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1970s Mystery Movies

Public list by WPS with 55 movies or TV shows/series

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Death on the Nile(1978)

PG
| 2h 20min | Mystery
3.6/5 (with 319 votes)

As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?

Murder on the Orient Express(1974)

PG
| 2h 8min | Drama, Thriller, Mystery
3.6/5 (with 600 votes)

In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.

Rider on the Rain(1970)

3.2/5 (with 36 votes)

A US Army colonel in France tries to track down an escaped sex maniac.

Shaft(1971)

R
| 1h 40min | Action, Crime, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 145 votes)

Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

The Car(1977)

PG
| 1h 36min | Horror
3.2/5 (with 116 votes)

The film is set in the fictional Utah community of Santa Ynez, which is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town's Sheriff, it becomes the job of Captain Wade Parent to stop the murderous driver.

The Last of Sheila(1973)

3.6/5 (with 50 votes)

A year after Sheila is killed in a hit-and-run, her multimillionaire husband invites a group of friends to spend a week on his yacht playing a scavenger hunt-style mystery game — but the game turns out to be all too real and all too deadly.

Four Flies on Grey Velvet(1971)

PG
| 1h 44min | Thriller, Mystery, Horror
3.3/5 (with 159 votes)

Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but he understands his troubles have just begun when the following day he receives an envelope with photos of him killing the man. Someone is killing all his friends and trying to frame him for the murders.

Return from Witch Mountain(1978)

3.0/5 (with 101 votes)

Tony and Tia are other-worldly twins endowed with telekinesis. When their Uncle Bene drops them off in Los Angeles for an earthbound vacation, a display of their supernatural skill catches the eye of the nefarious Dr. Gannon and his partner in crime, Letha, who see rich possibilities in harnessing the children's gifts. They kidnap Tony, and Tia gives chase only to find Gannon is using her brother's powers against her.

Obsession(1976)

1h 39min | Drama, Thriller, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 109 votes)

New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland’s life is shattered when his wife and daughter are tragically killed in a botched kidnap rescue attempt. Many years later whilst visiting Italy he meets and falls in in love with Sandra Portinari, who bears a striking resemblance to his wife.

Escape to Witch Mountain(1975)

3.2/5 (with 85 votes)

Tia and Tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Lucas Deranian poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of Deranian's megalomaniacal boss, evil millionaire Aristotle Bolt, who wants to exploit them. Jason, a cynical widower, helps Tia and Tony escape to witch mountain, while at the same time Tia and Tony help Jason escape the pain of the loss of his wife.

The Other(1972)

PG
| 1h 48min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 58 votes)

A series of gruesome accidents plague a small American farming community in the summer of 1935, encircling two identical twin brothers and their family.

The Castle of Sand(1974)

2h 23min | Crime, Mystery, Drama
3.8/5 (with 18 votes)

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.

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The Medusa Touch(1978)

3.4/5 (with 71 votes)

A French detective in London reconstructs the life of a man lying in hospital with severe injuries with the help of journals and a psychiatrist. He realises that the man had powerful telekinetic abilities.

Last Embrace(1979)

2.8/5 (with 26 votes)

Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum, after which he eventually returns to work. But, once again, he begins to doubt his sanity when he receives a bizarre death threat written in Hebrew. Not knowing which of his colleagues wants to kill him, Hannan teams up with pretty young college student Ellie Fabian to attempt to unravel the mystery.

Rollercoaster(1977)

PG
| 1h 59min | Action, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 61 votes)

A young terrorist kills and injures patrons of a Norfolk amusement park by placing homemade explosives on the track of one of its roller coasters. After staging a similar incident in Pittsburgh, he sends a tape to a meeting of major amusement park executives in Chicago, demanding $1 million to make him stop.

Clans of Intrigue(1977)

1h 35min | Action, Drama, Mystery
2.9/5 (with 5 votes)

Chu Liuxiang is having drinks with his friend, Monk Wuhua. Gong Nanyan of the Holy Water Palace suddenly appears and accuses Chu of having stolen the palace's Heaven's One Holy Water and committed a series of murders. She agrees to give Chu a month's time to clear his name, or else the mistress of the palace will kill him. Chu's curiosity and eagerness to prove his innocence spur him to investigate the case.

Directed by Chor Yuen - With Ti Lung, Yueh Hua, Nora Miao, Ku Feng

Shaft in Africa(1973)

3.0/5 (with 22 votes)

Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.

