Looper's 60 Best Mystery Movies of All Time
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BY MIKE BEDARD/UPDATED: NOV. 4, 2021 3:07 PM EDT
Who doesn't love a good mystery movie? Watching a clever detective figure out who's behind a murder never gets old. Sometimes these films are comical, sometimes they're bizarre, and sometimes they're deadly serious. Yet all of them leave you guessing until the final frame.
Not every whodunit is a winner, however. How's a fan supposed to know which flicks are worth checking out, and which should remain in the bargain bin? That's where we come in. From brilliant Hitchcock classics to modern day crime sagas, these are the 60 best mystery movies of all time.
Updated on October 14, 2021: New mystery movies come out every day, from all corners of the globe. We keep a close eye on the cinematic landscape, and update this list whenever a new classic is released. Be sure to check back for new and exciting developments in the realm of mystery movies.
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Memento
2000, in 27 top lists Check -
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Rear Window
1954, in 31 top lists Check -
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Clue
1985, in 2 top lists Check -
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Zodiac
2007, in 14 top lists Check -
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Mulholland Dr.
2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check -
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Se7en
1995, in 29 top lists Check -
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The Big Sleep
1946, in 22 top lists Check -
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Chinatown
1974, in 31 top lists Check -
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North by Northwest
1959, in 30 top lists Check -
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Knives Out
2019, in 4 top lists -
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Brick
2005, in 8 top lists Check -
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Bad Times at the El Royale
2018, in 0 top lists -
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Rebecca
1940, in 23 top lists Check -
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Death on the Nile
1978, in 0 top lists Check -
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005, in 4 top lists Check -
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Fargo
1996, in 27 top lists Check -
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The Long Goodbye
1973, in 15 top lists Check -
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L.A. Confidential
1997, in 27 top lists Check -
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The Nice Guys
2016, in 1 top list Check -
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Charade
1963, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Usual Suspects
1995, in 24 top lists Check -
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The Fugitive
1993, in 8 top lists Check -
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Sherlock Holmes
2009, in 3 top lists Check -
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Laura
1944, in 21 top lists Check -
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Murder on the Orient Express
1974, in 1 top list Check -
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The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
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Mystic River
2003, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011, in 1 top list Check -
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The Maltese Falcon
1941, in 27 top lists Check -
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Primal Fear
1996, in 0 top lists Check -
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Shutter Island
2010, in 8 top lists Check -
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988, in 16 top lists Check -
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Gone Girl
2014, in 12 top lists Check -
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Searching
2018, in 0 top lists -
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In the Heat of the Night
1967, in 17 top lists Check -
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The Pelican Brief
1993, in 2 top lists Check -
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A Simple Favor
2018, in 0 top lists -
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The Sixth Sense
1999, in 20 top lists Check -
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Enola Holmes
2020, in 0 top lists -
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What Lies Beneath
2000, in 3 top lists Check -
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Gone Baby Gone
2007, in 1 top list Check -
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Der Name der Rose
1986 — a.k.a. The Name of the Rose, in 1 top list Check -
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The Thin Man
1934, in 14 top lists Check -
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Sleuth
1972, in 4 top lists Check -
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Prisoners
2013, in 8 top lists Check -
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Rashômon
1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check -
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Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
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Witness for the Prosecution
1957, in 12 top lists Check -
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Oldeuboi
2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check -
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Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check
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