Best Investigation movies

Actors : John Houseman, Fred Astaire, Alice Krige, Craig Wasson,
Directors : John Irvin,

Two generations of men find themselves haunted by the presence of a spectral woman. When the son of one of the elderly men returns to his hometown after his brother's mysterious death, they attempt to unravel her story.

Actors : Peter Sarsgaard, Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Mary Steenburgen,
Directors : Bertrand Tavernier,

A detective in post-Katrina New Orleans has a series of surreal encounters with a troop of friendly Confederate soldiers while investigating serial killings of local prostitutes, a 1965 lynching, and corrupt local businessmen.

Actors : Martina García, María Soledad Rodríguez, Jose Luís García, Quim Gutiérrez,
Directors : Andrés Baiz,

Shattered by the unexpected news, an aspiring orchestra conductor is puzzled by his girlfriend's mysterious and seemingly inexplicable case of disappearance.

Actors : Jeff Fahey, Scout Taylor-Compton, Deborah Kara Unger, Nolan Gerard Funk,
Directors : Rich Ragsdale,

A devoted couple's quiet weekend takes a bizarre turn when a nightmarish cult and their maniacal leader come to fulfill an apocalyptic prophesy.

Actors : Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Rebecca Marder, Fabrice Luchini, Isabelle Huppert,
Directors : François Ozon,

Madeleine Verdier, a penniless actress is accused of the murder of a famous producer. With the help of her best friend she proves that, she is acquitted for self-defense. Then begins a life of glory and success, until truth comes to light.

Actors : Anne Pitoniak, Anne Bancroft, Meg Tilly, Jane Fonda,
Directors : Norman Jewison,

When a naive novice nun is discovered with a dead newborn in her convent quarters, a court-appointed psychiatrist investigates her case.

Actors : Nicholas Tse, Mi Yang, Boran Jing, Ching Wan Lau,
Directors : Chi-Leung Law,

Son Donglu, a newly promoted detective teams up with Guo Zhui, fastest gunman in Tiancheng and Xiaowu, a novice policeman to investigate the mystery deaths in a bullet factory.

Actors : Sydney Cole Alexander, Britt Lower, Steve Buscemi,
Directors : Tolga Karaçelik,

A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by night.

Actors : Keith David, Eric Thal, Julie Warner, Donald Sutherland,
Directors : Stuart Orme,

The Earth is invaded by stingray-shaped alien "slugs" that ride on people's backs and control their minds.

Actors : Dana Kimmell, Richard Brooker, Terry Ballard, Tracie Savage,
Directors : Steve Miner,

Having revived from his wound, Jason Voorhees takes refuge at a cabin near Crystal Lake. As a group of co-eds arrive for their vacation, Jason continues his killing spree.

Actors : Clint Eastwood, Dan Hedaya, Alison Eastwood, Geneviève Bujold,
Directors : Richard Tuggle,

New Orleans single dad and cop Wes Block goes after a serial rapist-killer but when he gets too close to the target the hunter suddenly becomes the hunted.

Actors : Anne Heche, Nancy Travis, Timothy Olyphant, Jeff Goldblum,
Directors : Matthew Tabak,

An insurance salesman's humdrum existence takes a turn when a stranger, ex-con Auggie Rose, unexpectedly dies in his arms. Assuming the identity of the dead man, the salesman embarks on a ...

Actors : Freddy Rodríguez, Pat Skipper, John Leguizamo, Jeffrey Jones,
Directors : Paul Miller,

A Miami con man agrees to be the human target for a Neo-Nazi manhunter, in order to collect $50,000 if he survives.

Actors : Avinash Tiwary, Rahul Bose, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Tripti Dimri,
Directors : Anvita Dutt,

A man returns home after years to find his brother's child bride now grown up and abandoned, and his ancestral village plagued by mysterious deaths.

Actors : Satoshi Tsumabuki, Kôji Yakusho, Hiroya Shimizu, Nana Komatsu,
Directors : Tetsuya Nakashima,

As former detective Akikazu searches for his missing daughter, Kanako, he soon learns she has a mysterious secret life.

Actors : Emily Montague, Tate Ellington, Callie Hernandez, James Jordan,

Two brothers return to the cult they fled from years ago to discover that the group's beliefs may be more sane than they once thought

Actors : Sonakshi Sinha, Suhail Nayyar, Kallirroi Tziafeta, Arjun Rampal, Paresh Rawal,
Directors : Kussh Sinha,

A skeptical author-investigator who debunks supernatural claims faces a case that challenges her rational beliefs and scientific worldview.

Actors : Jakub Gierszal, Wiktor Zborowski, Agnieszka Mandat, Patrycja Volny,

Janina Duszejko, an elderly woman, lives alone in the Klodzko Valley where a series of mysterious crimes are committed. Duszejko is convinced that she knows who or what is the murderer, but nobody believes her.

Actors : Reece Thompson, Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton, Michael Rapaport,
Directors : Brett Simon,

At a Catholic high school, the popular girl teams up with a sophomore newspaper reporter to investigate a case of stolen SAT exams. Once the duo target their suspects, a larger conspiracy is unearthed.

Actors : Gabriella Gubás, András Mózes, Barna Bokor, Vivianne Bánovits,
Directors : Keith English,

When a young, ambitious market researcher finds out her boss is involved in the leaking of a scandalous Prime Minister speech, she decides to investigate the case to gain a position among the big-shots. Based on actual events.