::LOCKED ROOM MYSTERIES + IMPOSSIBLE CRIMES::
by Schwenkstar | created - 12 Nov 2015 | updated - 12 Apr 2019 | PublicTHE GIST OF THE LIST: The "Locked Room Mystery" - and with it the "Impossible Crime" - is a popular sub-genre of mystery-detective literal. They're cerebral puzzles, lateral-thinking riddles, enveloped within a tight crime narrative. Despite being a pure joy to read, few of these clever yarns have made it to screen... which is a shame.
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1. The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1930)
108 min | Crime, Mystery
A professor's daughter is attacked in her sealed bedroom.Her fiance is suspected but a cub journalist finds the surprising culprit.
Director: Marcel L'Herbier | Stars: Huguette Duflos, Kissa Kouprine, Maxime Desjardins, Marcel Vibert
Votes: 139
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: The young lady had just retired to her room when sounds of a struggle ensue, and cries of "Murder!" and revolver shots ring out. When her locked door is finally broken down by her father and a servant, they find the woman on the floor, badly hurt and bleeding. No one else is in the room. There is no other exit except through a barred window. How did the attacker escape?
2. Grief Street (1931)
Passed | 64 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
Alvin Merle, a womanizing Broadway matinée idol, is found strangled in his dressing room. The door is locked from the inside and there is no possible other way into the room. Merle is ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Barbara Kent, John Holland, Dorothy Christy, Crauford Kent
Votes: 166
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A womanizing man is found strangled in his dressing room. The door is locked from the inside and there is no other way into the room.
3. The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette, Ralph Morgan
Votes: 4,079
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A man is found dead in a locked bedroom with a gun in his hand. The police says it's suicide but Philo Vance disagrees!
4. The Verdict (1946)
Approved | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After an innocent man is executed in a case for which he was not responsible, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Joan Lorring, George Coulouris
Votes: 2,831
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A man is found stabbed to death in his bed inside a locked room that Greenstreet had to force open.
5. The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly (1957)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
A ruthless serial killer with a peculiar method of stalking and killing his victims comes face to face with a police officer turned invisible by a scientific experiment. Who will emerge triumphant?
Director: Mitsuo Murayama | Stars: Yoshirô Kitahara, Ryûji Shinagawa, Junko Kanô, Ikuko Môri
Votes: 246
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A series of stabbings are occurring in impossible circumstances (i.e. locked rooms, etc.). The only clue is a mysterious buzzing sound which precedes each stabbing!
6. Inspector Palmu's Error (1960)
109 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A closed room mystery begins when an infamous tycoon is found dead in his bath tub. The famous police lieutenant Palmu is summoned to investigate.
Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Joel Rinne, Elina Pohjanpää, Matti Ranin, Leo Riuttu
Votes: 2,100
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A tycoon is found murdered in a bathtub despite the fact that the bathroom was locked from the inside.
7. Kaasua, komisario Palmu! (1961)
99 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A rich widow is found dead of gas poisoning in her flat in Helsinki. First the death is thought to be an accident, but lieutenant Palmu notices that the murderer has made a mistake, and ... See full summary »
Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Joel Rinne, Matti Ranin, Leo Jokela, Elina Salo
Votes: 1,670
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A woman is found dead due to gas in a locked apartment. People say it's suicide, but Inspector Palmu claims it's murder!
8.
Dragnet 1967 (1967–1970)
Episode:
The Bullet
(1967)
TV-14 | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Friday and Gannon are working the day watch out of homicide when they respond to a late night call at the house of Jessie Gaynor. Her daughter Nora Hamlin is staying with her due to a ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Harry Morgan, Carol Byron, Mabel Albertson
Votes: 153
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A shooting victim was found dead in a room where the only door and window were locked, and a chair was blocking the door. Suicide was suspected, but the bullet that killed him was a different caliber than the gun found near the body.
9. Banacek (1972–1974)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The adventures of proud Polish-American freelance insurance investigator Thomas Banacek.
Stars: George Peppard, Ralph Manza, Murray Matheson, Christine Belford
Votes: 2,225
Every episode is an impossible crime!
