Best Indian Mystery Movies

118 films · 46 with 3+ critic reviews

Whodunits, investigations and slow-burn suspense, where the plotting is the point.

The best Indian mystery movies, ranked by aggregated critic score.

01AndhadhunHindi · 2018“Sriram Raghavan's thriller is about a blind pianist (Ayushmann Khurrana) who gets…” — Anupama Chopra

7.5

17 criticsExceptional02ShanghaiHindi · 2012“Writer-director Dibakar Banerjee and co-writer Urmi Juvekar tell this brutal story with…” — Anupama Chopra

7.4

12 criticsExceptional03TalvarHindi · 2015“Its intentions might be blunt but as a piece of cinema Talvar is a sharp procedural.” — Anuj Kumar

7.2

34 criticsExceptional04EkoMalayalam · 2025“With Eko, Dinjith Ayyathan and Bahul Ramesh craft a solid mystery thriller, in which the…” — S.R. Praveen

7.2

8 criticsExceptional05Merry ChristmasHindi · 2024“Sriram Raghavan's film is exceptional, and remarkably moving.” — Rahul Desai

6.8

14 criticsRecommended06Jai BhimTamil · 2021“Jai Bhim is perhaps one of the boldest films to come out of Tamil cinema. The politics…” — Srivatsan S

6.8

6 criticsRecommended07Kishkindha KaandamMalayalam · 2024“Here, screenwriter Bahul Ramesh achieves a near flawless pay off, worthy of the painfully…” — S.R. Praveen

6.8

4 criticsRecommended08TalaashHindi · 2012“This film is a good attempt at revisiting suspense flicks that were a huge craze in the…” — Meena Iyer

6.6

8 criticsRecommended09Judgementall Hai KyaHindi · 2019“Judgementall Hai Kya dips and soars. Like Bobby, the film can be exhausting. But like…” — Anupama Chopra

6.4

26 criticsRecommended10PhobiaHindi · 2016“Much of the terror resides in Radhika Apte's eyes. She is the film, all by herself, that…” — Namrata Joshi

6.4

25 criticsRecommended11Raat Akeli Hai - The Bansal MurdersHindi · 2025“It's taken only five years for the makers of the acclaimed thriller Raat Akeli Hai to…” — Rishabh Suri

6.4

13 criticsRecommended12BadlaHindi · 2019“Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu's efficiently assembled film keeps tension at a boil…” — Raja Sen

6.3

23 criticsRecommended13VidaamuyarchiTamil · 2025“Ajith Kumar’s underplayed performance elevates this offbeat road thriller” — Latha Srinivasan

6.3

10 criticsRecommended14RekhachithramMalayalam · 2025“On the whole, Rekhachithram is a unique, cleverly made film that has a lot going for it.…” — Shilpa Nair Anand

6.2

6 criticsRecommended15Baby Do Die DoHindi · 2026“The film however, doesn't always treat the violence with gravity. Its tone is not always…” — Shreyas Pande

6.1

13 criticsRecommended16ShutterMarathi · 2014“Some needless scenes apart, 'Shutter' is every bit the thriller it promises to be.” — Mihir Bhanage

6.1

5 criticsRecommended17404Hindi · 2011“Insecure shock jocks usually kill the fun with sound and special effect alone – comedy,…” — Mayank Shekhar

6.0

8 criticsRecommended18KhufiyaHindi · 2023“Vishal Bhardwaj once again employs his command over multiple art forms to generate an…” — Anuj Kumar

6.0

6 criticsRecommended19MaharajaTamil · 2024“Vijay Sethupathi shines in a realistic portrayal of Maharaja, while Anurag Kashyap…” — Latha Srinivasan

5.9

12 criticsMixed20Agent VinodHindi · 2012“The result is that Agent Vinod never becomes more than the sum of its parts and even…” — Anupama Chopra

5.8

11 criticsMixed21Dominic and the Ladies' PurseMalayalam · 2025“Mammootty, aka Mammukka, who was dismissed from the police force for taking bribes…” — Latha Srinivasan

5.7

7 criticsMixed22PhotographerTamil · 2026“A promising survival thriller that gets caught between genres.” — Rohini M

