A Glean movie guide
The Modern Whodunnit Handbook
Everyone is a suspect.
Sharp wit, eccentric detectives, and puzzle-box mysteries for the clever observer.
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The movie list
- 01
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
A sun-drenched sequel that doubles down on social satire and intricate puzzle-box plotting.
World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends.
- 02
Clue
The definitive ensemble whodunnit, packed with rapid-fire wit and chaotic physical comedy.
Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises.
- 03
See How They Run
A stylish, meta-textual mystery that pokes fun at the genre while delivering a genuine puzzle.
In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable Stalker take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theater underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.
- 04
The Last of Sheila
The direct inspiration for Knives Out, featuring a high-stakes scavenger hunt among Hollywood elites.
A year after Sheila is killed in a hit-and-run, her multimillionaire husband invites a group of friends to spend a week on his yacht playing a scavenger hunt-style mystery game—but the game turns out to be all too real and all too deadly.
- 05
Gosford Park
A sharp exploration of class dynamics set within a traditional English manor-house murder mystery.
In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.
- 06
Murder on the Orient Express
A lavish, star-studded adaptation of Agatha Christie’s most famous closed-circle mystery.
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
- 07
Sleuth
A theatrical game of wits between two men that constantly subverts expectations with clever twists.
A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
- 08
The Nice Guys
A hilarious and layered mystery driven by the electric comedic chemistry of its mismatched leads.
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
- 09
Game Night
A high-energy modern comedy where a suburban social gathering spirals into a real-life conspiracy.
Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night.
- 10
Brick
Rian Johnson’s directorial debut, which reimagines hardboiled noir tropes within a high school setting.
A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.
- 11
Deathtrap
A darkly humorous and twist-heavy thriller centered on a playwright’s desperate plot to steal a script.
A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.
- 12
Confess, Fletch
A breezy, dialogue-driven mystery featuring a charismatic investigator caught in a web of art theft.
The roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit - from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbor and Fletch’s Italian girlfriend. Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganized.