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Best Mystery Films of 1999


The Ninth Gate

An authority on rare ... call up the devil, and certain people will stop at nothing to find the missing parts of the formula. [ best mystery films - 1999 ]

The General's Daughter

A murder on a ... West; his full-length debut was Con Air (1997), after a long string of successful television commercials and music videos. [ best mystery films - 1999 ]

Goodbye Lover

A darkly comic whodunit ... something of a departure from his best-known work in high-minded dramas such as The Killing Fields and The Mission. [ best mystery films - 1999 ]

Au Coeur du Mensonge

This thriller from veteran ... pair of married shopkeepers (Bulle Ogier and Noel Simsolo). Chabrol's son Matthieu Chabrol composed the score for this film. [ best mystery films - 1999 ]

Cypress Edge

Reeling from the news ... was directed by Serg Rodnunsky, and stars Damian Chapa, Rod Steiger, Ashley Laurence, Brad Dourif, and Charles Napier. [ best mystery films - 1999 ]

Christina's House

Not everyone likes houseguests, ... for Christina -- and who isn't averse to the idea of killing people in order to make an impression. [ best mystery films - 1999 ]

Un Dulce Olor a Muerte

Murder, mob justice and ... Gabriel Retes, Un Dulce Olor A Muerte/A Sweet Scent of Death was shown at the 1999 Guadalajara Film Festival. [ best mystery films - 1999 ]

The Auteur Theory

Evan Oppenheimer writes and ... student directors turning up dead. Highlights include clips from student films including a Hindu version of Pulp Fiction (1994). [ best mystery films - 1999 ]

Jill the Ripper

In this suspense thriller, ... case, only to discover that his brother was sunk deep into a disturbing netherworld of violence and perverse sexuality. [ best mystery films - 1999 ]

Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle

The focus of this ... The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes aired on American TV as a single two-hour "movie" on May 18, 2000. [ best mystery films - 1999 ]

Midsomer Murders: Blood Will Out

Midsomer Murders: Blood Will ... Inspector Barnaby who must deal with the townfolk reacting outrageously to a group of people traveling through the area. [ best mystery films - 1999 ]

Midsomer Murders: Death's Shadow

Midsomer Murders: Death's Shadow ... John Netters as Inspector Barnaby who investigates a popular stage director about a series of murders. [ best mystery films - 1999 ]

Midsomer Murders: Strangler's Wood

Midsomer Murders: Strangler's Wood ... Netters as Inspector Barnaby who must deal with unpleasant memories while investigating the death of a woman from Brazil. [ best mystery films - 1999 ]

A Touch of Frost: Series 06

Season six of A ... psychological profiler (Susan Penhaligon) and a new female partner (Michelle Foster), the latter accusing Frost of thinly veiled racism. [ best mystery films - 1999 ]

A Touch of Frost: Series 07

Hard-boiled but compassionate detective ... his new partner trying to find a common link between a false-passport racket, an exotic dancer, and sudden death. [ best mystery films - 1999 ]




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