The Top 100 Mystery Movies of All Time

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1

Rear Window

1954  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Rated PG

Mystery  •  Psychological Thriller  •  Romance

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North by Northwest

1959  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Chase Movie  •  Mystery  •  Romance

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The Third Man

1949  •  Carol Reed  •  Not Rated

British Noir  •  Mystery  •  Psychological Thriller

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Rashômon

1950  •  Akira Kurosawa  •  Not Rated

Crime  •  Crime Drama  •  Drama

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Vertigo

1958  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Rated PG

Femme Fatale  •  Mindbender  •  Mystery

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6

Chinatown

1974  •  Roman Polanski  •  Rated R

Detective Film  •  Femme Fatale  •  Mystery

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Notorious

1946  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Film Noir  •  Mystery  •  Political Thriller

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8

Touch of Evil

1958  •  Orson Welles  •  Not Rated

Crime  •  Film Noir  •  Mystery

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9

Memento

2000  •  Christopher Nolan  •  Rated R

Crime  •  Crime Thriller  •  Mindbender

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10

The Maltese Falcon

1941  •  John Huston  •  Not Rated

Crime  •  Detective Film  •  Femme Fatale

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2001: A Space Odyssey

1968  •  Stanley Kubrick  •  Rated G

Adventure  •  Cyborg / Android / Robot  •  Mindbender

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12

The Big Sleep

1946  •  Howard Hawks  •  Not Rated

Detective Film  •  Femme Fatale  •  Film Noir

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13

Rope

1948  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Based-on-Theatre  •  Crime  •  Crime Drama

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14

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962  •  Robert Mulligan  •  Not Rated

Childhood Drama  •  Courtroom Drama  •  Crime

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15

Charade

1963  •  Stanley Donen  •  Not Rated

Comedy  •  Comedy Thriller  •  Mystery

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16

The Thin Man

1934  •  W.S. Van Dyke  •  Not Rated

Comedy  •  Comedy Thriller  •  Crime

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17

Rebecca

1940  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Gothic Film  •  Mystery  •  Psychological Thriller

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18

Laura

1944  •  Otto Preminger  •  Not Rated

Crime  •  Crime Thriller  •  Detective Film

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19

12 Monkeys

1995  •  Terry Gilliam  •  Rated R

Cyberpunk / Tech Noir  •  Dystopian Film  •  Mindbender

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20

The Lady Vanishes

1938  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Comedy  •  Comedy Thriller  •  Mystery

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21

Out of the Past

1947  •  Jacques Tourneur  •  Not Rated

Crime  •  Femme Fatale  •  Film Noir

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22

The Long Goodbye

1973  •  Robert Altman  •  Rated R

Crime  •  Crime Thriller  •  Detective Film

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23

Diabolique

1955  •  Henri-Georges Clouzot  •  Not Rated

Crime  •  Film Noir  •  Foreign Language Film

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24

L.A. Confidential

1997  •  Curtis Hanson  •  Rated R

Crime  •  Crime Drama  •  Drama

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25

Oldboy

2003  •  Chan-wook Park  •  Rated R

Based-on-Comics  •  Based-on-Manga  •  Drama

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26

To Catch a Thief

1955  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Mystery  •  Romance  •  Romantic Mystery

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In the Heat of the Night

1967  •  Norman Jewison  •  Not Rated

Crime  •  Crime Drama  •  Drama

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28

Witness for the Prosecution

1957  •  Billy Wilder  •  Not Rated

Courtroom Drama  •  Drama  •  Mystery

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29

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920  •  Robert Wiene  •  Not Rated

Costume Horror  •  Gothic Film  •  Horror

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30

Blue Velvet

1986  •  David Lynch  •  Rated R

Americana  •  Crime  •  Crime Thriller

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31

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988  •  Robert Zemeckis  •  Rated PG

