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Movies: Best Mystery Movies

A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction. By 2022, mystery films are generally referred to as detective fiction. While cinema featured characters such as Sherlock Holmes in the early 1900s, several other Sherlock Holmes likes characters appeared such as Boston Blackie and The Lone Wolf. Several series of mystery films started in the 1930s with major studios featuring detectives like Nick and Nora Charles, Perry Mason, Nancy Drew and Charlie Chan. While original mystery film series were based on novels, by the 1940s many were sourced from comics and radio series. Towards the 1940s these series were predominantly produced as b-movies, with nearly no mystery series being developed by the 1950s. Around the 2020s a wave of popular theatrical straight mystery films were released theatrically including Kenneth Brannagh's Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and Rian Johnson's Knives Out (2019) as well as on streaming services with the parodic Murder Mystery (2019) starring Adam Sandler. ()

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Shutter Island(2010)

R
| 2h 18min | Drama, Thriller, Mystery
4.1/5 (with 10,976 votes)

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.

Directed by Martin Scorsese - With Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson, Max von Sydow, ...
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Se7en(1995)

R
| 2h 7min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
4.2/5 (with 9,525 votes)

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

Directed by David Fincher - With Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey, R. Lee Ermey, John C. McGinley, ...
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(2007)

PG-13
| 2h 18min | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
3.8/5 (with 8,779 votes)

Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students to defend themselves against the dark arts.

Directed by David Yates - With Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, ...
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Gone Girl(2014)

R
| 2h 29min | Mystery, Thriller, Drama
3.9/5 (with 8,471 votes)

With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

Directed by David Fincher - With Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Missi Pyle, Tyler Perry, Kim Dickens, ...
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Arrival(2016)

PG-13
| 1h 56min | Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
3.8/5 (with 8,007 votes)

Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.

Directed by Denis Villeneuve - With Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma, Sangita Patel, ...
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The Maze Runner(2014)

PG-13
| 1h 53min | Action, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 7,723 votes)

Set in a post-apocalyptic world, young Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow “runners” for a shot at escape.

Directed by Wes Ball - With Dylan O'Brien, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter, Aml Ameen, Patricia Clarkson, ...
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Get Out(2017)

R
| 1h 44min | Mystery, Thriller, Horror
3.8/5 (with 7,719 votes)

Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.

Directed by Jordan Peele - With Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Betty Gabriel, ...
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The Prestige(2006)

PG-13
| 2h 10min | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
4.1/5 (with 7,192 votes)

A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

Directed by Christopher Nolan - With Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Piper Perabo, ...
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Memento(2000)

R
| 1h 53min | Mystery, Thriller
4.1/5 (with 6,639 votes)

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

Directed by Christopher Nolan - With Carrie-Anne Moss, Guy Pearce, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Jorja Fox, Stephen Tobolowsky, ...
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Sherlock Holmes(2009)

PG-13
| 2h 9min | Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery
3.6/5 (with 6,458 votes)

Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.

Directed by Guy Ritchie - With Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan, Kelly Reilly, ...
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The Hateful Eight(2015)

R
| 3h 8min | Drama, Mystery, Western
3.9/5 (with 6,428 votes)

Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino - With Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, ...
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Donnie Darko(2001)

1h 54min | Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
3.9/5 (with 5,674 votes)

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.

Directed by Richard Kelly - With Patrick Swayze, Mary McDonnell, Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Katharine Ross, Jena Malone, ...
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Prometheus(2012)

R
| 2h 4min | Science Fiction, Adventure, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 5,542 votes)

A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

Directed by Ridley Scott - With Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, Charlize Theron, ...
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The Sixth Sense(1999)

PG-13
| 1h 47min | Mystery, Thriller, Drama
4.0/5 (with 5,290 votes)

Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan - With Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams, Donnie Wahlberg, Peter Anthony Tambakis, ...
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Knives Out(2019)

PG-13
| 2h 11min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
3.9/5 (with 5,257 votes)

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

Directed by Rian Johnson - With Daniel Craig, Michael Shannon, Chris Evans, LaKeith Stanfield, Don Johnson, Christopher Plummer, ...
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2001: A Space Odyssey(1968)

G
| 2h 29min | Science Fiction, Mystery, Adventure
4.0/5 (with 5,105 votes)

Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick - With Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Leonard Rossiter, Margaret Tyzack, Robert Beatty, ...
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Now You See Me 2(2016)

PG-13
| 2h 9min | Crime, Thriller, Action, Mystery
3.4/5 (with 4,969 votes)

One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet.

