Best Mystery Movies of the 1960s

1. 1
   Psycho 1960

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

   8.4 · 11K votes
2. 2
   High and Low 1963

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

   8.4 · 1.2K votes
3. 3
   2001: A Space Odyssey 1968

   Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.0

   8.0 · 13K votes
4. 4
   Charade 1963

   Directed by Stanley Donen · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV
   7.6

   7.7 · 1.6K votes
5. 5
   In the Heat of the Night 1967

   Directed by Norman Jewison · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
   7.6

   7.7 · 1.3K votes
6. 6
   L'Avventura 1960

   Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni · Streaming on HBO Max, Darkroom
   7.4

   7.5 · 779 votes
7. 7
   The Innocents 1961

   Directed by Jack Clayton · Streaming on fuboTV
   7.3

   7.5 · 701 votes
8. 8
   Even the Wind Is Afraid 1968

   Directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada · Streaming on FlixHouse, Fawesome, Bloodstream
   7.2

   7.9 · 148 votes
9. 9
   The Trial 1962

   Directed by Orson Welles · Streaming on FlixHouse, Night Flight Plus, Artiflix
   7.2

   7.4 · 596 votes
10. 10
    Blow-Up 1966

    Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.4K votes
11. 11
    The Saragossa Manuscript 1966

    Directed by Wojciech Has · Streaming on Klassiki
    7.2

    7.7 · 168 votes
12. 12
    Blood and Black Lace 1964

    Directed by Mario Bava · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Hoopla
    7.1

    7.3 · 489 votes
13. 13
    A Shot in the Dark 1964

    Directed by Blake Edwards · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, YouTube Free
    7.1

    7.2 · 689 votes
14. 14
    Marnie 1964

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
    7.0

    7.1 · 1.3K votes
15. 15
    Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte 1964

    Directed by Robert Aldrich · Streaming on fuboTV, Hoopla
    7.0

    7.3 · 296 votes
16. 16
    Murder She Said 1961

    Directed by George Pollock · Streaming on Britbox, BritBox, TCM
    7.0

    7.3 · 247 votes
17. 17
    Bunny Lake Is Missing 1965

    Directed by Otto Preminger · Streaming on fuboTV
    6.9

    7.3 · 227 votes
18. 18
    The Bride Wore Black 1968

    Directed by François Truffaut · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    6.9

    7.1 · 303 votes
19. 19
    Theorem 1968

    Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.0 · 464 votes
20. 20
    Carnival of Souls 1962

    Directed by Herk Harvey · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV
    6.8

    6.9 · 564 votes
21. 21
    The Scapular 1968

    Directed by Servando González · Streaming on Darkroom
    6.8

    8.3 · 43 votes
22. 22
    Alphaville 1965

    Directed by Jean-Luc Godard · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, MUBI
    6.8

    6.9 · 642 votes
23. 23
    Shock Corridor 1963

    Directed by Samuel Fuller · Streaming on HBO Max, FlixFling, IndieFlix
    6.8

    7.0 · 309 votes
24. 24
    Murder at the Gallop 1963

    Directed by George Pollock · Streaming on Britbox, BritBox
    6.8

    7.1 · 191 votes
25. 25
    Pitfall 1962

    Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.3 · 115 votes
26. 26
    Murder Most Foul 1964

    Directed by George Pollock · Streaming on Britbox, BritBox
    6.8

    7.1 · 178 votes
27. 27
    Murder Ahoy 1964

    Directed by George Pollock · Streaming on Britbox, BritBox
    6.7

    7.1 · 163 votes
28. 28
    Taste of Fear 1961

    Directed by Seth Holt · Streaming on Tubi TV
    6.7

    7.1 · 153 votes
29. 29
    The Pit and the Pendulum 1961

    Directed by Roger Corman · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    6.7

    6.8 · 407 votes
30. 30
    The Killers 1964

    Directed by Don Siegel
    6.7

    6.9 · 212 votes
31. 31
    Mirage 1965

    Directed by Edward Dmytryk
    6.7

    7.1 · 122 votes
32. 32
    The Girl Who Knew Too Much 1963

    Directed by Mario Bava · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus
    6.6

