Top 16 Mystery Movies Editor's Choice from 1989

A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species. Get info on The Abyss / IMDB / YouTube

Two FBI agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of three civil rights activists. Explore Mississippi Burning / IMDB / YouTube

An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block is part of a murderous Satanic cult. Look into The 'Burbs / IMDB / YouTube

A detective investigating a series of murders becomes involved with a woman who may be the culprit. Look into Sea of Love / IMDB / YouTube

Perched on the hull of a wrecked Soviet freighter, a team of deep-sea miners led by head oceanographer Steven Beck comes face to face with a mutant creature that's the product of a failed genetic experiment. More about Leviathan / IMDB / YouTube

After receiving an inheritance in Louisiana, Los Angeles reporter Irwin Fletcher heads to the Belle Isle plantation where he gets himself into hilarious trouble. Info on Fletch Lives / IMDB / YouTube

Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidnapping. Info on Who's Harry Crumb? / IMDB / YouTube

The overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac. Look into Intruder / IMDB / YouTube

Two years after being forced out of the NYPD, quirky Nick Starkey is rehired by the mayor to help catch a serial killer after 11 women are murdered in the city. Read about The January Man / IMDB / YouTube

A young avid skateboarder uncovers a conspiracy while investigating his adoptive brother's mysterious death. Explore Gleaming the Cube / IMDB / YouTube

A young boy living in 1950s suburbia suspects that his parents are cannibalistic murderers. See more about Parents / IMDB / YouTube

Phil has writer's block after 30 detective novels. In court for inspiration, he sees a cute Romanian murder suspect. He provides her alibi. She stays with him. Will he live to write another novel? Explore Her Alibi / IMDB / YouTube

When police officer Xavier Quinn's childhood friend, Maubee, becomes associated with murder and a briefcase full of ten thousand dollar bills, The Mighty Quinn must clear his name. Or try to catch him, which could be even trickier. Find out about The Mighty Quinn / IMDB / YouTube

A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister. Learn about The Woman in Black / IMDB / YouTube

A white middle class South African suburbanite with no interest in politics agrees to help his black gardener find his jailed son. His investigation opens his eyes to the horrors committed by the secret police and turns him into a target. Get info on A Dry White Season / IMDB / YouTube

The screwball cops of Special Vehicles Section 2 Division 2 must investigate and stop a spree of rampaging construction robots. Details on Patlabor: The Movie / IMDB / YouTube