The roles were played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson, Jackie Earl Haley, Ted Levine, John Carroll Lynch and others.

Two well-known and professional bailiffs are sent to work on one of the islands of Massachusetts. There is a clinic for insane criminals, specialists have to find one of the missing madmen. The investigation is turning in a direction that no one would have expected. They were surrounded by lies and betrayal, which turned into a riot of the clinic’s inhabitants.

The game

Genre: Thriller, Drama, Detective, Adventure

Released: 1997

Country: USA

Director and Producers: David Fincher, Sian Chaffin, Steve Golin, John Brencheto and others.

The roles were played by: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn, Peter Donath, Carroll Baker, Anna Catarina, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Charles Martinet, Scott Hunter McGuire and others.

The protagonist of the film is businessman Nicholas Van Orton. He is literally the epitome of success. He succeeds in everything he has planned, while Nicholas always remains calm and is able to keep everything under his control. But life stopped playing with bright colors. One day he receives an unexpected package containing an invitation to the “Game”. He gladly accepts the invitation, but is this the right decision?

Prestige

Genre: Fantasy, Thriller, Drama, Detective

Released: 2006

Country: USA, UK

Director and Producers: Christopher Nolan, Christopher Nolan, Aaron Ryder, Emma Thomas and others.

The roles were played by: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Samantha Mahurin, David Bowie, Andy Serkis, Daniel Davis and others.

The 19th and 20th centuries have always been incredibly interesting to people. The fact is that it was at that time that magicians-illusionists were incredibly popular. Robert and Alfred have been rivals throughout their professional career. But one day this confrontation turns into a real war. At the same time, they are ready to do anything to interrupt each other’s careers. But who would have thought that this could lead to similar consequences.

Fargo

Genre: detective, thriller, drama, comedy, crime

Released: 1995

Country: USA, UK

Director and Producers: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Tim Bevan, John Cameron and others.

Roles played by: Francis McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Harvey Presnell, Larry Brandenburg, John Carroll Lynch, Christine Rudrud, Tony Denman, Gary Houston and others.

The story revolves around a sales manager. He is very calm and timid, therefore he cannot achieve the proper success. But his lack of confidence does not prevent him from coming up with an insidious plan. He plans with accomplices to kidnap his own wife in order to get a decent ransom for her. But at some point, everything starts to go not according to plan, because the blood of an innocent is shed. An experienced and purposeful female police officer is ready to uncover criminals.

Suspicious persons

Genre: Thriller, Crime, Detective

Released: 1995

Country: USA, Germany

Director and Producers: Brian Singer, Michael McDonnell, Brian Singer, Hans Brockmann and others.

The roles were played by Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollack, Kevin Spacey, Chazz Palminteri, Pete Postlethwaite, Susie Amis, Giancarlo Esposito, Dan Hedaya and others.

The title of the film speaks for itself. This is a story about five criminals who were previously unconnected by anything other than criminal activity. At some point, they converge and decide to pull off a small but rather profitable business. But a rather influential person suddenly intervenes in their well-coordinated team. His name is known to everyone and often instills real fear. As a result, it turns out that this is a completely unusual case.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Genre: thriller, drama, crime, detective

Released: 2011

Country: USA, Sweden, Norway

Director and Producers: David Fincher, Sian Chaffin, Scott Rudin, Soren Stemose and others.

The roles were played by Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgard, Stephen Birkoff, Robin Wright, Yorick van Wageningen, Joely Richardson, Geraldine James, Goran Visnich and others.

It has been forty years since the death of a girl named Harriet Vanger. She dies on an island that belongs to a rather powerful clan of the Vanger family. The girl’s body was not found, but she was presumed dead. But her uncle is sure that it was not an accident and the girl did not disappear, but was killed by someone from his large family. Two people will help him to reveal the whole truth – journalist Mikael Bloomvist and a hacker.

The right to kill

Genre: thriller, drama, crime, detective

Released: 2008

Country: USA

Director and Producers: John Evnett, John Evnett, Rob Cowen, Randall Emmett and others.

The roles were played by: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Fifty St., Carla Gugino, John Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy, Trilby Glover, Sayda Arrika Ekulona, Alan Rosenberg and more.

At first, it may seem that the elusive killer is lynching criminals with good intentions. However, this story becomes insanely confusing at the moment when teammates David and Thomas take over. They were close to the truth, but the culprit confuses all the cards. Now all colleagues think that they are the ones who kill. Thomas and David will have to do everything to clear their name and remove the stigma of serial killers.

