A case, a crime, a scene, a murderer. Speculative suspense movies always deceive the audience's eyes with unexpected means. This time, we will take stock of 10 high-rated reasoning suspense movies, most of which are mainly reasoning. Previously introduced in the suspense crime section will no longer be repeated. The rankings are in no particular order, 10 books cannot cover all of them, and space is limited, so you may wish to revisit them.
1. Murder on the Orient Express
Douban score: 8.1
Take stock of the reasons: a war of justice and justice.
Synopsis: Poirot (David Suchett) visits Istanbul to solve a complex case for the British military. On his way back to London, he met Mr. Bouc, a director of his old friend International Bus Company, who booked a ticket for Poirot at the last minute for the Orient Express. On the train, Poirot meets Samuel, a wealthy American businessman, who tells Poirot that his life is in danger and is willing to pay him a lot to protect himself, but Poirot refuses. When poirot wakes up the next morning, he finds the train trapped in a snowstorm and Samuel murdered in a private compartment. With the assistance of Mr. Bouc and Dr. Constantine, who has begun to investigate the murder, will he be able to solve this mysterious and earth-shattering case?
2. "Massacre on the Nile"
Douban score: 8.5
Take stock of the reasons: Everyone has motivation and opportunity.
Synopsis: Sharpshooter Jackie (Mia Farrow) introduces poor fiancé Simon Doyle (Simon MacCorkindale) to work at his friend Linnet Ridgeway's (Lois Chiles) estate. Who knew that soon after Simon and Linnet married, the two also went to Egypt for their honeymoon. An enraged Jackie followed him to Egypt, harassing and pestering him from time to time. On a Nile cruise, Linnet discovers that many of the tourists on board, with the exception of Jackie, are ill-intentioned. On a shore visit to the Karnak Temple, a boulder fell from a tall pillar and Simon and Linnet below nearly died. However, the murder of Linnet did not stop. Linnet escaped one, but not a second. In addition to Linnet's tragic death in bed, Linnet's maid Louise (Jane Birkin) and Mrs. Salome Otterbourne (Angela Lansbury), who claimed to have witnessed the killer, are killed. After investigation, Detective Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) discovers that almost every visitor, with the exception of Jackie and Simon, has a full motive and time to commit the crime. So, who is the murderer? How did he commit the crime? And who was the one who pushed down the boulder before?
3. "The Dedication of Suspect X"
Douban score: 8.4
Reason for taking stock: The story logic and details are richer. The Chinese version can also be seen.
Synopsis: Genius physicist Yukawa Gaku (Masaharu Fukuyama) is entrusted by Kaoru Uchikai (Shibasaki Yuki) to investigate an incredible murder. The victim, Shinji Fumiki, was found dead by the river, his face fingerprints destroyed. The biggest suspect is his ex-wife Yasuko Hanaoka (Taiko Matsuyuki), but Yasuko has a perfect alibi. Can one person be in different places at the same time? Yukawa is intrigued when he discovers that the person living next door to Yasuko is Tetsuya Ishigami, a fellow genius mathematician. After graduation, because he had to take care of his parents instead of staying in school, he went to high school to teach mathematics, and has been living a very depressed life, using the public telephone every night to teach Yasuko how to deal with the police, Yasuko gradually feels bound, but because the confession given is not suspicious, the police decide to abandon the investigation of Yasuko, at this time Yukawa points out that Ishizu is a key person. What is the truth of the case? Is there really one person in the world who appears in two places at the same time?
4. "Sherlock Holmes"
Douban score: 7.7
Reason for inventory: Inexplicably based on the situation.
Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) is unusually logical and clear even when he kills people, but he is an "freak" in his private life when handling the case, at least in the eyes of his assistant Dr. Watson (Jude Lowe). The "Dark Wizard" Lord Black (Mark Strong), whom they personally brought to justice, says that death begins before dying, and then Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams) appears at his side to ask him to help find a missing person, and there is a shadowy and terrifying figure next to her. Legend has it that the Dark Wizard has been resurrected, his grave has been destroyed, and the person lying in the coffin is someone else. It was time for the great detective Holmes to go out, but the investigation process was dangerous from the beginning, the assistant Dr. Watson was almost killed in the investigation, and Holmes was also caught in a series of mysteries.
5. Confession
Douban score: 8.7
Take stock of the reasons: what is real cruelty.
