Best Mystery Movies of the 1990s

1. 1
   Se7en 1995

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

   8.4 · 24K votes
2. 2
   The Sixth Sense 1999

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

   8.0 · 14K votes
3. 3
   Three Colors: Red 1994

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

   7.9 · 1.6K votes
4. 4
   L.A. Confidential 1997

   Directed by Curtis Hanson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   7.8

   7.8 · 5.8K votes
5. 5
   Twelve Monkeys 1995

   Directed by Terry Gilliam
   7.6

   7.6 · 9.5K votes
6. 6
   The Game 1997

   Directed by David Fincher
   7.6

   7.6 · 7.7K votes
7. 7
   Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island 1998

   Directed by Jim Stenstrum
   7.5

   7.7 · 893 votes
8. 8
   Lost Highway 1997

   Directed by David Lynch
   7.5

   7.6 · 3.1K votes
9. 9
   Cure 1997

   Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
   7.5

   7.6 · 921 votes
10. 10
    Eyes Wide Shut 1999

    Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.5

    7.5 · 7.4K votes
11. 11
    The Devil's Advocate 1997

    Directed by Taylor Hackford · Streaming on Philo
    7.5

    7.5 · 7.1K votes
12. 12
    Contact 1997

    Directed by Robert Zemeckis
    7.4

    7.5 · 5.3K votes
13. 13
    Herod's Law 1999

    Directed by Luis Estrada · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    8.0 · 214 votes
14. 14
    Scream 1996

    Directed by Wes Craven · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.4

    7.4 · 8.3K votes
15. 15
    Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 1993

    Directed by Bruce Timm · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube Free
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.3K votes
16. 16
    The Kingdom 1994

    Directed by Lars von Trier
    7.4

    7.8 · 260 votes
17. 17
    Three Colors: White 1994

    Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, TCM
    7.4

    7.4 · 1.4K votes
18. 18
    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 1992

    Directed by David Lynch · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.4

    7.4 · 2.4K votes
19. 19
    Jacob's Ladder 1990

    Directed by Adrian Lyne · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.3

    7.4 · 2K votes
20. 20
    Dark City 1998

    Directed by Alex Proyas · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Plex
    7.3

    7.3 · 3.4K votes
21. 21
    Glengarry Glen Ross 1992

    Directed by James Foley · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    7.3

    7.3 · 1.7K votes
22. 22
    Manhattan Murder Mystery 1993

    Directed by Woody Allen · Streaming on YouTube TV, YouTube Free, Fawesome
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.2K votes
23. 23
    Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost 1999

    Directed by Jim Stenstrum
    7.2

    7.4 · 516 votes
24. 24
    Sleepy Hollow 1999

    Directed by Tim Burton · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.2

    7.2 · 7.7K votes
25. 25
    A Pure Formality 1994

    Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV
    7.2

    7.4 · 409 votes
26. 26
    Dolores Claiborne 1995

    Directed by Taylor Hackford
    7.2

    7.3 · 918 votes
27. 27
    In the Mouth of Madness 1995

    Directed by John Carpenter · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Tubi TV
    7.2

    7.2 · 2K votes
28. 28
    The Red Violin 1998

    Directed by François Girard · Streaming on YouTube Free, Starz, MovieSphere+
    7.1

    7.3 · 465 votes
29. 29
    Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper 1997

    Directed by Kenji Kodama
    7.1

    7.4 · 284 votes
30. 30
    The Player 1992

    Directed by Robert Altman · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, Cinemax
    7.1

    7.2 · 1K votes
31. 31
    Pi 1998

    Directed by Darren Aronofsky · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus
    7.1

    7.1 · 2.6K votes
32. 32
    The Scooby-Doo Project 1999

    Directed by Steve Patrick
    7.1

    8.1 · 82 votes
33. 33
    The Thirteenth Floor 1999

    Directed by Josef Rusnak · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Fawesome
    7.0

    7.1 · 1.6K votes
34. 34
    Lovers of the Arctic Circle 1998

    Directed by Julio Medem
    7.0

    7.3 · 281 votes
35. 35
    Arlington Road 1999

    Directed by Mark Pellington · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel
    7.0

    7.0 · 1.3K votes
36. 36
    Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century 1999

    Directed by Kenji Kodama
    7.0

    7.4 · 211 votes
37. 37
    Amistad 1997

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.0

    7.0 · 1.5K votes
38. 38
    Basic Instinct 1992

    Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.9

    7.0 · 4.6K votes
39. 39
    Breakdown 1997

    Directed by Jonathan Mostow · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.9

    7.0 · 1.2K votes
40. 40
    The X-Files 1998

    Directed by Rob Bowman · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    6.9

    6.9 · 1.9K votes
41. 41
    Lone Star 1996

    Directed by John Sayles · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV
    6.9

    7.0 · 438 votes
42. 42
    Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target 1998

    Directed by Kenji Kodama
    6.9

    7.2 · 239 votes
43. 43
    Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights 1994

    Directed by Jun Falkenstein
    6.9

    7.3 · 166 votes
44. 44
    Manichitrathazhu 1993

    Directed by Fazil · Streaming on Eros Now Select
    6.9

    7.6 · 97 votes
45. 45
    Cube 1998

    Directed by Vincenzo Natali · Streaming on The CW, Kanopy, Hoopla
    6.8

    6.8 · 5.4K votes
46. 46
    Insomnia 1997

    Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory TV
    6.8

    7.0 · 343 votes
47. 47
    The Bone Collector 1999

    Directed by Phillip Noyce · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube Free, Starz
    6.8

    6.8 · 4K votes
48. 48
    Presumed Innocent 1990

    Directed by Alan J. Pakula · Streaming on Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
    6.8

    6.8 · 863 votes
49. 49
    Thursday 1998

    Directed by Skip Woods
    6.7

    6.9 · 390 votes
50. 50
    The Kingdom II 1998

    Directed by Lars von Trier
    6.7

    7.6 · 66 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
   Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder 1992

   Directed by Christopher Hibler
   6.3

   8.2 · 11 votes
2. 2
   Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery 1998

   Directed by Simon Wincer
   6.4

   7.6 · 21 votes
3. 3
   Marshal Tito's Spirit 1999

   Directed by Vinko Brešan
   6.3

   7.6 · 17 votes
4. 4
   Kalle Blomkvist Lives Dangerously 1996

   Directed by Göran Carmback
   6.3

   7.4 · 21 votes
5. 5
   Jonny's Golden Quest 1993

   Directed by Don Lusk
   6.3

   7.7 · 13 votes
6. 6
   Zone of Silence 1990

   Directed by Rodolfo de Anda
   6.3

   7.4 · 19 votes
7. 7
   Up, Down, Fragile 1995

   Directed by Jacques Rivette · Streaming on Kanopy, Criterion Channel, Cohen Media
   6.3

   7.2 · 28 votes
8. 8
   They 1993

   Directed by John Korty
   6.3

   7.4 · 16 votes
9. 9
   Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester 1995

   Directed by Vincent McEveety
   6.3

   7.4 · 16 votes
10. 10
    Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest 1997

    Directed by Anthony Pullen Shaw
    6.3

    7.0 · 32 votes