Mystery Movies
The list contains the best, new, and most relevant Mystery Movies ordered by relevance. Trendflicks helps you find the most attractive Movies from all kinds of streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Prime Video, HBO, etc.
Best Movies
Popular Movies:
Nancy Drew(2007) , Boston Strangler(2023) , Oldboy(2013) , Eyes Wide Shut(1999) , Scooby-Doo(2002) , Escape Room(2019) , Sherlock Holmes(2009) , The Haunted Mansion(2003) , Identity(2003) , Skydog(2020) , Prometheus(2012) , Night at the Eagle Inn(2021) , Strictly Confidential(2024) , Transcendence(2014) , No Exit(2022) , American Star(2024) , Haunting on Fraternity Row(2018) , Before Night Falls(2022) , Where the Crawdads Sing(2022) , The Maze Runner(2014) , Inherent Vice(2014) , The Devil's Advocate(1997) , The Invasion(2007) , Scoop(2006) , The Visit(2015) , Paper Towns(2015) , Cult Killer(2024) , Deep Fear(2023) , Luther: The Fallen Sun(2023) , The Killing of a Sacred Deer(2017)
List of Best Movies
Nancy Drew (2007)
5.9
PG
Duration: 99min
Country: US
Plot: Nancy Drew, a famous detective in a small town, left the city and moved to Los Angeles because of her father's job change. Drew's new house is exactly where the famous Hollywood actress Delia Drecter lived before she died mysteriously. Since Delia's death, strange things have often happened in this house. This aroused Drew's curiosity, and she decided to hide it from her father and become a detective again. Drew gradually found some clues, but at the same time, she received inexplicable death threats.
Director: Andrew Fleming
Cast: Emma Roberts, Max Thieriot, Josh Flitter, Rachael Leigh Cook, Kay Panabaker
Boston Strangler (2023)
6.5
R
Duration: 113min
Country: US
Plot: The Boston Strangler case's first reporter to piece together the puzzle is Loretta McLaughlin of the Record-American newspaper. Loretta and her colleague Jean Cole try to pursue the inquiry as the enigmatic killer claims more and more victims, but the pervasive misogyny of the era stymies them. Even yet, McLaughlin and Cole bravely pursue the story at considerable personal peril, even putting their lives in danger to uncover the truth.
Director: Matt Ruskin
Cast: Keira Knightley, Carrie Coon, Chris Cooper, Alessandro Nivola, Rory Cochrane
Oldboy (2013)
5.8
R
Duration: 104min
Country: US
Plot: On a rainy night in 1993, alcoholic advertising executive Joe Doucett was inexplicably captured and locked up in a shabby hotel room, where a mysterious person imprisoned him for 15 years. During this period, his wife was murdered, and his daughter disappeared. Revenge became the only belief that kept him alive. 15 years later, the mysterious person who kidnapped him suddenly released him and gave him money, a cell phone, and clothes. Still, Joe, eager for revenge, didn't know that he was walking into a trap set by others step by step.
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Imperioli
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
7.5
R
Duration: 159min
Country: US
Plot: Doctor William ran upon Nick, a fellow college student, in a pub. Nick told him about a mysterious dance party where several naked women and others wearing masks attended. William kept pleading with Nick, and Nick eventually gave him the address and codeword to the dance party. William hastily got ready and then set off on an incredible journey.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack, Marie Richardson, Rade Šerbedžija
Scooby-Doo (2002)
5.3
PG
Duration: 86min
Country: US
Plot: There is a holiday resort called "Horror Island" in the United States. The horror rides make thrill-seeking tourists linger. However, this year, Horror Island's business is bleak because some people encountered real horror phenomena on the island. The owner of the island also suffered substantial economic losses. To prove that there is no so-called horror phenomenon on the island, a well-known four-member anti-crime team led by the Fed was invited to the island to conduct an investigation.
Director: Raja Gosnell
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini, Neil Fanning
Escape Room (2019)
6.4
PG-13
Duration: 100min
Country: US
Plot: Six strangers receive a mysterious invitation to try to solve a complex puzzle, escape a trap-filled chamber, and win $10,000. The six people are guided to the chamber by a mysterious box for the high prize money. The unsuspecting contestants start to act, only to find that the carefully designed chamber is full of life-threatening traps. But now there is no turning back, these thrill seekers are in a deadly survival game. Can the players solve the puzzle and escape successfully?
