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Mystery Fiction: F Ilm

Film in the Mystery Fiction genre. See also Mystery And Detective Films for an index of films with pages on this wiki.

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1930

The Bat Whispers (1930)
The Maltese Falcon (1931)
The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)
The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
Murder at the Vanities (1934)
The Thin Man (1934)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Satan Met a Lady (1936)
Night of Mystery (1937)
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)
Torchy Blane in Panama (1938)
|It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
Nick Carter - Master Detective (1939)
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)

1940

Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)
Rebecca (1940)
The Gay Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Eyes in the Night (1942)
The Falcon's Brother (1942)
The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
The Glass Key (1942)
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1942)
The Falcon in Danger (1943)
Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)
Gaslight (1944)
Laura (1944)
Murder My Sweet (1944)
The Scarlet Claw (1944)
The Spider Woman (1944)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
The Whistler (1944)
Johnny Angel (1945)
Cornered (1945)
And Then There Were None (1945)
Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (1945)
Lady on a Train (1945)
The Woman in Green (1945)
Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
Terror by Night (1946)
Dressed to Kill (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Black Angel (1946)
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
The Dark Corner (1946)
So Dark the Night (1946)
Mysterious Intruder (1946)
Murder is my Business (1946)
Nocturne (1946)
The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
Crossfire (1947)
Johnny O'Clock (1947)
Lured (1947)
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947)
Lady in the Lake (1947)
Out of the Past (1947)
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
No Way Out (1987)
The Lady from Shanghai (1948)
Rope (1948)
Manhandled (1949)
Too Late for Tears (1949)

1950

D.O.A. (1950)
Mystery Street (1950)
The Strip Tease Murder Case (1950)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
A Blueprint for Murder (1953)
The Glass Web (1953)
I, the Jury (1953)
Bad Day at Black Rock (1954)
The Long Wait (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
World for Ransom (1954)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Julie (1956)
'�My Gun Is Quick'' (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Vertigo (1958)

1960

Scent of Mystery (1960)
Murder, She Said (1961)
Charade (1963)
The Girl Hunters (1963)
The Pink Panther (1963)
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
The Moon-Spinners (1964)
Murder Ahoy! (1964)
The Alphabet Murders (1965)
Murder Most Foul (1965)
Sylvia (1965)
Ten Little Indians (1965)
That Darn Cat! (1965)
The Third Day (1965)
Alphaville (1965)
Blowup (1966)
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
Caprice (1967)
Tony Rome (1967)
Gunn (1967)
Warning Shot (1967)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Lady In Cement (1968)
Madigan (1968)
The Detective (1968)
Bullitt (1968)
P.J. (1968)
Rogues' Gallery (1968)
Inspector Clouseau (1968)
Never a Dull Moment (1968)
The Big Bounce (1969)
Marlowe (1969)

1970

Darker Than Amber (1970)
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
Gumshoe (1971)
Klute (1971)
Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
Shaft (1971)
The Carey Treatment (1972)
Hickey & Boggs (1972)
Sleuth (1972)
Chandler (1972)
Frenzy (1972)
Pulp (1972)
The Last of Sheila (1973)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Shamus (1973)
Black Eye (1974)
A Case of Rape (1974)
Man on a Swing (1974)
The Midnight Man (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
The Conversation (1974)
''The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
Night Moves (1975)
The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)
One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Sheba, Baby (1975)
The Drowning Pool (1976)
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976)
Murder by Death (1976)
Family Plot (1976)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
The Seven Percent Solution (1976)
Two-Minute Warning (1976)
Black Sunday (1977)
The Late Show (1977)
The Domino Principle (1977)
Rollercoaster (1977)
The Big Sleep (1978)
The Cheap Detective (1978)
Death on the Nile (1978)
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)

1980

Cruising (1980)
Dressed To Kill (1980)
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
Body Heat (1981)
Blow Out (1981)
Cutter's Way (1981)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
True Confessions (1981)
Deathtrap (1982)
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
I, the Jury (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Hammett (1983)
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
Gorky Park (1983)
Against All Odds (1984), remake of Out of the Past
Body Double (1984)
Ordeal by Innocence (1984)
A Soldier's Story (1984)
Tightrope (1984)
Clue (1985)
Hollywood Harry (1985)
Jagged Edge (1985)
Manhunter (1986)
The Name of the Rose (1986)
Angel Heart (1987)
Black Widow (1987)
No Way Out (1987), remake of The Big Clock'' (1948)
The Rosary Murders (1987)
The Stepford Children (1987)
Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
Appointment with Death (1988)
The Dead Pool (1988)
Masquerade (1988)
Moving Target (1988)
The Presidio (1988)
Shakedown (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Sea of Love (1989)

1990

Dick Tracy (1990)
Presumed Innocent (1990)
The Two Jakes (1990)
Backdraft (1991)
Homicide (1991)
Popcorn (1991)
Shattered (1991)
V.I. Warshawski (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Under Suspicion (1991)
Basic Instinct (1992)
Shadows and Fog (1992)
White Sands (1992)
Body of Evidence (1993)
The Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story (1993)
The Good Son (1993)
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Rising Sun (1993)
Sliver (1993)
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
Striking Distance (1993)
Blink (1994)
Color of Night (1994)
Radioland Murders (1994)
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Gramps (1995)
Jade (1995)
Money Train (1995)
Seven (1995), aka Se7en
Sudden Death (1995)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
City Hall (1996)
Courage Under Fire (1996)
Lone Star (1996)
The Chamber (1996)
Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
Harriet The Spy (1996)
Mulholland Falls (1996)
Primal Fear (1996)
Unforgettable (1996)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
'�Kiss the Girls'' (1997)
Murder at 1600 (1997)
The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
That Darn Cat (1997)
Killers in the House (1998)
Rear Window (1998)
Shadow of Doubt (1998)
Twilight (1998)
Zero Effect (1998)
The Bone Collector (1999)
The General's Daughter (1999)
Inspector Gadget (1999)
The Omega Code (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

2000

Memento (film)|Memento (2000)
Mercy (2000)
Under Suspicion (2000 film)|Under Suspicion (2000)
Along Came a Spider (2001)
Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
Gosford Park (2001)
Hannibal (2001)
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
The Pledge (2001)
Blood Work (2002)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
Red Dragon (2002)
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
'Basic'' (2003)
In the Cut (2003)
Out of Time (2003)
Phone Booth (2003)
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
The Reckoning (2003)
The Singing Detective (film) (2003)
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story (2004)
Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution (television film)|Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution (2005)
Hide and Seek (2005)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Brick (2005)
Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
The Black Dahlia (2006)
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
The Dead Girl (2006)
Hollywoodland (2006)
Tell No One (2006)
The Lookout (2007)
Nancy Drew (2007)
The Number 23 (2007)
Thr3e (2007)
I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
Perfect Stranger (2007)
Vacancy (2007)
The Alphabet Killer (2008)
Righteous Kill (2008)
Transsiberian (2008)
A Genesis Found (2009)
Angels & Demons (2009)
''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009 film) (2009)
Harper's Island (2009); TV miniseries
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)