If you love a good murder mystery and love the idea of getting into the action, check out these murder mysteries.
'Dial M for Murder' (1954)
Starring: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, and John Williams.
The mystery: A man plots the perfect murder to get rid of his adulterous wife, but is backed into a corner when his wife fights back and kills her assassin in self-defense. Another Hitchcock classic, the plot starts out twisty and only gets twistier.
'The Maltese Falcon' (1941)
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane, Lee Patrick, and Sydney Greenstreet.
The mystery: Detective Sam Spade (Bogart) takes on a case that turns out to be more than he bargained for when his partner ends up murdered—Sam is threatened and told he must find the valuable statue at the center of the crime spree.
'Primal Fear' (1996)
Starring: Richard Gere, Edward Norton, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, and Frances McDormand.
The mystery: When the Archbishop of Chicago is murdered, a media-hungry attorney takes on the case, defending the alter boy who is the prime suspect in the case. Norton (only 27 at the time and in his film debut) gives a star-making performance as a young alter boy who's more than meets the eye.
'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' (1988)
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Charles Fleischer, Stubby Kaye, and Joanna Cassidy.
The mystery: Not every murder mystery has to be super-serious, clearly. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a family-friendly take on classic noirs, as a detective works to find out, well, who framed Roger Rabbit—and who really committed the murder the toon is accused of. The effects have aged a little, but the story's still a good one.
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