10.
Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode:
Forgotten Lady
(1975)
TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A faded dance star of film and stage murders her husband and makes it look like a suicide; Lt. Columbo doubts her seemingly perfect alibi.
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Peter Falk, Janet Leigh, Maurice Evans, Sam Jaffe
Votes: 3,052
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A murder is made to look like suicide and a locked window is the key!
11.
Ellery Queen (1975–1976)
Episode:
The Adventure of the 12th Floor Express
(1975)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Family
Inspector Queen calls in his son Ellery to help investigate the murder of a newspaper publisher, who first disappears from his private express elevator then is later found there dead by gunshot.
Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Jim Hutton, David Wayne, George Furth, Pat Harrington Jr.
Votes: 133
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: How was newspaper publisher murdered in an express elevator between the 12th floor to the ground floor when, to all appearances, the elevator did not stop at any point between.
12.
Ellery Queen (1975–1976)
Episode:
The Adventure of Caesar's Last Sleep
(1976)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Family
Inspector Queen and Velie are in hot water when a mob witness under their protection is mysteriously killed.
Director: Richard Michaels | Stars: Jim Hutton, David Wayne, Edward Albert, Michael V. Gazzo
Votes: 111
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A man is poisoned in a locked room with guards at the door.
13.
Ellery Queen (1975–1976)
Episode:
The Adventure of the Disappearing Dagger
(1976)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Family
A private eye and Richard's mentor is murdered tracking down the murderer in a five-year-old case, and Ellery figures the same murderer is involved
Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Jim Hutton, David Wayne, Gary Burghoff, Ronny Cox
Votes: 94
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A man is murdered on an airplane but no one can find the weapon on board.
14.
Ellery Queen (1975–1976)
Episode:
The Adventure of the Hardhearted Huckster
(1976)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Family
A ruthless broadcast executive is murdered in his office during his lunch break - and everyone has a motive and an alibi.
Director: Edward M. Abroms | Stars: Jim Hutton, David Wayne, Eddie Bracken, Bob Crane
Votes: 102
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A man is murdered in his private bathroom within his office... the problem is, there's only one door to his office and Ellery himself was outside the whole time!
15. Devil's Flute (1979)
136 min | Mystery
Famous detective Kindaichi investigates a series of mysterious murders revolving around a wealthy family.
Director: Kôsei Saitô | Stars: Toshiyuki Nishida, Isao Natsuyagi, Haruko Wanibuchi, Tomoko Saitô
Votes: 56
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: Famous detective Kindaichi must solve a locked room mystery!
16.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
Death Casts a Spell
(1984)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A popular nightclub hypnotist is discovered murdered during a private press-call.
Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Diana Canova, José Ferrer, Murray Hamilton
Votes: 609
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A hypnotist invites six journalists to attend a private hypnotism session where he will tell them important information about his past but that when they awake they won't remember a thing he has told them. A group of people, including Jessica, are outside the room when they hear a shot from inside. Breaking in they discover the hypnotist dead while the six journalists are hypnotized and motionless.
17.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
We're Off to Kill the Wizard
(1984)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jessica gets mixed up with a nasty scheme involving a theme park creator whilst visiting relatives.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Christine Belford, James Coco, Kim Darby
Votes: 637
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A body is discovered behind the door of a locked office, Captain Davis arrives to investigate and initially considers a suicide, as no one else could have entered nor exited until two security guards dismantle the door. Naturally, Jessica thinks otherwise.
18.
Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode:
Columbo Goes to the Guillotine
(1989)
Unrated | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An egocentric psychic murders his old mentor, a magician charged to expose him as fraud, by beheading him while he's rehearsing his guillotine trick.
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Peter Falk, Anthony Andrews, Karen Austin, James Greene
Votes: 2,282
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A magic trick looks like suicide, but Columbo finds a book called "Locked Room Magic" which suggests it may have been a murderous trick!
19.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
Murder in Milan
(1992)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While attending the premiere of a film adapted from one of her books in Milan, Jessica searches for the killer when the producer is murdered.
