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1. The Wicker Man (1973)
R | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.
Director: Robin Hardy | Stars: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland
Votes: 92,125 | Gross: $0.06M
2. Death on the Nile (1978)
PG | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Mia Farrow, Simon MacCorkindale, Jane Birkin
Votes: 39,763
3. Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
PG | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In December 1935, when his transcontinental luxury train is stranded by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before, with a multitude of suspects.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery
Votes: 69,065 | Gross: $0.07M
4. Evil Under the Sun (1982)
PG | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. When a murder is committed, everyone has an alibi.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Peter Ustinov, James Mason, Maggie Smith, Colin Blakely
Votes: 20,151 | Gross: $6.11M
5. Flesh+Blood (1985)
R | 126 min | Adventure, Drama
In medieval Europe, a young girl from a noble family is obsessed with her captors - commoners.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Burlinson, Jack Thompson
Votes: 19,963 | Gross: $0.10M
6. The Wicker Man (2006)
PG-13 | 102 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.
Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Leelee Sobieski, Kate Beahan
Votes: 71,378 | Gross: $23.64M
7. Frenzy (1972)
R | 116 min | Thriller
A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Anna Massey
Votes: 49,358 | Gross: $12.60M
8. Sleuth (1972)
PG | 138 min | Mystery, Thriller
A man who loves games and theater invites his wife's lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Alec Cawthorne, John Matthews
Votes: 50,135 | Gross: $4.08M
9. Appointment with Death (1988)
PG | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a former prison wardress who dominates the lives of her three adult stepchildren and her daughter is found dead at an archaeological dig near the Dead Sea, there are a great many suspects.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud
Votes: 6,032 | Gross: $0.96M
10. Sommersby (1993)
PG-13 | 114 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A farmer returns home from the Civil War, but his wife begins to suspect that the man is an impostor.
Director: Jon Amiel | Stars: Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, Lanny Flaherty, Wendell Wellman
Votes: 23,191 | Gross: $50.08M
11. Sleuth (2007)
R | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
On his sprawling country estate, an aging writer matches wits with the struggling actor who has stolen his wife's heart.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Michael Caine, Jude Law, Harold Pinter, Kenneth Branagh
Votes: 33,025 | Gross: $0.34M
12. Absolution (1978)
R | 95 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Two boys try to drive a strict priest mad with their confessed sins at a boarding school in England.
Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Richard Burton, Dominic Guard, David Bradley, Billy Connolly
Votes: 1,892
13. Cry of the Penguins (1971)
101 min | Adventure, Drama
A womanizing biologist studies life in a colony of penguins.
Directors: Alfred Viola, Roy Boulting | Stars: John Hurt, Hayley Mills, Dudley Sutton, Tony Britton
Votes: 353
14. Tiktiki (2022– )
Mystery, Thriller
When a man accepts the invitation to spend an evening with his lover's husband, what starts as a series of mind games quickly turns into a deadly game of revenge, murder and more.
Stars: Anirban Bhattacharya, Kaushik Ganguly
Votes: 385
15. Aquarius (1970–1977)
39 min | Documentary
An arts magazine programme for ITV, presented by Humphrey Burton. Originally a fortnightly series, it became weekly, while later editions were presented by Peter Hall.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Peter Hall, Russell Harty, Leonard Bernstein
Votes: 30
16. Read All About It (1974–1979)
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Christopher Booker, Ronald Harwood, Antonia Fraser
17. Review (1969–1972)
40 min | Documentary
Weekly arts magazine.
Stars: James Mossman, David Hugh Jones, Keith Dewhurst, Jim Douglas Henry
18. Film Night (1970–1976)
Family
Stars: Philip Jenkinson, Tony Bilbow, Sheridan Morley, Frankie Howerd
Votes: 40
19. Burnt Offering: The Cult of the Wicker Man (2001 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
The cast and main players in the crew come together to discuss the making of cult British horror film The Wicker Man.
Directors: Andrew Abbott, Russell Leven | Stars: Mark Kermode, Anthony Shaffer, Christopher Lee, Peter Snell
Votes: 101
20. The Wicker Man Enigma (2001 Video)
35 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary detailing the process of the creation of the film "The Wicker Man" and the subsequent problems distributing it.
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Anthony Shaffer, Peter Snell, Robin Hardy, Christopher Lee
Votes: 213
21. The Story of 'Frenzy' (2001 Video)
Not Rated | 45 min | Documentary
The official behind-the-scenes documentary on "Frenzy" for the 2001 DVD release.
