A detective story is one of the most popular genres both in literature and in cinema. Detective stories allow the viewer to strain all their “gray” cells, so that even before the onset of the denouement, he will understand which of the characters will be the culprit of the crime.
Unusual methods of committing a crime and original methods of calculating the guilty party from the circle of suspects captivate and completely absorb the viewer's attention, creating an atmosphere of mystery. Such films are loved by intellectuals, lovers of action-packed stories and fans of psychological dramas.
The best detective films are those whose plot is capable of keeping the viewer in suspense until the very end credits, preventing him from predicting the outcome.
We present 10 detective films, with the most intricate plot, where even the intellectual until the last can not figure out “where the dog is buried”.
10. Time to kill | 1996
A serious crime is committed - a ten-year-old girl was brutally raped. Her father, blinded by grief, shoots the villains who committed this atrocity with his child. He is threatened with execution in a gas chamber.
Will a talented lawyer who has not lost a single case be able to justify his client?
9. Do not say a word | 2001
Elizabeth is a self-contained girl, periodically suffering from bouts of unmotivated aggression. No one knows the reason for her such behavior.
This mystery aroused professional interest in Nathan and he decides to cure Elizabeth, but after a very short time, he realizes that Elizabeth and her ailment are in some strange way connected with the threat hanging over him and his family ...
8. Sleepy Hollow | 1999
The picture takes place at the very end of the 18th century. Young constable Ikabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow.
In this ominous place not so long ago some devilry began to take place. The mysterious headless horseman instills fear in the locals. He decapitates all his victims, while the heads disappear without a trace. But the most interesting thing is that the criminal cannot be killed by a bullet, he dares all the daredevils who volunteered to fight him.
Ikabod has to figure out this complicated matter and save his beloved from a terrible fate ...
7. Crimson rivers | 2000
The plot of the picture of the piece is twisted around two experienced detectives. These are completely different people, but they have a common goal - to find and punish the perpetrators of terrible crimes.
Pierre Nyemans arrives in the provincial town of Guernon, in order to investigate a terrible crime in its cruelty. There, on the side of the mountain, a corpse was found in the position of an embryo, in which there were no eyes and hands. The victim of a sophisticated killer was a professor at a local university, Remy Quelois.
This time, his colleague unravels a rather strange crime: someone unearthed and desecrated the grave of a ten-year-old girl. At first it may seem that these two crimes have nothing in common. However, this is only at first glance.
Now, experienced detectives are forced to join forces in the search for a killer. And in the course of business, they will discover very surprising details ...
6. Three days to escape | 2010
In the thick of things is an ordinary man named John. He is a single father. It so happened that his beloved wife Lara was imprisoned for the murder.
Her husband is trying to do everything possible to prove that his wife is not involved in this case. But all his attempts fail.
Then he decides to organize victories for his beloved. And he has only three days to implement his daring plan.
However, in a sudden he was visited by vague doubts. What if Lara is really a killer? This question haunts the hero, but he drives all these thoughts from himself and continues to save his wife.
5. The game | 1997
A successful businessman, a resident of San Francisco, Nicholas van Orton is tired of living. When his father was 48 years old, he committed suicide. Soon, Nicholas will turn 48.
But suddenly, Nicholas’s brother makes an appointment at the restaurant and gives the hero a strange thing - a certificate for the services of the Entertainment Service company, which provides its customers with the opportunity to play a certain “Game” ...
4. Mulholland Drive | 2001
Mulholland Drive is a legendary street that houses the mansions of Hollywood stars of the first magnitude. It would seem that this could happen here on a quiet night? And yet, sometimes even in this beautiful place terrible events happen.
A charming brunette, driving past pompous “star” houses in a luxurious limousine, did not even realize that the car would suddenly stop and a gun would be pointed at her. However, everything ended well and her death was saved by a drunk driver who could not cope with the management of a limousine.
The girl woke up, completely not remembering who she was or how she ended up here. She temporarily chooses the name Rita for herself. She meets a girl who introduces herself to Betty, but later it turns out that they already know her, only not here, but in a different reality ...
3. Taking life | 2004
For twenty years, the elusive serial maniac appropriated the identities of the victims of his crimes. However, no matter how much the rope twists, the end will still be.
An experienced FBI agent, Illyana Scott, is taken to search for the brutal killer. She will have to understand the motives of the offender, so as to predetermine further moves.
But in some strange way, the maniac learns about the far-sighted FBI employee much more than she could have imagined ...
2. Great game | 2009
Cal McCaffrey, an accomplished reporter for the reputable Washington Globe, conducts an independent investigation into the murder of a petty thief.
The chain from such an incomprehensible crime leads him to a seemingly completely unrelated case - the death of Sonya Baker, secretary-assistant to Congressman Collins, and friend McCaffrey.
Collins cannot believe that the woman has laid hands on herself and asks her friend to understand this matter and find out who is responsible for her death.
1. Goodbye baby, goodbye | 2007
In the suburbs of Boston, 4-year-old Amanda McCready disappears. When the police stop looking for the girl, her aunt hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzi and Angela Gennaro, to start their search.
From the beginning, they were reluctant to take up an initially hopeless case, however, the facts that arose during the investigation make them risk not only their own professional reputation, but also their lives ...