“Secret Window” (2004)

A detective with the inimitable Johnny Depp in the title role based on Stephen King. Writer Mort Rainey is going through a difficult period in his personal life and career. The situation is complicated by the fact that one day a strange man in a black hat appears on the writer’s doorstep, who calls himself Cockney Shooter. He accuses Mort of plagiarism, and then begins to pursue the hero and his ex-wife. Mort decides to conduct his own investigation. He does not yet know how terrible the truth will turn out to be.

“Taking Lives” (2004)

Illyana Scott, an FBI agent, is tasked with catching a maniac who hasn’t been found for over 20 years. His victims are lonely people, whose lives he lives for a certain time, until he finds a new victim. They are ideal targets for a criminal – lonely, invisible, which no one will look for. Illyana embarks on an investigation, unaware of how close the culprit is …

“Before I Sleep” (2012)

The best detective story with an unexpected ending starring Nicole Kidman. The film is based on real events. Christine wakes up every morning in a strange world, and every day she gets used to the idea that a special form of her amnesia erases the last 20 years from her life. Every morning she wakes up with the thought that she is 20 years old, but in fact she is 40, most of her life has already been lived. Christine is trying every day to restore her lost memory, not trusting the words of her husband, who tells about the terrible accident in which they got. How groundless are her suspicions? The truth will be revealed in the finale.

Zodiac (2007)

Serial maniac Zodiac terrorizes San Francisco. He then disappears, then reappears, and the servants of the law cannot get on his bloody trail. Two journalists begin their own investigation, which will radically change their lives.

Bunker

Production:	Colombia, Spain / 2011 / 1h. 32m. / 16+
Genre:	Thriller, detective, drama
Cast:	Clara Lago, Kim Gutierrez, Martina Garcia, Maria Soledad Rodriguez and others
Producer:	Andres Bays
Plot:	The action-packed Bunker falls into the explosive category of Best Plot Thrillers. The film was released in 2011 and immediately attracted attention with a catchy intrigue from talented screenwriters. Events take place in a love triangle. A simple waitress begins to meet with a famous conductor and settles in his huge mansion. However, she is aware that her lover has recently lost her bride. The event makes one think, and terrible incidents in the house frighten and intrigue the girl. Who or what is hiding behind the closet mirror? The spectators of the creepy glass “Bunker” will have to find out this!
Budget:	There is no data
Worldwide fees:	There is no data
Awards:	Not

Identification

Production:	USA / 2003 / 1h. 31m. / 16+
Genre:	Thriller, detective
Cast:	John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, John Hawks, Alfred Molina, John Hawkes and others
Producer:	James Mangold
Plot:	The detective thriller Identity was released in 2003. The plot is based on an idea borrowed from the novel by Agatha Christie “10 Little Indians”. The film’s narrative revolves around a roadside motel. All the heroes drive by and each of them gets into big and small troubles. As in Agatha’s novel, all the participants in the drama die in a strange and mysterious way. Each of them is pursued by a terrible fate or universal retribution. Why did fate choose these unfortunate heroes? The mystery of unexplained deaths will be revealed by footage from the exciting thriller “Identity”!
Budget:	$ 28,000,000
Worldwide fees:	$ 90 259 536
Awards:	Not

The ninth gate

Production:	Spain, France, USA / 1999 / 2h. 13m. / 16+
Genre:	Thriller, detective
Cast:	Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin, Emmanuelle Seigner, Barbara Jefford and others
Producer:	Roman Polanski
Plot:	The film by the cult director Roman Polanski “The Ninth Gate” was released in 1999. Young and eager for deep creative work, Johnny Depp with full dedication played the paperworm Dean Corso. According to the plot, he had to find a unique book “Nine gates to the kingdom of ghosts.” Only three copies have survived in the world, but only one of them is truly genuine. The customer claimed that with the help of this ancient tome, you can summon the king of the night – the very angel of death Lucifer. And when he asked Corso: “Did you find something ?!”. Dean replied, “More than he bargained for!”
Budget:	$ 38,000,000
Worldwide fees:	$ 59 401 898
Awards:	European Film Academy: for outstanding achievements in world cinema (Roman Polanski).

