Mystery movies with Twists/Whodunit
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#1 Movies (in order) that have a twist in the plot or the ending or have a whodunit or a puzzle/brain twister.
#2 No Gore. I don´t like gore. To me a mystery movie must focus in "getting the pieces together" as in a puzzle rather that focus in disturbing the viewer. So there is no Saw or Se7en in this list despite their good twists.
#3 Happy Endings. The movie must end in an uplifting tone. Justice was served and/or Guy and girl get together. So No Skeleton Key or Arlington Road despite their good twists.
#4 Movies featuring a sexy woman. Ha ha. There are a few exceptions to this rule.
#5 I must like the movie to be in the list. My list, remember?
#1 Movies (in order) that have a twist in the plot or the ending or have a whodunit or a puzzle/brain twister.
#2 No Gore. I don´t like gore. To me a mystery movie must focus in "getting the pieces together" as in a puzzle rather that focus in disturbing the viewer. So there is no Saw or Se7en in this list despite their good twists.
#3 Happy Endings. The movie must end in an uplifting tone. Justice was served and/or Guy and girl get together. So No Skeleton Key or Arlington Road despite their good twists.
#4 Movies featuring a sexy woman. Ha ha. There are a few exceptions to this rule.
#5 I must like the movie to be in the list. My list, remember?
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- DirectorCarlos Hugo ChristensenStarsOlga ZubarryGuillermo BattagliaEduardo CuitiñoA murderer terrorizes a city by attacking on the streets on rainy days and always leaving a card with the name "S. López".WHODUNIT One of, if not my favorite movie. True masterpiece of the Argentinian golden era of movies. Based on Stanislas-André Steeman novel. There is a french version of this movie: [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034478/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_15[/link]
- DirectorAlex ProyasStarsWill SmithBridget MoynahanBruce GreenwoodIn 2035, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.TWIST in the plot. A very good Sci-Fi/Mystery movie
- DirectorJonathan LynnStarsEileen BrennanTim CurryMadeline KahnSix guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up.WHODUNIT This is a mystery/comedy movie with 3 different endings. This movie has a twin that you can watch: "Murder by death" [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074937/?ref_=nv_sr_1[/link] also starring Eileen Brennan. But, while i liked "Clue", I did not like "Murder by death" and that is why is not on the list.
- DirectorDuncan JonesStarsJake GyllenhaalMichelle MonaghanVera FarmigaA soldier wakes up in someone else's body and discovers he's part of an experimental government program to find the bomber of a commuter train within 8 minutes.TWIST with a little whodunit movie. Michelle Monaghan was lovely on this one. This movie is also set on a train. I love trains.
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsPierce BrosnanRene RussoDenis LearyA very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.TWIST movie. Clever plot and well directed. And, of course, a very sexy Rene Russo.
- DirectorLen WisemanStarsColin FarrellBokeem WoodbineBryan CranstonA factory worker, Douglas Quaid, begins to suspect that he is a spy after visiting Rekall - a company that provides its clients with implanted fake memories of a life they would like to have led - goes wrong and he finds himself on the run.TWIST A very Philosophical movie full of brainers
- DirectorFlorian Henckel von DonnersmarckStarsJohnny DeppAngelina JoliePaul BettanyRevolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path.TWIST. Some of the twists of this movie are a little forced but overall I say is a good twisty movie.
- DirectorNeil BurgerStarsEdward NortonJessica BielPaul GiamattiIn turn-of-the-century Vienna, a magician uses his abilities to secure the love of a woman far above his social standing.TWIST.
- DirectorRené ClairStarsBarry FitzgeraldWalter HustonLouis HaywardSeven guests, a newly hired secretary and two staff are gathered at a manor house on an isolated island by an unknown absentee host and are killed off one-by-one. They work together to determine who the killer is before it's too late.WHODUNIT movie based on Agatha Christie´s mystery classic.
