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The Bricklayers

1976

The Bricklayers

1976
6.5
When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Widespread corruption and neglect by the builder himself are seen to have brought the situation about. Much of the movie is filmed using hand-held cameras, and the majority of the dialogue is in the difficult-to-understand and very slangy Spanish dialect of Mexico City's bricklayers.
Cry of Silence

1982

Cry of Silence

1982
6.8
A Russian investigator and a Buryat policeman are investigating the murder of a truth-seeking huntsman in the Baikal taiga.
The Sign of Four

1987

The Sign of Four

1987
7.4
Mary Morstan has received a pearl in the post every year since her father's disappearance. This leads Holmes and Watson to the truth about a secret pact between four convicts during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Design of Death

2012

Design of Death

2012
7.2
The violent death of an unpopular village resident is initially blamed on an infectious disease, but an investigation shows that everybody in the village had a reason to murder him.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room

2003

The Mystery of the Yellow Room

2003
6.6
Joseph Rouletabille, a reporter for a local newspaper, investigates the attempted killing of Mathilde Stangerson, who uses the yellow room of the title as her bedroom. At the time of the revolver shots her room was locked and the windows were barred, but when her father enters after having forced the door, there is no-one there except for Mathilde. So who did it and how did he get away?
Double Fixation

1987

Double Fixation

1987
4
A femme fatale and a photographer embark on a romantic adventure surrounding a mysterious marble.
One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2024

One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2024
6.7
Hannah Swensen has been asked to teach a baking class at the college in town, but her equipment is tampered with causing an explosion that the fire department rules an accident. Soon, a colleague ends up dead and Hannah begins to put together the puzzle of the mysterious circumstances surrounding the murder. Hannah leans on her friends and family to collect the breadcrumbs of foul play and put them together, and meets a different side of law and order when Lake Eden's prosecuting attorney Chad Norton enters her life.
A Teacher's Crime

2008

A Teacher's Crime

2008
4.7
Carrie is an attractive high school history teacher who one day decides to help a troubled student, taking an special interest for him, unaware of the ruthless and perverse scheme masterminded for her.
Our Dead Husband

2026

Our Dead Husband

2026
Graphic design firm owner Kris is devastated when she discovers her husband, Ritchie, shot dead in their home. She assumes it has to do with Ritchie's work in high-level intelligence. But as Kris prepares for the funeral, she learns that Ritchie's stories about his missions were a cover for a secret family a few hours away. When police begin to suspect Kris for the murder and an attempt is made on her life, she must overcome her distrust of Ritchie's other wife to find out who killed him—and who is now trying to kill her.
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

1960

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

1960
7.3
Peter Carter, his wife Sally and their young daughter Jean move to a sleepy Canadian village, where Peter has been hired as a school principal. Their idyll is shattered when Jean becomes the victim of an elderly, and extremely powerful, paedophile. The film was neither a box office nor a critical success, it garnered criticism for breaking a significant public taboo.
Wesens

2020

Wesens

2020
Two days after an unidentified object landed on a farm in South Africa in December of 1967, 4 authorities brokers, geared up with a Super 8 and 16mm digital camera, drove out to research it. What the brokers deal with as a concrete anomaly to be examined by means of Geiger counters, cameras, and beakers evolves into an all-encompassing, existential conundrum.
Backfire

1988

Backfire

1988
4.8
Mara McAndrew's marriage is falling apart. Her husband, Donnie, a Vietnam veteran, suffers troubling flashbacks about the war, leaving him unresponsive to her needs. Mara wants out, but she also wants Donnie's money. When Mara meets a mysterious stranger, Reed, at a local bar, she believes she has found the right person to help her out of her predicament. But Mara worries that Donnie's sister, Jill, is on to her.
Detective Conan Drama Special 1: The Letter of Challenge

2006

Detective Conan Drama Special 1: The Letter of Challenge

2006
5.9
In order to uphold his title of High School Detective, a teen sleuth must protect his classmates from kidnapping after receiving a threatening letter.
The Apartment Complex

1999

The Apartment Complex

1999
5.3
A psychology graduate student becomes embroiled in a murder mystery after he takes a job as manager of Wonder View Apartments.
The Shadow Play

2019

The Shadow Play

2019
6.8
Tang Yijie, the Construction Committee Director, falls off from rooftop and dies in a demolition riot. Yang Jiadong, a young police officer starts his investigation and finds that Tang's death is tied up with another case several years ago. Soon he is framed and suspended from duty, but he never gives up.
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

1971

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

1971
5.4
A U.S. Senator is spirited away to a secret New Mexico medical lab after a serious car crash. His injuries are completely healed by a secret organization that has developed advanced medical technology. What does the organization want in exchange for saving his life? Meanwhile, a reporter who witnessed the accident decides to investigate the senator's disappearance.
Beyond Loch Ness

2008

Beyond Loch Ness

2008
4.5
James Murphey is a rugged cryptozoologist, who thirty years earlier, during a trip to Loch Ness, Scotland, had a fatal encounter with the fabled "Nessie" creature that killed his father, and left James with deep facial scar. Twenty years later, James is hunting for Nessie, when his search leads him to the sleepy town of Pike Island, Ashburn, on Lake Superior. Hiring Josh Riley as his guide, James and Josh bond over their mutual scientific interests and deceased fathers, while James tries to convince Josh's mother, Sheriff Karen Riley, that the 60-foot plesiosaur is killing and breeding.
All Around The Town

2002

All Around The Town

2002
4.3
A young woman, seemingly good but still psychologically disturbed from being kidnapped as a little girl, becomes the obvious suspect in a murder.
Salvage

2018

Salvage

2018
An ex-cop living in rural Florida is drawn into an investigation involving a sunken treasure.
Mark of the Vampire

1935

Mark of the Vampire

1935
6.1
Sir Borotyn, a prominent Prague resident, is discovered murdered in his home, with all indications pointing to a vampire assault. The victim's friend, Baron Otto, and the physician who analyzes the body, are certain that the vampire is the mysterious Count Mora or his daughter. Receiving little help from the law, Professor Zelen, an expert in the occult, is called in to assist with their investigation.