mystery writer movies

Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
6.173 / 10

Comedy, Crime

Larry Donner, an author with a cruel ex-wife, teaches a writing workshop in which one of his students, Owen, is fed up with his domineering mother....

Big Driver (2014)
5.769 / 10

Crime, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie

Tess Thorne, a famous writer, is determined to seek revenge on the man who brutally assaulted and raped her on a desolate New England road.

The Black Cat (1934)
6.696 / 10

Horror

After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed...

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
7.5 / 10

Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller

A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.

The Bat (1959)
5.9 / 10

Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder has rented a country house called "The Oaks", which not long ago was the scene of some murders committed by a...

Blithe Spirit (1945)
6.9 / 10

Comedy, Fantasy

An English mystery novelist invites a medium to his home, so she may conduct a séance for a small gathering. The writer hopes to gather enough...

Agatha (1979)
6.3 / 10

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

England, 1926. An American journalist looks for mystery writer Agatha Christie when she suddenly disappears without explanation, leaving no trace.

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
6 / 10

Comedy, Mystery

A doctor is driven into an investigation of sinister goings-on at a horse race track by his mystery writer ex-wife.

Mad Holiday (1936)
6 / 10

Mystery, Comedy, Romance

A temperamental film star's vacation turns deadly when he uncovers a murder.

The Mad Magician (1954)
6.9 / 10

Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Horror

Don Gallico is an inventor of stage magic effects who aspires to become a star in his own right. Just before his first performance his act is shut...

A Night to Remember (1942)
6.3 / 10

Comedy, Mystery, Romance

A woman rents a gloomy basement apartment in Greenwich Village thinking it will provide the perfect atmosphere for her mystery writer husband to...

Whistling in the Dark (1933)
5.2 / 10

Comedy, Crime, Drama

A mystery writer and his sweetheart are held hostage by a fugitive gangster, who hopes to enlist their help in devising the perfect crime.

Daphne du Maurier: In Rebecca's Footsteps (2017)
8 / 10

Documentary, TV Movie

A portrait of the masterful author whose novels were adapted into the classics 'The Birds,' 'Jamaica Inn,' and 'Rebecca."

A Talent for Murder (1983)
5.6 / 10

Mystery, TV Movie

A famed mystery writer and her doctor ex-lover solve her daughter-in-law's murder.

The Vanished Elephant (2014)
5.7 / 10

Mystery, Thriller

A crime novelist receives a vital clue to the whereabouts of his long-missing fiancée.

Buscando a Perico (1982)
0 / 10

Comedy

The Hard Life of an Adventurer (1941)
6.3 / 10

Crime, Comedy

A writer of pulp crime novels is drawn into a series of real crimes. This film was one of the first Czech attempts on a genre parody.