251. The Mirror Crack'd
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Guy Hamilton
Actors: Angela Lansbury, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, Geraldine Chaplin, Edward Fox
252. Swimming Pool
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: François Ozon
Actors: Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, Charles Dance, Jean-Marie Lamour, Marc Fayolle, Mireille Mossé
Plot: A prim, conservative and very successful mystery author takes up her publisher's offer to use his country house in the off season for a relaxing change of pace. The appearance of his uninhibited daughter gives a jolt to her life and her writing.
253. And Soon the Darkness
Year of Release: 1971
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Robert Fuest
Actors: Pamela Franklin, Michele Dotrice, Sandor Elès, John Nettleton, Clare Kelly, Hana Maria Pravda
254. Oldboy
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Spike Lee
Actors: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, James Ransone, Taryn Terrell
Plot: A man is kidnapped and confined for 20 years and then, one day, is
inexplicably released. He obsessively hunts the man responsible for his
imprisonment. Along the way he starts an ill-fated relationship with a
social worker and finds he is part of a much larger conspiracy as he
unravels the mystery.
255. Green for Danger
Year of Release: 1947
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sidney Gilliat
Actors: Sally Gray, Trevor Howard, Rosamund John, Alastair Sim, Leo Genn, Judy Campbell
256. The Thin Man Goes Home
Year of Release: 1944
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Richard Thorpe
Actors: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Lucile Watson, Anne Revere, Gloria DeHaven, Harry Davenport
Plot: In this fifth film of the popular Thin Man series, Nick and Nora return to
his hometown of Sycamore Springs to relax and spend time with his family.
His father has always disapproved of his lifestyle, while most of the town
assumes he is there on a case despite his prostrations. When a dead body
winds up on his doorsteps - suddenly the holiday turns into an
investigation.
257. Love Crime ( Crime d'amour )
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alain Corneau
Actors: Ludivine Sagnier, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patrick Mille, Guillaume Marquet, Gérald Laroche, Julien Rochefort
Plot: A high-powered executive and her would-be protege find themselves going
from co-working friends to bitter enemies as clashing egos and jealousy
take over their corporate lives.
258. Don't Say a Word
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gary Fleder
Actors: Michael Douglas, Oliver Platt, Brittany Murphy, Sean Bean, Famke Janssen, Jennifer Esposito
Plot: A psychiatrist's daughter is kidnapped by a thief who has been doubled
crossed. In order to save her life, he will have to figure out how to get
through a woman suffering major post traumatic stress who has the secret
to helping the thief locked in her broken mind.
259. Echelon Conspiracy
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Greg Marcks
Actors: Shane West, Edward Burns, Ving Rhames, Martin Sheen, Jonathan Pryce, Sergey Gubanov
Plot: After a routine install in Bangkok, a computer engineer receives a gift in the form of a state-of-the-art cell phone. Soon, messages start arriving from an unknown source. As he follows the advice, he becomes embroiled in a globe-trotting conspiracy involving the FBI, US government and Russians.
260. Night Tide
Year of Release: 1963
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Curtis Harrington
Actors: Dennis Hopper, Linda Lawson, Gavin Muir, Luana Anders, Marjorie Eaton, Tom Dillon
Plot: A man on shore leave runs into a dark-haired beauty - he learns she plays
a mermaid at the local carnival. After some startling events, he becomes
convinced she is actually a real mermaid... and kills when the moon turns
full.
