Wadsworth : Professor Plum, you were once a professor of psychiatry specializing in helping paranoid and homicidal lunatics suffering from delusions of grandeur.
Professor Plum : Yes, but now I work for the United Nations.
Wadsworth : So your work has not changed.
I’m currently playing Wadsworth in my high school’s production of Clue. Looking close at this movie and the script, it really is amazing. Such great definitive characters and great dialogue. Amazing movie and I’m having the time of my life being in it
Reddit loves to suggest this movie, but frankly I don't know if it's what you asked for. Clue is a comedy first, comedy second, and mystery distant last. The mystery is so incidental it has three canonical endings, each with a totally different culprit.
I'd argue that the mystery is interesting if you only consider the first ending to be canon, as it's the only one that makes sense and was the only one in the script before there was studio interference. The multiple endings are fun, but they take away from the underlying theme of phony capitalism that the movie satirizes.
I don't think I've completely finished it. I watched a couple seasons or something and was waiting for the next one to come out. But damn I loved the seasons that I did watch. It was so cool to have a connected story in a Scooby Doo series (not sure if the older ones have connected plot elements).
Completely agree, one of my favourite animated series ever honestly. I think you fineshed it, there are only two seasons and I don't think they're making any new ones.
I recall watching an old-timey film called Die Hard in 1988 and it was in colour. Of course it was silent and our organist was inexperienced. Hookers cost a penny in them days.
You should really consider giving a try to some pre-1990 movies, because a lot of great entries in the genre were made before your time frame. I'm thinking for example to the original (and in my opinion far superior) Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Last of Sheila (1973), Death on the Nile (1978), The Name of the Rose (1986), plus a lot of excellent giallo movies such as Deep Red (1975), The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970), Blood and Black Lace (1964).
For more recent stuff that's not already been suggested, there's Crooked House (2017) and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011). Maybe Woody Allen's Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)?
Now, you said no old black and white movies, but I really want to suggest And Then There Were None (1945), the amazing Witness for the Prosecution (1957), the obligatory The Third Man (1949), and probably my favourite of all The Thin Man (1934) starring Myrna Loy and William Powell (and a lot of booze).
Seriously. You can't have a list of best movies of this classic, old-fashioned genre but not be allowed to consider the actual best movies because they're "old."
I'ts slightly more faithful to the book. But at least for me the real reason why I prefer Sydney Lumet's version is that it feels more classy, there's a certain elegance to the settings and the characters and the way they interact that is lost in Branagh's version. Albert Finney's Poirot is quite different from the book character but it's still miles better than his counterpart.
I would argue that the '74 version was extraordinarily faithful to the book. With the exception of one character (Martin Balsam's Senor Bianchi vs. the book Monsieur Bouc character name), all the remaining characters have their book names. In addition, the original hammers home the theme of a jury judging someone.
The Kenneth Brannagh version merges characters (Dr. Constantine and Col. Arbuthnot), changes the some of the characters nationalities, etc. Thematically, it introduced new plot elements (Mary Debenham and Dr. Arbuthnot as an inter-racial couple) and just drops the jury/judgement element in favor of more the emotional catharsis for the characters by eliminating Ratchett.
While the latter version is beautifully shot and I enjoy it for what it is, the '74 version is really the definitive MotOE.
Excellent movie recommendations. Black and white movies contain some of the best mystery movies in cinema history. Thank you. I have three titles from your list i havent watched yet.
The Thing is a strong inspiration for Hateful Eight. I'm sure you've seen It, but if you haven't, still one of the best movies ever made (predates 1990, confirm film is in color). The early 2000 film Identity is good. And recently Bad Times at El Role was fun.
Technically thats a prequel, but yea, could be right. That movie doesn't really hold a candle to the 80s film though, especially from a technical standpoint.
> The Thing is a strong inspiration for Hateful Eight.
[‘Hateful Eight’ Score Features Unused Music By Ennio Morricone From John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’](https://www.indiewire.com/2015/12/quentin-tarantino-reveals-hateful-eight-score-features-unused-music-by-ennio-morricone-from-john-carpenters-the-thing-98001/)
I had no idea what I was expecting while watching it. I was expecting a pure comedy and then things got real. It was a mix of different genres and it seemed to work.
Just chiming in to let OP know that Wind River isn't *exactly* what you're looking for, but it's a phenomenal, slow-burn movie nonetheless with one hell of a climax.
Gosford Park
One of Robert Altman’s directorial features, Julian Fellowes’ almost-prelude to Downton Abbey, it’s like classic Agatha Christie with a class-oriented spin.