Night flight

Production:	USA / 2005 / 1h. 25m. / 16+
Genre:	Thriller, detective
Cast:	Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, Laura Johnson, Max Cash and others
Producer:	Wes Craven
Plot:	The 2005 film “Night Flight” was directed by Wes Craven (Scream) and starring the charming Rachel McAdams. The action-packed thriller has garnered millions of rave reviews and has become one of the best representatives of the popular genre. Lisa Reisert is an ordinary girl and an unremarkable passenger on a flight from Texas to Florida. At the airport, she meets a handsome young man, Jackson Rippner. A spark runs between them, and after a couple of drops of alcohol, sympathy becomes pronounced. On the plane, their seats are next door, and Lisa is delighted. However, the jubilation disappears after Jack confesses that he is a terrorist, and that an innocent girl is the final cog in the mechanism of his sinister plan.
Budget:	$ 26,000,000
Worldwide fees:	$ 95,577,774
Awards:	Not

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Ghost

Production:	France, Germany, Great Britain / 2009 / 2h. 8m. / 16+
Genre:	Thriller, detective
Cast:	Yuan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Kim Catherine, Tom Wilkinson and others
Producer:	Roman Polanski
Plot:	The 2009 detective thriller “Ghost” impressed the viewer with its original script and intricate intriguing plot. Every major political figure is assigned a “ghost of the pen” or “ghost of the pen.” He does the work of an invisible writer, honing and polishing the beautiful story of a departed politician in his personal memoirs. But not everything is so simple! The manuscript has already been written by the previous author, but it contains many secrets, riddles and encrypted quotes. What did the ghost of the pen want to tell, and what secrets are hidden in the politician’s mansion? The protagonist of an interesting movie learns.
Budget:	$ 45,000,000
Worldwide fees:	60 222 298 $
Awards:	Berlin Film Festival: Silver Bear for Best Director (Roman Polanski).
	Cesar: Best Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Soundtrack, Director (Roman Polanski).
	European Film Academy: Best Film, Best Production Designer, Actor (Ewan McGregor), Screenwriter (Roman Polanski, Robert Harris), Best Director (Roman Polanski), Composer (Alexander Depla).

Trance

Production:	Great Britain, France / 2013 / 1h. 41m. / 18+
Genre:	Thriller, detective
Cast:	James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, Rosario Dawson, Danny Sapani, Matthew Cross and others
Producer:	Danny Boyle
Plot:	The 2013 detective thriller Trance is a talented new work directed by Danny Boyle, creator of Slumdog Millionaire. The plot is more than exciting! The keeper of the paintings in the auction house is attacked by bandits. As a result of the robbery, the guy gets a strong blow to the head and completely loses his memory. However, the criminals cannot find the main trophy for which the robbery of the century was planned. The guardian who hid the picture is hypnotized, and only in a dream can the hero see the location of the priceless trophy.
Budget:	$ 20,000,000
Worldwide fees:	$ 24,261,569
Awards:	Not

Flight illusion

Production:	USA / 2005 / 1h. 38m. / 16+
Genre:	Thriller, detective
Cast:	Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean, Keith Behan, Michael Irby, Assaf Cohen and others
Producer:	Robert Schwentke
Plot:	After its release in 2005, the detective drama Illusion of Flight was watched by millions of viewers around the world. The best plot-twist thrillers begin exactly as they do in this movie with the inimitable Judy Foster. After the death of her husband, the main character goes on a journey with her little daughter. But as soon as she took a nap, the baby disappears without a trace. No one on the plane saw the 6-year-old girl, and the commander even doubts the existence of the missing child. In the shadow of the plot, there is a dangerous terrorist group that conceived to use the widow as a front person in their black enterprise. Only courage, despair and a real maternal instinct allowed the heroine to avoid personal tragedy and a terrible plane crash!
Budget:	$ 55,000,000
Worldwide fees:	$ 223 387 299
Awards:	Not

“Devil’s Advocate” (1997)

Perhaps the best detective story of the last century. Saturated with excellent acting, dynamic and interesting plot and, of course, a dose of mysticism. Kevin Lomax is a talented lawyer who handles even the most difficult cases. Moreover, most of his clients are criminals and are indeed guilty, but despite the abundance of evidence against them, Kevin wins every, even, at first glance, completely hopeless case. When a young lawyer from a small town gets a prestigious job in New York, there is no limit to happiness. He still has no idea how it will turn out for him.

In still water (2019)

An idyllic American town is thrilled by the disappearance of 12-year-old Justin, who was cycling in a local park. The investigation is being carried out by Greg Harper, who at the same time has to solve family conflicts with his wife, who has an affair on the side, and his son, who is going through teenage problems.

Suddenly, Greg realizes that there is a connection between the investigation and the mysterious events taking place in his own home. The first half of the film resembles a puzzle, and only towards the end it becomes clear to the viewer what is really happening.