Director: Adam Robitel
Cast: Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Jay Ellis, Deborah Ann Woll, Nik Dodani
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
7.6
PG-13
Duration: 129min
Country: US
Plot: Lord Henry Blackwood, a serial killer who has been given a hanging sentence, has been apprehended in London by Sherlock Holmes and his associate Dr. John Watson. Months later, rumors spread that Henry Blackwood was still alive because he possessed magical powers. To prove the rumor wrong, Sherlock and Watson open his grave but find another man's body in the coffin. Holmes and Watson must once again embark on a hunt.
Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
5.2
PG
Duration: 99min
Country: US
Plot: Due to their hectic schedules, Jim Evers, a real estate agent, and his spouse, Sara, rarely spend time with their two kids. One night, the mansion's owner, Gracey, calls them and says he wants to sell it. Upon arriving at the estate, the Evers find themselves trapped in an unexplained storm along with his mysterious Gracey and a host of visible and invisible prisoners. Jim has to try to solve the puzzle and get his family out of the house.
Director: Rob Minkoff
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Marsha Thomason, Terence Stamp, Nathaniel Parker, Jennifer Tilly
Identity (2003)
7.3
R
Duration: 90min
Country: US
Plot: Ten people of different identities were trapped in a small hotel due to weather and communication interruption. They included a driver, a hotel manager who was strange, a prostitute, a former actress, a couple, and a detective who was in prison. The thriller story began. They died one by one and left their license plates in order. The number of the ten survivors gradually decreased; they began to panic and suspect each other but accidentally discovered the connection between them. The tiny hotel room was steeped in mystery, yet there was a truth to this kind of murder case that people could not surmise.
Director: James Mangold
Cast: John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, John Hawkes, Alfred Molina
Skydog (2020)
3.2
Duration: 109min
Country: US
Plot: When Colt Lifestone, a high school student studying for his pilot's license, saves a stray dog named Oreo, the two immediately become closest friends. However, his calm life is upended when he realizes his mother is an undercover CIA agent working for Director Neil Glasswell. When she is kidnapped and held captive, it is up to him to work with Oreo and his new friend Alice to locate his mother, expose the CIA's double agent, and rescue the day.
Director: Daniel Knudsen
Cast: Dean Cain, Mimi Sagadin, Tim Kaiser, Jeannine Thompson, Tiffany Burns
Release Date: 2012-06-08
Duration: 124min
Country: US
Plot: At the end of the twenty-first century, it is no longer a pipe dream to space travel and human cloning technologies. By studying and comparing several ancient civilizations, two scientists, Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway, concluded that aliens could have formed humanity from a far-off galaxy. They flew Vickers' spacecraft Prometheus to the unidentified planet using funds provided by Wieland. But they also stumbled into an endless pit of devastation in their careless pursuit of the secret of God.
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce
Duration: 70min
Country: US
Plot: The twins Spencer and Sarah Moss make a pilgrimage to a secluded motel to discover their father, who vanished unexplainably on the night of their birth. After check-in, the enigmatic groundskeeper and hotel owner give the twins a tour of the hotel's horrifying past. No matter what, Spencer and Sarah investigate and go deeper. However, the dark motel traps them in a terrifying labyrinth through which they must escape before daylight.
Director: Erik Bloomquist
Cast: Amelia Dudley, Taylor Turner, Beau Minniear, Erik Bloomquist, Madeleine Dauer
Duration: 88min
Country: US
Plot: In Strictly Confidential, Mia returns to paradise in the Caribbean, where her lost friend Rebecca spent her last days. On the anniversary of Rebecca's passing, some new secrets are exposed, old desires resurface, and Mia is pulled into a seductive world of betrayal, murder, and sex. Mia begins to piece together the mysterious circumstances surrounding Rebecca's suicide.
Director: Damian Hurley
Cast: Elizabeth Hurley, Georgia Lock, Lauren McQueen, Freddie Thorp, Genevieve Gaunt
Transcendence (2014)
6.2
PG-13
Release Date: 2014-04-17
Duration: 119min
Country: US
Plot: As a leading expert in artificial intelligence research, Dr. Will Custer is attempting to build the most compassionate, sentient robot ever made. However, he became a source of irritation for anti-tech activists, who started trying to stop him. They didn't anticipate that by unintentionally ruining Will, they contributed to his "transcendence" and helped his artificial intelligence experiment succeed.
Director: Wally Pfister
Cast: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Cillian Murphy, Kate Mara
No Exit (2022)
6.1
R
Duration: 96min
Country: US
Plot: Darby Thorne, a former heroin addict, is visiting her mother in the hospital in Salt Lake City due to a brain aneurysm. She and a few other strangers are stuck at a rest stop on the highway because of a snowfall. She must now determine which member of the center's staff is guilty of the kidnapping of a little girl found in the back of a vehicle. She must also endure a life-or-death trial to find the kidnapper, save the girl, and get out of the institution.
Director: Damien Power
Cast: Havana Rose Liu, Danny Ramirez, Dennis Haysbert, David Rysdahl, Dale Dickey
American Star (2024)
5.4
R
Duration: 107min
Country: US
Plot: Wilson is a veteran assassin who just got to Fuerteventura. Going on a final assignment, he kills a man he has never met by traveling to the island. He presumably chooses to stay and unwind until his target returns after learning that the target has left the island. Wilson makes friends with Gloria, the bartender, while he is waiting and aimlessly strolling around. He also has bonded with Max, a small child who stays at his resort. He is pulled to the island, its residents, and an eerie shipwreck.
Director: Gonzalo López-Gallego
Cast: Ian McShane, Nora Arnezeder, Adam Nagaitis, Thomas Kretschmann, Fanny Ardant
Duration: 93min
Country: US
Plot: A group of sorority girls and brothers are having a party. They discover a secret, locked room with lighting and an altar while getting ready for the celebration. One of the lads learns that there was a cult living in the home earlier, and that group sought to warn the others while harboring a demon—which we can only imagine was sealed in a cup. After several hours of explanation on the house, the deceased family members, and the peculiar and dull objectives of the characters, the devil starts executing the guests one by one.
Director: Brant Sersen
Cast: Jacob Artist, Jayson Blair, Molly Tarlov, Shanley Caswell, Claudia Lee
Duration: 102min
Country: ID
Plot: Talia, Erlan, and Ahmad, psychology students, encountered Nina, a patient with mental illness when they were doing research for their thesis. The students produced a documentary about her. Three phases of psychological development occur in Nina. In the morning and afternoon, she continued to seem chilly and unsettling. Nina started experiencing emotional outbursts throughout the second part of the night. It is the third stage when Nina no longer recognizes her own body. Nina's ancient ghost from hundreds of years ago has taken possession of her. Thalia's investigation team has to cope with mysteries that defy common sense.
Director: Helfi C.H. Kardit
Cast: Annette Edoarda
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
7.2
PG-13
Duration: 126min
Country: US
Plot: Kya was raised by herself in a hazardous marsh in North Carolina after her family abandoned her. Barkley Bay has been plagued by a tale of the "Swamp Girl" for many years, leading the intelligent and resilient Kya to face rejection from the locals. When two young guys from the area caught Kya's attention one day, she opened up to a startling new world. However, she is quickly named the main suspect by the community once the body of one of the young guys is found. The truth is harder to find as the case investigation goes on. The swamp holds many mysteries that are soon to come to light.
Director: Olivia Newman
Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer Jr.
The Maze Runner (2014)
6.8
PG-13
Release Date: 2014-09-19
Duration: 113min
Country: US
Plot: The boy, Thomas, wakes up in the elevator, strangely unable to remember anything except his name. Many boys lived in This strange place surrounded by tall stone walls. They are all trapped in a maze, and outside the walls, giant monsters are threatening them. One day, a girl called Teresa came to this place. Since then, the labyrinth gradually began to change; everything was in chaos. Thomas and Teresa decide to find a way out of the maze and try to find the chilling secret behind the labyrinth.
Director: Wes Ball
Cast: Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Aml Ameen, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee
Inherent Vice (2014)
6.6
R
Duration: 149min
Country: US
Plot: Los Angeles private investigator Doc meets his ex-girlfriend, Shasta. She hears from her an uncorroborated story about a bizarre kidnapping in which the victim - her current lover - is a real estate businessman with "a million dollars in his pocket." Doc knew that "love" was an ambiguous word that could lead to a string of problems or that it had somehow stumbled into Shasta's story, and it was getting deeper and deeper, with surfers, pimps, drug dealers, rock musicians, and loan sharks who had committed murder, all sorts of people looming
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Reese Witherspoon
Duration: 144min
Country: US
Plot: Kevin is a young lawyer with an undefeated record, winning case after case with his defense. However, Mary gradually feels estranged from Kevin, and life is not happy. Mary sees strange things all the time, and her whole spirit is completely broken. Under great pressure, Mary chose to commit suicide. It wasn't until his dysfunctional wife committed suicide in his arms that Kevin suddenly realized the crisis around him.