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Laurent Bouzereau, Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Shaffer, Jon Finch
Votes: 137
22. Sleuth: A Sleuthian Journey with Anthony Shaffer (2002 Video)
10 min | Short, History, Mystery
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Anthony Shaffer, Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier
23. Sleuth (2020 Podcast Series)
50 min | Mystery
The ultimate game of cat and mouse is played out in a cozy English country house owned by celebrated mystery writer, Andrew Wyke.
Stars: Chris Walker-Thomson, Elliott Crossley, Paul Clifford
24.
Film Night (1970–1976)
Episode:
Episode dated 26 January 1973
(1973)
Family
Stars: Michael Caine, Morton Gottlieb, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Sheridan Morley
25.
Read All About It (1974–1979)
Episode:
Episode #6.11
(1979)
Talk-Show
Stars: Ronald Harwood, Eleanor Bron, David Mercer, Anthony Shaffer
26.
Aquarius (1970–1977)
Episode:
Alfred the Great
(1972)
52 min | Documentary
A new series of Aquarius begins with footage of the making of "Frenzy", the Alfred Hitchcock film which opened just a few weeks beforehand. Hitchcock also appears in the studio for an interview The Times would describe as "pedestrian".
Director: Derek Bailey | Stars: Humphrey Burton, Anthony Shaffer, Gilbert Taylor, Colin M. Brewer
Votes: 7
27.
Tiktiki (2022– )
Episode:
The Guest
(2022)
Mystery, Thriller
A lonely and arrogant Soumendra Krishna Deb invites Milan Basak to his palace. When Milan arrives, Soumendra keeps demeaning him and ultimately makes him a bizarre offer.
Director: Dhrubo Banerjee | Star: Anirban Bhattacharya
Votes: 10
28.
Tiktiki (2022– )
Episode:
The Plot
(2022)
Mystery, Thriller
Soumendra makes Milan another tempting offer that he can't refuse. Milan is forced to act against his wish, thereby hurting his self-respect.
Director: Dhrubo Banerjee | Star: Anirban Bhattacharya
Votes: 8
29.
Tiktiki (2022– )
Episode:
The Game
(2022)
Mystery, Thriller
Soumendra guides Milan in staging a 'perfect' crime. But nothing is like how it seems.
Director: Dhrubo Banerjee | Star: Anirban Bhattacharya
Votes: 7
30.
Tiktiki (2022– )
Episode:
The Cop
(2022)
Mystery, Thriller
The arrival of an unexpected guest dampens Soumendra's celebratory mood. Not only that, the guest also manipulates Soumendra into divulging something incriminating.
Director: Dhrubo Banerjee | Star: Anirban Bhattacharya
Votes: 7
31.
Tiktiki (2022– )
Episode:
The Interrogation
(2022)
Mystery, Thriller
The pride of Soumendra Krishna Deb is shattered step by step as evidence against him mounts up.
Director: Dhrubo Banerjee | Star: Anirban Bhattacharya
Votes: 7
32.
Tiktiki (2022– )
Episode:
The Final Showdown
(2022)
Mystery, Thriller
The two warriors are now even. But does the game end here?
Director: Dhrubo Banerjee | Star: Anirban Bhattacharya
Votes: 14
33.
Sleuth (2020)
Act I
(2020 Podcast Episode)
Mystery
When young Milo Tindle (Elliott Crossley) is invited to the manor of his lover's husband and crime novelist, Andrew Wyke (Chris Walker-Thomson), to bury the hatchet, a criminal plan is hatched, but is it all part of some deadly game?
Director: Chris Walker-Thomson | Stars: Chris Walker-Thomson, Elliott Crossley
34.
Sleuth (2020)
Act II
(2020 Podcast Episode)
Mystery
Two nights later, Andrew Wyke (Chris Walker-Thomson) is visited by a Inspector Doppler (Paul Clifford), looking into Milo Tindle's (Elliott Crossley) disappearance. Did Andrew murder Milo? Or was it all apart of some deadly game?
Director: Chris Walker-Thomson | Stars: Chris Walker-Thomson, Elliott Crossley, Paul Clifford
35.
Review (1969–1972)
Episode:
The Romance of Crime Fiction
(1970)
Documentary
Director: Darrol Blake | Stars: James Mossman, Keith Baxter, Peter Finch, Alec Guinness