Director: Anthony Pullen Shaw | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Susan Blakely, George Coe, Robert Desiderio
Votes: 310
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A man is found dead while another man is hovering over him with the murder weapon. The door was locked from the inside so he must have been the killer but the man claims his innocence... and Jessica believes him!
20.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
Night of the Tarantula
(1989)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Voodoo black magic is the apparent cause of death of her host, leaving Jessica to figure out the truth while visiting an old friend in Jamaica.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Cheryl Arutt, Grand L. Bush, Hurd Hatfield
Votes: 389
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A man is murdered inside a locked room.
21. Blacke's Magic (1986)
60 min | Crime, Drama
A magician and his con-man father solve mysteries using a combination of sleight of hand and con games.
Stars: Hal Linden, Harry Morgan, Paula Beyers, Stephen Elliott
Votes: 148
Every episode is an impossible crime!
22.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode:
A Man Alone
(1993)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Ibudan, a criminal Odo has dealt with before, returns to DS9 only to be murdered shortly after - leaving Odo to be the prime suspect. Jake and Nog's trouble-making prompt Keiko to do something helpful for the station's children.
Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell
Votes: 2,598
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A man is found murdered in a locked room with the added twist that the only DNA found in the room is that of the victim.
23. Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jonathan Creek, a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles, works from his home in a converted windmill. He uses his abilities to solve impossible crimes and mysterious murders.
Stars: Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin, Stuart Milligan, Julia Sawalha
Votes: 9,009
Every episode is an impossible crime!
24.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode:
Field of Fire
(1999)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
To find an apparently untraceable murderer, Ezri Dax reluctantly calls up the residual consciousness remnant of her symbiont's past hidden psychopathic murderer host, Joran.
Director: Tony Dow | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Nicole de Boer, Michael Dorn
Votes: 1,834
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A lieutenant on the Defiant's flight crew is found in his room shot in the heart, with no sign of forced entry, or any entry at all.
25. The Mystery of the Yellow Room (2003)
118 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Following the attempted murder of Mathilde, daughter of renowned Professor Stangerson, Joseph Rouletabille, a young reporter, accompanied by photographer Sainclair, visits the Château du Glandier to try and shed some light on the mystery.
Director: Bruno Podalydès | Stars: Denis Podalydès, Jean-Noël Brouté, Sabine Azéma, Pierre Arditi
Votes: 1,877
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: The young lady had just retired to her room when sounds of a struggle ensue, and cries of "Murder!" and revolver shots ring out. When her locked door is finally broken down by her father and a servant, they find the woman on the floor, badly hurt and bleeding. No one else is in the room. There is no other exit except through a barred window. How did the attacker escape?
26.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Random Acts of Violence
(2003)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Matt Phelps sends his two kids to bed, and out of the blue, there is a drive-by shooting and his daughter Aimee is shot and killed in her bed. Grissom, Warrick and Capt. Brass investigate ... See full summary »
Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 802
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: Nick works on the case of a dead computer geek in a sealed room with only one exit. His three employees who were working on the other side of the door are all suspects.
27.
Crossing Jordan (2001–2007)
Episode:
Revealed
(2004)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A hiker is found dead along the Appalachian Trail, what looks like and accidental death begins to look suspicious after Jordan and Bug take a look at photos on the camera clutched in his ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Arkush | Stars: Jill Hennessy, Miguel Ferrer, Ravi Kapoor, Kathryn Hahn
Votes: 118
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: Within a locked room, the body of a writer is found with bite marks in the neck and drained of all blood. The murderer would seemingly have to walk through the wall... and vampire doesn't exist, right?
28.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk and the Panic Room
(2004)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Monk is called to a crime scene where a pet seems to be the killer: Ian Blackburn is found in his the panic room, shot four times and his pet chimp holding the weapon. Did the chimp do it?
Director: Jerry Levine | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,393
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: Ian Blackburn is found in his the panic room with 4 shots and his pet chimp holds the weapon.
29.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk Is Underwater
(2008)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Monk is put in an uncomfortable position when Natalie asks him to help investigate the apparent suicide of her old friend's commanding officer.
