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Mystery movies

Suspenseful puzzles and 'whodunnits' that keep you guessing until the final, shocking revelation.

Subgenres include: Whodunit, Locked-Room Mystery, Investigation Mystery.

The Limey

1071. The Limey

Crime Drama Thriller Mystery
6.9

19991h 29min

United States

Director: Steven Soderbergh

The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After surviving a near-death beating, getting thrown from a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own.


Follow the clues to fun and excitement as the beloved little mouse takes on a big monster in this charming, full-length adventure. When a ferocious, mouse-nabbing creature puts fear into the hearts of New York City's rodents, Fievel and his friends team up with a reporter to chase after the scoop of the century and -- just maybe -- get a close-up look at the bad guy himself!


Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost

1073. Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost

Comedy Mystery Family Fantasy Animation
7.3

19991h 10min

United States, Japan

Director: Jim Stenstrum

Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang visit Oakhaven, Massachusetts to seek strange goings on involving a famous horror novelist and his ancestor who is rumored to have been a witch.


Double Jeopardy

1074. Double Jeopardy

Drama Thriller Mystery
6.5

19991h 45min

Germany, United States

Director: Bruce Beresford

Libby Parsons, wrongly convicted for her husband Nick's murder, thinks he is still alive and wants to settle the score and find their son. As she has been tried for the crime, she cannot be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills Nick.


Stir of Echoes

1075. Stir of Echoes

Horror Mystery Thriller
6.9

19991h 39min

United States

Director: David Koepp

After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.


Humanité

1076. Humanité

Drama Mystery
6.9

19992h 29min

France

Director: Bruno Dumont

In a quiet little French town, two detectives are tasked with investigating the brutal rape and murder of a preteen girl.


The Ninth Gate

1077. The Ninth Gate

Mystery Thriller Horror
6.7

19992h 13min

Spain, France

Director: Roman Polanski

A rare book dealer finds himself at the heart of a string of paranormal events when he is hired to find the last two copies of a text, The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows, capable of summoning the Devil.


Brokedown Palace

1078. Brokedown Palace

Drama Thriller Mystery
6.4

19991h 40min

United States

Director: Jonathan Kaplan

Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to treat the two of them to what amounts to a day trip to Hong Kong. In the airport, the girls are seized by the police and shocked to discover that one of their bags contains heroin.


The Sixth Sense

1079. The Sixth Sense

Mystery Thriller Drama Mystic Mystery Mind Game Thriller
8.2

19991h 47min

United States

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.

Themes

Grief and unresolved loss, Paranormal phenomena interpretation, Trauma and psychological coping, Family strain and resilience, Afterlife expectations and doubt, Professional duty vs personal life

Available on

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Eyes Wide Shut

1080. Eyes Wide Shut

Drama Thriller Mystery
7.5

19992h 39min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Stanley Kubrick

After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.