Here we've displayed a list of the best Murder Plot films : The Invisible Guest(2016), The Big Heat(1953), Elevator to the Gallows(1958), The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz(1955), Deadlier Than the Male(1956), Sudden Fear(1952), The Hound of the Baskervilles(1939), Sorry, Wrong Number(1948), A New Leaf(1971), The American Friend(1977), The Tall Target(1951), Violette(1978) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
Spain
2016
106 Minutes
Mario Casas José Coronado Bárbara Lennie Ana Wagener Francesc Orella Paco Tous David Selvas San Yélamos Iñigo Gastesi
businessman dead person murder suspect lawyer wife lover emotional engaging suspenseful thrilling intense apartment murder murder plot innocence relationships investigation suspicion adventure discovery
A successful entrepreneur accused of murder and a witness preparation expert have less than three hours to come up with an impregnable defense.
Crime, Drama
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Glenn Ford Gloria Grahame Jocelyn Brando Alexander Scourby Lee Marvin Jeanette Nolan Peter Whitney Willis Bouchey Robert Burton Adam Williams Howard Wendell
gangster kingpin police detective wife husband mistress dark gritty suspenseful melodramatic city nightclub household police station penthouse police corruption murder plot investigation conspiracy organized crime
Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.
Mystery & Thriller
France
1958
90 Minutes
Jeanne Moreau Maurice Ronet Jean Wall Georges Poujouly Yori Bertin Lino Ventura Elga Andersen Micheline Bona Félix Marten Robert Balpo Nicolas Bataille
industrialist wife lover thug police officer suspenseful sultry dark melodramatic paris office elevator motel apartment murder plot infidelity marriage schemes botched crime forbidden love
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Comedy
Mexico
1955
91 Minutes
Ernesto Alonso Miroslava Rita Macedo Carlos Martínez Baena Leonor Llausás
sadist wealthy man governess mother police officer young woman creepy amusing outlandish mexico hospital mansion park murder plot childhood trauma sadism obsession frustrated desire sexual taboo temptation
The delirious journey of a mental disordered man, who is obsessed in making the perfect crime.
Drama
France
1956
113 Minutes
Jean Gabin Danièle Delorme Lucienne Bogaert Robert Arnoux Liliane Bert Gérard Blain Aimé Clariond Gabrielle Fontan Germaine Kerjean Robert Manuel Jean-Paul Roussillon
restaurant owner young woman ex-wife housekeeper mother-in-law employee dark chilling suspenseful emotional paris restaurant apartment bar france street murder plot deception betrayal estrangement
André Chatelin is a restaurant owner in Les Halles in Paris. One morning, a girl named Catherine asks to see him. She happens to be the daughter of his estranged wife, Gabrielle, that André... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1952
110 Minutes
Joan Crawford Jack Palance Gloria Grahame Herman Brix Virginia Huston Michael Connors
playwright heiress actor lover lawyer friend dark melodramatic suspenseful new york city broadway theater train san francisco mansion marriage murder plot inheritance adultery deception acting
After an ambitious actor insinuates himself into the life of a wealthy middle-aged playwright and marries her, he plots with his mistress to murder her.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
80 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Richard Greene Wendy Barrie Lionel Atwill John Carradine Beryl Mercer Mary Gordon E.E. Clive Morton Lowry Ralph Forbes
sherlock holmes wealthy man doctor watson escaped convict relative dog suspenseful witty fascinating england london devonshire mansion swamp town legends monsters superstition murder plot detective work
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate the legend of a supernatural hound, a beast that may be stalking a young heir on the fog-shrouded moorland that makes up his estate.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1948
89 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Burt Lancaster Ann Richards Wendell Corey Ed Begley Leif Erickson William Conrad
heiress husband father-in-law old flame hit man hypochondriac intense dark suspenseful family home office dance hall subway staten island, n.y. new york city murder plot college sweethearts class distinctions infidelity pharmaceuticals
While on the telephone, an invalid woman overhears what she thinks is a murder plot and attempts to prevent it.
Comedy
USA
1971
102 Minutes
Walter Matthau Elaine May Jack Weston George Rose William Redfield James Coco Graham Jarvis Doris Roberts Rose Arrick Renee Taylor Mildred Clinton
heir heiress uncle butler amusing quirky dark new york city apartment wilderness wealth marrying for money murder plot romance bad behavior deception love transformation wretched excess 1970s
Henry Graham lives the life of a playboy. When his lawyer tells him one day that his lifestyle has consumed all his funds, he needs an idea to avoid climbing down the social ladder. So he intends to marry a rich woman and - murder her.
