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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.

Infinity Chamber

631. Infinity Chamber

Science Fiction Mystery Thriller AI Sci-Fi Computer Threat Thriller
6.2

20161h 43min

United States

Director: Travis Milloy

A man trapped in an automated prison must outsmart a computer in order to escape and try and find his way back to the outside world that may already be wiped out.

Themes

Repetitive cycles of captivity, Memory manipulation tension, Confinement by automation, Resilience under isolation, Hopelessness in detention, Distrust of synthetic overseers

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Come and Find Me

632. Come and Find Me

Drama Thriller Mystery Investigation Suspense Investigation Mystery
5.7

20161h 52min

Canada, United Kingdom

Director: Zack Whedon

When his girlfriend goes missing, David must track down her whereabouts after he realizes she's not who she was pretending to be.

Themes

Violence and consequence, Double agents and coercion, Hidden identities and assassins, Fragile trust and betrayal, Pursuit under pressure, Deception and role play

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Arrival

633. Arrival

Drama Science Fiction Mystery Alien Contact Sci-Fi Investigation Mystery
7.9

20161h 56min

United States

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Alien ships arrive at multiple locations around the world. The U.S. government sends a team of scientists, led by a linguist and a physicist, to one of the ships to try to understand the visitors’ true purpose—before supporters of a military solution provoke a war.

Themes

Alien language tool, Time-manipulation perception, First contact implications, Extraterrestrial technology impact, Linguist driven inquiry, Spacecraft based collaboration

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Limehouse Golem

634. The Limehouse Golem

Horror Mystery Thriller Monster Horror Whodunit
6.3

20161h 49min

United Kingdom

Director: Juan Carlos Medina

A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical Golem – must be responsible.

Themes

Gendered power dynamics, Fame versus safety, Artistic ambition and exploitation, Deception within performance, Public spectacle pressures, Moral scrutiny by institutions

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Inferno

635. Inferno

Mystery Thriller Action Investigation Mystery Investigation Suspense
6.2

20162h 2min

United States

Director: Ron Howard

After waking up in a hospital with amnesia, professor Robert Langdon and a doctor must race against time to foil a deadly global plot.

Themes

Science vs faith conflict, Elite control of power, Memory fragility under trauma, Trust in institutions under pressure, Biothreat ethics and risk, Conspiracies and deceptions

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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War on Everyone

636. War on Everyone

Action Comedy Mystery Satire Whodunit
5.8

20161h 38min

United Kingdom

Director: John Michael McDonagh

Two corrupt cops in New Mexico set out to blackmail and frame every criminal unfortunate enough to cross their path. Things take a sinister turn, however, when they try to intimidate someone who is more dangerous than they are. Or is he?

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty under pressure, Abuse of power, Moral ambiguity in authority, Corruption of law enforcement, Violence as coercion

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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The Girl on the Train

637. The Girl on the Train

Crime Mystery Thriller Unreliable Perspective Mystery Domestic Thriller
6.5

20161h 52min

India, United States

Director: Tate Taylor

Divorced woman Rachel Watson watches, day after day, the life of a seemingly perfect couple in a house near the railway tracks. But one day a woman from that perfect home disappears, and Rachel is drawn into a tangled web of investigation—because she’s the one who saw what most people never did.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Domestic abuse dynamics, Infidelity consequences, Addiction and recovery, Unreliable narration, Surveillance and voyeurism, Memory loss and blackouts

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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The Void

638. The Void

Mystery Horror Science Fiction Monster Horror
5.9

20161h 30min

Canada

Director: Jeremy Gillespie

In the middle of a routine patrol, officer Daniel Carter happens upon a blood-soaked figure limping down a deserted stretch of road. He rushes the young man to a nearby rural hospital staffed by a skeleton crew, only to discover that patients and personnel are transforming into something inhuman. As the horror intensifies, Carter leads the other survivors on a hellish voyage into the subterranean depths of the hospital in a desperate bid to end the nightmare before it's too late.

Themes

Morgue as setting, Cosmic horror contact, Hospital under siege, Nurse under fire, Power over life and death, Mutation and transformation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Operation Avalanche

639. Operation Avalanche

Thriller Mystery Comedy Cover-Up Thriller Investigation Mystery
6.1

20161h 34min

United States, Canada

Director: Matt Johnson

In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history.

Themes

Found footage realism, Moon landing deception, Central intelligence agency oversight, Conspiracy within agency, Mockumentary framing

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The 9th Life of Louis Drax

640. The 9th Life of Louis Drax

Mystery Thriller Unreliable Perspective Mystery Mind Game Thriller
6.3

20161h 48min

Canada, United Kingdom

Director: Alexandre Aja

A psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality.

Themes

Medical ethics under pressure, Based on novel, Fantasy and reality, Near-fatal fall, Sixth sense, Parental instability

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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