Cancer season runs from June 21st to July 22nd, so get ready for an emotional rollercoaster.
As water signs typically are, Cancer is known for being emotional, sensitive, and sympathetic. While they can be determined in action, they tend to be a bit moody on the inside.
Also known as the sign of the Crab, a Cancer does have some more dastardly qualities, like a tendency toward insecurity, manipulation, pessimism, and suspicion. That's part of their hard shell, after all, protecting the softer skin inside.
It's fair to say this is a sign you're going to want on your side—especially if a crime is afoot.
From an obsessive stalker to an illusory heist, here are the best mystery and thriller movies to watch if you're a Cancer!
Rear Window
In this Alfred Hitchcock thriller, photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jefferies (James Stewart) is recovering from a broken leg. Bored and confined to a wheelchair, Jeff entertains himself by spying on his neighbors through his apartment window.
Things take a tense turn as one of the neighbors he peers in on seems to have committed a murder—and the police don't believe him.
This is the perfect movie for the Crab of the Zodiac, as it utilizes the sign's tendency toward suspicion. Cancers also tend to be homebodies, so the home-based mystery will tick all the right boxes.
Swimfan
High school senior Ben Cronin (Jesse Bradford) is the star of his swim team with a promising career ahead of him.
But after a one-night stand with Madison Bell (Erika Christensen), the seductress stalks and sabotages him at every turn.
Of course, as a water sign, a Cancer is going to love the swimming elements. But the film will also call to this sign's dark side, as Madison possesses the manipulative qualities that Cancer keeps under the surface.
How to Steal a Million
Acclaimed Paris art collector Charles Bonnet (Hugh Griffith) has a secret: he forges famous art pieces and sells them for a hefty profit. Though his daughter, Nicole (Audrey Hepburn), disapproves, the last thing she wants is for her father to get caught.
When Charles lends out a forged statuette, his operation risks discovery as he unknowingly consents to a forensic examination of the piece. To protect her father, Nicole teams up with art thief Simon Dermott (Peter O'Toole) to steal the forgery before it's examined.
Nicole has the admirable tenacity of a Cancer. Plus, this sign has a special place in their hearts for art, so the heist is a thrillingly good match.
Se7en
Speaking of tenacity, Se7en's rookie cop David Mills (Brad Pitt) displays plenty of it in his pursuit of a serial killer. He also has all the moodiness of the sign of the Crab, too.
In this film, Mills is paired up with jaded detective William Somerset (Morgan Freeman). Together they investigate a string of murders carried out by a sinister mastermind who is motivated by the seven deadly sins.
Now You See Me
Four magicians—J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson), Henley Reeves (Isla Fisher), and Jack Wilder (Dave Franco)—are known as “The Four Horsemen” in Vegas.
Here they pull complex bank heists and disperse the money throughout the audience.
With the FBI and Interpol hot on their trail, can they use the tricks up their sleeve to evade capture?
The sign of Cancer is highly creative, so a mystery with such a fresh and unique concept will keep them glued to the screen.
