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Movies: Best "mystery" Movies

A mystery film is a 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. Mystery films include, but are not limited to, films in the genre of 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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Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins(2009)

PG
| 1h 22min | Mystery, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
3.2/5 (with 296 votes)

Unjustly accused of staging a spooky practical joke complete with ghosts, Daphne, Velma, Fred and Shaggy are suspended from Coolsville High. To clear their names, they team up to solve the supernatural mystery…and head straight into nonstop laughs and adventure.

Directed by Brian Levant - With Robbie Amell, Hayley Kiyoko, Frank Welker, Garry Chalk, Kate Melton, Lorena Gale, ...
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The Desperate Hour(2021)

PG-13
| 1h 24min | Thriller
3.0/5 (with 165 votes)

A woman desperately races to save her child after police place her hometown on lockdown due to an active shooter incident.

Directed by Phillip Noyce

Big Trouble in Little China(1986)

PG-13
| 1h 39min | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
3.6/5 (with 1,280 votes)

When trucker Jack Burton agreed to take his friend, Wang Chi, to pick up his fiancee at the airport, he never expected to get involved in a supernatural battle between good and evil. Wang's fiancee has emerald green eyes, which make her a perfect target for immortal sorcerer Lo Pan—who must marry a girl with green eyes so he can regain his physical form.

Directed by John Carpenter - With Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong, Victor Wong, Peter Kwong, ...
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Fire in the Sky(1993)

PG-13
| 1h 49min | Science Fiction, Drama, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 234 votes)

A group of men who were clearing brush for the government arrive back in town, claiming that their friend was abducted by aliens. Nobody believes them, and despite a lack of motive and no evidence of foul play, their friends' disappearance is treated as murder.

Directed by Robert Lieberman - With D. B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg, James Garner, Henry Thomas, ...
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Renegades(2017)

PG-13
| 1h 45min | Thriller, Action
2.9/5 (with 141 votes)

In the midst of the Balkan wars, a squad of Navy SEALs attempts to unravel a long-forgotten mystery after discovering an enormous treasure trove hidden at the bottom of a lake in Serbia.

Directed by Steven Quale - With Sullivan Stapleton
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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad(1949)

NR
| 1h 8min | Horror, Fantasy, Animation, Kids & Family
3.2/5 (with 235 votes)

The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as the newfangled motor car. This desire for the very latest lands him in much trouble with the wrong crowd, and it is up to his friends, Mole, Rat and Badger to save him from himself. - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Retelling of Washington Irving's story set in a tiny New England town. Ichabod Crane, the new schoolmaster, falls for the town beauty, Katrina Van Tassel, and the town Bully Brom Bones decides that he is a little too successful and needs "convincing" that Katrina is not for him.

Directed by Jack Kinney, Clyde Geronimi, James Algar
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Flashback(2020)

R
| 1h 37min | Thriller
3.2/5 (with 115 votes)

Frederick Fitzell is living his best life—until he starts having horrific visions of Cindy, a girl who vanished in high school. After reaching out to old friends with whom he used to take a mystery drug called Mercury, Fredrick realizes the only way to stop the visions lies deep within his own memories, so he embarks on a terrifying mental odyssey to learn the truth.

Directed by Christopher MacBride - With Dylan O'Brien, Stephanie, Hannah Gross

Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog(2021)

1h 18min | Animation, Comedy, Mystery, Kids & Family, Fantasy
4.0/5 (with 170 votes)

With Mystery, Inc. on the tail of a strange object in Nowhere, Kansas, the strange hometown of Eustice, Muriel, and Courage, the gang soon find themselves contending with a giant cicada monster and her winged warriors.

Directed by Cecilia Aranovich - With Kate Micucci, Frank Welker, Grey DeLisle

Fortress: Sniper's Eye(2022)

R
| 1h 37min | Action, Thriller, Crime
2.8/5 (with 64 votes)

Weeks after the deadly assault on Fortress Camp, Robert makes a daring rescue to save Sasha, the widow of his old nemesis Balzary. But back in the camp's command bunker, it appears Sasha may have devious plans of her own. As a new attack breaks out, Robert is confronted with a familiar face he thought he'd never see again….

