Top 17 Mystery Movies Hits from 1971

Top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what killed the citizens of a small town and how the deadly contagion can be stopped. Details on The Andromeda Strain / IMDB / YouTube

A small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute. Check out Klute / IMDB / YouTube

It so happens that peaceful kindergarten teacher is incredibly similar to the terrible villain who stole the helmet of Alexander the Great. And villain's accomplices are unexpectedly similar to children - they also need love and care. Read about Gentlemen of Fortune / IMDB / YouTube

A reporter and a blind puzzle writer investigate a series of murders connected to a pharmaceutical company conducting secret genetic experiments, finding themselves targeted by the killer. Info on The Cat o' Nine Tails / IMDB / YouTube

An unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides with a grisly series of Ripper-type murders in a provincial French town. See more about The Butcher / IMDB / YouTube

A recently institutionalized woman has bizarre experiences after moving into a supposedly haunted country farmhouse and fears she may be losing her sanity once again. Learn about Let's Scare Jessica to Death / IMDB / YouTube

An anthology of four horror stories revolving around a mysterious rental house in the U.K. More about The House That Dripped Blood / IMDB / YouTube

After arriving in Vienna with her diplomat husband, a woman is stalked by a mysterious, razor-wielding maniac, with people around her getting killed one by one. Explore The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh / IMDB / YouTube

Young blind Sarah is staying with relatives in their English countryside manor. An unknown maniac enters the house and murders all of Sarah's relatives. When the culprit realizes that Sarah is still alive, he pursues her. Look into See No Evil / IMDB / YouTube

Two young English women go on a cycling tour of the French countryside. When one of them goes missing, the other begins to search for her. But who can she trust? Look into And Soon the Darkness / IMDB / YouTube

A strict headmistress runs a secluded school for wayward girls in 19th century France, whose students are disappearing under mysterious circumstances. Details on The House That Screamed / IMDB / YouTube

An investigator seeks to determine the legitimacy of a life insurance payout being made to a heiress in the wake of her husband's death, but he soon finds himself suspected of her murder. Look into The Case of the Scorpion's Tail / IMDB / YouTube

In a Manhattan psychiatric hospital, a man convinced that he is Sherlock Holmes is treated by a female doctor who happens to be named Watson. Read about They Might Be Giants / IMDB / YouTube

An old, dying satanist arranges to transfer his soul into the body of a young concert pianist. See more about The Mephisto Waltz / IMDB / YouTube

Harold Pelham discovers a doppelganger is meddling with his personal and professional life in the aftermath of a car crash. See more about The Man Who Haunted Himself / IMDB / YouTube

In a vein similar to the James Bond movies, British Agent Philip Calvert (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is on a mission to determine the whereabouts of a ship that disappeared near the coast of Scotland. See more about When Eight Bells Toll / IMDB / YouTube

A maverick, heavy-drinking journalist pursues a killer who is targeting acquaintances of his, prompting the police to brand him a suspect in their investigation. Explore The Fifth Cord / IMDB / YouTube