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A cell phone is found inside a sealed Egyptian tomb.

Mystery / Thriller

A man sidles up to a woman in a bar. Little does he know she's an undercover cop following him.

Mystery / Thriller

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A plane takes off with 81 passengers. It lands with 82.

Mystery / Thriller

As a joke, you use your cell phone to dial your own number. Someone picks up.

Mystery / Thriller

The world's wealthiest person has recently been put in prison for life. They offer half their fortune to any person, organization, or country that will free them.

Mystery / Thriller

Two elderly people in a retirement home are a secret pair of detectives that have solved some of the biggest crimes and mysteries through anonymous tips.

Mystery / Thriller

While on a leisurely stroll through the forest, you find strange footprints. Do you follow them?

Mystery / Thriller

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