Shame (1988)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

Summary: Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years by young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.

Release Date: December 21, 2011

Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery

Director: David Fincher

Writers: Steven Zaillian

, Stieg Larsson

Runtime: 2 h 38 min

MPAA: R

Production: Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Scott Rudin Productions, Yellow Bird, Film Rites, Ground Control

Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, Sweden, Norway

Language: English

Franchise: Dragon Tattoo

Movie budget: $ 90,000,000

Domestic: $ 102,515,793

International: $ 130,101,637

Answers to Nothing (2011)

Summary: Against the backdrop of a missing girl case, lost souls throughout Los Angeles search for meaning and redemption and affect each other in ways they don't always see.

Release Date: September 22, 2011

Genres: Drama, Romance, Mystery

Director: Matthew Leutwyler

Writers: Ric Barbera

, Matthew Leutwyler

, Gillian Vigman

Runtime: 2 h 04 min

MPAA: R

Production: Ambush Entertainment, Cold Iron Pictures

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 22,029

The Hunger (1983)

Summary: A love triangle develops between a beautiful yet dangerous vampire (Catherine Deneuve), her cellist companion (David Bowie), and a gerontologist (Susan Sarandon).

Release Date: April 29, 1983

Genres: Drama, Horror

Director: Tony Scott

Writers: James Costigan

, Michael Thomas

, Whitley Strieber

Runtime: 1 h 37 min

MPAA: R

Production: Peerford

Distributor: MGM/UA Entertainment Company, MGM/UA Home Entertainment, MGM Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video, The Criterion Channel

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Domestic: $ 5,979,292

International: $ 9,030

Hard Candy (2005)

Summary: Hayley's a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff's a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff's place. Jeff thinks it's his lucky night. He's in for a sur...

Release Date: April 28, 2006

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Director: David Slade

Writer: Brian Nelson

Runtime: 1 h 44 min

MPAA: R

Production: Lions Gate Films, Vulcan Productions, Launchpad Productions

Distributor: Lions Gate Films, Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 950,000

Domestic: $ 1,024,640

International: $ 5,997,569

Still Here (2020)

Summary: A New York journalist who gets assigned the story of a missing African-American young girl, risks his career and takes the matter into his own hands trying to find her.

Release Date: September 04, 2020

Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller

Director: Vlad Feier

Writers: Vlad Feier

, Peter Gutter

Runtime: 1 h 39 min

Production: Creative Talent Bureau, Atelier 44

Distributor: Blue Fox Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 5,268

Production: Blue Monday Productions, Propaganda Production, Hélicotronc, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, VOO, Visions Sud Est, Sanad Abu Dhabi Film Festival Fund, Ciclic - Région Centre, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, Dubai International Film Festival, Emergence, Moulin d'Andé-CECI

As I Open My Eyes (2015)

Summary: A few months before the revolution in Tunisia, 18 year-old Farah has a passion for life and sings in a political rock band. Her mother, knowing the dangers of Tunisia, wants her to pursue a career as a doctor.

Release Date: December 23, 2015

Genres: Drama, Music

Director: Leyla Bouzid

Writers: Leyla Bouzid

, Marie-Sophie Chambon

Runtime: 1 h 42 min

MPAA: Unrated

Distributor: Doc & Film International

Countries: Tunisia, France, Belgium, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland

Language: French

Domestic: $ 30,989

International: $ 19,732

Hammett (1982)

Summary: Fictional account of real-life mystery writer Dashiell Hammett, and his involvement in the investigation of a beautiful Chinese cabaret actress' mysterious disappearance in San Francisco.

Release Date: September 17, 1982

Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery

Director: Wim Wenders

Writers: Joe Gores

, Ross Thomas

, Dennis O'Flaherty

Runtime: 1 h 37 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Orion Pictures, Warner Bros., Zoetrope Studios

Distributor: Orion Pictures, Warner Bros., American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Paramount Home Entertainment, Manga Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 42,914

The Golden Child (1986)

Summary: A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child whom dark forces want to eliminate.

Release Date: December 12, 1986

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: Michael Ritchie

Writer: Dennis Feldman

Runtime: 1 h 34 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Paramount Pictures, Eddie Murphy Productions, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

Distributor: Paramount Pictures, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Paramount Home Entertainment, Trifecta Entertainment and Media

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 25,000,000

Domestic: $ 79,817,937

Gone Baby Gone (2007)

Summary: Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.

