Best Comedy Mystery

Apparitions, oddities, and gods continue to manifest around Koyomi Araragi and his close-knit group of friends: Tsubasa Hanekawa, the group's modest genius; Shinobu Oshino, the resident doughnut-loving vampire; athletic deviant Suruga Kanbaru; bite-happy spirit Mayoi Hachikuji; Koyomi's cute admirer...

Koyomi Araragi spent his last year of high school helping girls in his town resolve various supernatural afflictions. But now Araragi has departed for university, leaving his friends to fend for themselves against new problems and curses that plague them. Yotsugi Ononoki, once a human corpse and now...

Wes Andersons 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' is a visually stunning and delightfully quirky comedy set in a fictional European hotel between the two World Wars. The films meticulous production design, eccentric characters, and witty dialogue create a unique and immersive cinematic experience. While the...

Repulsion is a 1965 psychological horror film centered on Carol, a young woman experiencing intense hallucinations and nightmares while isolated in her apartment. The narrative explores her disturbed mental state as she reacts to perceived male attention and the resulting anxieties. Catherine Deneuv...

The Lady Vanishes is a 1938 British mystery film concerning an English tourist investigating the sudden disappearance of her travelling companion on a European train journey. Following initial denials from fellow passengers, she teams up with a musicologist to search the train for evidence related t...

One autumn evening at a mysterious ramen stand behind the Shimogamo Shrine, a lonely third-year college student bumps into a man with an eggplant-shaped head who calls himself a god of matrimony. Meeting this man causes the student to reflect upon his past two years at college—two years bitterly spe...

The Thin Man portrays Nick and Nora Charles, a retired detective and his wealthy wife, as they navigate a murder investigation while indulging in frequent drinking and witty conversation. The film features William Powell and Myrna Loy as the couple, alongside their dog Asta. It is based on a novel b...

A peculiar transfer student named Ougi Oshino has just arrived at Naoetsu Private High School. She is quickly introduced to senior student Koyomi Araragi by their mutual friend Kanbaru Suruga, in hopes of obtaining advice regarding a strange discovery she has made. After taking a look at the school'...

Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student, manages to survive a vampire attack with the help of Meme Oshino, a strange man residing in an abandoned building. Though being saved from vampirism and now a human again, several side effects such as superhuman healing abilities and enhanced vision...

Genius thief Arsene Lupin III—along with the usual crew of Goemon Ishikawa XIII, Fujiko Mine, and Daisuke Jigen—finds himself in modern-day France, where he encounters both new and old adversaries, with Inspector Kouichi Zenigata still hot on his trail. As they steal from darker, more sinister entit...

Graduation day is finally here, marking the end of Koyomi Araragi's eccentric high school life full of peculiar relationships with otherworldly beings. However, Araragi is unexpectedly absorbed into his own bathroom mirror and trapped inside a bizarre world where everything he knows is completely re...

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is a visual novel adventure game created by Capcom. Initially released on Game Boy Advance in 2001, it gained wider distribution with a Nintendo DS version in 2005 featuring an English language option. The title launched the Ace Attorney series and has since been ported...

A lavish and meticulously crafted film, 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' stands as a high point in Anderson's career. The film's nested narrative structure, vibrant color palette, and exceptional performances create a captivating and whimsical experience. It's a poignant exploration of memory, loss, and t...

In order to find his cherished partner, Wu Liuqi returns to Xuanwu Country and faces those forgotten fragments of memory. The dusty truth brings pain and anger, but now he is no longer alone. What is the purpose of having power? This time, Wu Liuqi has to make a new choice for his life... (Source: O...

The Kingdom is a Danish miniseries trilogy exploring unsettling events within Copenhagen’s Rigshospitalet neurosurgical ward. Staff and patients experience bizarre phenomena alongside a chorus of dishwashers with Down syndrome who comment on these occurrences. Lars von Trier created the series, char...

Donnie Darko is a 2001 psychological thriller centered on a teenager named Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) who experiences unsettling visions following an accident in October 1988. Guided by a mysterious figure, Frank, he learns of impending global destruction within a 28-day timeframe. The film was...

In order to protect the residents of Xiaoji Island and the peaceful life here, Wu Liuqi and his partners Dabao and Xiaofei embark on a journey to the Xuanwu Kingdom to find out the truth about his identity and a way to save the island. Waiting for them is more unknowns and adventures. (Source: bilib...

Shinichi Kudou, a high school student of astounding talent in detective work, is well known for having solved several challenging cases. One day, when Shinichi spots two suspicious men and decides to follow them, he inadvertently becomes witness to a disturbing illegal activity. Unfortunately, he is...

Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency adapts the novels by Douglas Adams, presenting a science fiction detective narrative. The series was produced by BBC America, Netflix, AMC Studios, Ideate Media, and IDW Entertainment with filming occurring in Vancouver, British Columbia. It consists of two se...

A Bronx Tale chronicles the experiences of a young Italian-American boy named Calogero navigating conflicting influences. He is drawn toward a local Mafia figure while simultaneously grappling with his father’s values and the surrounding neighborhood's social dynamics. Adapted from a one-man play, t...

This 1944 black comedy crime film adapts Joseph Kesselring’s 1941 stage play of the same title. Directed by Frank Capra and starring Cary Grant, it was produced following a three-and-a-half year Broadway run that delayed its release until 1944. The screenplay was written by Julius J. Epstein and Phi...

A series of unfortunate events has led Makoto Edamura to adopt the life of crime—pickpocketing and scamming others for a living. However, after swindling a seemingly clueless tourist, Makoto discovers that he was the one tricked and, to make matters worse, that the police are now after him. While ma...

Arsene Lupin III discovers that the spoils from his latest casino robbery are actually "Gothic Bills," legendary counterfeits that are nigh impossible to distinguish from genuine bills. Together with colleague Daisuke Jigen, he heads to the small nation of Cagliostro to investigate the origin of the...

Scissor Seven is an anime series centering on a former hairdresser who gains extraordinary scissor-based martial arts abilities. He investigates his lost memories while embroiled in a conflict between rival organizations. The narrative blends action, mystery and comedic elements appealing to fans of...

Wake Up Dead Man is a 2025 mystery film starring Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc. He investigates the suspicious death of a Catholic priest in rural America. The case involves a significant missing inheritance and an ensemble cast including Josh O’Connor and Glenn Close. It's notable for its neo-noir s...

After the Thin Man is a 1936 comedy mystery film continuing the adventures of Nick and Nora Charles, characters originally created by Dashiell Hammett. William Powell and Myrna Loy star alongside James Stewart and other cast members in this sequel to *The Thin Man*. The film expands upon the establi...

Scream, released in 1996, is a horror film set in Woodsboro, California. The narrative centers around Sidney Prescott and her companions who are pursued by a masked murderer coinciding with the anniversary of a previous death. The cast includes David Arquette, Neve Campbell, and Courteney Cox among...

Koyomi Araragi has recently survived a vampire attack and met several girls plagued by supernatural entities. On top of all this, he wakes up one morning to find himself kidnapped and tied up by his girlfriend Hitagi Senjougahara. Araragi's sister Karen has run afoul of Deishuu Kaiki, a swindler who...

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is an animated film from Aardman Animations utilizing stop-motion techniques. It tells the story of Wallace and his grandson undermining a giant rabbit threatening their village’s annual vegetable show. The film earned an Academy Award for Best Animated...