Director: Paris Barclay | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,187
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: An apparent suicide in a locked room within a submarine is (surprise, surprise) murder.
30. Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Leslie Bibb, Colm Meaney
Votes: 319,960 | Gross: $73.34M
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: Clyde is somehow pulling off elaborate murders while locked in solitary confinement.
31.
Lessons for a Perfect Detective Story (2009– )
Episode:
Satsui no misshitsu
(2009)
Drama
Stars: Chisun, Shihô Harumi, Jingi Irie, Yû Kashii
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A man is found murdered in a room where the door appears to be braced from the inside.
32.
Death in Paradise (2011– )
Episode:
Arriving in Paradise
(2011)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An uptight London cop is sent to a remote Caribbean island to solve the murder of a fellow British policeman, found dead in a sealed panic room. To solve the crime, he must contend with sun, sand, surf, and a mysterious woman on the scene.
Director: Charlie Palmer | Stars: Sean Maguire, Danny John-Jules, Lenora Crichlow, Gary Carr
Votes: 1,044
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A man if murdered inside a locked panic room.
33. The Locked Room (2012)
47 min | Mystery
Kei Enomoto (Satoshi Ono) works for a Tokyo based security company. By the request of attorney Junko Aoto (Erika Toda)'s, Kei Enomoto goes to the scene of a locked-room incident with Junko ... See full summary »
Stars: Satoshi Ohno, Erika Toda, Kôichi Satô, Non
Votes: 364
Every episode is an impossible crime!
34.
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012–2015)
Episode:
Murder Most Scandalous
(2013)
TV-PG | 55 min | Crime, Drama, History
Miss Fisher goes undercover to investigate how Jack's unconscious ex-father-in-law came to lie near the slain best friend of Dot's sister (a lady of the evening) with the door bolted from the inside.
Director: Tony Tilse | Stars: Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ashleigh Cummings
Votes: 433
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: Someone's father was murdered in a locked room! Impossible, they say! We know otherwise...
35.
Death in Paradise (2011– )
Episode:
An Unholy Death
(2013)
TV-PG | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
DI Richard Poole is perplexed by a fatal fire at the island convent.
Director: Alrick Riley | Stars: Kenneth Cranham, Gemma Jones, Rowena King, Georgina Campbell
Votes: 663
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A woman dies from a fire started in her room with the door locked from the inside... obviously, it's murder!
36.
Elementary (2012–2019)
Episode:
Enough Nemesis to Go Around
(2014)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Holmes returns to New York with a new apprentice and a renewed interest in working with the NYPD after being fired by London's MI6. Unfortunately, Joan, the NYPD's new go-to PI, must give her approval first.
Director: John Polson | Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Jon Michael Hill, Aidan Quinn
Votes: 1,103
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A witness and U.S. Marshall are killed in an elevator in mid-descent by bullets that could only have originated from inside the elevator, yet there were no other occupants and the elevator never stopped.
37.
Death in Paradise (2011– )
Episode:
Rue Morgue
(2014)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Former surgeon Emma Redding is found dead in her room at the local retirement home, the door locked from the inside which suggests suicide. However her fiancé Colin Campbell and friends ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Signy | Stars: Rupert Vansittart, Kate Fahy, Joanna David, Michele Dotrice
Votes: 579
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A woman in found dead in her room with the door locked from the inside and people say it's suicide... silly people, it's murder!
38. The Locked Room Special (2014 TV Movie)
115 min | Mystery
The return of Ohno Satoshi returns as Enomoto Kei in a special episode of The Locked Room drama.
Stars: Satoshi Ohno, Erika Toda, Kôichi Satô, Naohito Fujiki
Votes: 253
39.
Los misterios de Laura (2009–2014)
Episode:
Laura y el misterio del pasajero preocupado
(2014)
Not Rated | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A commercial flight lands at the airport. The president of the company, who was traveling on that flight, is found dead. At all times he has been watched by the hostesses and his bodyguard.... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Navarro Ballesteros | Stars: María Pujalte, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Oriol Tarrasón, César Camino
Votes: 19
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A guy drowns in sea water while travelling on a plane, with several witnesses around who didn't notice anything strange- namely, he didn't drink a single drop of water, and nobody touched him during the flight.
