The Empty Man
2020 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 1,060 votes
On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Mystery Movies
Discover popular and highly rated mystery movies. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
Knock at the Cabin
2023 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 3,147 votes
While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her two fathers are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Inherent Vice
2014 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 2,747 votes
In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
8MM
1999 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 2,321 votes
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Night Swim
2024 · TMDB 5.5/10 · 877 votes
Forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, former baseball player Ray Waller moves into a new house with his wife and two children. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
In the Mouth of Madness
1995 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,952 votes
An insurance investigator visits a small town while looking into the strange disappearance of a popular horror novelist. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 2,329 votes
When ten-year-old Lewis is suddenly orphaned, he is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky (and creepy) old mansion with a mysterious ticking noise that emanates from the walls. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kiss the Girls
1997 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 1,930 votes
Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fear Street: 1994
2021 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 2,706 votes
After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Case 39
2009 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 2,416 votes
In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dream Lover
1993 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 138 votes
Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Caddo Lake
2024 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 541 votes
When an 8-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes on Caddo Lake, a series of past deaths and disappearances begin to link together, forever altering a broken family’s history. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2009 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 3,265 votes
Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Survivor
2015 · TMDB 5.7/10 · 1,098 votes
A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
2012 · TMDB 5.5/10 · 1,900 votes
Heather Mason and her father have been on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesn't fully understand. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Name of the Rose
1986 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 3,352 votes
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Flightplan
2005 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 3,018 votes
Flying at 40,000 feet in a state-of-the art aircraft that she helped design, Kyle Pratt's 6-year-old daughter Julia vanishes without a trace. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Missing
2023 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,310 votes
When her mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s search for answers is hindered by international red tape. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sahara
2005 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 1,676 votes
Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored to have vanished long ago, the main draw being the treasure supposedly hidden within the lost vessel. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Arlington Road
1999 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,272 votes
Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed — and increasingly paranoid — since his wife's accidental death in a botched FBI operation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.