Original title: I See You
Actors: Helen Hunt, John Tenney, Jude Lewis …
Country: USA
Rating: Kinopoisk – 6.8, IMDb – 6.8
Age restrictions: 18+
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Fracture (2019)

The highly rated new psychological thriller of 2019 continues the list of the best films with an unpredictable ending. The trip of the Monroe family promised to be a fun adventure, but turned into a sheer nightmare. At a gas station, a curious little girl falls unsuccessfully and breaks her arm. Arriving at the nearest hospital, Ray achieves an analysis with a scandal, and when his wife and daughter are taken away, he falls asleep. Waking up, the hero of the film learns that no one in the hospital has heard of Joan and Perry.

Original title: Fractured
Actors: Sam Worthington, Lily Rabe, Lucy Capri …
Country: USA
Rating: Kinopoisk – 6.4, IMDb – 6.4
Age restrictions: 16+

“The key to all doors” (2005)

Young nurse Caroline takes a job as a nurse at Ben and Violet’s house. Here she is faced with the obvious hostility of others and many strange rules that she must adhere to. Moreover, the house is shrouded in mysticism. Caroline tries to figure out what is happening, not yet realizing how terrifying the truth will be.

“Body” (2012)

One of the best detective thrillers. In the story, a man was shot down to death on a night track. As it turns out later, this is a morgue worker who was supposed to be on duty. What was he doing on the road at night? What could have scared the morgue watchman so much? While the investigation is trying to answer these questions, it turns out that a woman’s body has disappeared from the morgue …

“Mysterious River” (2003)

An atmospheric and poignant detective story with a lot of drama. The tragedy of childhood forever crossed out the fate of three friends, but preserved their friendship. However, when the daughter of one of the trinity is brutally murdered, and suspicion falls on the second, long-term friendship comes to an end. Are the police right? Or has the murderer still not been caught, while the innocent has been convicted?

“Obsession” (2004)

At first glance, this is an ordinary story of love and passion. But once you delve deeper into the story, you realize that everything is much more serious and dangerous. Matthew is in love with Lisa, but she leaves him and goes on tour, and the young man continues to build a career and is even going to marry Rebecca. But suddenly he meets a girl very similar to his former lover, who is also called Lisa …

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

It is impossible to discuss the best detective films, the list of which we have presented to your attention today, without the famous “Sleepy Hollow”.

Ichabod Crane is a London detective known for his extraordinary investigative methods. When a young man is instructed to drive into the wilderness to catch a criminal chopping off his victims’ heads, Ichabod drives in the belief that he is an ordinary mentally ill person. But the local population is sure that this is a headless horseman who has returned to take revenge …

Insomnia (2002)

An inimitable detective starring Al Pacino! A young girl was brutally murdered in Alaska. Los Angeles detectives are assigned to investigate this convoluted case. Detective Dormer arrives in Alaska with the confidence that the perpetrator will soon be found, but in reality everything turns out to be much more complicated and confusing than it seems at first glance. An incredibly atmospheric film filled with snow-covered landscapes and soaked in tension until the last second.

“Loft” (2013)

And of course, the list of the best foreign detectives would not be complete without the film “Loft”. In the center of the plot are five friends who, secretly from their wives, rent an apartment for entertainment with their mistresses. But when the disfigured body of an unfamiliar young woman is found in the apartment, the men understand that the games are over – now not only their families, but also the freedom of each of them are under threat. Some of them killed this woman. Who!

Disappeared

Production:	USA / 2014 / 2h. 29m. / 16+
Genre:	Thriller, drama, crime, detective
Cast:	Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Carrie Coon, Kim Dickens and others
Producer:	David fincher
Plot:	The list of the best films of detectives opens with the picture “Gone Girl”. Nick and Amy Dunn’s marriage looks almost perfect. Shortly after the fifth wedding anniversary, Nick returns home and realizes: his wife is missing. Circumstances are similar to abduction and the case raises serious hype in the press. Detective Rhonda Boni takes over the kidnapping case. Rhonda notices the oddities and contradictions in Nick’s behavior. Nick denies his guilt, but more and more evidence indicates that it was he who was involved in the disappearance of his wife. The detective is included in the list of the best thrillers with an unpredictable ending and the TOP films of 2014.

Invisible guest

Production:	Spain / 2016 / 1h. 46m. / 16+
Genre:	Thriller, crime, detective
Cast:	Mario Casas, Ana Wahener, Jose Coronado, Barbara Lenny, Francesc Orella, Paco Tous and others
Producer:	Oriol Paolo
Plot:	Adrian Doria, a young and successful entrepreneur, was found at the crime scene next to the corpse of Laura’s mistress. Adrian does not admit his guilt. Prominent lawyer Virginia Goodman intends to win this case at any cost. On the eve of the hearing, Virginia comes to Adrian to prepare him for the trial. According to Adrian, an unknown blackmailer lured him and Laura to a hotel on the outskirts. He lost consciousness from the blow and when he woke up, he saw a terrible picture: Laura was dead, the doors and windows were locked from the inside, as if no one had left the room. The film is included in the TOP of the best thrillers that are worth watching.

