The Dry
2021 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 854 votes
Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. 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.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
2013 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,611 votes
Batman has stopped the reign of terror that The Mutants had cast upon his city. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
High Plains Drifter
1973 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,362 votes
A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
2020 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 2,236 votes
Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Lodge
2020 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 1,441 votes
When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan and Mia, at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Out of the Blue
2022 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 131 votes
After spending time in prison following an assault charge, Connor Bates now works in a library and spends his free time running, swimming, and trying to piece his world back together. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Awake
2007 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,586 votes
While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Conspiracy Theory
1997 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,682 votes
A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Good Nurse
2022 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,470 votes
Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Secret of NIMH
1982 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 961 votes
A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Femme Fatale
2002 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 671 votes
A $10-million diamond rip-off, a stolen identity, a new life married to a diplomat. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
2004 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 2,947 votes
A masked villain wreaks mayhem on the city of Coolsville with a monster machine that creates real-life versions of Mystery Inc.'s former foes like The 10,000 Volt Ghost, The Cotton Candy Glob, The Skelemen and The Pterodactyl Ghost. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
2008 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 1,684 votes
Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mindhunters
2004 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 1,353 votes
Trainees in the FBI's psychological profiling program must put their training into practice when they discover a killer in their midst. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Big Sleep
1946 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,176 votes
Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,575 votes
An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Fog
2005 · TMDB 4.6/10 · 850 votes
Trapped within an eerie mist, the residents of Antonio Bay have become the unwitting victims of a horrifying vengeance. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Don't Say a Word
2001 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 1,094 votes
When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he is horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a young woman, suffering from PTSD, who knows a secret six digit code number. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
K-19: The Widowmaker
2002 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,205 votes
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
2010 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 1,500 votes
An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century, focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.