Best Mystery Movies of All Time

1. 1
   Psycho 1960

   Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on Netflix, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
   8.4

   8.4 · 11K votes
2. 2
   Se7en 1995

   Directed by David Fincher · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.4

   8.4 · 24K votes
3. 3
   Rear Window 1954

   Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on YouTube TV, TCM
   8.3

   8.3 · 7.4K votes
4. 4
   High and Low 1963

   Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on HBO Max, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free
   8.2

   8.4 · 1.2K votes
5. 5
   Oldboy 2003

   Directed by Park Chan-wook · Streaming on Kanopy, Plex Channel
   8.2

   8.2 · 10K votes
6. 6
   The Prestige 2006

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Netflix
   8.2

   8.2 · 18K votes
7. 7
   Remarkably Bright Creatures 2026

   Directed by Olivia Newman · Streaming on Netflix
   8.2

   8.4 · 986 votes
8. 8
   Shutter Island 2010

   Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.2

   8.2 · 27K votes
9. 9
   Memento 2000

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu
   8.2

   8.2 · 17K votes
10. 10
    Witness for the Prosecution 1957

    Directed by Billy Wilder · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
    8.1

    8.2 · 1.8K votes
11. 11
    Vertigo 1958

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on YouTube TV
    8.1

    8.1 · 6.6K votes
12. 12
    Incendies 2010

    Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on The Roku Channel
    8.1

    8.1 · 3.5K votes
13. 13
    The Thing 1982

    Directed by John Carpenter · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus
    8.1

    8.1 · 8.4K votes
14. 14
    The Invisible Guest 2017

    Directed by Oriol Paulo
    8.0

    8.1 · 5.2K votes
15. 15
    2001: A Space Odyssey 1968

    Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.0

    8.0 · 13K votes
16. 16
    Rashomon 1950

    Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, YouTube Free
    8.0

    8.0 · 2.6K votes
17. 17
    The Sixth Sense 1999

    Directed by M. Night Shyamalan · Streaming on Netflix, Apple TV, Hulu
    7.9

    8.0 · 14K votes
18. 18
    Citizen Kane 1941

    Directed by Orson Welles
    7.9

    8.0 · 6.3K votes
19. 19
    The Secret in Their Eyes 2009

    Directed by Juan José Campanella · Streaming on Hulu
    7.9

    8.0 · 3K votes
20. 20
    Sherlock Jr. 1924

    Directed by Buster Keaton · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, Kanopy, FlixFling
    7.9

    8.0 · 1.2K votes
21. 21
    Gone Girl 2014

    Directed by David Fincher
    7.9

    7.9 · 21K votes
22. 22
    Chinatown 1974

    Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on MGM Plus, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.9

    7.9 · 4.5K votes
23. 23
    The Sheep Detectives 2026

    Directed by Kyle Balda · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.8K votes
24. 24
    Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 2013

    Directed by Jay Oliva · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.6K votes
25. 25
    Knives Out 2019

    Directed by Rian Johnson · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Lionsgate+
    7.8

    7.8 · 15K votes
26. 26
    The Third Man 1949

    Directed by Carol Reed · Streaming on Philo, Kanopy, IndieFlix
    7.8

    7.9 · 2.2K votes
27. 27
    Rebecca 1940

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, Brew, Filmzie
    7.8

    7.9 · 2.1K votes
28. 28
    Three Colors: Red 1994

    Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, TCM
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.6K votes
29. 29
    L.A. Confidential 1997

    Directed by Curtis Hanson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.8

    7.8 · 5.8K votes
30. 30
    Ugetsu 1953

    Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Plex
    7.8

    8.0 · 676 votes
31. 31
    Monster 2023

    Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda · Streaming on MUBI
    7.8

    7.9 · 983 votes
32. 32
    Mulholland Drive 2001

    Directed by David Lynch
    7.8

    7.8 · 7.4K votes
33. 33
    Diabolique 1955

    Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot · Streaming on HBO Max, The Roku Channel, TCM
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.1K votes
34. 34
    Sherlock: The Abominable Bride 2016

    Directed by Douglas Mackinnon · Streaming on PBS, PBS Masterpiece, KQED
    7.8

    7.8 · 2.4K votes
35. 35
    Forgotten 2017

    Directed by Chang Hang-jun · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.4K votes
36. 36
    Lee Cronin's The Mummy 2026

    Directed by Lee Cronin · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.8

    7.8 · 2.8K votes
37. 37
    Donnie Darko 2001

    Directed by Richard Kelly · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, fuboTV
    7.8

    7.8 · 14K votes
38. 38
    The Hateful Eight 2015

    Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on MovieSphere+
    7.7

    7.8 · 16K votes
39. 39
    Mystic River 2003

    Directed by Clint Eastwood · Streaming on Tubi TV
    7.7

    7.7 · 7.8K votes
40. 40
    Anatomy of a Murder 1959

    Directed by Otto Preminger · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Fawesome
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.2K votes
41. 41
    Solaris 1972

    Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky · Streaming on HBO Max, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.9K votes
42. 42
    Joint Security Area 2000

    Directed by Park Chan-wook · Streaming on Kanopy, AsianCrush, OnDemandKorea
    7.7

    7.8 · 898 votes
43. 43
    Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 2012

    Directed by Jay Oliva
    7.7

    7.7 · 1.8K votes
44. 44
    The Batman 2022

    Directed by Matt Reeves · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.7

    7.7 · 13K votes
45. 45
    All the President's Men 1976

    Directed by Alan J. Pakula · Streaming on YouTube Free, TCM
    7.6

    7.7 · 2.2K votes
46. 46
    The Maltese Falcon 1941

    Directed by John Huston · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.6

    7.7 · 2K votes
47. 47
    Zootopia 2 2025

    Directed by Jared Bush · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.6

    7.7 · 3.6K votes
48. 48
    Arrival 2016

    Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium
    7.6

    7.6 · 20K votes
49. 49
    Mother 2009

    Directed by Bong Joon Ho · Streaming on Philo, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.8K votes
50. 50
    Deep Red 1975

    Directed by Dario Argento · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.7K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   My Last Best Friend 2023

   Directed by Filippo M. Prandi · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
   7.1

   9.7 · 36 votes
2. 2
   WAR 2023

   Directed by Miklós Horváth Milán
   6.7

   9.4 · 21 votes
3. 3
   The Experiencer 1977

   Directed by Brian Helweg-Larsen
   6.6

   10.0 · 14 votes
4. 4
   Adventure Time 2007

   Directed by Larry Leichliter
   6.8

   8.6 · 32 votes
5. 5
   Under Wraps 2014

   Directed by Gordon Crum
   6.6

   8.8 · 22 votes
6. 6
   Remember You 2016

   Directed by Lee Yoon-jeong · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
   6.6

   8.1 · 35 votes
7. 7
   The Specter's Road 1967

   Directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares · Streaming on Pluto TV
   6.5

   8.3 · 24 votes
8. 8
   Misterio en Marbella 2022
   6.6

   7.9 · 35 votes
9. 9
   Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent 2026

   Directed by Kenji Nakamura · Streaming on Netflix
   6.5

   8.6 · 16 votes
10. 10
    Mary's Land 2013

    Directed by Juan Manuel Cotelo
    6.5

    8.1 · 25 votes