40.
Sherlock (2010–2017)
Episode:
The Sign of Three
(2014)
TV-14 | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock tries to give the perfect best man speech at John's wedding when he suddenly realizes a murder is about to take place.
Director: Colm McCarthy | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Rupert Graves
Votes: 28,761
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A guardsman is stabbed inside a shower cubicle that is locked from the inside with no weapon inside the cubicle. As Sherlock puts it, they are looking for an invisible killer with an invisible knife who can pass through walls.
41.
Death in Paradise (2011– )
Episode:
Stab in the Dark
(2015)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
During the festival of Fete Mouri, the owner of a rum distillery holds a seance to contact the spirit of a murdered servant from the 1850s. When a murder takes place during the seance - ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Signy | Stars: Kris Marshall, Sara Martins, Royce Pierreson, James Wilby
Votes: 625
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A person is murdered during a seance where everyone was holding hands... how?
42.
The Doctor Blake Mysteries (2013–2018)
Episode:
Room Without a View
(2015)
TV-14 | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When the local hardware store owner is mysteriously found dead in a hotel room, Dr Blake decides to spend the night in that same room to try and solve the crime.
Director: Declan Eames | Stars: Craig McLachlan, Nadine Garner, Charlie Cousins, Cate Wolfe
Votes: 163
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A man is found asphyxiated in a hotel room that has chair jammed under the door handle.
43.
Father Brown (2013– )
Episode:
The Curse of Amenhotep
(2015)
TV-PG | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Father Brown and Lady Felicia are visiting a museum owned by her Egyptologist friend Sir Raleigh Beresford, who has just married the much younger Caterina. Caterina insists on opening a ... See full summary »
Director: Matt Carter | Stars: Chris MacDonald, Genevieve Gaunt, Mark Williams, Nancy Carroll
Votes: 416
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A body is found alone in a room that was locked from the inside.
44.
Father Brown (2013– )
Episode:
The Paradise of Thieves
(2015)
TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Whilst Father Brown and Mrs McCarthy are in the bank there is an armed hold-up but the robbers flee after the vault is opened to reveal the corpse of Billy Flanders, shady son-in-law of ... See full summary »
Director: Diana Patrick | Stars: Mark Williams, Sorcha Cusack, William Gaminara, Nancy Carroll
Votes: 320
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A body is found locked inside a bank vault. Suspicion naturally falls upon the only person with keys to the vault. Father Brown believes him to be innocent and sets up to discover how this seemingly impossible crime could have been committed.
45.
Sherlock (2010–2017)
Episode:
The Abominable Bride
(2016)
TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this Christmas special.
Director: Douglas Mackinnon | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Rupert Graves
Votes: 35,893
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A bride shoots herself in the head in full view of people on the street. However, somehow she is able to leave the morgue and shoot her husband in full view of a police officer. When they re-check the morgue, the bride is there and certainly dead. How is this possible?
46. The Invisible Guest (2016)
TV-MA | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A successful entrepreneur accused of murder and a witness preparation expert have less than three hours to come up with an impregnable defense.
Director: Oriol Paulo | Stars: Mario Casas, Ana Wagener, Jose Coronado, Bárbara Lennie
Votes: 192,615
THE IMPOSSIBILITY: A man enters a hotel room, murders a woman and knocks out her lover, and leaves despite the fact that the room is lock from the inside.
47. Les vécés étaient fermés de l'intérieur (1976)
74 min | Comedy, Crime
Superintendent Pichard investigates the death of a toilet attendant.
Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Coluche, Jean Rochefort, Roland Dubillard, Danièle Evenou
Votes: 534
48. Death at an Old Mansion (1975)
109 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
When a woman and her bridegroom are found dead in a double suicide the day after their wedding, it is up to the detective to figure out what could possibly have motivated them. Carefully ... See full summary »
Director: Yôichi Takabayashi | Stars: Yûtarô Ban, Hiroshi Ebie, Hideki Hanaoka, Seishirô Hara
Votes: 159
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