Animation  •  Comedy  •  Detective Film

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32

Akira

1988  •  Katsuhiro Ohtomo  •  Rated R

Action  •  Animation  •  Anime

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33

Hot Fuzz

2007  •  Edgar Wright  •  Rated R

Action  •  Action Comedy  •  Comedy

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34

Kiss Me Deadly

1955  •  Robert Aldrich  •  Not Rated

Detective Film  •  Femme Fatale  •  Film Noir

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35

Harakiri

1962  •  Masaki Kobayashi  •  Not Rated

Drama  •  Foreign Language Film  •  Mystery

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36

Brick

2005  •  Rian Johnson  •  Rated R

Detective Film  •  Femme Fatale  •  Mystery

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37

The Hangover

2009  •  Todd Phillips  •  Rated R

Absurd Comedy  •  Buddy Film  •  Comedy

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38

Spellbound

1945  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Drama  •  Film Noir  •  Medical Drama

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39

The Exterminating Angel

1962  •  Luis Buñuel  •  Not Rated

Comedy Drama  •  Comedy of Manners  •  Drama

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Don't Look Now

1973  •  Nicolas Roeg  •  Rated R

Horror  •  Mindbender  •  Mystery

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41

The Cabin in the Woods

2012  •  Drew Goddard  •  Rated R

Black Comedy  •  Fantasy  •  Horror

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42

L'avventura

1960  •  Michelangelo Antonioni  •  Not Rated

Adventure Drama  •  Drama  •  Foreign Language Film

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43

Sleuth

1972  •  Joseph L. Mankiewicz  •  Rated PG

Based-on-Theatre  •  Mystery  •  Psychological Thriller

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44

Z

1969  •  Costa-Gavras  •  Rated PG

Crime  •  Crime Thriller  •  Drama

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45

Dark City

1998  •  Alex Proyas  •  Rated R

Cyberpunk / Tech Noir  •  Dystopian Film  •  Mindbender

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46

The Abyss

1989  •  James Cameron  •  Rated PG13

Adventure  •  Alien Invasion Films  •  Drama

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47

The Big Heat

1953  •  Fritz Lang  •  Not Rated

Crime  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller

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48

The Lady from Shanghai

1947  •  Orson Welles  •  Not Rated

Crime  •  Femme Fatale  •  Film Noir

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49

Gilda

1946  •  Charles Vidor  •  Not Rated

Drama  •  Femme Fatale  •  Film Noir

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50

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang

2005  •  Shane Black  •  Rated R

Comedy  •  Crime  •  Crime Comedy

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51

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011  •  David Fincher  •  Rated R

Crime  •  Crime Drama  •  Detective Film

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52

Picnic at Hanging Rock

1975  •  Peter Weir  •  Rated PG

Australian New Wave  •  Coming-of-Age  •  Drama

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53

Clue

1985  •  Jonathan Lynn  •  Rated PG

Comedy  •  Comedy Thriller  •  Mystery

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54

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011  •  David Yates  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Adventure  •  Fantasy

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56

Suspicion

1941  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Film Noir  •  Mystery  •  Psychological Thriller

