Popular Mystery Movies on Plex - Page 16

Affliction

1998

Affliction

1998
6.3
A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating mentally.
The Terror

1963

The Terror

1963
5.1
Lt. Andre Duvalier awakens on a beach to the sight of a strange woman who leads him to the gothic, towering castle that serves as home to an eerie baron.
Palmetto

1998

Palmetto

1998
5.9
After spending two years in prison, framed for accepting a bribe, former newspaper reporter Harry Barber is released, bitter and disillusioned. Feeling like he were owed something for his loss of time, he proceeds to get himself involved in a simple kidnapping plot which turns out to be more complex than he imagined.
The Spanish Prisoner

1997

The Spanish Prisoner

1997
6.8
An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation he works for turn against him.
Dementia 13

1963

Dementia 13

1963
5.5
A widow deceives her late husband's mother and brothers into thinking he's still alive when she attends the yearly memorial to his drowned sister, hoping to secure his inheritance, but her cunning is no match for the demented, axe-wielding thing roaming the grounds of the family's Irish estate.
Blood and Black Lace

1964

Blood and Black Lace

1964
7.3
Isabella, a young model, is murdered by a mysterious masked figure at a fashion house in Rome. When her diary, which details the house employees' many vices, disappears, the masked killer begins killing off all the models in and around the house to find it.
The Girl Who Knew Too Much

1963

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

1963
7
A tourist witnesses a murder and finds herself caught up in a series of bloody killings.
The Spiral Staircase

1946

The Spiral Staircase

1946
7
On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.
Fallen Angel

1945

Fallen Angel

1945
6.5
An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.
Shock Corridor

1963

Shock Corridor

1963
7
With the help of his girlfriend Cathy and Dr. Fong, a psychiatrist, ambitious journalist Johnny Barrett poses as a madman in order to be admitted to a mental institution where a bloody murder has been committed.
The Caveman's Valentine

2001

The Caveman's Valentine

2001
5.7
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?
Drowning Mona

2000

Drowning Mona

2000
5.5
The recently deceased Mona Dearly was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car and corpse are discovered in the Hudson River, police Chief Wyatt Rash immediately suspects murder rather than an accident. But, since the whole community of Verplanck, N.Y., shares a deep hatred for this unceasingly spiteful woman, Rash finds his murder investigation overwhelmed with potential suspects.
The Naked City

1948

The Naked City

1948
7.2
After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
Dressed to Kill

1946

Dressed to Kill

1946
6.5
A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purchasers of the boxes start to be murdered, Holmes and Watson investigate.
Terror by Night

1946

Terror by Night

1946
6.6
Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging to an elderly woman of wealth; but within the first hour of the trip, the woman's son is murdered and the diamond stolen and any of the passengers in their car could be the killer thief.
D.O.A.

1949

D.O.A.

1949
6.9
Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula, begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942
6.3
In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.
House on Haunted Hill

1959

House on Haunted Hill

1959
6.8
Frederick Loren has invited five strangers to a party of a lifetime. He is offering each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in a house. But the house is no ordinary house. This house has a reputation for murder. Frederick offers them each a gun for protection. They all arrived in a hearse and will either leave in it $10,000 richer or leave in it dead!
Like Minds

2006

Like Minds

2006
6.3
A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.
A Canterbury Tale

1944

A Canterbury Tale

1944
6.9
Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.