A Glean movie guide
The Whodunit Playbook
Who can you trust?
Clever twists, eccentric detectives, and all-star ensemble mysteries.
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The movie list
- 01
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Detective Benoit Blanc returns for a sun-soaked, puzzle-box sequel with a sharp satirical edge.
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
A classic whodunit that brilliantly blends a secluded mansion setting with fast-paced 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
Game Night
A regular evening among friends spirals into a breathless, twist-heavy real-life mystery.
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.
- 04
See How They Run
A playful, meta murder mystery in 1950s London packed with quirky suspects and lighthearted timing.
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.
- 05
Murder on the Orient Express
An all-star ensemble boards a snowbound luxury train for a classic locked-room style investigation.
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
- 06
Gosford Park
A sprawling estate gathering of aristocrats and servants provides a brilliant precursor to modern whodunits.
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.
- 07
The Thin Man
A witty ex-detective and his sharp wife deliver charming banter and brilliant puzzle-solving.
Former detective Nick Charles has retired from police work, preferring a life of cocktails, parties, and relaxation with his wealthy wife, Nora. Their holiday is interrupted when the daughter of Nick’s former client asks for help finding her missing father, eccentric inventor Clyde Wynant. When Wynant’s body is discovered, Nick is drawn back into the investigation, with Nora eagerly joining him. As the couple questions Wynant’s family, friends, and business associates, a tangled web of greed, deception, and murder begins to unravel.
- 08
Crooked House
An atmospheric Agatha Christie mystery featuring a sprawling estate and a deeply dysfunctional family.
A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.
- 09
Death on the Nile
Hercule Poirot tackles intersecting motives and dark secrets aboard a glamorous river steamer.
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short.
- 10
A Haunting in Venice
A retired detective faces a chilling evening of unexpected turns inside a decaying palazzo.
Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.