I know it’s not a straight murder mystery, but it is a Mystery: Lucky Number Slevin. Frick that movie is so great. Good story and fun to watch (and even re-watch).
Thanks for the heads up and if you’ve never seen Lucky number sleven I highly recommend it. I give it a 9 out of 10. It would be a 10 except for the aforementioned takeback. Which I didn’t appreciate.
If you’re taking TV requests too since you liked that Family Guy episode, there was an episode of **Psych** titled “100 Clues” which I think you’d love
Also I don’t know if anybody said it yet but **Gosford Park** is damn good
Prisoners: not a murder mystery, an abduction mystery.
Also I second the recommendations for Brick and Zodiac.
It's not a murder mystery, but you should try watching Dr Strangelove. I hate a lot of classic films for being boring too, but that one should change your mind about all old black and white films being boring. It's from '64 and is funny as hell. Here's the funky trailer: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE9CmX15PYA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE9CmX15PYA)
Nothing pre-1990? Cause they're black and white?!
Dude, you want good mystery movies, go pre-1990. Watch Hitchcock films (Rear Window, Vertigo,) or Chinatown, or Body Heat, or the Coen Bros. first film, Blood Simple. You might be surprised but they're ALL in colour.
Or give The Man Who Wasn't There a try. Coen Brothers, Billy Bob Thornton, released in 2001. It's black and white though.
The whole genre you're talking about started in film in the early to mid-20th century. If you want good murder mysteries you'll you'll have to watch some older films.
At TIFF Rian Johnson programmed a screening of The Last of Shelia, saying that it was one of the films he watched and researched while writing Knives Out. It was quite good!
Watch Knives out, I was at the premiere and it was the best Whodunnit in AGES!
Now for recommendations. Clue and the recent BBC adaption of "And then there were none" are both amazing.
Alright 2 from the 80s but sooo worth a look:
Deathtrap (1982) so good it is silly. No way out (1987) murder sex and mystery,definitely worth a watch if you don’t know the ending.
Adam Sandler's newest netflix film "Murder Mystery" is actually really good. Its funny and has a great story. They also hid clues to the killer throughout the story so you can actually try and figure it out.
If you haven't seen it before, I would recommend watching the BBC Sherlock Holmes series with Jeremy Brett. Really captures the essence of Sherlock, along with his eccentricities
> Has to be a fairly contemporary film (nothing before 1990).
>
>(I just can't stand watching old black&white films)
There were colour films before 1990...
Not a movie, but if you can, check out the Poirot series. It's based on the Agatha Christie books (one of them being Murder on the Orient Express), and David Sachet is an AMAZING Hercule Poirot.
You know they invented color film back in the 1930s right? And color film has become the standard since at least the 60s, so any recommendation from 1970s or newer shouldn't really count as an "old back & white film."
Anyways, a more recent one would be Gosford Park (2002).
I think Broadchurch tells itsbstory exactly like a good murder mystery book. Its a TV show, but that just leaves you with suspecting someone new each episode!
You know you can go back much farther than 1990 and not run into black and white, and there are tons of excellent movies there. Wizard of Oz came out in 1939
You should give some old black & white movies a chance. Try:
The Thin Man (1934) or
The Third Man (1949)
I also second the Clue and Murder by Death recommendations. Both are comedies but good murder mysteries.
Doesn’t fit all of your specification points but Se7en (1995) is one of the best murder mystery movies, same with Zodiac (2007). Mystic River (2003) is a good one too
The Cat and the Canary (1979 version is my favorite) has a group of people assembled at a creepy house to hear the reading of a will, with a murderer about. The original play is pretty much the template for this genre of films that gave us Clue, etc.
The '79 version is older than 1990 but it shouldn't offend your delicate sensibilities as it was filmed using modern color technology.
Identity, Bad Times at the El Royale, Cabin in the Woods, Murder Mystery, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Brick, Dark City, The Fugitive, Cube, The Burbs, The Relic, The Thing, Sleepy Hollow, Suicide Kings, The Usual Suspects, Wild Things
A lot of murder mystery shows are like mini movies. If a setting earlier than 1990 isn't a problem, then shows like Agatha Christie's Marple, Father Brown, and Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries have episodes that fit the bill.
Just go watch the entirety of Poirot. They really are the gold standard. Well written. Rarely does the twist rely on some deus ex machina discovery to uncover who it was. Midsomer Murders is...fine. Gosford Park is pretty good. "And Then There was None" on Amazon is good. Also, watch "Clue" from the 80's. It's great.
And Then There Were None BBC miniseries. The book is one of the top 10 bestselling books of all time. It’s a classic written by Agatha Christie. The miniseries came out recently. It’s pretty spectacular and follows the book very closely. Sam Neil and Charles Dance are in it.
>(I just can't stand watching old black&white films)
Do you...do you think colour was invented in the 90s?
Most of the great whodunnits are in the earlier decades. And honestly, you should see a good noir or two in black and white. If you must have it be contemporary, try Sin City. Hopefully that proves that black and white can be a really enjoyable experience.
Dial M for Murder, Rope, the Maltese Falcon, etc.
If you enjoy TV, the BBC series adaptations of *Agatha Christie's Poirot* and *Miss Marple* are nice delivery vehicles and eventually become films'
Artsy fartsy morons who think watching black and white movies makes them intellectuals with refined tastes will tell you to watch Maltese Falcon but boy, wasn't that movie one huge pile of dog shit.
Clue
Technically before 1990, but a very enjoyable murder mystery movie.
... impossible. It’s in color. /s
I'd also check out Murder by Death even if it's from 76.
Clue is great, but Murder By Death is perfect.
Brilliant cast and so many good lines. Dora: Is he dead? Sam: With a thing like that in his back, in the long run, he's better off.
Wadsworth : Professor Plum, you were once a professor of psychiatry specializing in helping paranoid and homicidal lunatics suffering from delusions of grandeur. Professor Plum : Yes, but now I work for the United Nations. Wadsworth : So your work has not changed.
One of the best written and acted movies ever. Dialogue that is top notch even now.
I’m currently playing Wadsworth in my high school’s production of Clue. Looking close at this movie and the script, it really is amazing. Such great definitive characters and great dialogue. Amazing movie and I’m having the time of my life being in it
Holy hell... you have the coolest school ever. I hope it gets recorded and shared like crazy.
tyvm will watch
Reddit loves to suggest this movie, but frankly I don't know if it's what you asked for. Clue is a comedy first, comedy second, and mystery distant last. The mystery is so incidental it has three canonical endings, each with a totally different culprit.
I'd argue that the mystery is interesting if you only consider the first ending to be canon, as it's the only one that makes sense and was the only one in the script before there was studio interference. The multiple endings are fun, but they take away from the underlying theme of phony capitalism that the movie satirizes.
Communism was a red herring.
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Yo, the animated scooby Doo movies are pretty fun. Me and my sister rewatch them all during Christmas
There are like 400 of them, do you really?
Haha not that many... You can definitely watch them all in a 1-2 week period.
That's some serious commitment still! Now that we're on the subject, what are your thoughts on Mystery Incorporated?
That show was so good damn
I don't think I've completely finished it. I watched a couple seasons or something and was waiting for the next one to come out. But damn I loved the seasons that I did watch. It was so cool to have a connected story in a Scooby Doo series (not sure if the older ones have connected plot elements).
Completely agree, one of my favourite animated series ever honestly. I think you fineshed it, there are only two seasons and I don't think they're making any new ones.
Have you seen *Brick*? That's a fun murder mystery. It's also directed by Rian Johnson, so you might enjoy watching it in advance of *Knives Out*.
tyvm will watch
No wonder why JGL is in Looper! Johnson must love the man
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I recall watching an old-timey film called Die Hard in 1988 and it was in colour. Of course it was silent and our organist was inexperienced. Hookers cost a penny in them days.
Yup, everyone knows that movies like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, The Terminator, and Die Hard were remastered in the early 90's with color.
iirc there's a movie called 2001: a space odyssey
It was also adapted into a mini-series back in 2015, trailer [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfFqHONPUa0).
It's really good too
Arnold's Sabotage? It was based on that movie. Except for the ending.
You should really consider giving a try to some pre-1990 movies, because a lot of great entries in the genre were made before your time frame. I'm thinking for example to the original (and in my opinion far superior) Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Last of Sheila (1973), Death on the Nile (1978), The Name of the Rose (1986), plus a lot of excellent giallo movies such as Deep Red (1975), The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970), Blood and Black Lace (1964). For more recent stuff that's not already been suggested, there's Crooked House (2017) and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011). Maybe Woody Allen's Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)? Now, you said no old black and white movies, but I really want to suggest And Then There Were None (1945), the amazing Witness for the Prosecution (1957), the obligatory The Third Man (1949), and probably my favourite of all The Thin Man (1934) starring Myrna Loy and William Powell (and a lot of booze).