Directed by Josh Sternfeld

Stoker(2013)

R
| 1h 39min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 1,000 votes)

After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.

Directed by Park Chan-wook - With Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, Nicole Kidman, Dermot Mulroney, Jacki Weaver, Lucas Till, ...
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Cube(2021)

1h 48min | Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction, Horror
2.7/5 (with 31 votes)

Six complete strangers with widely varying personalities are involuntarily placed in an endless maze of interlocking cube-shaped rooms containing deadly traps.

Directed by Yasuhiko Shimizu - With Masaki Suda, Anne Watanabe, Masaki Okada, Tokio Emoto, Sōma Santoki, Takumi Saito, ...

Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob(2021)

1h 12min | Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Mystery, Adventure, Fantasy
3.9/5 (with 83 votes)

An evil sorceress transports the gang back to the age of chivalrous knights, spell-casting wizards, and fire-breathing dragons.

Directed by Maxwell Atoms, Christina Sotta
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Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!(2020)

1h 16min | Kids & Family, Animation, Mystery, Comedy
4.0/5 (with 100 votes)

Scooby-Doo and the gang team up with their pals, Bill Nye The Science Guy and Elvira Mistress of the Dark, to solve this mystery of gigantic proportions and save Crystal Cove!

Directed by Maxwell Atoms
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Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery(2014)

PG
| 1h 24min | Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 133 votes)

The mystery begins when Shaggy and Scooby win tickets to "WrestleMania" and convince the crew to go with them to WWE City. But this city harbors a spooky secret - a ghastly Ghost Bear holds the town in his terrifying grip! To protect the coveted WWE Championship Title, the gang gets help from WWE Superstars like John Cena, Triple H, Sin Cara, Brodus Clay, AJ Lee, The Miz and Kane. Watch Scooby and the gang grapple with solving this case before it's too late.

Directed by Brandon Vietti
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UFO(2018)

1h 28min | Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 183 votes)

A college student, who sees a UFO, uses his exceptional math skills to investigate the sighting with his friends while the FBI follows closely behind.

Directed by Ryan Eslinger - With Alex Sharp, Gillian Anderson, Ella Purnell
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The Dressmaker(2015)

1h 58min | Drama, Comedy, Western
3.5/5 (with 732 votes)

In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.

Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse - With Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving, Sarah Snook, Caroline Goodall, ...
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Sisters(1973)

R
| 1h 33min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 153 votes)

Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and finds nothing amiss, Grace is forced to take matters into her own hands. Her first move is to recruit private investigator Joseph Larch, who helps her to uncover a secret about Danielle's past that has them both seeing double.

Directed by Brian De Palma - With Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning, William Finley, Barnard Hughes, Dolph Sweet, ...
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Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery(2015)

1h 19min | Kids & Family, Animation, Comedy, Mystery
4.0/5 (with 127 votes)

Get ready to Rock! Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. Gang team up with the one and only KISS in this all-new, out-of-this-world adventure! We join the Gang at KISS World – the all-things-KISS theme park, as they investigate a series of strange hauntings. With help from KISS, they discover that the Crimson Witch has returned to summon The Destroyer from the alternate dimension of Kissteria! The evil duos ghastly plan, to destroy the earth! Can the Gang's cunning and KISS's power of rock save the day?!

Directed by Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone - With Matthew Lillard

White Bird in a Blizzard(2014)

R
| 1h 31min | Thriller, Drama
3.1/5 (with 332 votes)

In 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears.

Directed by Gregg Araki - With Shailene Woodley, Eva Green, Christopher Meloni, Shiloh Fernandez, Angela Bassett, Dale Dickey, ...

Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky(2010)

1h 43min | Action, Animation, Adventure, Crime
3.5/5 (with 50 votes)

A terrorist group invades a laboratory containing a deadly bacteria and destroys the lab with an explosion. They later announce via the internet they have gained possession of the bacteria and declare themselves to be the Red Siamese Cats, a terrorist group that was eradicated a decade ago.

