Best Mystery Movies of the 2020s

1. 1
   Remarkably Bright Creatures 2026

   Directed by Olivia Newman · Streaming on Netflix
   8.2

   8.4 · 986 votes
2. 2
   The Sheep Detectives 2026

   Directed by Kyle Balda · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   7.8

   7.9 · 1.8K votes
3. 3
   Monster 2023

   Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda · Streaming on MUBI
   7.8

   7.9 · 983 votes
4. 4
   Lee Cronin's The Mummy 2026

   Directed by Lee Cronin · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.8

   7.8 · 2.8K votes
5. 5
   The Batman 2022

   Directed by Matt Reeves · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.7

   7.7 · 13K votes
6. 6
   Zootopia 2 2025

   Directed by Jared Bush · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.6

   7.7 · 3.6K votes
7. 7
   Exhuma 2024

   Directed by Jang Jae-hyun · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, AMC Plus, AMC+
   7.5

   7.7 · 853 votes
8. 8
   Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul 2020

   Directed by Masayuki Kojima · Streaming on Kanopy, HiDive, Hidive
   7.5

   7.9 · 332 votes
9. 9
   Anatomy of a Fall 2023

   Directed by Justine Triet · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy
   7.5

   7.5 · 3.5K votes
10. 10
    The Summit of the Gods 2021

    Directed by Patrick Imbert · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.7 · 442 votes
11. 11
    Where the Crawdads Sing 2022

    Directed by Olivia Newman · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV
    7.5

    7.5 · 2.4K votes
12. 12
    Enola Holmes 2 2022

    Directed by Harry Bradbeer · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    7.4 · 3.2K votes
13. 13
    The Call 2020

    Directed by Lee Chung-hyun · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.1K votes
14. 14
    Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos 2021

    Directed by Gail Harvey · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Lifetime Movie Club
    7.4

    7.8 · 241 votes
15. 15
    Maharaja 2024

    Directed by Nithilan Saminathan · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    7.7 · 268 votes
16. 16
    Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! 2020

    Directed by Maxwell Atoms
    7.3

    7.7 · 263 votes
17. 17
    Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One 2021

    Directed by Chris Palmer
    7.3

    7.4 · 737 votes
18. 18
    Missing 2023

    Directed by Will Merrick · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.4K votes
19. 19
    The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It 2021

    Directed by Michael Chaves · Streaming on HBO Max, TNT, TBS
    7.3

    7.3 · 6.8K votes
20. 20
    Weapons 2025

    Directed by Zach Cregger · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Howdy
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.2K votes
21. 21
    Decision to Leave 2022

    Directed by Park Chan-wook · Streaming on MUBI
    7.3

    7.3 · 1.7K votes
22. 22
    Black Box 2021

    Directed by Yann Gozlan · Streaming on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, France Channel
    7.3

    7.3 · 1.5K votes
23. 23
    The Witch: Part 2. The Other One 2022

    Directed by Park Hoon-jung · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, The Roku Channel
    7.2

    7.4 · 491 votes
24. 24
    Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two 2021

    Directed by Chris Palmer
    7.2

    7.4 · 605 votes
25. 25
    Last Night in Soho 2021

    Directed by Edgar Wright · Streaming on Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.2

    7.3 · 4.1K votes
26. 26
    Drishyam 2 2022

    Directed by Abhishek Pathak · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.2

    8.0 · 122 votes
27. 27
    The Housemaid 2025

    Directed by Paul Feig · Streaming on Starz, HBO Max
    7.2

    7.3 · 3.3K votes
28. 28
    Enola Holmes 2020

    Directed by Harry Bradbeer · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.2 · 6.9K votes
29. 29
    God's Crooked Lines 2022

    Directed by Oriol Paulo · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.3 · 880 votes
30. 30
    Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 2025

    Directed by Rian Johnson · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.2 · 3K votes
31. 31
    My Last Best Friend 2023