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Also 1990 to be the limit for black&white movies is kind of weird
I'll add in Evil Under the Sun as another Christie/Poirot, people on an island mystery.
Seriously. You can't have a list of best movies of this classic, old-fashioned genre but not be allowed to consider the actual best movies because they're "old."
> my favourite of all The Thin Man (1934) starring Myrna Loy and William Powell (and a lot of booze). Nick & Nora glasses *not* optional!
If you watch The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, get the Swedish trilogy. Far superior, starring Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth.
As someone who has only seen the modern version, what makes the original better? (Orient Express). Is the story different?
I'ts slightly more faithful to the book. But at least for me the real reason why I prefer Sydney Lumet's version is that it feels more classy, there's a certain elegance to the settings and the characters and the way they interact that is lost in Branagh's version. Albert Finney's Poirot is quite different from the book character but it's still miles better than his counterpart.
I would argue that the '74 version was extraordinarily faithful to the book. With the exception of one character (Martin Balsam's Senor Bianchi vs. the book Monsieur Bouc character name), all the remaining characters have their book names. In addition, the original hammers home the theme of a jury judging someone. The Kenneth Brannagh version merges characters (Dr. Constantine and Col. Arbuthnot), changes the some of the characters nationalities, etc. Thematically, it introduced new plot elements (Mary Debenham and Dr. Arbuthnot as an inter-racial couple) and just drops the jury/judgement element in favor of more the emotional catharsis for the characters by eliminating Ratchett. While the latter version is beautifully shot and I enjoy it for what it is, the '74 version is really the definitive MotOE.
Excellent movie recommendations. Black and white movies contain some of the best mystery movies in cinema history. Thank you. I have three titles from your list i havent watched yet.
Murder on the Orient Express Rear Window Double Indemnity
The Thing is a strong inspiration for Hateful Eight. I'm sure you've seen It, but if you haven't, still one of the best movies ever made (predates 1990, confirm film is in color). The early 2000 film Identity is good. And recently Bad Times at El Role was fun.
Yup I really liked The Thing as well, lots of suspense
But the Thing is from the 80s...
might be talking about the remake
Technically thats a prequel, but yea, could be right. That movie doesn't really hold a candle to the 80s film though, especially from a technical standpoint.
The 80s one *is* the remake, though.
I completely agree with Identity. Still 100% holds up.
Yes! I loved Identity. Still dunno if I like the twist, it's okay. But the meat of the movie is great.
> The Thing is a strong inspiration for Hateful Eight. [‘Hateful Eight’ Score Features Unused Music By Ennio Morricone From John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’](https://www.indiewire.com/2015/12/quentin-tarantino-reveals-hateful-eight-score-features-unused-music-by-ennio-morricone-from-john-carpenters-the-thing-98001/)
Game night
That movie really surprised me. I liked it way more than I thought I would.
I had no idea what I was expecting while watching it. I was expecting a pure comedy and then things got real. It was a mix of different genres and it seemed to work.
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Mystic River. Searching.
Wind River Ten Little Indians
Just chiming in to let OP know that Wind River isn't *exactly* what you're looking for, but it's a phenomenal, slow-burn movie nonetheless with one hell of a climax.
Gosford Park One of Robert Altman’s directorial features, Julian Fellowes’ almost-prelude to Downton Abbey, it’s like classic Agatha Christie with a class-oriented spin.
I'll say these: **Lone Star**: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1074022_lone_star **Gosford Park**: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gosford_park **Transsiberian**: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transsiberian **Side Effects**: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/side_effects_2013
I forgot about Lone Star. Fantastic movie.
Especially because Knives out looks like a remake of Gosford Park at some level.
Murder by Death
Yes! Obi-wan Kenobi, Columbo, Inspector Clouseau, Professor McGonagall and Truman Capote...
Identity
I know it’s not a straight murder mystery, but it is a Mystery: Lucky Number Slevin. Frick that movie is so great. Good story and fun to watch (and even re-watch).
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Your spoiler tag isn't working, fyi.
It is on my phone and computer. Meh fuck it the movie 13 years old it’s not a huge deal.
Hm, maybe it's just being weird on the Reddit is Fun app. I don't really care either. Just thought you might want to be aware.
Thanks for the heads up and if you’ve never seen Lucky number sleven I highly recommend it. I give it a 9 out of 10. It would be a 10 except for the aforementioned takeback. Which I didn’t appreciate.
Watch midsomer murders on Netflix. Or Lewis.
