Best Canadian Mystery Movies

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Best Canadian Mystery Movies
Best Canadian Mystery Movies
TOP Movies: Lucky Number Slevin (2006), The Kid Detective (2020), The Suicide Squad (2021), Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021), Arrival (2016), The Silencing (2020), Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021), Cube (1997), Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021), Grave Encounters (2011), Night Hunter (2018), Anything for Jackson (2020), Ready or Not (2019), The Changeling (1980), Summer of 84 (2018), The Voyeurs (2021), Closet Monster (2015), Messages Deleted (2010), Wonderland (2003), Psych 3: This Is Gus (2021).

List of Best Movies

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Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma. ...
Style: surprise ending, clever, neo noir, suspense, twisted ...
Audience: boys' night, girls' night
Plot: twists and turns, hitman, revenge, assassin, mistaken identity, organized crime, disorder, justice, mafia, vengeance, secrets, mysterious character ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, year 1979, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, manhattan new york city
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The Kid Detective (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A once-celebrated kid detective, now 31, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity. Until a naive client brings him his first 'adult' case, to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend.
Style: neo noir, detective, suspense, dark, funny ...
Audience: date night, kids
Plot: private detective, small town, private investigator, investigation, murder mystery, kidnapping, murder investigation, evidence, murder, who done it, chase, danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
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The Suicide Squad (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: The continuing escapades of the Suicide Squad.
Style: entertaining, funny, laugh out loud, intense, dark comedy ...
Audience: adult
Plot: superhero, fight scenes, supernatural ability, super villain, female warrior, villain turns good, violence, extreme violence, alien creature, graphic violence, giant monster, evil genius ...
Time: 2020s
Place: usa, washington d.c., america, south america, louisiana
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Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: In 1666, a colonial town is gripped by a hysterical witch-hunt that has deadly consequences for centuries to come, and it's up to teenagers in 1994 to try and finally put an end to their town's curse, before it's too late.
Style: slasher, suspense, scary, queer horror, psychotronic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: supernatural, serial killer, lesbianism, forest, violent, lgbt, murder, lgbtq, lesbian, paranormal, paranormal phenomena, terror ...
Time: 2020s, year 1978, year 1994, 21st century
Place: usa
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 7.9
 759K
Arrival (2016)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Style: psychological, intellectual, philosophical, reflective, futuristic ...
Audience: family friendly, teens, adult
Plot: alien, first contact, female protagonist, linguist, ufo, time, science, alien race, alien contact, extraterrestrial, scientist, creature ...
Time: future, year 2016, 2010s
Place: china, montana, america, massachusetts, venezuela ...
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 6.3
 34K
The Silencing (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A reformed hunter becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago.
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, psychological, action thriller ...
Plot: serial killer, hunter, forest, missing person, sheriff, manhunt, murder investigation, missing daughter, investigation, dead girl, small town, disappearance ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: canada, chicago
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Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: In 1994, a group of teenagers discovers that the terrifying events which have haunted their town for generations ​are all connected — and that they may be the next targets.
Style: slasher, suspense, queer horror, tense, disturbing ...
Audience: teens
Plot: murder, supernatural, witch, lesbian, serial killer, lgbt, lgbtq, serial murder, terror, brutality, supernatural horror, maniac ...
Time: year 1994, 90s, 2020s, 20th century
Place: usa
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 7.1
 246K
Cube (1997)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Seven strangers are taken out of their daily lives and placed mysteriously in a deadly cube where they all agree they must find their way out.
Style: psychological, surreal, suspenseful, mind bending, psychological thriller ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: survival, trap, trapped, claustrophobia, isolation, mathematics, maze, escape, group of strangers, survival horror, death, game of death ...
Time: 90s, future, 20th century
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Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: In 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery when horrors from their towns' history come alive.
Style: slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, supernatural, murder, monster, woman in danger, homicidal maniac, witch, lesbian, snake, brutality, psychopath, violence ...
Time: 2020s, 70s, year 1994, year 1978, 21st century
Place: usa
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Grave Encounters (2011)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A crew from a paranormal reality television show lock themselves in a haunted psychiatric hospital. They search for evidence of paranormal activity as they shoot what ends up becoming their final episode.
