The Independent
2022 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 142 votes
It's the final weeks of the most consequential presidential election in history. 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 2026-08-05 · 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.
Kaili Blues
2016 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 148 votes
Chen Sheng goes off in search of his nephew who has been abandoned by his father. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Evidence
2013 · TMDB 5.6/10 · 274 votes
Detectives use clues from various recording devices to piece together events surrounding a massacre involving bus passengers at an abandoned gas station. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The 4th Floor
1999 · TMDB 5.7/10 · 132 votes
A woman inherits a rent-controlled apartment and is terrorized by a neighbor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Secret Beyond the Door
1947 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 163 votes
After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Stolen
2009 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 120 votes
A detective becomes obsessed with solving a child's 50-year-old murder, uncovering striking similarities between the case and his son's disappearance. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Caveman's Valentine
2001 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 149 votes
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Life Before Her Eyes
2007 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 299 votes
As the 15th anniversary of a fatal high school shooting approaches, former pupil Diana McFee is haunted by memories of the tragedy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Solstice
2008 · TMDB 5.3/10 · 198 votes
While on a summer trip with her friends, Megan begins to feel the presence of Sophie, her twin sister who recently committed suicide. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Images
1972 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 165 votes
While holidaying in Ireland, a pregnant children's author finds her mental state becoming increasingly unstable, resulting in paranoia, hallucinations, and visions of a doppelgänger. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Cat o' Nine Tails
1971 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 453 votes
A newsman works with a blind puzzle-solver to uncover a deadly conspiracy linked to a genetic research facility. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lovers of the Arctic Circle
1998 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 274 votes
As young children, Otto and Ana become best friends, leading to the marriage of Ana's mother to Otto's father. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Shooting
1966 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 135 votes
Two miners agree to guide a mysterious woman, who has appeared in their camp from nowhere, to a nearby town; but soon, because of her erratic behavior, they begin to suspect that her true purpose is quite different. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Holidays
2016 · TMDB 4.9/10 · 526 votes
An anthology feature film that puts a uniquely dark and original spin on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of all time by challenging our folklore, traditions and assumptions. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
V.I. Warshawski
1991 · TMDB 4.8/10 · 114 votes
Victoria "V.I" Warshawski is a Chicago based private detective who agrees to babysit for her new boyfriend; then he is murdered. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End
2008 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 106 votes
In 1969, Kenji, an elementary school kid and his friends built a secret base during their summer holidays. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Uninvited
1944 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 233 votes
A pair of siblings from London [Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey] purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, England. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Wounds
2019 · TMDB 4.0/10 · 865 votes
Disturbing and mysterious things begin to happen to a bartender in New Orleans after he picks up a phone left behind at his bar. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Lost Patient
2022 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 123 votes
The 19 years old Thomas wakes up in a hospital after three years in a coma. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
From Within
2008 · TMDB 5.6/10 · 162 votes
When the citizens of a small evangelical town systematically begin committing suicide, a young girl struggling to reconcile her Christian upbringing with her desire to experience the outside world finds her faith put to the ultimate test. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.