Mystery & Thriller
West Germany|France
1977
127 Minutes
Dennis Hopper Bruno Ganz Elisabeth Kreuzer Gérard Blain Nicholas Ray Samuel Fuller Peter Lilienthal Daniel Schmid Jean Eustache Rudolf Schündler Sandy Whitelaw
art dealer husband artist forger friend wife uneasy profound dark suspenseful hamburg, germany car train city apartment murder plot unlikely criminal family desperation terminal illness
Tom Ripley, who deals in forged art, suggests a picture framer he knows would make a good hit man.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1951
78 Minutes
Dick Powell Paula Raymond Adolphe Menjou Marshall Thompson Ruby Dee Will Geer Richard Rober Florence Bates Victor Kilian Katharine Warren Leif Erickson
assassin detective sister slave abraham lincoln criminal suspenseful thrilling train baltimore new york city assassination presidency murder plot police work conspiracy crime pursuit underdog 1860s
A New York City detective, traveling by train between New York and Baltimore, tries to foil an on-board plot to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln before he reaches Baltimore to give a major pre-Inauguration speech in 1861.
Crime, Drama
France|Canada
1978
124 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Stéphane Audran Jean Carmet Jean-François Garreaud Jean Dalmain Lisa Langlois François Maistre Philippe Procot Bernard Alane Mario David Henri-Jacques Huet
young woman mother father murderer frenchwoman prostitute engaging melodramatic shocking thrilling suspenseful gripping france family home prostitution dark secrets secret life poison rebellion murder plot
In an interwar France struggling with profound social and political change, 18-year-old Violette Noziere rebels against the constraints of her claustrophobic, working-class (and possibly incestuous) family, with troubling consequences.
Comedy
UK|USA
1976
103 Minutes
Peter Sellers Herbert Lom Colin Blakely Leonard Rossiter Lesley-Anne Down Burt Kwouk André Maranne Byron Kane
inspector clouseau servant spy hit man president crazy person cheeky hilarious frenetic germany england mental institution oktoberfest castle paris doomsday machine retribution investigation murder plot blackmail
Charles Dreyfus (Herbert Lom), who has finally cracked over Inspector Jacques Clouseau's (Peter Sellers') antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.
Action, Crime, Drama
Japan
1966
83 Minutes
Tetsuya Watari Chieko Matsubara Ryuji Kita Hideaki Nitani Tamio Kawaji Tsuyoshi Yoshida Eimei Esumi Eiji Gô Isao Tamagawa Michio Hino Tomoko Hamakawa
crime boss rival thug assassin young woman thrilling suspenseful eerie tokyo inner city countryside gang war betrayal murder plot crime pursuit rivalry revenge 1960s
After his gang disbands, a yakuza enforcer looks forward to life outside of organized crime but soon must become a drifter after his old rivals attempt to assassinate him.
Mystery & Thriller
Italy|West Germany
1970
98 Minutes
Tony Musante Suzy Kendall Eva Renzi Enrico Maria Salerno Mario Adorf Umberto Rano Giuseppe Castellano Renato Romano
writer girlfriend model serial killer police officer chilling gripping shocking art gallery rome zoo building police station murder plot investigation law and order crime serial murders escape mystery
An American expatriate in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city, and conducts his own investigation despite himself and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Horror
USA
2015
98 Minutes
Graham Denman Hannah Levien Sean Whalen Ken Foree Joshua Lou Friedman Jon Kondelik Lynn Lowry James Andrew Oster Ruben Pla Jessica Prendes Aaron Pruner
half brother single mother detective young man campy creepy dark disturbing house morgue movie theater office city murder plot investigation insanity family secrets discovery mystery pursuit
A pastor and a teacher, two pillars of the small community of Triune, share a dark and unspeakable secret: the common enemy of an ancient demonic terror deigns to destroy one through the other during the Devil's hour.
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
72 Minutes
nurse best friend criminal chauffeur doctor child suspenseful uneasy mansion hospital murder plot scam training investigation prohibition alcoholism discovery underdog quest mystery
A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children.
Horror
USA
1959
75 Minutes
Vincent Price Carol Ohmart Richard Long Alan Marshal Carolyn Craig Elisha Cook Jr. Julie Mitchum Leona Anderson Howard Hoffman
millionaire estranged wife lover secretary homeowner pilot creepy dark outlandish offbeat haunted house dining room basement hill party haunting murder plot survival greed supernatural
A millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.
Comedy
USA
2011
98 Minutes
Jason Bateman Charlie Day Jason Sudeikis Jennifer Aniston Colin Farrell Kevin Spacey Donald Sutherland Jamie Foxx Julie Bowen
dentist employee boss friend drug addict ex-convict disturbing hilarious cheeky dark hysterical bar office dentist's office house police station party murder plot workplace violence work-life balance
Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness.
