5 Underrated Detective/Mysteries

This is one; there are four more.

The fine fellow at Rupert Pupkin Speaks asked me to submit a list of five mystery-slash-detective movies I consider to be underrated. It was a tough exercise, because I am far from an expert on the genre and often have trouble separating what I find enjoyable from what is actually good. Plus for some reason I kept thinking of ghost stories. 

Ultimately, I chose movies that met the following criteria:

• An unsolved crime (preferably murder) is central to the plot;
• The solving of said crime is done by a detective or talented amateur;
• You don't really know how it's going to turn out right away (i.e., there is actual mystery);
• The film (or film version) has not been made available widely, has not been shown for a while, or does not leap to mind immediately;
• The films could not all be lumped into one style (e.g. film noir)
  

And here's what I chose (in chronological order):

1. The Lodger  (1927)
2. After the Thin Man  (1936)
3. And Then There Were None  (1945)
4. Wanted for Murder  (1946)
5. Murder By Death  (1976)
   
   

So if you'd like to read why I chose what I chose, please visit my list at Rupert Pupkin Speaks and check out the other bloggers' selections therein.