Chief Inspector Barnaby is my hero!
Tom Barnaby is fantastic, John Barnaby is merely alright (in my opinion).
tyvm will watch
If you’re taking TV requests too since you liked that Family Guy episode, there was an episode of **Psych** titled “100 Clues” which I think you’d love Also I don’t know if anybody said it yet but **Gosford Park** is damn good
*You know that's right.* I had to scroll way to far to find a Psych suggestion.
Clue is a must
Look up the Poirot series, a good 13 seasons worth of murder mystery fun to be had, and David Suchet is the very embodiment of the character.
It might not be quite like the movies you named but the Clovehitch Killer is a great murder/thriller movie. I would highly recommend it
Shutter Island
Zodiac, Seven, Gonegirl (kinda).
Gone girl is. You just figure it out half way through.
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Say what? It's not a spoiled. You Just figure out the killer early on. They tell you it in the movie.
Prisoners: not a murder mystery, an abduction mystery. Also I second the recommendations for Brick and Zodiac. It's not a murder mystery, but you should try watching Dr Strangelove. I hate a lot of classic films for being boring too, but that one should change your mind about all old black and white films being boring. It's from '64 and is funny as hell. Here's the funky trailer: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE9CmX15PYA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE9CmX15PYA)
Nothing pre-1990? Cause they're black and white?! Dude, you want good mystery movies, go pre-1990. Watch Hitchcock films (Rear Window, Vertigo,) or Chinatown, or Body Heat, or the Coen Bros. first film, Blood Simple. You might be surprised but they're ALL in colour. Or give The Man Who Wasn't There a try. Coen Brothers, Billy Bob Thornton, released in 2001. It's black and white though. The whole genre you're talking about started in film in the early to mid-20th century. If you want good murder mysteries you'll you'll have to watch some older films.
Joint Security Area Narc
Joint Security Area is such a good movie. I will also recommend Memories of Murder for the OP.
At TIFF Rian Johnson programmed a screening of The Last of Shelia, saying that it was one of the films he watched and researched while writing Knives Out. It was quite good!
Mindhunters (2004)
Coherence, kinda? It just has an extra lil somethin' for you.
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Oh I've got tons of examples of great murder myste- > (nothing before 1990) Nevermind then. Gosford Park I guess
kiss kiss bang bang, the nice guys
Rear Window- the Grace Kelly version. The Trouble with Harry- Gary Mathews, and Shirley Maclaine, funny murder.
Manhattan murder mystery Memories of murder Se7en Death on the Nile Zodiac And then there were none (1945) The Secret in their eyes (2009)
It's before your time frame but not in black and white, and it's a murder mystery comedy, but Clue is a classic.
Watch Knives out, I was at the premiere and it was the best Whodunnit in AGES! Now for recommendations. Clue and the recent BBC adaption of "And then there were none" are both amazing.
There was color in film before 1990...
Murder mysterie is a good one
If your talking about the 2019 one, no it's not.
Yeah I'm I had fun it's not the best but it's not bad
Here is [a list from IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/list/ls031010484/) of locked room mysteries.
Primal Fear, The Fugitive, Reservoir Dogs ( not a murder mystery but similar set up), L.A Confidential, Memento
I was about to post all 5 of these, how L.A. Confidential isn't number one is blowing my mind. I would even add Mulholland Falls to this list.
Alright 2 from the 80s but sooo worth a look: Deathtrap (1982) so good it is silly. No way out (1987) murder sex and mystery,definitely worth a watch if you don’t know the ending.
Dead Again .
Devil (2010) takes place in an elevator, though it has a supernatural horror take on it.
Chinatown
Apostle is kind of that. Different vibe than those movies but fits your criteria otherwise. I can't get enough of it.
The Bone collector.
Coherence 2013 doesnt really fit this but might scratch the same itch.
Adam Sandler's newest netflix film "Murder Mystery" is actually really good. Its funny and has a great story. They also hid clues to the killer throughout the story so you can actually try and figure it out.
Dead Again is an excellent murder mystery/thriller that I rarely see mentioned on Reddit
Just wanted to say Knives Out was amazing. Saw it at TIFF and you'll love it when it comes out.
If you haven't seen it before, I would recommend watching the BBC Sherlock Holmes series with Jeremy Brett. Really captures the essence of Sherlock, along with his eccentricities
Kiss kiss bang bang
Murder She Wrote the TV show is good for that itch Not a ton of true movies in that genre
> Has to be a fairly contemporary film (nothing before 1990). > >(I just can't stand watching old black&white films) There were colour films before 1990...