Western
USA
1942
66 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Fay McKenzie Cecil Cunningham Rand Brooks Addison Richards Tristram Coffin Slim Andrews Melinda Leighton John Berkes Forrest Taylor
gene autry sidekick gambler father daughter girlfriend engaging suspenseful spirited cattle ranch train saloon bar car ranchers gambling cheating murder plot abduction schemes
Gene goes after a gambling ring and learns it is headed by McKenzie's father.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2004
111 Minutes
François Cluzet Bernard Giraudeau Karin Viard Anne Brochet Jacques Spiesser Antoine Chappey
old friend wife novelist police officer murderer tense dark emotional thrilling train station train household marseilles, france paris french riviera divorce murder plot chance meeting financial troubles writing
Previously unreleased material outlines the campaign against Bill Clinton's presidency, from his days in Arkansas up to his impeachment trial.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1941
77 Minutes
Red Skelton Ann Rutherford Virginia Grey Conrad Veidt Rags Ragland Eve Arden Don Douglas Don Costello Paul Stanton William Tannen
actor cult member thug fiancée friend amusing madcap lighthearted plane radio station race against time murder plot kidnapping cult inheritance radio rivalry escape 1840s
Radio crime show host 'The Fox' along with his fiancée and ex-girlfriend are kidnapped by a larcenous cult who demand that he help them plan a perfect murder.
Drama
USA
1946
100 Minutes
Hedy Lamarr George Sanders Louis Hayward Gene Lockhart Hillary Brooke Rhys Williams June Storey Moroni Olsen Olive Blakeney Dennis Hoey Alan Napier
manipulative woman businessman college student husband wife best friend dark engaging melodramatic tense bangor, maine woods cabin romantic dilemma murder plot infidelity manipulation betrayal forbidden love temptation
In 1820s New England beautiful but poor and manipulative Jenny Hager marries rich old man Isaiah Poster but also seduces his son and his company foreman.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1948
95 Minutes
Stewart Granger Valerie Hobson Walter Fitzgerald Michael Gough Maurice Denham Sybilla Binder Edward Lexy Allan Jeayes Suzanne Gibbs Ernest Jay George Woodbridge
stableman cousin uncle governess daughter husband dark eerie passionate tense estate england stable curse class distinctions wealth murder plot ambition love triangle forbidden love
The childless widow of Allan Fury bequeaths the Fury estate to her Fuller relatives but Allan's illegitimate son who masquerades as a servant hopes to grab the estate for himself.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1951
81 Minutes
Joseph Cotten Barbara Stanwyck Louis Calhern Leslie Caron Joe De Santis Jim Backus Margaret Wycherly Richard Hale Nicholas Joy Roy Roberts Mitchell Lewis
woman wealthy man poet servant butler revolutionary uneasy dark suspenseful emotional new york city mansion inheritance murder plot schemes family bloodline revolution national pride quest rivalry
In 1848 NYC, a Frenchwoman visits exiled former French Marshal Thevenet to ask for his financial help in behalf of his French grandson but Thevenet's house staff schemes to kill him and take his fortune.
Crime, Drama
West Germany|USA
1981
123 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Jessica Lange John Colicos Michael Lerner Christopher Lloyd John P. Ryan Anjelica Huston Jon Van Ness
drifter restaurant owner wife prosecutor shocking hedonistic suspenseful sultry road small town diner california infidelity lust murder plot insurance fraud marriage great depression temptation wretched excess
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
Romance
UK|USA
2006
96 Minutes
Scarlett Johansson Woody Allen Hugh Jackman Ian McShane Charles Dance Romola Garai Julian Glover
reporter student aristocrat serial killer magician ghost amusing gripping uneasy london stage bedroom house swimming pool investigative journalism murder plot affair haunting death blackmail
An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.
Comedy
USA
1949
80 Minutes
Bob Hope Rhonda Fleming Roland Young Roland Culver Richard Lyon Gary Gray Jerry Hunter Jackie Jackson Orley Lindgren Karl Wright Esser George Reeves
murderer private investigator con artist scout duchess love interest campy madcap winsome engaging cruise ship murder detective work murder plot teamwork race against time adventure mystery pursuit 1940s
On an ocean liner, an inept scoutmaster pursues a duchess while a killer pursues him.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Malta|USA
2017
114 Minutes
Kenneth Branagh Johnny Depp Michelle Pfeiffer Penélope Cruz Willem Dafoe Judi Dench Josh Gad Derek Jacobi Leslie Odom Jr. Daisy Ridley Marwan Kenzari
investigator detective passenger murder suspect governess widow brooding suspenseful uneasy tense train train tracks mountain dining room cabin murder investigation murder plot murder accusation suspicion mystery
When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2007
84 Minutes
Hayden Christensen Jessica Alba Terrence Howard Lena Olin Sam Robards Christopher McDonald Arliss Howard Fisher Stevens Georgina Chapman
patient wife mother doctor surgeon chilling emotional intense church hospital operating room limbo waiting room heart transplant murder plot intraoperative awareness out-of-body experience betrayal fall love
A wealthy young man undergoing heart transplant surgery discovers that the surgical team intend to murder him.