Murder by the Book

The Shining

May 1980 •English

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

Manhattan

April 1979 •English

Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.

Frankenstein

January 1973 •English

A scientist obsessed with creating life steals body parts to put together his "creation." Released as a feature on video, this was originally shown in two installments on TV as part of the Wide World of Entertainment series.

Mr. Brooks

June 2007 •English

A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.

The Single Moms Club

March 2014 •English

A group of single moms are brought together in the aftermath of an incident at their children's school.

A Nightmare Come True

February 1997 •English

Eerie dreams that haunt a young nurse heighten the mystery surrounding her mother's sudden disappearance.

Noh Mask Murders

March 1991 •Japanese

The patriarch of a bickering family announces his retirement, stirring competition about who will succeed him as a leading practitioner of Noh theater, his granddaughter or grandson.

Classmates

August 2006 •Malayalam

The story revolves around the college graduate class of 1992. In 2006, working in different corners of the world, the friends get together for a class reunion to revive the joy and laughter of their student days. Shockingly, on the night of the reunion, one of the classmates is almost murdered and goes into a coma.

Arsenic and Old Lace

September 1944 •English

Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!

Duel

November 1971 •English

Traveling businessman David Mann angers the driver of a rusty tanker while crossing the California desert. A simple trip turns deadly, as Mann struggles to stay on the road while the tanker plays cat and mouse with his life.

Somoro: O Filme

November 2021 •Portuguese

Loki's Daughter

March 2018 •Norwegian

Loki's Daughter is the story about Loki and how he brought dark magic to the humans to challenge gods and create chaos.

Afire

April 2023 •German

Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find their house is already occupied by a carefree woman who challenges Leon to open up. Meanwhile, forest wildfires rage around them and impending disaster looms.

Trick

July 1999 •English

Gabriel is a young, aspiring musical composer whose life seems stuck in the First Act. When his new musical number gets a critical reception, a theatre colleague, Perry, tells Gabriel that he needs to get a life before he can write about one – so he heads straight for his local gay bar.

Decomposing Tony Maslow

January 2009 •English

Distraught by a recent breakup, Tony moves into a new house while he finishes his latest book. But what begins as a peaceful setting for his composition, turns deadly. He finds himself implicated in a murder and locked in a fight for his life against someone or something in the house.

Riding in Cars with Boys

October 2001 •English

In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.

Léolo

September 1992 •French

The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.

She-Devil

December 1989 •English

A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.

Cannonball Run II

June 1984 •English

When a wealthy sheikh puts up $1 million in prize money for a cross-country car race, there is one person crazy enough to hit the road hard with wheels spinning fast. Legendary driver J.J. McClure enters the competition along with his friend Victor and together they set off across the American landscape in a madcap action-adventure destined to test their wits and automobile skills.

Heavy Makeup

November 2016 •English

After a series of brutal murders occur in their Hollywood neighborhood, two women search for clues to uncover the identity of a serial killer who is targeting struggling young actresses.