Written by: Veronica Borowski
Most people when they think of murder mystery movies, don’t exactly associate them
with comedy. But for me the best type of murder mystery movies are packed with comedy,
thriller, twists and sarcasm. Over the years I have watched my fair share of this particular genre
and have curated some of the ones that I think are a good blend of mystery, comedy and thriller.
Hope you enjoy these movies as much as I did.
Murder Mystery (2019) starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston as a couple who go
on a vacation to help their marriage and end up being framed for a murder of a billionaire.
Audrey, a hairdresser and mystery enthusiast and her husband Nick, who is an NYPD officer,
wanna be detective. On the plane to their vacation they make friends with a billionaire and end
up being invited to a party on a yacht, where the murder occurs. The couple is then deemed as
the most suspicious of the bunch and suspected to be the culprits, but using his experience and
her intuition they need to prove they didn’t do it while also solving the mystery on who actually
did.
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Murder Mystery 2 (2023) is the sequel to Murder Mystery taking place 4 years later with
the same couple now with their own struggling private detective agency. Finding themselves
once again in the middle of something, with their friend “The Maharajah” being kidnapped
during his own wedding. Once again accused of the crime, they need to find him before
everythings hits the fan. Both movies are a great watch and I had lots of fun watching everything
unfold.
Knives Out (2019) is about the death of a successful crime novelist’s being suspicious
and how once his horrible family finds out they aren’t left any money, things start to take a turn.
Someone contacts the famous detective Benoit Blanc to unravel what has happened and who
actually did it. With all the family members having their own motives and the novelist’s nurse
being the main suspect especially when it is revealed that she is to inherit everything. Lots of
twists in this movie and I never knew what was going to happen next. This movie was definitely
one of my favorites.
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Glass Onion (2022) is a whole new case once again starring our favorite detective Benoit
Blanc. He is invited to investigate a suspicious death in a friend group and joins them on their
vacation to see what is going on. There are many layers to this case, will Benoit Blanc be able to
peel them away and see the bigger picture before it’s too late. The actors and plot are phenomenal
and this one has even more twists and turns than the previous one.