The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

In the claustrophobic confines of their family-run morgue, veteran coroner Tommy and his son Austin receive a mysterious unidentified corpse with no apparent cause of death. Found half-buried at a bloody crime scene, the body of the beautiful young "Jane Doe" is externally flawless. As they attempt to examine her, they discover increasingly bizarre and contradictory clues hidden within her body that hold the key to her terrifying secrets. What begins as a routine procedure slowly descends into a nightmarish ordeal, as the truth of who she was—and what she is—begins to manifest in the storm-lashed mortuary. *The Autopsy of Jane Doe* earns its place among the best mystery films by brilliantly framing a supernatural horror story as a classic forensic investigation. The film's genius lies in treating the corpse not as a prop, but as the central puzzle box. Every incision the coroners make is an act of discovery, uncovering a new piece of an impossible enigma—shattered bones with no bruising, scarred internal organs, and cryptic artifacts found inside her. The mystery is procedural and methodical, forcing both the characters and the audience to follow the evidence and form hypotheses. By confining the action almost entirely to the autopsy room, the film intensifies the investigative process, making each new revelation a step closer to a truth that is far more terrifying than any simple murder.