Genre: Mystery

Direction Sidney Lumet

Cast Henry Fonda · Lee J. Cobb · Jack Warden · E.G. Marshall

Synopsis 12 Angry Men (1957) follows a tense deliberation process in a jury room where eleven jurors initially believe the defendant is guilty of murder. The lone holdout, Juror #8, is convinced of the defendant's innocence. The narrative unfolds as this...

Direction David Benioff · D.B. Weiss · Timothy Van Patten · Brian Kirk

Cast Emilia Clarke · Kit Harington · Lena Headey · Peter Dinklage

Synopsis Game of Thrones (TV Series) (2011) is an epic fantasy drama that spans eight seasons and 73 episodes, based on George R. R. Martin's acclaimed book series "A Song of Ice and Fire." The narrative unfolds in the mythical continent...

Direction Billy Wilder

Cast Tyrone Power · Marlene Dietrich · Charles Laughton · Elsa Lanchester

Synopsis Witness for the Prosecution (1957) follows the gripping tale of Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power), a charming and handsome individual who finds himself entangled in a murder investigation. He is suspected of killing Miss French, a wealthy elderly woman. To defend...

Direction George Roy Hill

Cast Robert Redford · Paul Newman · Robert Shaw · Charles Durning

Synopsis The Sting (1973) follows the story of Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford), a small-time trickster, and his partner, Luther (Robert Earl Jones), who accidentally deceive a numbers runner courier, drawing the ire of ruthless mobster Doyle Lonigan (Robert Shaw). Upon realizing...

Direction Nic Pizzolatto · Cary Joji Fukunaga

Cast Matthew McConaughey · Woody Harrelson · Michelle Monaghan · Michael Potts

Synopsis True Detective (TV Miniseries) (2014) delves into the complex lives of two detectives, Rust Cohle and Martin Hart, whose personal and professional paths intertwine over a 17-year period as they pursue a notorious serial killer in Louisiana. This HBO series...

Direction Ernst Lubitsch

Cast Carole Lombard · Jack Benny · Robert Stack · Stanley Ridges

Synopsis To Be or Not to Be (1942) follows the story of Joseph Tura and his wife Maria, who are the leading actors in a Warsaw theatre troupe. Lieutenant Sobinski, a young aviator, is deeply infatuated with Maria, and the two...

Direction Akira Kurosawa

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Kyôko Kagawa · Yutaka Sada · Takashi Shimura

Synopsis High and Low (1963) centers around Gondo, a prominent executive in the shoe industry, portrayed by Toshirô Mifune, who is orchestrating a corporate takeover to seize control of his company. Gondo has secured the necessary funds for his scheme when...

Direction Alfred Hitchcock

Cast Anthony Perkins · Janet Leigh · John Gavin · Vera Miles

Synopsis Psycho (1960) follows the story of Marion Crane, a disillusioned office worker who decides to take a chance at a better life. On a Friday, she is tasked with depositing $40,000 in the bank. Seeing an opportunity to escape her...

Direction Billy Wilder

Cast Fred MacMurray · Barbara Stanwyck · Edward G. Robinson · Tom Powers

Synopsis Double Indemnity (1944) follows the tale of a seemingly innocent man, Mr. Dietrichson, who finds himself in a perilous situation after his cunning wife (Barbara Stanwyck) persuades him to take out a double indemnity insurance policy, facilitated by a charming...

Direction Fritz Lang

Cast Peter Lorre · Otto Wernicke · Gustaf Gründgens · Theo Lingen

Synopsis M (1931) plunges into the grimy streets of Berlin, where terror grips the city as a serial child killer wreaks havoc. The chilling deeds of this criminal are so abhorrent that even the hardened criminals of the underworld seek his...

Direction David Fincher

Cast Brad Pitt · Morgan Freeman · Gwyneth Paltrow · Kevin Spacey

Synopsis Seven (1995) unfolds in a relentlessly grim, unnamed metropolis, chronicling the last week of veteran detective Somerset (Morgan Freeman) before his retirement. He is paired with the tenacious rookie, Mills (Brad Pitt), as they investigate a series of meticulously planned...

Direction Alfred Hitchcock

Cast Cary Grant · Eva Marie Saint · James Mason · Martin Landau

Synopsis North by Northwest (1959) follows the thrilling escapades of Roger Thornhill, portrayed by Cary Grant, who inadvertently becomes entangled in a web of espionage and deception. When Thornhill is mistaken for a government agent, he is framed for a crime...

Direction Alfred Hitchcock

Cast Grace Kelly · Ray Milland · Robert Cummings · John Williams

Synopsis Dial M for Murder (1954) follows a cunning British tennis champion (Ray Milland) who harbors suspicions that his affluent spouse (Grace Kelly) is involved with a charming American (Robert Cummings). To eliminate his wife, he coerces a disgraced ex-army colleague...

Direction Ingmar Bergman

Cast Liv Ullmann · Bibi Andersson · Margaretha Krook · Gunnar Björnstrand

Synopsis Persona (1966) follows the story of a nurse who is assigned to care for a famous actress who has inexplicably stopped speaking. As the nurse spends more time with the actress, she begins to notice that the boundaries between their...

Direction Alfred Hitchcock

Cast James Stewart · Grace Kelly · Thelma Ritter · Raymond Burr

Synopsis Rear Window (1954) follows the story of a renowned photographer, L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries (James Stewart), who finds himself confined to his apartment due to a broken leg. Despite the presence of his loving girlfriend Lisa (Grace Kelly) and his dedicated...

Direction Jonathan Demme

Cast Jodie Foster · Anthony Hopkins · Scott Glenn · Ted Levine

Synopsis The Silence of the Lambs (1991) follows Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), a driven FBI trainee who seeks the assistance of the brilliant yet deranged former psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) to apprehend a brutal serial killer known as "Buffalo...

Direction Tetsurō Araki

Synopsis Death Note (TV Series) (2006) follows the story of Light Yagami, an ordinary high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook with the power to kill anyone whose name is written in it. This notebook, belonging to a shinigami, unleashes...

Direction Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Cast Laurence Olivier · Michael Caine · Alec Cawthorne · John Matthews

Synopsis Sleuth (1972) follows the story of Andrew Wyke, a renowned author of mystery novels, who has a deep fascination for enigmas and puzzles. This passion has led him to convert his grand estate into an eccentric museum filled with peculiar...

Direction Alfred Hitchcock

Cast James Stewart · Kim Novak · Henry Jones · Barbara Bel Geddes

Synopsis Vertigo (1958) follows San Francisco law enforcement officer Scottie Ferguson (James Stewart), who is compelled to leave his job after a tragic incident leaves him with a debilitating fear of heights. When an acquaintance enlists his help to keep an...

Direction Paul McGuigan

Cast Benedict Cumberbatch · Martin Freeman · Lara Pulver · Mark Gatiss

Synopsis Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (TV) (2012) begins with Sherlock Holmes finding himself in a peculiar standoff with the cunning criminal mastermind, Moriarty, which abruptly concludes with a mysterious phone call. Sherlock is then urgently called to Buckingham Palace to...