5.6

4 criticsMixed23WazirHindi · 2016“Despite the smaller flaws and the slightly botched up ending, the film is definitely…” — Sweta Kaushal

5.5

33 criticsMixed24IttefaqHindi · 2017“The plot is not absolutely water-tight (the movie would have blown you away with its…” — Rohit Vats

5.5

20 criticsMixed25RukhHindi · 2017“Rukh has its own narrative technique. To categorise Rukh as an art-house film would be an…” — Rohit Vats

5.5

10 criticsMixed26Phir Aayi Hasseen DillrubaHindi · 2024“Promising to be a racy sequel to enliven the rainy season, it, however, turns out to be a…” — Anuj Kumar

5.5

7 criticsMixed27MaarganTamil · 2025“Despite such wild ideas in the mix, Leo John Paul's Maargan impressively brings it all…” — Bhuvanesh Chandar

5.5

6 criticsMixed28PariHindi · 2018“Pari asks the big question – are human beings in fact the biggest monsters? I say the…” — Anupama Chopra

5.4

21 criticsMixed297 Khoon MaafHindi · 2011“I know, the next time you miss your husband: you'd unlock the gun. Reload the bullets.…” — Mayank Shekhar

5.3

11 criticsMixed30Ragini MMSHindi · 2011“It's not a bad effort -- unfortunately, it remains just that.” — Mayank Shekhar

5.3

11 criticsMixed31StephenTamil · 2025“Stephen spends much of its two-hour runtime appearing as a run-of-the-mill psychopath…” — Bhuvanesh Chandar

5.3

6 criticsMixed32Ankur Arora Murder CaseHindi · 2013“The film intends to be part hospital procedural, part courtroom drama, with a dash of…” — Shubhra Gupta

5.2

12 criticsMixed33DevaHindi · 2025“Underwhelming. That's the one word review of Deva. Overall, Deva had so much potential to…” — Rishabh Suri

5.2

11 criticsMixed34IdentityMalayalam · 2025“If someone were to narrate the story of Identity, directed by Akhil Paul and Anas Khan,…” — S.R. Praveen

5.1

6 criticsMixed35AgadhaTelugu · 2026“The impressive craft in Agadha is undeniable, but does that make it a genuinely…” — Srivathsan Nadadhur

4.9

17 criticsMixed36AccusedHindi · 2026“Accused deserves credit for daring to step into morally complex terrain. Yet, bold intent…” — Rishabh Suri

4.9

6 criticsMixed37PragueHindi · 2013“You keep looking for something to hold on to, and you keep coming up empty.” — Shubhra Gupta

4.8

6 criticsMixed38Housefull 5Hindi · 2025“In the absence of a supple string of wisecracks, the flash of wit loses its lustre.…” — Anuj Kumar

4.6

12 criticsMixed39X: Past Is PresentHindi · 2015“Experiments are good. Hindi cinema certainly has room for more. But you run the risk of…” — Sarit Ray

4.4

24 criticsUnfavorable40RaabtaHindi · 2017“Raabta lacks the finesse required to pull off a theme like this, but it is definitely…” — Rohit Vats

4.1

21 criticsUnfavorable41Raaz 3Hindi · 2012“Add to that every available cliché in the book — Ganpati to the rescue, ganga jal as a…” — Sarit Ray

4.1

11 criticsUnfavorable42FeverHindi · 2016“Overall, Fever is disappointing beyond words, even for Rajeev Khandelwal fans.” — IANS

4.0

6 criticsUnfavorable43Machhli Jal Ki Rani HaiHindi · 2014“Waiting in the cans for some time, the fish is finally out in the water but lacks the…” — Anuj Kumar

4.0

6 criticsUnfavorable44GameHindi · 2011“Characters behave randomly and at the end, when you try to tie it all together, it…” — Anupama Chopra

3.8

9 criticsUnfavorable45MissingHindi · 2018“Slightly disoriented, but Manoj Bajpayee-Tabu make it work...Missing isn't a spellbinding…” — Rohit Vats

3.6

11 criticsUnfavorable46HumshakalsHindi · 2014“As social experiments go, this one tests patience rather than intelligence. It takes…” — Sarit Ray

2.5

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