gets caught in the tangled web of murder and small town politics in this off-beat mystery.
Woman on the Run

1950

Woman on the Run

1950
6.8
Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.
The Hands of Orlac

1924

The Hands of Orlac

1924
6.8
A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he is horrified to learn they once belonged to a murderer.
Night Tide

1961

Night Tide

1961
6.3
A young sailor falls in love with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid on the local pier. As they become entwined, he comes to suspect the woman might be a real mermaid who lures men to a watery death during the full moon. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.
The Perfume of the Lady in Black

1974

The Perfume of the Lady in Black

1974
6.5
Sylvia, an industrial scientist, is troubled by strange hallucinations related to the tragic suicide of her mother.
Fear City

1984

Fear City

1984
5.4
Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A hard-nosed police detective and a conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired by the strip club owners, set out to find him before he strikes again.
Rider on the Rain

1970

Rider on the Rain

1970
6.3
A US Army colonel in France tries to track down an escaped sex maniac.
Cosmos

2019

Cosmos

2019
5.9
Three astronomers accidentally intercept what they believe to be a signal from a distant alien civilization, but the truth is even more incredible than any of them could have imagined.
Dorm

2006

Dorm

2006
6.6
When 12-year-old Ton transfers to an all-boys boarding school, he's taunted by his peers and terrified by their tales about the ghosts that inhabit the school. Ton is utterly miserable until he befriends a mysterious fellow pupil.
Dark River

2017

Dark River

2017
5.7
After her father dies, a young woman returns to her Yorkshire village for the first time in 15 years to claim the family farm she believes is hers.
In the Name of My Daughter

2014

In the Name of My Daughter

2014
5.6
In 1976 in Nice, Agnes, the daughter of the owner of the Palais de la Méditerranée, falls in love with an older lawyer.
The Double Hour

2009

The Double Hour

2009
6.1
A chambermaid and a former cop meet at a speed dating event and a romance develops. But during a romantic getaway things suddenly take a turn for the worse when her mysterious past is revealed.
Jasper Jones

2017

Jasper Jones

2017
6.4
Fourteen-year-old Charlie's life changes when Jasper takes his help to dispose of the body of his girlfriend, Laura. He decides to look for the murderer and falls in love with Laura's younger sister.
The Red Shoes

2005

The Red Shoes

2005
6.1
A woman who finds a pair of pink high heels on a subway platform soon realizes that jealousy, greed, and death follow them wherever they go.