Satan’s Triangle(1979)

1h 14min | TV Movie, Mystery, Horror
3.1/5 (with 9 votes)

The female survivor of a shipwreck and two Coast Guard helicopter pilots sent to rescue her find themselves trapped in a mysterious part of the ocean known as Satan's Triangle.

Directed by Sutton Roley - With Doug McClure

Sherlock Holmes in New York(1976)

1h 40min | Thriller, TV Movie
2.9/5 (with 13 votes)

An affectionate bow to the master sleuth in this lavishly produced original that has Holmes rushing to New York City after discovering that his old nemesis, Moriarty, has kidnapped the son of the detective's long-time love, actress Irene Adler.

Satan's School for Girls(1973)

1h 18min | Mystery, Horror, TV Movie
2.7/5 (with 15 votes)

Satan's School for Girls is set within the grim walls of Fallbridge College for Girls. Hoping to learn the truth behind the "suicide" of her younger sister, Beth Hammersmith enrolls in Fallbridge under the assumed name of Karen Oxford. Our heroine soon learns that the school is in the clutches of a coven of witches called "The Five" -- and that she herself has the right satanic qualities to enable The Five to take over the world.

The Late Show(1977)

PG
| 1h 33min | Mystery, Crime, Comedy
3.0/5 (with 20 votes)

Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who had gotten himself involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped pussycat.

Atrocious Tales of Love and Death(1979)

1h 55min | Comedy, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 12 votes)

Naples: Raffaele, a cafe musician, is cajoled into performing a night-time serenade outside an apartment block. However, his mandolin playing is rudely interrupted by gunshots and a falling Jamaican man, who plummets from a window above. A camp character is also ejected from a window and Raffaele is compelled to conduct his own investigation. It transpires that a celebrated maestro, Victor Navarro is being blackmailed. Lucia, Navarro's attractive daughter-in-law, was present at each murder. The amateur detective is drawn to her and becomes embroiled in a mystery involving death threats and a macabre secret...

Who?(1974)

2.5/5 (with 12 votes)

After an American scientist is severely injured and scarred in a car crash along the border with East Germany, he is captured by East German military. The scientists use metal implants to save him. Once he's back in the States, no one can tell if it's really him, so an intelligence specialist must determine who is under the "mask".

Legend of the Bat(1978)

1h 42min | Action, Drama
2.8/5 (with 5 votes)

Following "Clans Of Intrigue"'s success, director Chu Yuan, novelist Ku Lung, and superstar Ti Lung re-teamed for another adventure featuring sexy knight Chu Liu-Hsiang. This time, he travels to the mysterious Island Of The Bats, where he encounters treacherous monks, beautiful women, and a strange Prince. The movie is also a significant milestone in the amount of female flesh revealed on screen, proving that Shaw movies can balance the yin of cheesecake with the yang of beefcake.

Cry Panic(1974)

3.7/5 (with 2 votes)

A man accidentally runs over and kills a pedestrian outside a small town. He begins to suspect that the locals, including the sheriff, are keeping secrets about the victim.

Directed by James Goldstone - With John Forsythe

The Playbirds(1978)

1h 29min | Thriller, Crime
2.1/5 (with 5 votes)

In order to unmask a pathological killer who is targeting the beautiful centrefolds of Playbirds magazine, a sexy policewoman Lucy Sheridan puts her life and reputation on the line by sleeping with millionaire publisher Harry Dougan. The Chief Superintendant and Police Commissioner are keeping a close eye on her, but time is running out fast.

Directed by Willy Roe - With Mary Millington, Alan Lake, Glynn Edwards, Suzy Mandel, Kenny Lynch

Stunts(1977)

2.2/5 (with 4 votes)

After a stunt man dies while he is involved in the making of a motion picture, his brother takes his place in order to find out what really happened.

A Reflection of Fear(1973)

1h 29min | Horror, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 9 votes)

A young girl lives with her mother and grandmother. One day her estranged father returns home with a female companion he introduces as his fiance. Soon the girl finds herself in the midst of strange goings-on, which evolve into a web of crime and murder.

Directed by William A. Fraker - With Robert Shaw

Dying Room Only(1973)

1h 14min | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
3.4/5 (with 8 votes)

A married couple are traveling on a deserted desert road at night. They stop at a diner and the husband goes to the men's room. He never returns and the wife begins to suspect serious foul play.

Directed by Philip Leacock - With Cloris Leachman
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