Greatest 27 Mystery Movies Highly Recommended Released in 1988

In a hotel room in Paris, a doctor comes out of the shower and finds that his wife has disappeared. He soon finds himself caught up in a world of intrigue, espionage, gangsters, drugs and murder. More about Frantic / IMDB / YouTube

Inspector Dirty Harry Callahan must stop a sick secret contest to murder various San Francisco celebrities, with himself being one of the targets. Look into The Dead Pool / IMDB / YouTube

Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation. They stop at a busy service station and Saskia is abducted. After three years and no sign of Saskia, Rex begins receiving letters from the abductor. See more about The Vanishing / IMDB / YouTube

A former Special Operations Vietnam vet works as a Chicago cop, and uncovers C.I.A. wrongdoing. Details on Above the Law / IMDB / YouTube

A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City. More about Maniac Cop / IMDB / YouTube

A San Francisco civilian police detective is forced to work on a series of murders with his former enemy commanding officer while dating his daughter. More about The Presidio / IMDB / YouTube

The seniors return to Earth to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to stay back on Earth? Look into Cocoon: The Return / IMDB / YouTube

A drunken Sherlock Holmes is really just a cover for the real detective, Dr. Watson. Look into Without a Clue / IMDB / YouTube

A college professor's day: his top student allegedly commits suicide, his wife presents him with divorce papers and he overnights in a freshman girl's dorm. The next day: more murders around him. Will he find the killer in time? Get info on D.O.A. / IMDB / YouTube

A hard-boiled police detective sets out to capture a gruesome serial killer terrorizing the canals of Amsterdam. Check out Amsterdamned / IMDB / YouTube

An author tells the story of how, as a young boy growing up in a 1960s small town, he was haunted after witnessing the murder of a little girl. Get info on Lady in White / IMDB / YouTube

When a former prison wardress who dominates the lives of her three adult stepchildren and her daughter is found dead at an archaeological dig near the Dead Sea, there are a great many suspects. Read about Appointment with Death / IMDB / YouTube

An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him. Find out about Cop / IMDB / YouTube

A woman reflects on her childhood relationship with her father, attempting to understand the depths of his despair and the truth of his myths. Check out El Sur / IMDB / YouTube

While working as gym teachers at an all-girls finishing school, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and Scrappy-Doo get tangled up in a monstrous mystery. More about Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School / IMDB / YouTube

When the latest heir to the Baskerville estate seems to be threatened by a family curse, only the master detective, Sherlock Holmes, can find out the truth. Read about The Hound of the Baskervilles / IMDB / YouTube

Shaggy is turned into a werewolf, and it's up to Scooby, Scrappy and his girlfriend to help him win the contest. Info on Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf / IMDB / YouTube

Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood. Check out Sunset / IMDB / YouTube

The disappearance of a young woman's father and a mysterious note years later after the strange regular annual delivery of valuable pearls to her puts Sherlock Holmes on the case. Look into The Sign of Four / IMDB / YouTube

A serial killer in Los Angeles celebrates Jack the Ripper's 100th birthday by committing similar murders. Find out about Jack's Back / IMDB / YouTube

A legal aid attorney and renegade cop team up to stop a corrupt cop. See more about Shakedown / IMDB / YouTube

Men seeking relief from the Black Death, guided by a boy's vision, dig a tunnel from 14th century England to 20th century New Zealand. Explore The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey / IMDB / YouTube

Fleur is the blue angel in one of Hong Kong's flower houses - bordellos and night clubs of the 1930s. A detached and beautiful performer, she falls in love with Twelfth Master Chan, heir to a chain of pharmacies. They agree to a suicide pact. 50 years later, in modern Hong Kong, Fleur's ghost appears in Yuen's newspaper office, wanting to place an ad to find Chan, w. More about Rouge / IMDB / YouTube

McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time Saigon. However, their job becomes even harder when they start investigating the serial killings of local prostitutes. Their prime suspect is high ranking U.S. Army officer which brings their lives in danger. Explore Off Limits / IMDB / YouTube

The spirit of a comatose teenage girl possesses the body of a newcomer to her girls boarding school to enact bloody revenge against the elitist, lingerie-clad coeds responsible for her condition. Read about Aenigma / IMDB / YouTube

A Denver reporter investigates the mass murder of a family of Mormons in rural Colorado. Info on Messenger of Death / IMDB / YouTube

In 1940s Kenya, a love affair between a British aristocrat and a married woman triggers a scandal that shakes the hedonistic Happy Valley society. Info on White Mischief / IMDB / YouTube