5 Mystery Films You Must See In 2014
We love watching detective and mystery films as much as we adore family dramas and sitcoms.
However, in case of the latter, the plot is somewhat predictable.
Mystery films go one step ahead with their fresh plots and the ability to sustain suspense.
The intense rush of the action sets your heart pulsating; you live the chase, fight when the actor fights and rejoice when good wins over evil.
รข??If you're a movie buff with a special affinity for mystery films, I've rounded up the mystery films you cannot afford to miss in 2014.
There are 5 packages of full-on, spine chilling entertainment.
1.
Veronica Mars - Directed by Rob Thomas, this mystery film has a female in its lead character.
The film is based on a television series by the same name; Rob Thomas directed two episodes of the television series.
Kristen Bell reprises the role of Veronica Mars.
It's been years since Veronica put her teenage sleuthing days behind her to attend law school at New York.
However, she is forced to return to her hometown, Neptune to help her ex-flame Logan Echolls caught in a murder mystery.
2.
The Open Grave - This spine-chilling thriller will give you goose pimples on your body.
The movie has been directed by none other than Gonzalo Lopez Gallego; the man behind Apollo 18.
The movie narrates the story of a middle-aged man, played by Sharito Copley, who wakes up among dead bodies.
He suffers memory loss and can't remember who he is and how he got there.
Somehow, he manages to flee the pit and breaks into the nearest house.
Much to his surprise, he is greeted at gunpoint by a group of equally terrified strangers.
The problem is that they all suffer memory loss.
As they try to join the dots using clues about their identities, the film takes on a sinister feel with increasing suspicions and violence.
3.
Kill the Messenger - Kill the Messenger is a mystery-crime novel adapted into a film.
It is co-directed by L.
I.
E.
and Tell Tale director Michael Cuesta.
A brave and gutsy reporter blows the whistle on the crack epidemic in US after stumbling upon a story.
He exposes the CIA for their involvement in smuggling cocaine into the US and arming the Contra rebels in the Nicaragua.
Despite repeated threats from CIA operatives and drug kingpins to stop his investigations, he continues to dig deeper and deeper thereby ruining his career, his family and his personal life.
A small note here, that the film and the book are based on a true story of the journalist Gary Webb.
4.
Non-Stop - Bill Marks (played by Liam Neeson) fills in the role of a US Federal Air Marshall.
On a transatlantic flight from New York to London, he receives anonymous text messages.
The demand is to deposit 150 million dollars in an offshore account else one passenger onboard will be killed every 20 minutes.
The identity of the hijacker is unknown and thus, everybody travelling on the flight is a suspect.
The film however takes on a new twist as the bank account is discovered to be in his name.
Meanwhile a bomb is detected on the flight.
He is stuck in a dilemma for he has to prove his innocence as well save the rest of the passengers abode.
5.
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit - This is an action thriller film.
It has Chris Pine, Keira Knightley and Kevin Costner in lead roles.
The film has the 9/11 attacks as its backdrop.
The film traces the story of Jack Ryan (Chris), his early days in the Financial Intelligence Unit and his tour duty to Afghanistan.
As he goes from an analyst to a spy, he uncovers an important financial terrorist plot.
However, in case of the latter, the plot is somewhat predictable.
Mystery films go one step ahead with their fresh plots and the ability to sustain suspense.
The intense rush of the action sets your heart pulsating; you live the chase, fight when the actor fights and rejoice when good wins over evil.
รข??If you're a movie buff with a special affinity for mystery films, I've rounded up the mystery films you cannot afford to miss in 2014.
There are 5 packages of full-on, spine chilling entertainment.
1.
Veronica Mars - Directed by Rob Thomas, this mystery film has a female in its lead character.
The film is based on a television series by the same name; Rob Thomas directed two episodes of the television series.
Kristen Bell reprises the role of Veronica Mars.
It's been years since Veronica put her teenage sleuthing days behind her to attend law school at New York.
However, she is forced to return to her hometown, Neptune to help her ex-flame Logan Echolls caught in a murder mystery.
2.
The Open Grave - This spine-chilling thriller will give you goose pimples on your body.
The movie has been directed by none other than Gonzalo Lopez Gallego; the man behind Apollo 18.
The movie narrates the story of a middle-aged man, played by Sharito Copley, who wakes up among dead bodies.
He suffers memory loss and can't remember who he is and how he got there.
Somehow, he manages to flee the pit and breaks into the nearest house.
Much to his surprise, he is greeted at gunpoint by a group of equally terrified strangers.
The problem is that they all suffer memory loss.
As they try to join the dots using clues about their identities, the film takes on a sinister feel with increasing suspicions and violence.
3.
Kill the Messenger - Kill the Messenger is a mystery-crime novel adapted into a film.
It is co-directed by L.
I.
E.
and Tell Tale director Michael Cuesta.
A brave and gutsy reporter blows the whistle on the crack epidemic in US after stumbling upon a story.
He exposes the CIA for their involvement in smuggling cocaine into the US and arming the Contra rebels in the Nicaragua.
Despite repeated threats from CIA operatives and drug kingpins to stop his investigations, he continues to dig deeper and deeper thereby ruining his career, his family and his personal life.
A small note here, that the film and the book are based on a true story of the journalist Gary Webb.
4.
Non-Stop - Bill Marks (played by Liam Neeson) fills in the role of a US Federal Air Marshall.
On a transatlantic flight from New York to London, he receives anonymous text messages.
The demand is to deposit 150 million dollars in an offshore account else one passenger onboard will be killed every 20 minutes.
The identity of the hijacker is unknown and thus, everybody travelling on the flight is a suspect.
The film however takes on a new twist as the bank account is discovered to be in his name.
Meanwhile a bomb is detected on the flight.
He is stuck in a dilemma for he has to prove his innocence as well save the rest of the passengers abode.
5.
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit - This is an action thriller film.
It has Chris Pine, Keira Knightley and Kevin Costner in lead roles.
The film has the 9/11 attacks as its backdrop.
The film traces the story of Jack Ryan (Chris), his early days in the Financial Intelligence Unit and his tour duty to Afghanistan.
As he goes from an analyst to a spy, he uncovers an important financial terrorist plot.
