Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "disappearance-of-a-dead-body"

1. Diabolique (1955)

Not Rated | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

The wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.

Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot | Stars: Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel

Votes: 69,386 | Gross: $1.09M

2. House (1985)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

A troubled writer moves into a haunted house after inheriting it from his aunt.

Director: Steve Miner | Stars: William Katt, Kay Lenz, George Wendt, Richard Moll

Votes: 29,980 | Gross: $19.44M

3. The Trouble with Harry (1955)

PG | 99 min | Comedy, Mystery

Harry's dead and, while no one really minds, everyone feels responsible. After Harry's body is found in the woods, several locals must determine not only how and why he was killed but what to do with the body.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: John Forsythe, Shirley MacLaine, Edmund Gwenn, Mildred Natwick

Votes: 41,269

4. Diabolically Yours (1967)

G | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A wealthy amnesiac begins to suspect that his devoted wife is not really his wife and that he is not the man people keep telling him he is.

Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Alain Delon, Senta Berger, Peter Mosbacher, Claude Piéplu

Votes: 1,762

5. The Green Man (1956)

Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Crime

An assassin is annoyed by a vacuum cleaner salesman determined to stop him.

Directors: Robert Day, Basil Dearden | Stars: Alastair Sim, George Cole, Terry-Thomas, Jill Adams

Votes: 2,325

6. The Sweet Body of Deborah (1968)

R | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A sexy newlywed couple visits the husband's hometown in Geneva, where they are subjected to threats stemming from the death of his former fiancée.

Director: Romolo Guerrieri | Stars: Carroll Baker, Jean Sorel, Ida Galli, Luigi Pistilli

Votes: 957

7. Miracles for Sale (1939)

Not Rated | 71 min | Crime, Mystery

Retired performer Mike Morgan sells original illusions to fellow magicians, and although he believes in the supernatural, likes to expose sham psychics. This involves him in some mysterious murders.

Director: Tod Browning | Stars: Robert Young, Florence Rice, Frank Craven, Henry Hull

Votes: 845

8. The Good Humor Man (1950)

Passed | 80 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

An ice-cream seller unwittingly gets involved with a femme-fatale, leading to murder-charges, gangsters and factory payroll robberies.

Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Jack Carson, Lola Albright, Jean Wallace, George Reeves

Votes: 506

9. Swamp of the Lost Souls (1957)

80 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A disappearing body leads a detective and his sidekick into an encounter with a gill man.

Director: Rafael Baledón | Stars: Gastón Santos, Rayo de Plata, Manola Saavedra, Pedro de Aguillón

Votes: 160

10. 21 Nights with Pattie (2015)

115 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Caroline's mother Isabelle is dead. While she stays at her mother's house, her body disappears.

Directors: Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu | Stars: Isabelle Carré, Karin Viard, André Dussollier, Sergi López

Votes: 672

11. The Last Shot You Hear (1969)

M | 90 min | Thriller

Murder plot involving a writer, his wife and her lover.

Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Hugh Marlowe, Zena Walker, Patricia Haines, William Dysart

Votes: 82

12. Buried (2003)

7 min | Short, Comedy, Crime

Two men try to bury a body.

Director: Tim Bullock | Stars: Clayton Jacobson, Jason Gann

Votes: 80

13. The Silent Mystery (1918)

Drama

While visiting Egypt, Mrs. Graham steals a famous jewel called "The Eye of the World" from a mummy's sarcophagus and returns to the United States, planning to use the gem as collateral for ... See full summary »

Director: Francis Ford | Stars: Francis Ford, Mae Gaston, Rosemary Theby, Jerome Ash

14. Fox Mystery Theater (1984)
Episode: In Possession (1984)

75 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A terrified couple becomes trapped in what seems to be a replay of a sinister event that happened in their apartment in the past.

Director: Val Guest | Stars: Carol Lynley, Christopher Cazenove, David Healy, Judy Loe

Votes: 252

15. Marple (2004–2013)
Episode: Marple: What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw (2004)

TV-PG | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Miss Marple investigates the wealthy Crackenthorpe clan, believing a body to be hidden on their estate after a visiting friend witnesses a brutal strangling murder occurring on a passing train.

Director: Andy Wilson | Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Griff Rhys Jones, David Warner, Niamh Cusack

Votes: 2,092