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Mystery movies

Suspenseful puzzles and 'whodunnits' that keep you guessing until the final, shocking revelation.

Subgenres include: Whodunit, Locked-Room Mystery, Investigation Mystery.

Pi

1021. Pi

Mystery Drama Thriller
7.3

19981h 24min

United States

Director: Darren Aronofsky

A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.


The X-Files

1022. The X-Files

Mystery Science Fiction Thriller
7.0

19982h 1min

United States, Canada

Director: Rob Bowman

Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.


Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target

1023. Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target

Animation Crime Mystery Adventure
7.3

19981h 40min

Japan

Director: Kenji Kodama

Ran’s secret past revealed! Ten years ago, something happened between her mom and dad. Now, plagued by nightmares, Ran is starting to remember… Meanwhile, a murderous card dealer breaks out of jail to seek revenge. His target: Ran’s father. Can Conan stop him in time and save his girlfriend’s family?


Wild Things

1024. Wild Things

Mystery Thriller Drama
6.6

19981h 48min

United States

Director: John McNaughton

When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...


The Interview

1025. The Interview

Crime Mystery Drama
7.0

19981h 44min

Australia

Director: Craig Monahan

A duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted?


Dark City

1026. Dark City

Mystery Science Fiction Dystopian Sci-Fi Unreliable Perspective Mystery
7.6

19981h 41min

Australia, United States

Director: Alex Proyas

The protagonist wakes up in a hotel room with no memory of who he is or how he got there. He soon learns that the police suspect him of a series of brutal murders, while the city he has found himself in seems disturbingly unnatural: the sun never shines here, and time and reality itself feel as if they are controlled by someone.

Themes

Memory transfer ethics, Urban gothic mood, Parallel world anxiety, Dystopia under pressure, False memory manipulation, Serial killer motif

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Palmetto

1027. Palmetto

Crime Mystery Thriller
6.1

19981h 54min

United States, Germany

Director: Volker Schlöndorff

After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for payback to regain his lost two years. He's hired by Mrs. Malroux to fake the kidnapping of her stepdaughter (the daughter of a dying millionaire). He discovers that he is being set up on multiple levels and will soon face a longer sentence if he doesn't prove the truth.


Sphere

1028. Sphere

Science Fiction Mystery Thriller
6.1

19982h 14min

United States

Director: Barry Levinson

A spacecraft is discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the Habitat, a state-of-the-art underwater living environment, to investigate.


Affliction

1029. Affliction

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
6.9

19981h 54min

United States

Director: Paul Schrader

A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating mentally.


Zero Effect

1030. Zero Effect

Comedy Crime Drama Mystery
6.9

19981h 56min

United States

Director: Jake Kasdan

Daryl Zero is a private investigator and—along with his assistant, Steve Arlo—he solves impossible crimes and puzzles. Although Daryl's a master investigator, he doesn't know what to do with himself when he's not working; he has no social skills, writes bad music and drives Steve crazy.