Mystery List, Expanded and Revised and Now Updated
Update:
I looked up availability which changed things some since if it's not streaming, it's too hard for everybody to get (no Jonathan Creek, which is a crime). See annotated list below.
Okay, here's the latest version of the mystery list with your suggestions. THIS MUST BE CUT. Or we're going to have another nine-month series. And it got longer because Lani and Alastair pointed out that we didn't have Supernatural Mysteries on there, and I'm a sucker for Supernatural Mysteries. The numbers in parentheses are the maximum number of titles for that subgenre. The ones in the caps are the ones that are staying no matter what. Because I said so. Now eat your peas.
New Mystery List:
September: Classic Mystery Plots (6)
1934 THE THIN MAN (streaming on Amazon: DVD rental on Netflix)
1974 MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
1993 THE FUGITIVE (streaming on free on Amazon Prime, rental on Netflix)
1997 JONATHAN CREEK (not available for streaming)
2010 SHERLOCK (streaming on Amazon and Netflix; rental on Netflix)
and two others:
1954 Rear Window (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
1994 The Client (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
2006 Déjà Vu (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
Witness for the Prosecution (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
Presumed Innocent (streaming on Amazon Prime (free) and Netflix, rental on Netflix)
The Prestige (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
Gosford Park (streaming on Amazon and Netflix, rental on Netflix)
Inside Man (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
The Negotiator (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
Bunny Lake is Missing (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
Gone Baby Gone (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
1950 DOA (streaming on Amazon)
Deathtrap (streaming on Amazon free)
The Last of Sheila (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
Twelve Angry Men (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
The General's Daughter (streaming on Amazon but only to buy for $9.99, rental on Netflix)
Anatomy of a Murder (streaming on Amazon but only to buy for $9.99, rental on Netflix)
No Way Out (streaming on Amazon)
Klute (streaming on Amazon free, rental on Netflix)
October/November: Noir Mystery Plots (8)
1941 THE MALTESE FALCON (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
1944 LAURA (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
1946 THE BIG SLEEP (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
1974 CHINATOWN (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
1997 LA CONFIDENTIAL (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
2005 KISS KISS BANG BANG (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
2006 BRICK (streaming on Amazon and Netflix, rental on Netflix)
TV: VERONICA MARS (streaming on Amazon and Netflix, rental on Netflix)
Unless somebody argues passionately to replace one with one of these:
1947 Out of the Past (rental on Netflix)
1958 Vertigo (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
1995 Devil in a Blue Dress (rental on Netflix)
1981 Body Heat (streaming Amazon Prime (free) and Netflix, rental on Netflix)
December/January: Romantic Mystery Plots (5)
1963 CHARADE (streaming Amazon Prime (free) and on Netflix, rental on Netflix)
1987 THE BIG EASY (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
And three others:
1976 Silver Streak (streaming on Amazon)
1978 Foul Play (rental on Netflix)
1955 To Catch a Thief (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
1991 Dead Again (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
TV: Moonlighting ()
Compromising Positions ()
February: Comic Mystery Plots (5)
1985 CLUE (streaming on Amazon but you have to buy it for $7.49, rental on Netflix)
1988 WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? (rental on Netflix)
2007 HOT FUZZ (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
And three others:
1998 The Big Lebowski (streaming on Amazon and Netflix, rental on Netflix)
1964 A Shot in the Dark (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
1985 Fletch (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
Psych (streaming on Amazon and Netflix, rental on Netflix)
Keen Eddie (rental on Netflix)
High Anxiety (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
March: Supernatural Mystery Plots (4)
THE FRIGHTENERS (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
SLEEPY HOLLOW (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
TV: SUPERNATURAL (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
And one other
X-Files (streaming on Amazon and Netflix, rental on Netflix)
Ghost (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
What Lies Beneath (streaming on Amazon but only to buy for $9.99)
April: Non-Traditional Mystery Plots (5)
1945 And Then There Were None (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
1950 Rashomen (streaming on Netflix, rental on Netflix)
1995 The Usual Suspects (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
1996 Fargo (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
1996 Lone Star (rental on Netflix)
1998 Wild Things (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
2000 Memento (streaming on Amazon, rental on Netflix)
TV: Columbo (streaming on Netflix, rental on Netflix)
Lantana (rental on Netflix)
Please keep in mind that the movie has to be something that has a strong enough structure that we can learn to plot mysteries from it. The fact that it's a good movie is not enough. We have a goal here, let's keep our eyes on the prize.
Now fight it out amongst yourselves. The decisions of the judges (me, Lani, Alastair) are final. No salemen will call. DON'T NOMINATE ANY MORE MOVIES. Because the list is too long already. Unless they're Supernatural Mysteries because we just sprang that one on you. Thank you.