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57

Blow-Up

1966  •  Michelangelo Antonioni  •  Not Rated

Mindbender  •  Mystery  •  Psychological Thriller

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58

Eyes Without a Face

1960  •  Georges Franju  •  Not Rated

Drama  •  Foreign Language Film  •  French New Wave

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59

Manhunter

1986  •  Michael Mann  •  Rated R

Crime  •  Crime Thriller  •  Detective Film

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60

The Wicker Man

1973  •  Robin Hardy  •  Rated R

Horror  •  Mystery  •  Police Detective Film

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61

Black Christmas

1974  •  Bob Clark  •  Rated R

Canuxploitation  •  Holiday Film  •  Horror

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62

Bad Day at Black Rock

1955  •  John Sturges  •  Not Rated

Mystery  •  Psychological Thriller  •  Thriller

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63

Watchmen

2009  •  Zack Snyder  •  Rated R

Action  •  Based-on-Comics  •  Drama

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64

The Game

1997  •  David Fincher  •  Rated R

Mindbender  •  Mystery  •  Paranoid Thriller

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65

Memories of Murder

2003  •  Joon-ho Bong  •  Not Rated

Crime  •  Crime Drama  •  Drama

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66

The Pink Panther

1963  •  Blake Edwards  •  Not Rated

Caper  •  Comedy  •  Crime

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67

Deep Red

1975  •  Dario Argento  •  Rated R

Foreign Language Film  •  Giallo  •  Horror

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68

The Killers

1946  •  Robert Siodmak  •  Not Rated

Crime  •  Detective Film  •  Drama

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69

Shutter Island

2010  •  Martin Scorsese  •  Rated R

Mindbender  •  Mystery  •  Period Film

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70

Cat People

1942  •  Jacques Tourneur  •  Not Rated

Horror  •  Mystery  •  Romance

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71

Mulholland Dr.

2001  •  David Lynch  •  Rated R

Avant-garde / Experimental  •  Drama  •  Mindbender

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72

Mississippi Burning

1988  •  Alan Parker  •  Rated R

Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Crime  •  Detective Film

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73

Lone Star

1996  •  John Sayles  •  Rated R

Drama  •  Mystery  •  Romance

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74

THX 1138

1971  •  George Lucas  •  Rated R

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Drama

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76

Naked Lunch

1991  •  David Cronenberg  •  Rated R

Addiction Drama  •  Avant-garde / Experimental  •  Drama

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77

Murder on the Orient Express

1974  •  Sidney Lumet  •  Rated PG

Mystery  •  Whodunit  •  Detective Film

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78

Mystic River

2003  •  Clint Eastwood  •  Rated R

Drama  •  Mystery  •  Police Detective Film

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79

Frenzy

1972  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Rated R

Crime  •  Crime Thriller  •  Detective Film

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The Name of the Rose

1986  •  Jean-Jacques Annaud  •  Rated R

Detective Film  •  Gothic Film  •  Mystery

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81

Dressed to Kill

1980  •  Brian De Palma  •  Rated R

Mystery  •  Psychological Thriller  •  Serial Killer Film

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82

Gone Baby Gone

2007  •  Ben Affleck  •  Rated R

Detective Film  •  Mystery  •  Thriller

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Super 8

2011  •  J.J. Abrams  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Coming-of-Age

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84

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005  •  Mike Newell  •  Rated PG13

Adventure  •  Family  •  Family-Oriented Adventure

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The Fog

1980  •  John Carpenter  •  Rated R

Ghost Film  •  Horror  •  Mystery

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Zodiac

2007  •  David Fincher  •  Rated R

Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Crime  •  Docudrama

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The Trouble with Harry

1955  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Black Comedy  •  Comedy Thriller  •  Ensemble Film

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Soylent Green

1973  •  Richard Fleischer  •  Rated PG

Cyberpunk / Tech Noir  •  Dystopian Film  •  Mystery

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Sherlock Holmes

2009  •  Guy Ritchie  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Adventure

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Alphaville

1965  •  Jean-Luc Godard  •  Not Rated

Cyberpunk / Tech Noir  •  Detective Film  •  Dystopian Film

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The Vanishing

1988  •  George Sluizer  •  Not Rated

Foreign Language Film  •  Mystery  •  Psychological Thriller

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Angel Heart

1987  •  Alan Parker  •  Rated R

Detective Film  •  Horror  •  Mystery

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The Howling

1981  •  Joe Dante  •  Rated R

Horror  •  Monster Film  •  Mystery

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Caché

2005  •  Michael Haneke  •  Rated R

Drama  •  Foreign Language Film  •  Mystery

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Murder by Death

1976  •  Robert Moore  •  Rated PG

Mystery  •  Comedy  •  Parody/Spoof

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Winter's Bone

2010  •  Debra Granik  •  Rated R

Detective Film  •  Drama  •  Family Drama

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Manhattan Murder Mystery

1993  •  Woody Allen  •  Rated PG

Comedy  •  Comedy Thriller  •  Mystery

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The Trial

1962  •  Orson Welles  •  Not Rated

Drama  •  Mindbender  •  Mystery

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