Top Rated Mystery Movies on Kanopy - Page 2

Deep Red

1975

Deep Red

1975
7.8
An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.
Witness for the Prosecution

1957

Witness for the Prosecution

1957
8.2
An ailing famous barrister agrees to defend a man in a sensational murder trial where his self-possessed wife's unconvincing testimony confuses him.
Stonehearst Asylum

2014

Stonehearst Asylum

2014
6.9
An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.
Tell No One

2006

Tell No One

2006
7.2
A man receives a mysterious e-mail appearing to be from his wife, who was murdered years earlier. As he frantically tries to find out whether she's alive, he finds himself being implicated in her death.
Glengarry Glen Ross

1992

Glengarry Glen Ross

1992
7.3
When an office full of real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to heat up. Shelley Levene, who has a sick daughter, does everything in his power to get better leads from his boss, John Williamson, but to no avail. When his coworker Dave Moss comes up with a plan to steal the leads, things get complicated for the tough-talking salesmen.
The Awakening

2011

The Awakening

2011
6.4
In post–War England, a writer and sometime-ghost hunter investigates a reported haunting at a boys boarding school.
Charade

1963

Charade

1963
7.7
After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

2009

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

2009
7.1
After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to face trial for attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must prove her innocence. In doing this she plays against powerful enemies and her own past.
Summer of 84

2018

Summer of 84

2018
6.9
After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spend their summer spying on him and gathering evidence, but as they get closer to discovering the truth, things get dangerous.
Dark Places

2015

Dark Places

2015
5.9
A woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day.
The Lodge

2020

The Lodge

2020
6.1
When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan and Mia, at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace's dark past.
Black Box

2021

Black Box

2021
7.3
Mathieu is a young and talented black box analyst on a mission to solve the reason behind the deadly crash of a brand new aircraft. Yet, when the case is closed by authorities, Mathieu cannot help but sense there is something wrong with the evidence. As he listens to the tracks again, he starts detecting some seriously disturbing details. Could the tape have been modified? Going against his boss' orders, Mathieu begins his own rogue investigation - an obsessional and dangerous quest for truth that will quickly threaten far more than his career...
Day of the Dead

1985

Day of the Dead

1985
7
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.
Shutter

2004

Shutter

2004
7.3
After killing a young girl in a hit-and-run accident, a couple is haunted by more than just the memory of their deadly choice.
Personal Shopper

2016

Personal Shopper

2016
5.9
Maureen, mid-20s, is a personal shopper for a media celebrity. The job pays for her stay in Paris, a city she refuses to leave until she makes contact with her twin brother who previously died there. Her life becomes more complicated when a mysterious person contacts her via text message.
The Professor and the Madman

2019

The Professor and the Madman

2019
7.1
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
Free Fire

2017

Free Fire

2017
6.3
Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival.
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.
While We're Young

2015

While We're Young

2015
6
An uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple.
High Life

2018

High Life

2018
5.7
A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation.