Best Mystery Movies

204 films · 89 with 3+ critic reviews

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

The best mystery movies, ranked by aggregated critic score.

01AndhadhunHindi · 2018“Sriram Raghvan's new thriller pulls off great tricks in plain sight. It will surprise you…” — Raja Sen

7.5

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

7.4

12 criticsRecommended03WeaponsEnglish · 2025“It's not every day that a film reminds you of Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia" and…” — Brian Tallerico

7.4

8 criticsRecommended04Gone GirlEnglish · 2014“A curious take on the mystery of marriage that is entertaining and exploratory at the…” — Anuj Kumar

7.3

14 criticsRecommended05TalvarHindi · 2015“Its intentions might be blunt but as a piece of cinema Talvar is a sharp procedural.” — Anuj Kumar

7.2

34 criticsRecommended06EkoMalayalam · 2025“With Eko, Dinjith Ayyathan and Bahul Ramesh craft a solid mystery thriller, in which the…” — S.R. Praveen

7.2

8 criticsRecommended07HereditaryEnglish · 2018“...it isn't a watered down crowd-pleaser, it's an aggressively strange experience that…” — Rohan Naahar

7.1

9 criticsRecommended08ChithhaTamil · 2023“Arun Kumar makes powerful statements even with the smallest characters, treating them…” — Harshini S V

7.1

9 criticsRecommended09Drishyam: The ConclusionHindi · 2026“In shifting the focus so decisively towards the thriller bit, the film loses some of the…” — Rishabh Suri

7.0

19 criticsRecommended10The Sheep DetectivesEnglish · 2026“At a time when quite a lot of content seems to lack grace, comes The Sheep Detectives, a…” — Mini Anthikad Chhibber

7.0

15 criticsRecommended1110 Cloverfield LaneEnglish · 2016“The film grips you from the get go and in his directorial debut Dan Trachtenberg has kept…” — Mini Anthikad Chhibber

6.9

10 criticsRecommended12Merry ChristmasHindi · 2024“Sriram Raghavan's film is exceptional, and remarkably moving.” — Rahul Desai

6.8

14 criticsRecommended13The GiftEnglish · 2015“Quite remarkably, there is no gratuitous violence in the film, despite the palpable…” — Venky Vembu

6.8

7 criticsRecommended14Jai BhimTamil · 2021“Jai Bhim is perhaps one of the boldest films to come out of Tamil cinema. The politics…” — Srivatsan S

6.8

6 criticsRecommended15Kishkindha KaandamMalayalam · 2024“Here, screenwriter Bahul Ramesh achieves a near flawless pay off, worthy of the painfully…” — S.R. Praveen

6.8

4 criticsRecommended16SicarioEnglish · 2015“This film isn't concerned with tender moments, but when it takes a breath and surveys the…” — Rohan Naahar

6.6

13 criticsRecommended17TalaashHindi · 2012“This film is a good attempt at revisiting suspense flicks that were a huge craze in the…” — Meena Iyer

6.6

8 criticsRecommended18BackroomsEnglish · 2026“What follows is one of the most persuasive acts of spatial horror I can remember seeing…” — Ayaan Paul Chowdhury

6.6

12 criticsRecommended19BhoothakaalamMalayalam · 2022“Bhoothakaalam is an excellent film made from incomplete ideas. Its outer shell is that of…” — Devarsi Ghosh

6.6

6 criticsRecommended20The Hateful EightEnglish · 2016“The premise of The Hateful Eight is similar to the filmmaker's own Reservoir Dogs . It…” — Sankhayan Ghosh

6.5

11 criticsRecommended21Judgementall Hai KyaHindi · 2019“Judgementall Hai Kya dips and soars. Like Bobby, the film can be exhausting. But like…” — Anupama Chopra

6.4

26 criticsMixed22PhobiaHindi · 2016“Much of the terror resides in Radhika Apte's eyes. She is the film, all by herself, that…” — Namrata Joshi

6.4

25 criticsMixed23Raat 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 criticsMixed24KhufiyaHindi · 2023“Khufiya is about a lot, but it's also not really sure what it's about. When these…” — Rahul Desai

6.3

14 criticsMixed25VidaamuyarchiTamil · 2025“Ajith Kumar’s underplayed performance elevates this offbeat road thriller” — Latha Srinivasan

6.3

10 criticsMixed26Mr. HolmesEnglish · 2015“Sometimes, the case isn't the point, but the man in charge of the case is, and as a…” — Mihir Fadnavis

6.3

9 criticsMixed27TobyKannada · 2023“The film fails to fight its predictable storyline thanks to the lack of a single surprise…” — Vivek M.V.

6.3

6 criticsMixed28Hope2026“While his latest Cannes-premiering Hope hasn't displaced its predecessor in my…” — Ayaan Paul Chowdhury

6.3

7 criticsMixed29Murder on the Orient ExpressEnglish · 2017“Broken souls are mended, old wounds are healed and order has been restored to the world;…” — Rohan Naahar

6.2

12 criticsMixed30Zootopia 2English · 2025“ZPD's first ever bunny-fox detective duo is back onto the case of some of the weightiest…” — Clint Gage

6.2

6 criticsMixed31RekhachithramMalayalam · 2025“On the whole, Rekhachithram is a unique, cleverly made film that has a lot going for it.…” — Shilpa Nair Anand

6.2

6 criticsMixed32Baby Do Die DoHindi · 2026“Unfortunately, thrillers live and die by the suspense they create, and this one…” — Rishabh Suri

6.1

13 criticsMixed33TomorrowlandEnglish · 2015“Celebrating the 'can do' spirit, Tomorrowland is a futuristic fantasy worthy of Steven…” — Rashid Irani

6.1

12 criticsMixed34ShutterMarathi · 2014“Some needless scenes apart, 'Shutter' is every bit the thriller it promises to be.” — Mihir Bhanage

6.1

5 criticsMixed35404Hindi · 2011“Insecure shock jocks usually kill the fun with sound and special effect alone – comedy,…” — Mayank Shekhar

6.0

8 criticsMixed36LifeEnglish · 2017“What struck me most about Life was how well it was written. Really, it's so rare these…” — Rohan Naahar

6.0

8 criticsMixed37The Nice GuysEnglish · 2016“The Nice Guys is a 'nice'-ish film that doesn't try too hard. And that is a relief.” — Sankhayan Ghosh

6.0

11 criticsMixed38undertoneEnglish · 2026“Tuason builds his film around sudden noises and the uncertainty of the partially glimpsed…” — Tara Brady

6.0

4 criticsMixed39The Maze RunnerEnglish · 2014“Graphics designer turned first-time feature filmmaker Wes Ball has done a commendable job…” — Rashid Irani

5.9

9 criticsMixed40MaharajaTamil · 2024“Vijay Sethupathi shines in a realistic portrayal of Maharaja, while Anurag Kashyap…” — Latha Srinivasan

5.9

12 criticsMixed41The End of Oak StreetEnglish · 2026“Bloody, goofy, nostalgic and gloriously ridiculous, The End of Oak Street knows that the…” — Ayaan Paul Chowdhury

5.9

11 criticsMixed42VirupakshaTelugu · 2023“Virupaksha has plenty going for it and is among the well made supernatural thrillers in…” — Sangeetha Devi Dundoo

5.9

5 criticsMixed43Agent VinodHindi · 2012“The result is that Agent Vinod never becomes more than the sum of its parts and even…” — Anupama Chopra

5.8

11 criticsMixed44Iron LungEnglish · 2026“'Iron Lung' from YouTube celebrity Markiplier flatters his directing and acting skills,…” — Dennis Harvey

5.8

7 criticsMixed45Secret in Their EyesEnglish · 2015“This film is at best serviceable. Nothing exciting or extraordinary about it!” — Johnson Thomas

5.8

6 criticsMixed46Dominic and the Ladies' PurseMalayalam · 2025“Mammootty, aka Mammukka, who was dismissed from the police force for taking bribes…” — Latha Srinivasan

5.7

7 criticsMixed47KittiTamil · 2026“For those who want to spend some time relaxing, here is a movie by director Anantha Raju…” — The Times Of India

5.7

4 criticsMixed48Scream 7English · 2026“The horror franchise's uninspired new installment mostly stands out for its surplus of…” — WSJ

5.6

7 criticsMixed49PhotographerTamil · 2026“A promising survival thriller that gets caught between genres.” — Rohini M

5.6

4 criticsMixed50WazirHindi · 2016“Despite the smaller flaws and the slightly botched up ending, the film is definitely…” — Sweta Kaushal

5.5

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6.3

Hope

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5.4

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5.7

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7.0

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