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Mystery Movies That Are Safe To Half Watch With Friends

Mystery movies that are safe to half watch with friends. Includes Mystic River, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1, Notorious and more, curated by Movie...

Half watching is honest. These hold up even then.

Mystic River movie poster
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2003 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

Holds up to partial attention. You'll get what you need from it even drifting.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 movie poster
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2012 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?

You can pick your phone up and put it down without losing the thread.

Notorious movie poster
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1946 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.

Holds up to partial attention. You'll get what you need from it even drifting.

Deep Red movie poster
4
1975 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.

You can pick your phone up and put it down without losing the thread.

Angel's Egg movie poster
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1985 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

In the ruins of a strange city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms. She bonds with a boy who is searching for a bird he saw in a dream.

You can pick your phone up and put it down without losing the thread.

Half-watch films survive distraction because they're doing something right with visual storytelling.

Not really half-watch safe. The payoff requires the setup.

Holds a group without requiring everyone to be fully locked in.

The Maltese Falcon movie poster
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1941 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

Holds up to partial attention. You'll get what you need from it even drifting.

Mother movie poster
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2009 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.

You can pick your phone up and put it down without losing the thread.

Sleuth movie poster
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1972 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.

You can pick your phone up and put it down without losing the thread.

Mississippi Burning movie poster
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1988 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.

You can pick your phone up and put it down without losing the thread.

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island movie poster
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1998 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

After going their separate ways, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, and Fred reunite to investigate the ghost of Moonscar the pirate on a haunted bayou island, but it turns out the swashbuckler's spirit isn't the only creepy character on the island. The sleuths also meet up with cat creatures and zombies... and it looks like for the first time in their lives, these ghouls might actually be real.

You can pick your phone up and put it down without losing the thread.

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