5 Chinatown
Chinatown
A tribute to the film noir genre of the ‘30’s and ‘40’s, Director Roman Polanski created a fabulous murder mystery in this 1974 film about corruption, incest, adultery and murder in Los Angeles. Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunnaway and John Houston couldn’t be more intriguing and nothing is quite what it seems to be. It’s Chinatown.
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4 Hound of the Baskervilles
Hound of the Baskervilles
The game is afoot when Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are hired to investigate a haunting hound upon the lonely, wind-swepted moors in Devonshire. Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce star in this 1939 version of the famous Sir Arthur Conan Doyle tale.
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3 Gosford Park
Gosford Park
Director Robert Altman weaves the upstairs and downstairs of murder into his English manor house mystery. With an all-star cast, this beautifully shot film also has a link to another mystery movie, Charlie Chan in London. Watch closely for hidden clues and see if you can catch the killer.
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2 The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
Humphrey Bogart, as hard-boiled detective Sam Spade, hunts down the killer of his partner and is alternately wooed and threatened by a chilling cast of characters. All will stop at nothing to get their hands on a priceless golden statue of a falcon. Greed, lust, murder and revenge make this a classic, must-see mystery.
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