Release Date: October 19, 2007

Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery

Director: Ben Affleck

Writers: Ben Affleck

, Aaron Stockard

, Dennis Lehane

Runtime: 1 h 54 min

MPAA: R

Production: Miramax, The Ladd Company, LivePlanet

Distributor: Miramax, HBO Max, Miramax Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 19,000,000

Domestic: $ 20,292,962

International: $ 14,319,481

Prisoners (2013)

Summary: When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.

Release Date: September 20, 2013

Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Writer: Aaron Guzikowski

Runtime: 2 h 33 min

MPAA: R

Production: Alcon Entertainment, 8:38 Productions, Madhouse Entertainment

Distributor: Warner Bros.

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 46,000,000

Domestic: $ 61,002,302

International: $ 61,124,385

Knives and Skin (2019)

Summary: A mystical teen noir that follows a young girl's disappearance in the rural Midwest and its effect on teens and parents.

Release Date: December 06, 2019

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Director: Jennifer Reeder

Writer: Jennifer Reeder

Runtime: 1 h 51 min

MPAA: Unrated

Production: Chicago Film Project (CFP)

Distributor: IFC Midnight

Country: United States

Language: English

The Gift (2000)

Summary: A fortune teller with extrasensory perception is asked to help find a young woman who has mysteriously disappeared.

Release Date: January 19, 2001

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Director: Sam Raimi

Writers: Billy Bob Thornton

, Tom Epperson

Runtime: 1 h 51 min

MPAA: R

Production: Lakeshore Entertainment, Alphaville Films

Distributor: Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 10,000,000

Domestic: $ 12,008,642

International: $ 32,558,964

Gone (2012)

Summary: A woman is convinced her kidnapper has returned when her sister goes missing.

Release Date: February 24, 2012

Genres: Action, Adventure, Mystery

Director: Heitor Dhalia

Writer: Allison Burnett

Runtime: 1 h 34 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Summit Entertainment, Lakeshore Entertainment, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Distributor: Summit Entertainment, HBO Max

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 11,682,205

International: $ 8,085,330

Blood Father (2016)

Summary: An ex-con reunites with his estranged wayward 17-year old daughter to protect her from drug dealers who are trying to kill her.

Release Date: August 26, 2016

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Jean-François Richet

Writers: Peter Craig

, Andrea Berloff

Runtime: 1 h 28 min

MPAA: R

Production: Lionsgate, Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch

Distributor: Lionsgate Premiere, Warner Home Video

Country: France

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 13,000,000

3 Faces (2018)

Summary: Three actresses at different stages of their career. One from before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, one popular star of today known throughout the country, and a young girl longing to attend a drama conservatory.

Release Date: March 08, 2019

Genre: Drama

Director: Jafar Panahi

Writers: Jafar Panahi

, Nader Saeivar

Runtime: 1 h 40 min

Production: Jafar Panahi Film Productions, Kino Lorber

Distributor: Celluloid Dreams, Kino Lorber, The Criterion Channel

Countries: Iran, United States

Language: Farsi

Domestic: $ 72,324

International: $ 2,119,192

Antibodies (2005)

Summary: Wanted for a long time, serial killer Gabriel Engel gets arrested in a spectacular police raid. Small town cop Michael Martens travels to the big city to interrogate him and finds out more than he is looking for.

Release Date: July 07, 2005

Genres: Drama, Crime, Horror

Director: Christian Alvart

Writer: Christian Alvart

Runtime: 2 h 07 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Telepool, MedienKontor Movie GmbH, Kinowelt Filmproduktion

Distributor: Dark Sky Films

Country: Germany

Language: German

Movie budget: $ 1,900,000

Bad Ronald (1974)

Summary: A perverted teenage boy who lives in the walls of a house finds the house sold to a family after his mother dies, then he falls for one of the new residents.

Release Date: October 23, 1974

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Horror

Director: Buzz Kulik

Writers: Andrew Peter Marin

, John Holbrook Vance

Runtime: 1 h 14 min

MPAA: Unrated

Production: Lorimar Productions

Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Family Home Entertainment (FHE), U.S.A. Home Video, Warner Home Video, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English