Synopsis: An ordinary middle school, 1 year B group is about to usher in spring break. The students, who did not know the height of the sky, were making a lot of noise, not knowing that a storm that had lasted for months was coming towards them. Grade teacher Yuko Moriguchi (Takako Matsuguchi) completely ignores the chaos and quietly makes a final confession to the students. The single mother raises her lovely daughter (AiShida) alone, but the daughter eventually drowns in a swimming pool. The police decided it was an accident, and Moriguchi determined that his daughter had died at the hands of two students in the class. She quietly accuses prisoners A and B and announces revenge in her own way. After this, Moriguchi resigned as a teacher, and the students of The First Year B Class also ushered in spring break with fear. At the beginning of the new semester, a cruel storm hit this group of ignorant and fearless boys and girls...
6. "House of Sin"
Douban score: 8.3
Take stock of the reasons: the story of man eating man.
Synopsis: Arthur (Ken Stott) is a successful capitalist who will soon be knighted. Sheila (Chloe Piri) is Arthur's daughter, and the simple and kind Miss Qianjin accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Gerald (Kyle Soller) at a family dinner, and the two are happily married, Arthur and his wife are obviously very satisfied with the affair, while Sheila's brother Eric (Finn Cole) is obviously not very happy. Just as the family was gathering, the arrival of an uninvited guest made the five people feel vigilant. The man who claims to be the inspector of the police station (David Huelis) comes to investigate and collect evidence for a suicide case involving a female worker, and the poor girl named Eva (Sophie Randall) has worked in Arthur's factory and was fired for leading a strike. Arthur did not think that he was responsible for Eva's death, and as time went on, the crowd gradually discovered that in this small room, whether intentional or unintentional, everyone was a sinner.
7. "Fatal ID"
Douban score: 8.8
Reason for taking stock: Unexpected suspense is very enjoyable.
Synopsis: A typical and fascinating suspense story: a motel, 10 people live, including drivers, prostitutes, actresses, couples, detectives and his prisoners, and the mysterious hotel manager. The day was stormy, communications were disrupted, 10 people were trapped in the hotel, and the terrifying story began. One by one, they died, leaving the grades in order. As few as the 10 survived, they began to panic and be jealous of each other, but inadvertently discovered a connection with each other. However, the suspects who are suspected by everyone have died, and the mystery is shrouded in the small space of the hotel, and such a murder case has a truth that people cannot guess...
8. "When the Prayer Ends"
Douban score: 7.9
Reasons for inventory: The story and reasoning are relatively complete.
Synopsis: In an apartment in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward, a highly decomposed body is found. After preliminary investigation by the police, the deceased was Michiko Oshitani from Shiga Prefecture, and her death was actually killed by him. The Metropolitan Police Department's investigation of Matsugu (Junpei Mizobata) found that Oshiya was going to visit and watch a stage play by his classmate Hiromi Asai (Naoko Matsushima). Although Asai has a good alibi, her photo with Kyoichiro Kaga (Hiroshi Abe) still attracts Matsumiya's attention. Meanwhile, near the apartment where Michiko was killed, a burned body was found. Kaga was thrilled by a relic at the scene, as it was inextricably linked to his mother, whom he had not met in years. Two cases, and the missing person, connect Asakai and Kaga again...
9. "Strange Feast"
Douban score: 8.2
Reasons for taking stock: The detective novel model is a bit of a joke.
Synopsis: Lionel Twain (Truman Capote), the owner of the mysterious mansion, invites five world-famous detectives to the castle for a mysterious dinner. They are New York amateur detective Dick Charleston (David Nevin), Belgian detective Milo Biel (James Coco), Shanghai inspector Sidney Wang (Peter Cyrus), Miss Jessica Mapole (Elsa Lanchester) and Sam Diamond (Peter Falke) from San Francisco. No one knows what kind of murder is hidden behind this sinister invitation, but the five detectives each brought a relative or friend to the mysterious mansion. Lionel did not show up, however, and what awaited them was a series of elaborate murders.
10. "Witnessing the Whole People"
Douban score: 7.8
Reason for inventory: Layer by layer of bamboo shoots of the play structure.
Synopsis: Lin Tai (Sun Honglei) is a local celebrity who is recently preparing for another big event in his life, marrying his long-time girlfriend. Unexpectedly, bad news came at this time, the bride-to-be was killed in the underground parking lot of the apartment, and Lin Tai heard the news like a lightning strike. The police set their suspicious eyes on his only daughter Lin Mengmeng (Deng Jiajia), after the prosecution filed a lawsuit, Lin Tai spent a lot of money to hire a famous lawyer Zhou Li (Yu Nan) to defend his daughter, Zhou Li has been an agent for many famous cases, full of confidence in winning this lawsuit, before the trial, did a lot of desk work. The prosecution dispatched the well-known prosecutor Tong Tao (Aaron Kwok), whose prosecution is sharp and sharp. After the trial began, the prosecution and defense were full of gunpowder, but as the trial progressed further, the crime became more and more confusing, as if entering a death hole where no edge could be seen...