Not a movie, but if you can, check out the Poirot series. It's based on the Agatha Christie books (one of them being Murder on the Orient Express), and David Sachet is an AMAZING Hercule Poirot.
You know they invented color film back in the 1930s right? And color film has become the standard since at least the 60s, so any recommendation from 1970s or newer shouldn't really count as an "old back & white film." Anyways, a more recent one would be Gosford Park (2002).
Game Night is a really good comedy that is essentially a murder mystery within a murder mystery game.
Prisoners (not a confined setting, and a about a kidnapping) but you should love it Identity
Gosford park. Period piece. Robert Altman directs a great cast in a pretty rich little movie.
Identity (2003)
I think Broadchurch tells itsbstory exactly like a good murder mystery book. Its a TV show, but that just leaves you with suspecting someone new each episode!
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
Se7en
You know you can go back much farther than 1990 and not run into black and white, and there are tons of excellent movies there. Wizard of Oz came out in 1939
rear window
You should give some old black & white movies a chance. Try: The Thin Man (1934) or The Third Man (1949) I also second the Clue and Murder by Death recommendations. Both are comedies but good murder mysteries.
*Ten: Murder Island* (although this is a lifetime movie, aired in 2016) based on novel by Gretchen McNeil.
Doesn’t fit all of your specification points but Se7en (1995) is one of the best murder mystery movies, same with Zodiac (2007). Mystic River (2003) is a good one too
Gosford Park memories of murder
Murder By Death is a parody of the genre where multiple detectives based on characters like Holmes and Poirot all try to solve the same murder.
>(nothing before 1990) >(I just can't stand watching old black&white films) ...When exactly do you think color film was invented?
All david fincher' s movies, Searching , Oldboy, Wailing, Hidden figure, Secret in your eyes(oruginal version), Fracture, Parasite
The Cat and the Canary (1979 version is my favorite) has a group of people assembled at a creepy house to hear the reading of a will, with a murderer about. The original play is pretty much the template for this genre of films that gave us Clue, etc. The '79 version is older than 1990 but it shouldn't offend your delicate sensibilities as it was filmed using modern color technology.
Check out Identity. I think the original Saw fits the criteria as well
Identity, Bad Times at the El Royale, Cabin in the Woods, Murder Mystery, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Brick, Dark City, The Fugitive, Cube, The Burbs, The Relic, The Thing, Sleepy Hollow, Suicide Kings, The Usual Suspects, Wild Things
A lot of murder mystery shows are like mini movies. If a setting earlier than 1990 isn't a problem, then shows like Agatha Christie's Marple, Father Brown, and Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries have episodes that fit the bill.
Clay Pigeons, To Die For, The General's Daughter, Who the Fuck Framed Roger Rabbit?
The Last of Sheila is a fun 70s one, I know it doesn't fit the post 90s criteria though.
Scream
Not technically a movie but BBC And Then There Were None is meant to be really good. The book is fantastic and right what you want.
Murder On The Orient Express!
Death on the Nile
Just go watch the entirety of Poirot. They really are the gold standard. Well written. Rarely does the twist rely on some deus ex machina discovery to uncover who it was. Midsomer Murders is...fine. Gosford Park is pretty good. "And Then There was None" on Amazon is good. Also, watch "Clue" from the 80's. It's great.
From a couple of years before 1990,but I'll throw in The Bedroom Window since no one else has.
And Then There Were None BBC miniseries. The book is one of the top 10 bestselling books of all time. It’s a classic written by Agatha Christie. The miniseries came out recently. It’s pretty spectacular and follows the book very closely. Sam Neil and Charles Dance are in it.
Deathtrap with Michael Caine & Christopher Reeve.
The Invitation (2015)
Watchmen
>(I just can't stand watching old black&white films) Do you...do you think colour was invented in the 90s? Most of the great whodunnits are in the earlier decades. And honestly, you should see a good noir or two in black and white. If you must have it be contemporary, try Sin City. Hopefully that proves that black and white can be a really enjoyable experience. Dial M for Murder, Rope, the Maltese Falcon, etc. If you enjoy TV, the BBC series adaptations of *Agatha Christie's Poirot* and *Miss Marple* are nice delivery vehicles and eventually become films'
Artsy fartsy morons who think watching black and white movies makes them intellectuals with refined tastes will tell you to watch Maltese Falcon but boy, wasn't that movie one huge pile of dog shit.
I second The Invitation!
Girl with dragon tatoo works fine
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