LIST: Murder mysteries like 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' to binge-watch with the fam
There's nothing like sitting down with the family to watch a good ol' whodunit story for the holidays.
On Dec. 23, Netflix dropped a fun murder mystery for folks to watch: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and it brought back detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) and a new mind-boggling story for viewers to sink their teeth into.
The new movie sees the detective take on a new case revolving tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton) and his old friends played by Kate Hudson, Janelle Monàe, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Dave Bautista, Kathryn Hahn, and Madelyn Cline. It's all fun and games as they escape to a remote island in Greece until one of them ends up dead.
For those who have already seen the new flick, here are other murder mysteries to get your brain wondering "whodunit?"
Knives Out (2019)
Of course, we couldn't leave the first movie in the series. Netflix's Knives Out was a crowd hit as Benoit Blanc investigated the death of rich patriarch Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer). All members of his family, who all have reasons to want his money, become suspects in his murder, but there's a twist you'll never see coming.
Knives Out is streaming on Netflix and also stars Chris Evans and Ana De Armas.
See How They Run (2022)
Plans for a movie adaptation of a West End play are in the works in 1950s London, but everything comes to a stop when an important member of the crew is murdered. Eager rookie Constable Stalker (Saoirse Ronan) and Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) are assigned to the case, and they discover a gritty side to the world of theater.
See How They Run is streaming on Disney+.
Shutter Island (2010)
This neo-noir psychological thriller follows US Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his partner Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) as they travel to a hospital for the criminally insane on Shutter Island. There, they must investigate the disappearance of a child-murdering woman who looks to have vanished from a locked room.
As the duo delves deeper, Teddy begins to doubt everything in this Martin Scorsese film—his memory, his partner, and his own sanity.
Shutter Island is streaming on Prime Video.
Clue (1985)
This classic dark comedy revolves around six guests invited to a remote mansion by a mysterious man who knows a dark secret about each of them. Upon arrival, they were each handed a weapon, and as the seventh guest arrives, the lights are switched off and their last companion is found dead.
The people left must now figure out who did it before the police arrive and implicate them all.
Clue is available to stream on Mubi.
Sherlock (2010 to 2017)
Before he was Doctor Strange, Benedict Cumberbatch was well-known for being the BBC's Sherlock Holmes with Martin Freeman as his Watson. This series puts a modern spin on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective stories, plus you'll really get to see how the mind of Sherlock works as he solves murder cases.
All seasons of Sherlock are available to stream on Prime Video.
Murder Mystery (2019)
To bring back the spark in their marriage, a New York cop (Adam Sandler) and his wife (Jennifer Aniston) go on a trip to Europe. They get invited to a billionaire's yacht where they end up getting caught up in a murder investigation. Instead of enjoying their vacation, they are framed for the death of an elderly billionaire.
Stream Murder Mystery on Netflix.