    6.9 · 197 votes
33. 33
    Prescription: Murder 1968

    Directed by Richard Irving · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Fandango at Home Free, Peacock Premium Plus
    6.6

    7.8 · 42 votes
34. 34
    The Night of the Generals 1967

    Directed by Anatole Litvak
    6.6

    6.8 · 195 votes
35. 35
    The Sleeping Car Murders 1965

    Directed by Costa-Gavras
    6.5

    6.9 · 105 votes
36. 36
    The Specter's Road 1967

    Directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares · Streaming on Pluto TV
    6.5

    8.3 · 24 votes
37. 37
    Sandra 1965

    Directed by Luchino Visconti
    6.5

    7.0 · 87 votes
38. 38
    A Fugitive from the Past 1965

    Directed by Tomu Uchida · Streaming on Philo, Fandor, Midnight Pulp
    6.5

    7.3 · 50 votes
39. 39
    Never Take Sweets from a Stranger 1960

    Directed by Cyril Frankel · Streaming on FlixFling, Fawesome, Mometu
    6.5

    7.3 · 49 votes
40. 40
    Tales of Terror 1962

    Directed by Roger Corman · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    6.5

    6.7 · 215 votes
41. 41
    Youth of the Beast 1963

    Directed by Seijun Suzuki · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.5

    6.9 · 97 votes
42. 42
    The Chalk Garden 1964

    Directed by Ronald Neame
    6.5

    7.2 · 54 votes
43. 43
    The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse 1960

    Directed by Fritz Lang · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel, Fawesome
    6.5

    6.8 · 116 votes
44. 44
    The Assassin 1961

    Directed by Elio Petri
    6.5

    6.9 · 93 votes
45. 45
    Harper 1966

    Directed by Jack Smight
    6.5

    6.7 · 205 votes
46. 46
    Judex 1963

    Directed by Georges Franju · Streaming on Tubi TV
    6.5

    6.9 · 84 votes
47. 47
    We Still Kill the Old Way 1967

    Directed by Elio Petri · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    6.5

    6.7 · 138 votes
48. 48
    The Ghost and Mr. Chicken 1966

    Directed by Alan Rafkin · Streaming on Philo, AMC+
    6.4

    6.7 · 107 votes
49. 49
    Matango 1963

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on Criterion Channel, FlixHouse, FlixFling
    6.4

    6.7 · 108 votes
50. 50
    The Prize 1963

    Directed by Mark Robson · Streaming on YouTube TV
    6.4

    6.7 · 120 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
   Jigsaw 1962

   Directed by Val Guest · Streaming on Kanopy, Fawesome, Cohen Media
   6.3

   7.2 · 27 votes
2. 2
   Come Here, Mukhtar! 1964

   Directed by Semyon Tumanov
   6.3

   7.2 · 27 votes
3. 3
   The Police Commissioner 1962

   Directed by Luigi Comencini · Streaming on Fawesome
   6.3

   7.4 · 18 votes
4. 4
   Woh Kaun Thi 1964

   Directed by Raj Khosla
   6.2

   7.6 · 11 votes
5. 5
   Evening Primrose 1966

   Directed by Paul Bogart
   6.2

   7.5 · 11 votes
6. 6
   What a Carve Up! 1961

   Directed by Pat Jackson
   6.2

   7.0 · 22 votes
7. 7
   The Door and the Butcher's Wife 1969

   Directed by Luis Alcoriza
   6.2

   7.4 · 11 votes
8. 8
   The Eve of Ivan Kupalo 1968

   Directed by Yurii Illienko
   6.2

   7.0 · 21 votes
9. 9
   A Trap 1965

   Directed by Yoji Yamada
   6.2

   7.1 · 14 votes
10. 10
    The Lottery 1969

    Directed by Larry Yust
    6.2

    7.0 · 16 votes