Best Mystery Movies on HBO Max in the US

1. 1
   High and Low 1963

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

   8.4 · 1.2K votes
2. 2
   2001: A Space Odyssey 1968

   Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.0

   8.0 · 13K votes
3. 3
   Rashomon 1950

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

   8.0 · 2.6K votes
4. 4
   Three Colors: Red 1994

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

   7.9 · 1.6K votes
5. 5
   Ugetsu 1953

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

   8.0 · 676 votes
6. 6
   Diabolique 1955

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

   7.9 · 1.1K votes
7. 7
   Lee Cronin's The Mummy 2026

   Directed by Lee Cronin · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.8

   7.8 · 2.8K votes
8. 8
   Solaris 1972

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

   7.8 · 1.9K votes
9. 9
   The Batman 2022

   Directed by Matt Reeves · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.7

   7.7 · 13K votes
10. 10
    The Maltese Falcon 1941

    Directed by John Huston · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.6

    7.7 · 2K votes
11. 11
    Fanny and Alexander 1982

    Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Streaming on HBO Max, Shout! Factory TV, Plex
    7.6

    7.8 · 926 votes
12. 12
    Angel's Egg 1985

    Directed by Mamoru Oshii · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.5

    7.7 · 627 votes
13. 13
    Anatomy of a Fall 2023

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

    7.5 · 3.5K votes
14. 14
    Eyes Wide Shut 1999

    Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.5

    7.5 · 7.4K 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
    L'Avventura 1960

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

    7.5 · 779 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
    Watchmen 2009

    Directed by Zack Snyder · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.3

    7.4 · 10K votes
20. 20
    The Lady Vanishes 1938

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV, Philo
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.1K votes
21. 21
    Hereditary 2018

    Directed by Ari Aster · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, HBO Max
    7.3

    7.3 · 9K votes
22. 22
    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
23. 23
    Weapons 2025

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

    7.3 · 4.2K votes
24. 24
    The Testament of Dr. Mabuse 1933

    Directed by Fritz Lang · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
    7.3

    7.6 · 299 votes
25. 25
    The Housemaid 2025

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

    7.3 · 3.3K votes
26. 26
    The 39 Steps 1935

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, HBO Max
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.1K votes
27. 27
    Midsommar 2019

    Directed by Ari Aster · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, HBO Max
    7.1

    7.1 · 8.6K votes
28. 28
    Picnic at Hanging Rock 1975

    Directed by Peter Weir · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, TCM
    7.1

    7.2 · 928 votes
29. 29
    Vampyr 1932

    Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer · Streaming on HBO Max, Philo, Screambox
    7.1

    7.2 · 621 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
    Caddo Lake 2024

    Directed by Celine Held · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.1

    7.2 · 605 votes
32. 32
    Final Destination Bloodlines 2025

    Directed by Adam Stein · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.0

    7.0 · 3.2K votes
33. 33
    Backrooms 2026

    Directed by Kane Parsons · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.0

    7.0 · 3.8K votes
34. 34
    The Killing of a Sacred Deer 2017

    Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.0

    7.0 · 4.6K votes
35. 35
    The Naked City 1948

    Directed by Jules Dassin · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.0

    7.2 · 295 votes
36. 36
    The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog 1927

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on HBO Max, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
    7.0

    7.2 · 361 votes
37. 37
    Scoob! 2020

    Directed by Tony Cervone · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.9

    7.0 · 1.9K votes
38. 38
    The Tale 2018

    Directed by Jennifer Fox · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.9

    7.1 · 491 votes
39. 39
    Watchmen: Chapter II 2024

    Directed by Brandon Vietti · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.9

    7.3 · 190 votes
40. 40
    Inland Empire 2006

    Directed by David Lynch · Streaming on HBO Max, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free
    6.9

    7.0 · 1.3K votes
41. 41
    Foreign Correspondent 1940

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on HBO Max, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
    6.9

    7.0 · 472 votes
42. 42
    Game Night 2018

    Directed by John Francis Daley · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.8

    6.9 · 6.6K votes
43. 43
    Carnival of Souls 1962

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

    6.9 · 564 votes
44. 44
    Shock Corridor 1963

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

    7.0 · 309 votes
45. 45
    The Firm 1993

    Directed by Sydney Pollack · Streaming on fuboTV, HBO Max, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.7

    6.8 · 2.4K votes
46. 46
    Murder on the Orient Express 2017

    Directed by Kenneth Branagh · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    6.7

    6.7 · 11K votes
47. 47
    Lonely Castle in the Mirror 2022

    Directed by Keiichi Hara · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.7

    7.1 · 121 votes
48. 48
    Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! 2022

    Directed by Audie Harrison · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.7

    6.9 · 221 votes
49. 49
    The Cabin in the Woods 2012

    Directed by Drew Goddard · Streaming on HBO Max, Philo, AMC Plus
    6.7

    6.7 · 8.9K votes
50. 50
    House on Haunted Hill 1959

    Directed by William Castle · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV
    6.7

    6.7 · 649 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. Streaming data by JustWatch.

1. 1
   The Thin Man Goes Home 1944

   Directed by Richard Thorpe · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.6

   7.1 · 113 votes
2. 2
   Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham 2023

   Directed by Sam Liu · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.6

   6.7 · 280 votes
3. 3
   Mr. Arkadin 1955

   Directed by Orson Welles · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus
   6.6

   6.8 · 203 votes
4. 4
   Shadow of the Thin Man 1941

   Directed by W.S. Van Dyke · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.6

   7.0 · 128 votes
5. 5
   The Last Wave 1977

   Directed by Peter Weir · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
   6.5

   6.7 · 223 votes
6. 6
   The Man Who Knew Too Much 1934

   Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, HBO Max
   6.4

   6.5 · 474 votes
7. 7
   Intruder in the Dust 1949

   Directed by Clarence Brown · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.5

   7.3 · 52 votes
8. 8
   Song of the Thin Man 1947

   Directed by Edward Buzzell · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
   6.4

   6.7 · 109 votes
9. 9
   Mystery of the Wax Museum 1933

   Directed by Michael Curtiz · Streaming on HBO Max, Plex, Plex Channel
   6.3

   6.5 · 161 votes
10. 10
    The Leopard Man 1943

    Directed by Jacques Tourneur · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
    6.3

    6.5 · 134 votes