Style: scary, suspenseful, suspense, demonic, intense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: found footage, ghost, haunted house, supernatural, paranormal, mental institution, paranormal investigation, claustrophobia, abandoned hospital, paranormal investigator, maze, haunting ...
Time: 2010s, year 2000, 21st century
Place: canada
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 5.9
 27K
Night Hunter (2018)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A police task force traps an online predator, only to discover that the depth of his crimes goes far beyond anything they had anticipated.
Style: psychological thriller, suspense, captivating, tense, bleak ...
Audience: adult
Plot: vigilante, serial killer, psychopath, investigation, profiler, tragic past, kidnapping, father daughter relationship, baby, justice, vigilantism, criminal ...
Time: 2010s
Place: minnesota
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Anything for Jackson (2020)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A bereaved Satanist couple kidnap a pregnant woman so they can use an ancient spellbook to put their dead grandson's spirit into her unborn child, but they end up summoning more than they bargained for.
Style: suspense, tense, psychotronic, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot: satanism, satanist, demon, demonic possession, evil spirit, occult ritual, possession, occult, curse, ghost, kidnapping, supernatural ...
Time: 2020s
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 6.9
 180K
Ready or Not (2019)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.
Style: suspense, horror comedy, scary, brutal, surprise ending ...
Audience: adult
Plot: survival, game, rite, satanic cult, pursuit, murder, woman kills a man, hide and seek, wedding, ritual, family curse, fiancee ...
Time: 2010s, year 2019, year 1989, 80s
Place: illinois
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 7.1
 40K
The Changeling (1980)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A man staying at a secluded historical mansion, finds his life being haunted by the presence of a spectre.
Style: atmospheric, suspense, gothic, suspenseful, creepy ...
Plot: haunted house, ghost, isolated house, supernatural, mansion, senator, murder, macabre, investigation, haunted by the past, revenge, musician ...
Time: victorian era, year 1980, 20th century, 70s, 1900s ...
Place: seattle, new york, usa, washington d.c., new york state
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Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery (2013)
Genre: Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his team arrive in Three Pines to solve the unusual murder of a much-loved woman and find dark secrets shadowing this usually peaceful village.
Style: clever, suspense, realistic, tense, captivating
Plot: homicide detective, courtroom drama, twists and turns, murder, investigation, murder mystery, under the surface, partner, secret, police investigation, police detective, uncover truth ...
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 6.7
 46K
Summer of 84 (2018)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Summer is usually a time for fun and games, but some teens get much more danger than they bargained for after beginning to suspect their neighbor is a serial murderer.
Style: suspense, disturbing, slasher, psychological, retro ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, group of friends, friendship, psychopath, murder, neighbor, murder suspect, private investigation, basement, murder mystery, child killer, cop ...
Time: year 1984, 80s, 2010s
Place: oregon
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 6.1
 30K
The Voyeurs (2021)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A young couple, find themselves becoming interested in the sex life of their neighbors across the street. What starts as an innocent curiosity turns into an unhealthy obsession.
Style: erotic, suspense, psychological, sexy, disturbing ...
Plot: voyeurism, female voyeur, infidelity, hot and sexy, voyeur, peeping, young couple, erotica, cheating wife, porn, exhibitionist, watching sex ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: montreal
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Closet Monster (2015)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A creative and driven teenager is desperate to escape his hometown and the haunting memories of his turbulent childhood.
Style: psychotronic, disturbing, serious, captivating, lgbt cinema ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: coming of age, gay, gay teenager, gay bashing, closeted gay, bullying, lgbt teen, gay interest, unrequited love, father son relationship, gay sex, lgbtq ...
Time: 2000s
Place: newfoundland
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Messages Deleted (2010)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A quivering voice begs to screenwriter, Joel Brandt, to pick up the phone on a message from his answering machine. Thinking it a prank, Joel deletes the message. The caller is found dead. Another caller leaves Joel a message; there is another ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, bleak ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, vengeance, protagonist as suspect, writer's life, frame up, race against time, writers, technology, hacking, screenwriter, teacher ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
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 6.5
 23K
Wonderland (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story: On the afternoon of July 1, 1981, Los Angeles police responded to a distress call on Wonderland Avenue and discovered a grisly quadruple homicide. The police investigation that followed uncovered two versions of the events leading up to the brutal ...
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, tense, rough, bleak ...
