Category Archives: Mystery
Bad Times at the El Royale
Release 2018
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Director: Drew Goddard
Writer: Drew Goddard
Stars: Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6628394/
Circa 1969, several strangers, most with a secret to bury, meet by chance at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one night, everyone will show their true colors - before everything goes to hell.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Release 2018
Genre Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Eli Roth
Writers: Eric Kripke, John Bellairs
Stars: Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2119543/
A young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world.
The Little Stranger
Release 2018
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Director: Lenny Abrahamson
Writers: Lucinda Coxon, Sarah Waters
Stars: Ruth Wilson, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6859762/
After a doctor is called to visit a crumbling manor, strange things begin to occur.
The Nun
Release 2018
Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Corin Hardy
Writers: Gary Dauberman, James Wan
Stars: Demián Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5814060/
A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.
Papillon
Release 2017
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Director: Michael Noer
Writers: Aaron Guzikowski, Henri Charrière, Dalton Trumbo, Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Stars: Rami Malek, Charlie Hunnam, Tommy Flanagan
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5093026/
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
The Dark
Release 2018
Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Justin P. Lange
Writer: Justin P. Lange
Stars: Nadia Alexander, Toby Nichols, Karl Markovics
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6832388/
An undead teenage girl befriends a blind boy that she meets in a forest she haunts and hunts in. Both have been victims of unimaginable abuse, and each finds solace in the other. There may be a chance of light at the end of their tunnel, but it will come with a body count.
Between Worlds
Release 2018
Genre Action, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Maria Pulera
Writer: Maria Pulera
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Penelope Mitchell, Franka Potente
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7295450/
The story follows Joe, (Cage), a down-on-his-luck truck driver haunted by the memory of his deceased wife and child. He meets Julie (Potente), a spiritually gifted woman who enlists Joe in a desperate effort to find the lost soul of her comatose daughter, Billie (Mitchell). But the spirit of Joe's dead wife Mary proves stronger, possessing the young woman's body and determined to settle her unfinished business with the living.
I Think We're Alone Now
Release 2018
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Director: Reed Morano
Writers: Mike Makowsky
Stars: Peter Dinklage, Elle Fanning, Charlotte Gainsbourg
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6169694/
The apocalypse proves a blessing in disguise for one lucky recluse -- until a second survivor arrives with the threat of companionship.
Summer of 84
Release 2018
Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell
Writers: Matt Leslie, Stephen J. Smith
Stars: Graham Verchere, Judah Lewis, Caleb Emery
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5774450/
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.
Hereditary
Release 2018
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Director: Ari Aster
Writer: Ari Aster
Stars: Alex Wolff, Gabriel Byrne, Toni Collette
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7784604/
After the family matriarch passes away, a grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences, and begin to unravel dark secrets.