Perfect strangers

Seven friends decide to play a game in which all phones are placed on the table, sms are read aloud, and calls are only allowed to be answered on the speakerphone. None of your friends even suspects what skeletons can be hiding in the closet of loved ones.

“I recommend it to everyone who expects from the cinema not only action, but also to all those who are expecting strong emotions and a psychological component”. – so writes one of the users of “Kinopoisk” in his review.

Disappeared

A happy marriage ceases to seem like that when the protagonist’s wife disappears. In the house there are traces of a struggle and blood, which someone tried to wipe off. Strange notes and signs that should help solve the mystery of the disappearance reveal new secrets of marriage to the entire public.

“Gone Girl” is a thriller with elements of drama, detective and melodrama, masterfully twisted by the director in tandem with the cold-blooded emancipation writer Gillian Flynn. ” – notes the film critic Maria Bezruk.

Match Point

At first glance, the plot of the film resembles an ordinary love triangle: a husband, a rich wife and the charming Scarlett Johansson as his mistress. But the film surprises with an unexpected denouement, after which you begin to believe in the existence of luck.

“The ending of the film is interesting, apparently luck really means a lot in our life!” – writes the user of “Kinopoisk” in his review.

Seven

An experienced detective (Morgan Freeman), before retiring, takes a young investigator (Brad Pitt) as his assistant. The murder they are investigating is distinguished by a logical chain: the killer chooses victims for seven deadly sins. According to our selection, the ending will certainly surprise you.

“I assumed the most varied endings of the film, but this is how it was. It’s cruel, bold and original! This is really the best crime detective that I have ever seen! “. – says one of the film reviews.

Remember

The main character is looking for his wife’s killer, but his problem is that he suffers from short memory loss. Each time he has to remember everything inside and out with the help of different signs, including tattoos on his body.

“The meaning and main advantage of the film is not at all in what order the episodes are sorted, but in the sense of anxiety it generates for its own memory, which, by and large, is not much better than a stack of snapshots with notes.” – writes Roman Volobuev, a journalist for the Izvestia newspaper.

The life of David Gale

Abolitionist activist David Gale is accused of the murder of his associate and faces the death penalty himself. The journalist Bitsy Bloom has three days to solve the crime and find the real killer.

8 women

8 women are investigating a murder each of them is suspected of committing. The plot is involved in family secrets and personal secrets of each character.

“Cleverly pretending to be a detective, now a satire, now a black comedy, now a melodrama, now a musical, now a parable on the theme” What a woman can bring a man “, the picture seems to flirt with the viewer, like a skillful coquette with the object of her whim.” – writes film critic
Georgy Darakhvelidze.

Haze

A fantastic film based on the story of Stephen King. According to the plot of the film, the city is covered with fog, in which a monster is wandering, and a group of people are trapped in a grocery store. Now their task is to save themselves by any means.

“This is not a horror movie, but a cruel ideological drama about how a person changes in a critical situation, how he abandons his mind and gives a burst of emotions.” – critics say.

Trance

During the robbery of the auction house, the picture disappears. Only it is not in the robbers’ possession, nor in the safe in which the auction house employee Simon must lock her in case of an emergency. During a robbery, the hero receives a blow to the head, which is why he suffers from memory loss. The robbers kidnap him and hire a doctor to put Simon into hypnosis to restore fragments of his memory.

Blazer

A film with a decidedly twisted plot, in which there is an admixture of fantasy, and thriller, and drama. Former military man Jack Starks suffers from amnesia, he is placed in a psychiatric clinic, accused of killing a police officer. The clinic doctor tests experimental drugs on him and places him in the basement, in which Jack directs his thoughts to the future and meets a girl who is able to save him from death.

“Thriller, which leads to a slight daze.” – this is how the audience speaks about him.

Dots above i

A virtuoso plot that at first glance tells us about another love story: Carmen gets married, but on the eve of the wedding she kisses a stranger and passion flares up between them. It would seem like a simple love triangle, but after unexpected turns of the script, you have to pay close attention to the details.

“You are presented with everything that you have already seen from a true and categorically unpredictable point of view, which knocks the ground out from under your feet.” – notes one of the users of “Kinopoisk” in his review.

Sixth Sense

A child psychologist is trying to solve the problem of a little boy who hears the voices of dead people. Contrary to the mystical plot, the film contains notes of kindness and light sadness. Many critics even call it instructive.

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