Plot: murder, junkie, heroin, addiction, true crime, police investigation, violence, drug addiction, serial killer, drug, drug addict, crime gone awry ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, y2k, year 2003, year 1981
Place: los angeles, usa, pasadena california, sacramento california
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Psych 3: This Is Gus (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: In preparation for a shotgun wedding before the birth of Baby Guster, Shawn and Gus go rogue in an attempt to track down Selene’s estranged husband, as Lassiter grapples with the future of his career.
Style: feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining
Plot: best friend, police detective, teamwork, investigation, con trick, crime investigation, clairvoyance, forensics, sleuth, private investigator, secret revealed, private detective ...
Time: future
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 5.2
 19K
Pay the Ghost (2015)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: One year after his young son disappeared during a Halloween carnival, Mike Cole is haunted by eerie images and terrifying messages he can’t explain. Together with his estranged wife, he will stop at nothing to unravel the mystery and find their ...
Style: scary, atmospheric, intense, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: halloween, ghost, missing child, police, supernatural, revenge, nightmare, rescue, professor, transformation, monster, love ...
Place: new york, ireland, usa
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 5.7
 3K
The Oak Room (2020)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: During a raging snowstorm, a drifter returns home to the blue-collar bar located in the remote Canadian town where he was born. When he offers to settle an old debt with a grizzled bartender by telling him a story, the night's events quickly ...
Style: suspense, powerful, psychological, tense, captivating ...
Plot: drifter, small town, debt, bartender, deception, brutality, violence, kidnapping, obsession, vengeance, murder, blood ...
Place: canada
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The Grudge (2019)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a detective attempts to investigate the mysterious case, only to discover that the house is cursed by a vengeful ghost. Now targeted by the demonic spirits, the detective must do anything to ...
Style: scary, tense, harsh, suspense, bleak ...
Plot: haunted house, death, supernatural, ghost, terror, paranormal, disorder, violence, danger, adaptation, domestic disturbance, supernatural horror ...
Time: year 2006, year 2004, year 2005, 2020s
Place: japan, tokyo
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Grave Encounters 2 (2012)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Tortured by the ghosts of the demonized insane asylum that killed the crew of GRAVE ENCOUNTERS, film students fight to escape death as their own paranormal investigation goes terribly wrong in this horrifying sequel.
Style: scary, demonic, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: supernatural, mental institution, ghost, found footage, paranormal phenomena, insanity, halloween, haunted house, abandoned building, danger, supernatural horror, ouija board ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: vancouver, los angeles, canada
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The Forbidden Room (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 130 min.
Story: A submarine crew, a feared pack of forest bandits, a famous surgeon, and a battalion of child soldiers all get more than they bargained for as they wend their way toward progressive ideas on life and love.
Style: surreal, psychedelic, mindfuck, mind bending, art house ...
Plot: submarine, room, surrealism, betrayal, filmmaking, existentialism, oedipus complex, forest ranger, doctor, squid, lumberjack, poison ...
Time: 2010s
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 4.9
 184
Burned by Love (2023)
Genre: Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A divorcee meets her seemingly perfect match on an online dating site, only to discover he's a scammer who's looking to destroy her life. When she tries to bring him to justice, he turns into a violent stalker.
Style: captivating, thrilling, psychological, suspenseful
Plot: relationship problems, couple relations, relationships, male female relationship, stalker, online dating, life is a bitch, internet dating, con artists, dating show, problem, bound and gagged
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 6.7
 95K
Run (2020)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.
Style: scary, suspense, serious, psychological, bleak ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: overprotective parent, mother daughter relationship, bad mother, kidnapping, revenge, teenage girl, single mother, disability, lie, teenage life, woman in a wheelchair, life is a bitch ...
Time: 2020s
Place: seattle, washington state
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The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Five college friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.
Style: scary, mind bending, bloody, surreal, twist ending ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: monster, supernatural, creature, survival, cabin in the woods, trapped, zombie, fear, werewolf, dark humor, death, danger ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, year 2000, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place: usa
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The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2016)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality.
Style: suspense, enigmatic, psychological, tense, captivating ...
Plot: subconscious, father son relationship, picnic, family relations, doctor, parents and children, coma, mysticism, escape from reality, consciousness, flashback, psychologist ...
Time: year 2016
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