- DirectorAndrew NiccolStarsAl PacinoCatherine KeenerRachel RobertsA producer's film is endangered when his star walks off, so he decides to digitally create an actress to substitute for the star, becoming an overnight sensation that everyone thinks is a real person.MYSTERY. Ok, this one isn´t a whodunit or brainer and has little twists. It´s more like a romantic comedy with some mystery but i think that the ending and how things unfold make the movie deserve to be here. And the fact that i liked of course.
- DirectorAntony DarnboroughTerence FisherStarsJean SimmonsDirk BogardeDavid TomlinsonVicky Barton visits Paris with her brother Johnny, only to discover the following morning he has gone missing and the hotel staff have no recollection of his presence.TWIST. Somebody´s missing and no one saw it. Jean Simmons is sweet and charming in this one.
- DirectorMike NewellStarsJake GyllenhaalGemma ArtertonBen KingsleyA young fugitive prince and princess must stop a villain who unknowingly threatens to destroy the world with a special dagger that enables the magic sand inside to reverse time.TWIST and whoduni-tish movie.
- DirectorCurtis HansonStarsSteve GuttenbergElizabeth McGovernIsabelle HuppertA young executive starts an affair with his boss's wife which then escalates into a nightmare after he lies to the police in order to protect her.TWIST. Great twist here.
- DirectorJuan José CampanellaStarsRicardo DarínSoledad VillamilPablo RagoA retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.TWIST. Campanella´s Masterpiece
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsDaniel RadcliffeRupert GrintEmma WatsonAn orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.TWIST. A very hard to predict kind of twist.
- DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintHarry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.TWIST and more that just one. Some brainers too.
- DirectorMichael AndersonStarsRichard ToddAnne BaxterHerbert LomAt Kimberley Prescott's villa, a stranger shows up and claims he is her brother who supposedly died the previous year in a car accident.TWIST. Excellent. I mean excellent twist here.
- DirectorFabián BielinskyStarsRicardo DarínGastón PaulsGraciela TenenbaumTwo con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps (the "nine queens").TWIST. A very good hard to predict twist.
- DirectorVijay LalwaniStarsFarhan AkhtarDeepika PadukoneRam KapoorA much abused loner achieves success, and even wins the heart of his gorgeous co-worker, after getting early morning mysterious phone calls from someone.TWIST. Very good bollywood movie but it felt too long. This movie should have been an hour shorter. In fact if you watch this movie, you will feel that you are watching two movies instead of one. The first half of the movie is a drama/romance. The second half is a thriller.
- DirectorGeorges LacombeStarsPierre FresnayMichèle AlfaSuzy DelairSix friends promise to share their fortune in 5 years. The moment is very close, but one of the six is mysteriously murdered, then another... Superintendent Wenceslas Woroboyioetschik (aka Wens) is in charge of the investigation...WHODUNIT. Another jewel of the belgian author Stanislas-André Steeman. Like in Agatha Christie´s "and then there were none", the friends who split a fortune start dying one by one.
- DirectorDavid MillerStarsDoris DayRex HarrisonJohn GavinIn London, a recently-wed American woman's sanity comes into question after she claims to be the victim of a threatening stalker.WHODUNIT.
- DirectorLuis PiedrahitaRodrigo SopeñaStarsAlejo SaurasElena BallesterosLluís Homar4 mathematicians are invited to solve an enigma. Once there, they're locked in a mechanically shrinking room and given 1 minute to solve each puzzle via cellphone while also figuring out why they're there.WHODUNIT movie and great twist. Not in the end but in the plot.
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsCary GrantAudrey HepburnWalter MatthauRomance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Whom can she trust?TWIST and a very clever one.
- DirectorIrwin WinklerStarsSandra BullockJeremy NorthamDennis MillerWhen Angela Bennett, a computer programmer, stumbles upon government secrets, she finds herself on the run from an unknown enemy hell-bent on destroying her completely.MYSTERY. Like in "Simone" this movie doesnt fit in any category but is a very enjoyable mystery plus Sandra Bullock.
- DirectorJames MangoldStarsHugh JackmanWill Yun LeeTao OkamotoWolverine comes to Japan to meet an old friend whose life he saved years ago, and gets embroiled in a conspiracy involving yakuza and mutants.TWIST Definitely didn´t saw that coming