Directed by Jon M. Chu - With Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Lizzy Caplan, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, ...
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Oblivion(2013)

PG-13
| 2h 4min | Action, Science Fiction, Adventure, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 4,905 votes)

Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.

Directed by Joseph Kosinski - With Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Zoë Bell, ...
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Limitless(2011)

PG-13
| 1h 45min | Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction
3.6/5 (with 4,885 votes)

A paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unsuccessful writer whose life is transformed by a top-secret "smart drug" that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life in this darkly comic and provocative film.

Directed by Neil Burger - With Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro, Anna Friel, Johnny Whitworth, Tomas Arana, ...
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows(2011)

PG-13
| 2h 9min | Adventure, Action, Crime, Mystery
3.6/5 (with 4,749 votes)

There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.

Directed by Guy Ritchie - With Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris, Noomi Rapace, Stephen Fry, Rachel McAdams, ...
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Zodiac(2007)

R
| 2h 37min | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 4,569 votes)

A cartoonist teams up with an ace reporter and a law enforcement officer to track down an elusive serial killer.

Directed by David Fincher - With Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox, Elias Koteas, ...
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Murder on the Orient Express(2017)

PG-13
| 1h 54min | Drama, Mystery, Crime
3.4/5 (with 4,502 votes)

Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh - With Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Daisy Ridley, Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucy Boynton, Josh Gad, ...
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The Da Vinci Code(2006)

PG-13
| 2h 29min | Thriller, Mystery
3.4/5 (with 4,188 votes)

A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that — should it come to light — could rock the very foundations of Christianity.

Directed by Ron Howard - With Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Paul Bettany, Jean Reno, Alfred Molina, ...
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Unbreakable(2000)

PG-13
| 1h 46min | Thriller, Drama, Mystery
3.6/5 (with 4,150 votes)

An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed. The answer to this mystery could lie with the mysterious Elijah Price, a man who suffers from a disease that renders his bones as fragile as glass.

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan - With Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright, Spencer Treat Clark, Michael Kelly, Eamonn Walker, ...
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The Bourne Identity(2002)

PG-13
| 1h 59min | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 4,142 votes)

Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?

Directed by Doug Liman - With Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Gabriel Mann, ...
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Watchmen(2009)

R
| 2h 43min | Action, Mystery, Science Fiction
3.7/5 (with 4,120 votes)

In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.

Directed by Zack Snyder - With Billy Crudup, Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Malin Åkerman, Carla Gugino, Matthew Goode, ...
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The Batman(2022)

PG-13
| 2h 55min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.9/5 (with 4,107 votes)

In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.

Directed by Matt Reeves - With Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano, ...

Saw(2004)

R
| 1h 43min | Horror, Mystery, Crime
3.7/5 (with 3,979 votes)

Obsessed with teaching his victims the value of life, a deranged, sadistic serial killer abducts the morally wayward. Once captured, they must face impossible choices in a horrific game of survival. The victims must fight to win their lives back, or die trying...

Directed by James Wan - With Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Michael Emerson, Ken Leung, Tobin Bell, ...
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Minority Report(2002)

PG-13
| 2h 25min | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 3,876 votes)

John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.

Directed by Steven Spielberg - With Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Max von Sydow, Patrick Kilpatrick, Lois Smith, ...
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Alien: Covenant(2017)

R
| 2h 2min | Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery
3.0/5 (with 3,773 votes)

Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship 'Covenant' discovers what is thought to be an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world—which has a sole inhabitant: the 'synthetic', David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.

Directed by Ridley Scott - With Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Danny McBride, Billy Crudup, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, ...
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