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Judith Ivey
The Invasion (2007)
5.9
PG-13
Release Date: 2007-08-17
Duration: 99min
Country: US
Plot: When a spaceship crashes in a small town near Washington, people wake up to find the people around them cold and strange. After several twists and turns, psychiatrist Carol and assistant Ben discover that this change is due to an alien virus infection. The disaster is spreading uncontrollably, and the number of people infected is increasing. These viruses take over cities, set up quarantine zones, and try to turn humans into emotionless monsters. Carol goes on the run with her son, Oliver, and is surprised to discover that Oliver is the hope to save humanity.
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jackson Bond, Jeremy Northam, Jeffrey Wright
Scoop (2006)
6.6
PG-13
Duration: 96min
Country: US
Plot: In search of exclusive news for the school newspaper, Sondra, a female American college student, traveled to London, England, to meet a film director. She took part in a magic performance performed by magician Sid and met with the spirit of a senior reporter who had passed away inside a locked box while doing the inquiry and interviews. Reporters used to be people who would stop at nothing to obtain insider information about their lives. The "Tarot Card Killer" was the attractive and well-to-do nobleman Peter, whom he discovered from a slain former secretary on the voyage to the underworld. Approaching Sondra, he begged her to assist him in achieving his goal since he didn't want this shocking news to be forgotten.
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Woody Allen, Hugh Jackman, Ian McShane, Charles Dance
The Visit (2015)
6.3
PG-13
Duration: 94min
Country: US
Plot: The Visit tells a story about twin sisters Rebecca and Tyler. After their grandmother died, their parents sent them to spend the summer with their grandparents in the countryside. At first, the two old men appear to be very amiable, but soon, the twins begin to notice strange phenomena that make them feel uneasy and suspect that their grandparents are hiding a terrible secret. As the story goes deeper, they gradually uncover the horrible truth hidden behind their grandparents' home and experience a thrilling adventure.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, Kathryn Hahn
Paper Towns (2015)
6.2
PG-13
Duration: 109min
Country: US
Plot: Quentin has been unrequited in love with his brave and beautiful neighbor, Margo, since childhood, but their years of campus life are very different, and they have no chance to communicate well. One night, Margo sneakily enters Quentin's room and asks for his help in getting revenge on her unfaithful boyfriend, and Quentin agrees. At the end of her all-night adventure, Margo mysteriously disappears, which her family and the police believe to be one of her little jokes. Only Quentin realizes that something is wrong. Based on Margo's abnormal behavior last night and the clues she deliberately left behind, Quentin and his friends begin to find Margo's journey.
Director: Jake Schreier
Cast: Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Austin Abrams, Justice Smith, Halston Sage
Cult Killer (2024)
4.8
R
Duration: 105min
Country: US
Plot: Cult Killer tells supernatural stories about an old hotel called Rusman Arms Apartment. As the hotel prepares for renovation, a series of strange phenomena occur. People can only enter the hotel but can not leave. This unexplained situation makes the hotel a trapped place. The protagonists must confront and try to unravel the truth behind this supernatural event.
Director: Jon Keeyes
Cast: Alice Eve, Antonio Banderas, Shelley Hennig, Olwen Fouéré, Kim DeLonghi
Deep Fear (2023)
3.9
Duration: 84min
Country: GB
Plot: Naomi, an experienced sailor, goes to Grenada with her partner Jackson. As a storm pushes her off course, her routine three-day trip on her 47-foot yacht, Serenity, takes an unanticipated and sinister turn. They are clinging to the remains of a shipwreck. It wasn't long before they made her swim into shark-infested waters to get kilos of cocaine out of a sinking ship.
Director: Marcus Adams
Cast: Mădălina Ghenea, Ed Westwick, Macarena Gómez, Stany Coppet, Ibrahima Gueye
Duration: 129min
Country: US
Plot: Luther: The Fallen Sun tells a story that a horrifying killer makes an orgy of killing in London. However, John Luther, a talented but notorious detective, has the ability to arrest the killer but is in prison. The killer tricks on the policemen while no police can capture him. Therefore, John Luther decides to escape from prison to capture this insane killer at all costs.
Director: Jamie Payne
Cast: Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis, Dermot Crowley, Thomas Coombes
Duration: 121min
Country: US
Plot: Steven Murphy is an outstanding cardiac surgeon. He and his wife raise two children. Recently, Steven made a new friend with a 16-year-old teenager. They are so close that they seem like father and son. However, everything changes when the boy comes into Murphy's family. What is the real face of Martin? How can Stephen save the erosion of his family life?
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Cast: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic