Uncovered

Uncovered (1995) is a cerebral art-world thriller you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Jim McBride and adapted from Arturo Pérez-Reverte's novel La tabla de Flandes. Restorer Julia — played by a young Kate Beckinsale — is hired to prepare a fifteenth-century Flemish painting for auction. Two men sit over a chessboard on the canvas; a woman stands deep in thought nearby. Under X-ray, a concealed Latin phrase emerges from beneath layers of old paint.

People in Julia's circle start dying. Each death maps onto a move on the painted board. Shot across Spain and the United Kingdom, co-starring John Wood, Sinéad Cusack, and Art Malik, the film earns its keep as a puzzle more than a chase — patience is the tool that eventually cracks it. Stream Uncovered (1995) online on iFILM.