Movies like Zero Effect
If Zero Effect's mix of blackmail, detective and whodunit stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Zero Effect's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Knives Out
2019 · Directed by Rian Johnson · 131 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: detective, whodunit · Also comedy and crime
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate.
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Insomnia
2002 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 118 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: blackmail, detective · Also crime and drama
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
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Gone Girl
2014 · Directed by David Fincher · 149 min7.9
Why you'll like itWith Kim Dickens · Shares: whodunit · Also mystery and drama
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
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Zodiac
2007 · Directed by David Fincher · 157 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: detective, whodunit · Also crime and mystery
Police conduct a manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police with letters, bloodstained clothing, and ciphers mailed…
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Sherlock Holmes
2009 · Directed by Guy Ritchie · 129 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: detective, whodunit · Also mystery and crime
Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
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Family Plot
1976 · Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 120 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: detective · Also comedy and crime
Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
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See How They Run
2022 · Directed by Tom George · 99 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: whodunit · Also mystery and comedy
In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered.
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Foul Play
1978 · Directed by Colin Higgins · 116 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: detective · Also comedy and mystery
A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.