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

    9.7 · 36 votes
32. 32
    Fear Street: 1978 2021

    Directed by Leigh Janiak · Streaming on Netflix
    7.1

    7.2 · 2.4K votes
33. 33
    Saw X 2023

    Directed by Kevin Greutert · Streaming on Netflix
    7.1

    7.1 · 2.5K votes
34. 34
    Dollhouse 2025

    Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi
    7.1

    7.6 · 159 votes
35. 35
    Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob 2021

    Directed by Maxwell Atoms
    7.1

    7.5 · 205 votes
36. 36
    Unlocked 2023

    Directed by Kim Tae-joon · Streaming on Netflix
    7.1

    7.3 · 430 votes
37. 37
    Good Boy 2026

    Directed by Jan Komasa · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.1

    7.3 · 361 votes
38. 38
    Caddo Lake 2024

    Directed by Celine Held · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.1

    7.2 · 605 votes
39. 39
    Jai Bhim 2021

    Directed by T. J. Gnanavel · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.0

    7.4 · 260 votes
40. 40
    The End of Oak Street 2026

    Directed by David Robert Mitchell
    7.0

    7.1 · 2.2K votes
41. 41
    The Accountant² 2025

    Directed by Gavin O'Connor · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu
    7.0

    7.1 · 2K votes
42. 42
    The Outfit 2022

    Directed by Graham Moore · Streaming on Netflix
    7.0

    7.1 · 1.5K votes
43. 43
    It Was Just an Accident 2025

    Directed by Jafar Panahi · Streaming on Hulu, Kanopy
    7.0

    7.1 · 709 votes
44. 44
    The Wrecking Crew 2026

    Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.0

    7.1 · 1.3K votes
45. 45
    Fear Street: 1666 2021

    Directed by Leigh Janiak · Streaming on Netflix
    7.0

    7.1 · 2.1K votes
46. 46
    Mercy 2026

    Directed by Timur Bekmambetov · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    7.0

    7.1 · 1.8K votes
47. 47
    Final Destination Bloodlines 2025

    Directed by Adam Stein · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.0

    7.0 · 3.2K votes
48. 48
    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022

    Directed by Rian Johnson · Streaming on Netflix
    7.0

    7.0 · 7.3K votes
49. 49
    Backrooms 2026

    Directed by Kane Parsons · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.0

    7.0 · 3.8K votes
50. 50
    The White Tiger 2021

    Directed by Ramin Bahrani · Streaming on Netflix
    6.9

    7.0 · 1K 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
   WAR 2023

   Directed by Miklós Horváth Milán
   6.7

   9.4 · 21 votes
2. 2
   Misterio en Marbella 2022
   6.6

   7.9 · 35 votes
3. 3
   Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent 2026

   Directed by Kenji Nakamura · Streaming on Netflix
   6.5

   8.6 · 16 votes
4. 4
   After Sundown 2023

   Directed by Bhandit Thongdee
   6.5

   8.4 · 18 votes
5. 5
   Chithha 2023

   Directed by S. U. Arunkumar · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu
   6.6

   7.7 · 41 votes
6. 6
   Agak Laen: Menyala Pantiku! 2025

   Directed by Muhadkly Acho
   6.4

   8.4 · 17 votes
7. 7
   Mystery 101: Deadly History 2021

   Directed by Stacey N. Harding · Streaming on fuboTV, Philo, Hoopla
   6.5

   7.9 · 26 votes
8. 8
   Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major 2023

   Directed by Linda-Lisa Hayter · Streaming on fuboTV, Hoopla, YouTube TV
   6.4

   7.9 · 22 votes
9. 9
   Suzuki=Bakudan 2025

   Directed by Akira Nagai
   6.5

   7.5 · 40 votes
10. 10
    CrimeTime: Freefall 2024

    Directed by Stacey N. Harding · Streaming on fuboTV, Philo, Hoopla
    6.4

    8.1 · 18 votes