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The best mystery movies, ranked

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  1. Remarkably Bright Creatures posterRemarkably Bright Creatures (2026)8.68.6
  2. Psycho posterPsycho (1960)Horror · Thriller · 8.48.411K votes
  3. Se7en posterSe7en (1995)Crime · Mystery · 8.48.423K votes
  4. Rear Window posterRear Window (1954)youtube tv · 8.38.37K votes
  5. Oldboy posterOldboy (2003)Thriller · Mystery · 8.28.210K votes
  6. The Prestige posterThe Prestige (2006)hulu · 8.28.218K votes
  7. Witness for the Prosecution posterWitness for the Prosecution (1957)mgm plus · 8.28.22K votes
  8. Shutter Island posterShutter Island (2010)youtube tv · mgm plus · 8.28.226K votes
  9. Memento posterMemento (2000)amazon prime video · hulu · peacock · 8.28.216K votes
  10. Vertigo posterVertigo (1958)mgm plus · 8.18.16K votes
  11. Incendies posterIncendies (2010)Drama · War · 8.18.13K votes
  12. The Invisible Guest posterThe Invisible Guest (2017)Drama · Mystery · 8.18.15K votes
  13. The Thing posterThe Thing (1982)Horror · Mystery · 8.18.18K votes
  14. 2001: A Space Odyssey poster2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)hbo max · youtube tv · philo · 8.08.013K votes
  15. Lee Cronin's The Mummy posterLee Cronin's The Mummy (2026)Horror · Mystery · 8.08.02K votes
  16. Rashomon posterRashomon (1950)hbo max · youtube tv · criterion channel · 8.08.03K votes
  17. The Secret in Their Eyes posterThe Secret in Their Eyes (2009)Mystery · Thriller · 8.08.03K votes
  18. Citizen Kane posterCitizen Kane (1941)Mystery · Drama · 8.08.06K votes
  19. The Sixth Sense posterThe Sixth Sense (1999)Mystery · Thriller · 8.08.013K votes
  20. Chinatown posterChinatown (1974)paramount plus · peacock · peacock premium plus · 7.97.94K votes
  21. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 posterBatman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)Science Fiction · Action · 7.97.92K votes
  22. Three Colors: Red posterThree Colors: Red (1994)hbo max · youtube tv · criterion channel · 7.97.92K votes
  23. The Third Man posterThe Third Man (1949)amazon prime video · indieflix · cineverse · 7.97.92K votes
  24. Gone Girl posterGone Girl (2014)Mystery · Thriller · 7.97.920K votes
  25. Forgotten posterForgotten (2017)netflix · 7.97.91K votes
  26. Rebecca posterRebecca (1940)Mystery · Romance · 7.97.92K votes
  27. Knives Out posterKnives Out (2019)amazon prime video · amc plus · youtube tv · 7.87.814K votes
  28. Infernal Affairs posterInfernal Affairs (2002)hbo max · youtube tv · criterion channel · 7.87.82K votes
  29. Mulholland Drive posterMulholland Drive (2001)Thriller · Drama · 7.87.87K votes
  30. L.A. Confidential posterL.A. Confidential (1997)Crime · Mystery · 7.87.86K votes
  31. Sherlock: The Abominable Bride posterSherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)pbs · pbs masterpiece · 7.87.82K votes
  32. Batman: Under the Red Hood posterBatman: Under the Red Hood (2010)Mystery · Crime · 7.87.82K votes
  33. Solaris posterSolaris (1972)hbo max · youtube tv · criterion channel · 7.87.82K votes
  34. Donnie Darko posterDonnie Darko (2001)amazon prime video · hulu · fubotv · 7.87.813K votes
  35. The Hateful Eight posterThe Hateful Eight (2015)peacock · peacock premium plus · 7.87.815K votes
  36. Mystic River posterMystic River (2003)Thriller · Crime · 7.77.77K votes
  37. Notorious posterNotorious (1946)flixfling · indieflix · indieflix shorts · 7.77.72K votes
  38. Deep Red posterDeep Red (1975)amc plus · youtube tv · philo · 7.77.72K votes
  39. The Maltese Falcon posterThe Maltese Falcon (1941)Mystery · Crime · 7.77.72K votes
  40. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 posterBatman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)Science Fiction · Action · 7.77.72K votes
  41. Mother posterMother (2009)philo · 7.77.72K votes
  42. Mississippi Burning posterMississippi Burning (1988)amazon prime video · 7.77.72K votes
  43. Zootopia 2 posterZootopia 2 (2025)disney plus · 7.77.73K votes
  44. All the President's Men posterAll the President's Men (1976)Drama · Mystery · 7.77.72K votes
  45. The Batman posterThe Batman (2022)hbo max · youtube tv · tru tv · 7.77.712K votes
  46. Primal Fear posterPrimal Fear (1996)fubotv · mgm plus · paramount plus · 7.77.74K votes
  47. Charade posterCharade (1963)amazon prime video · fubotv · britbox · 7.77.72K votes
  48. Arrival posterArrival (2016)paramount plus · 7.67.619K votes
  49. Get Out posterGet Out (2017)hbo max · youtube tv · cinemax · 7.67.619K votes
  50. The Others posterThe Others (2001)amc plus · philo · shudder · 7.67.67K votes

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