Directed by Yasuichiro Yamamoto

The Empire of Corpses(2015)

2h | Animation, Mystery, Horror, Science Fiction
3.0/5 (with 37 votes)

The story takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers—are used to improve industrial development.

Directed by Ryôtarô Makihara - With Yoshimasa Hosoya
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Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon(2016)

1h 12min | Kids & Family, Animation, Comedy, Mystery
3.8/5 (with 80 votes)

When Scooby and Mystery Inc. visit an off-road racing competition, it's not long before strange events start to occur. A mysterious phantom racer, known only as Inferno, is causing chaos and is determined to sabotage the race. It's up to Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and their new driving partner, The Undertaker, to save the race and solve the mystery.

Directed by Tim Divar

Last Year at Marienbad(1961)

NR
| 1h 35min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 202 votes)

In a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.

Directed by Alain Resnais - With Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha Pitoëff, Françoise Bertin, Luce Garcia-Ville, Françoise Spira, ...
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Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target(1998)

PG-13
| 1h 40min | Adventure, Animation, Crime, Kids & Family, Mystery
3.6/5 (with 81 votes)

A mysterious attacker has appeared and is assaulting people whose names contain a number from the standard deck of cards in descending order. When Conan Edogawa points out that all the victims are related to the now famous detective Kogorou Mouri, suspicion immediately falls upon the recently released convict Jou Murakami, as Kogorou was the one responsible for his arrest ten years prior. With potential victims still at risk, Conan and the police are determined to catch the culprit. As the case gradually unfolds, both Conan and his friend Ran Mouri learn more about her parents' separation and the truth on what transpired a decade ago.

Directed by Kenji Kodama

Impetigore(2019)

1h 46min | Horror, Thriller, Mystery
3.4/5 (with 74 votes)

A woman inherits a house in her ancestral village, but she's unaware that members of the community have been trying to locate and kill her to remove the curse that has plagued them for years.

Directed by Joko Anwar - With Tara Basro, Marissa Anita, Asmara Abigail, Christine Hakim, Ario Bayu, Faradina Mufti, ...

LUPIN THE 3rd vs. CAT’S EYE(2023)

Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy
3.7/5 (with 3 votes)

Lupin III competes with the Kisugi sisters to steal a triptych of paintings that once belonged to their father, and which hold the key to a long-unsolved mystery.

Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes(2000)

1h 40min | Animation, Crime, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 69 votes)

Police officers around Tokyo are being murdered by an unknown assailant. When Ran witnesses an attempt on the life of one of her friends in the police, she loses her memory. Now, Conan and Inspector Megure must find the murderer while Ran attempts to regain her lost memories.

Directed by Kenji Kodama

Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy(2014)

PG
| 1h 14min | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction
3.9/5 (with 82 votes)

Scooby-Doo and those "meddling kids" Shaggy, Fred, Daphne and Velma are back in this all-new original movie! Velma discovers she's inherited her great-great-uncle Dr. Von Dinkenstein’s cursed castle in the terrifying town of Transylvania…Pennsylvania, that is. Just when the Gang persuades Velma to go claim her inheritance, the ghost of Dinkenstein Castle blows up the Mystery Machine as a warning! Now the Crew must spring back into action, but this time it's personal! Who's responsible for the Dinkenstein monster? What family secret has Velma been hiding? Will Fred recover from the loss of his beloved Mystery Machine? Can any helpless snack survive Scooby and Shaggy's monster-sized appetites? This Scooby-Doo adventure has enough spooky fun to make the whole family come alive!

Directed by Won Young Jung

Dead End(2003)

R
| 1h 25min | Mystery, Horror, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 211 votes)

Christmas Eve. On his way to his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut, for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.

Directed by Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Fabrice Canepa - With Alexandra Holden, Ray Wise, Lin Shaye, Mick Cain, Amber Smith, Jimmie F. Skaggs, ...

About Elly(2009)

1h 59min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 204 votes)

The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.

Directed by Asghar Farhadi - With Golshifteh Farahani, Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab Hosseini, Mani Haghighi, Merila Zarei, Payman Maadi, ...
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