Many film lovers are attracted by mysterious and mysterious murders, entangled crimes in which until the last moment it is not known who is behind them. Books in the detective genre often become the basis for creating pictures that can completely immerse the viewer in another world, where, by collecting evidence from the grains, you can find who made them. Detectives are able to unravel any tangle, and they do not have to wear a police uniform. Of course, the best films are dedicated to the detective, whose name is Sherlock Holmes. Interpretations of different countries attract interesting subjects and intricate stories, but Sherlock is not the only one who deserves attention, because there are other characters involved in the search for criminals.
Sherlock: Ugly Bride
- Year: 2016
- Genre: Drama, Detective, Thriller
- Country: United Kingdom
- Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Rupert Graves, Una Stubbs and Louise Brili
This film is a kind of continuation of the well-known and beloved series about the best detective Sherlock Holmes.The events taking place in the film, developed in the late 19th century in Victorian England. Ricoletti is the ghost of a woman who committed suicide, who is now wandering the streets of London. He wants revenge for something, and only Holmes and his faithful comrade Watson are able to unravel the matter in order to understand the cause of the horror that is happening.
Shutter Island
- Year: 2009
- Genre: Detective, Drama, Thriller
- Country: USA
- Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams and Max von Sydow
In the courtyard of the middle of the twentieth century, the film takes place in the United States. On one of the remote islands there is a special hospital where the mentally ill criminals are located. Here comes two bailiffs who must investigate a strange incident. One of the serial killers escaped, as he did is unknown. Detectives are confused, because strange things are happening on the island, the management is hiding something, and the guards are always nervous.
Sleepy Hollow
- Year: 1999
- Genre: Detective, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
- Country: USA
- Cast: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Christopher Walken, Miranda Richardson and Michael Gambon
Sleepy Hollow - a small village where a policeman from New York is sent to investigate the strange and mystical crimes that are happening there. Several people were found without a head, while everyone here believes that no one else committed the murders, like a “headless horseman” who avenges his own death. Crane does not believe in such miracles, because he trusts his logic, not the nonsense of the locals. During the investigation, all logical guesses collapse at the moment when Constable Icabod Crane himself sees a headless horseman.
Murder on the Orient Express
- Year: 2017
- Genre: Detective, Crime, Drama
- Country: USA
- Cast: Willem Défoe, Penelope Cruz, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Josh Gad and Derek Jacoby
This detective film is a screen version of the novel of the same name by Agatha Christie, which will tell us about the famous Belgian, whose name is Hercule Poirot. Going by train to work, the man does not even realize that he will have to investigate the murder of one of the passengers. The train stopped in a snowdrift and Hercule has a bit of time to find the killer, because when the train reaches its destination, it will be impossible to do so. In the body of the killed 12 stab wounds and they are all of different nature. Now everyone under this suspicion is under suspicion, but how can one find a murderer among completely different people?
Sherlock Holmes
- Year: 2009
- Genre: Detective, Crime, Action, Adventure, Thriller, Comedy, Drama
- Country: USA, Germany
- Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Rachel McAdams, Jude Law, Mark Strong, Robert Maillet and Eddie Marsan
In the courtyard of the end of the 19th century, events take place in London, where ritual murders take place and very soon the following should happen. The great Sherlock Holmes, along with Dr. Watson, prevented the crime and caught the killer. Lord Blackwood was sentenced to death and was hanged, but after a few days it was rumored that he had risen from the dead. The detective does not believe in such miracles and begins a deeper investigation in order to understand the cause of what is happening and again to catch the criminal who has returned from the next world. By the way, the continuation of the picture is no less exciting.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance
- Year: 1979
- Genre: Detective, Crime
- Country: USSR
- Cast: Vasily Livanov, Vitaly Solomin, Maria Solomin, Rina Zelenaya and Gennady Bogachev
This film is the first part of the Soviet detective story, which is a screen version of the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle. It is believed that the Soviet variation of the film is the most successful, and therefore is popular to this day. Dr. Watson returns to England, and his old friend Stamford suggests renting a room in a house located at 221-b Baker Street. As it turned out, their neighbor was Sherlock Holmes, who had an ambiguous first impression.Initially, Watson thought that Holmes was a member of the criminal world, but in fact he was a great and unselfish detective. Now this duet finds a common language, because they have one goal - to investigate mysterious murders. The continuation of the film is even more interesting, so we recommend to see all parts of this detective story.
Ten Little Indians
- Year: 1987
- Genre: Detective, Crime
- Country: USSR
- Cast: Vladimir Zeldin, Tatiana Drubich, Alexander Kaidanovsky, Lyudmila Maksakova and Alexei Zharkov
Agatha Christie is the best author of detective books, so it is not surprising that the screen versions of her novels are of world popularity. Ten Little Indians - a film version of the novel of the same name, which is considered the best creation of the writer. In the center of the plot is a remote island, where, at the invitation of one family, ten people arrive, not familiar with each other. The guests understand that the owners are not at home, and the servant during dinner launches the old record, after which it shakes. At the dinner table there was an interesting figure with ten little Indians, but no one paid attention to this until one of the guests died, and the figures became 9. Who is behind this murder and will he stop there?
