The Best Murder Mystery Movies Of All-Time
“What are the best Murder Mystery Movies?” We looked at 331 of the top Murder Mystery films, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 27 films, all appearing on 4 or more “Best Murder Mystery” movie lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 300+ movies, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.
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Top 27 Best Murder Mystery Movies Ever Made
27 .) Basic Instinct (1992) directed by Paul Verhoeven
Lists It Appears On:
- BFI
- Bustle
- Criminal
- List Challenges
A police detective is in charge of the investigation of a brutal murder, in which a beautiful and seductive woman could be involved.
26 .) Clue: The Movie (1985) directed by Jonathan Lynn
Lists It Appears On:
- List Challenges
- Ranker
- The Cinemaholic
- USA Today
Six guests are invited to a strange house and must cooperate with the staff to solve a murder mystery.
25 .) The Big Sleep (1946) directed by Howard Hawks
Lists It Appears On:
- List Challenges
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.
24 .) The Conversation (1974) directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Lists It Appears On:
- Best Movies By Far
- BFI
- Rotten Tomatoes
Surveillance expert Harry Caul is hired by a mysterious client’s brusque aide to tail a young couple. Tracking the pair through San Francisco’s Union Square, Caul and his associate Stan manage to record a cryptic conversation between them. Tormented by memories of a previous case that ended badly, Caul becomes obsessed with the resulting tape, trying to determine if the couple are in danger.
23 .) The Fugitive (1993) directed by Andrew Davis
Lists It Appears On:
- BFI
- Bustle
- List Challenges
- Rotten Tomatoes
Wrongfully accused of murdering his wife, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find her killer and clear his name. Pursuing him is a team of U.S. marshals led by Deputy Samuel Gerard, a determined detective who will not rest until Richard is captured. As Richard leads the team through a series of intricate chases, he discovers the secrets behind his wife’s death and struggles to expose the killer before it is too late.
22 .) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) directed by Niels Arden Oplev
Lists It Appears On:
- Criminal
- IMDB
- The Cinemaholic
- USA Today
Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson’s novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger’s niece
21 .) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) directed by Robert Zemeckis
Lists It Appears On:
- List Challenges
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Taste Of Cinema
’Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.
20 .) Gone Girl (2014) directed by David Fincher
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- New Idea
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Scoop Whoop
With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent.
19 .) Laura (1944) directed by Otto Preminger
Lists It Appears On:
- BFI
- List Challenges
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he’s investigating.
18 .) Primal Fear (1996) directed by Gregory Hoblit
Lists It Appears On:
- Bustle
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- Ranker
- The Cinemaholic
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room. The intensity builds when a surprise twist alters everyone’s perception of the crime.
17 .) Se7en (1995) directed by David Fincher
Lists It Appears On:
- Bustle
- IMDB
- Scoop Whoop
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the “seven deadly sins” in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer’s mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.
16 .) Shutter Island (2010) directed by Martin Scorsese
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- New Idea
- Ranker
- Scoop Whoop
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by his troubling visions and also by a mysterious doctor.
15 .) Strangers on a Train (1951) directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Lists It Appears On:
- List Challenges
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Scoop Whoop
- The Cinemaholic
A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder…a theory that he plans to implement.
14 .) The Usual Suspects (1995) directed by Bryan Singer
Lists It Appears On:
- Bustle
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- Ranker
- Scoop Whoop
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord’s almost supernatural prowess.
13 .) And Then There Were None (1945) directed by Rene Clair
Lists It Appears On:
- Bright Side
- List Challenges
- Ranker
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
- USA Today
10 strangers are summoned to a remote island and while they are waiting for the mysterious host to appear, a recording levels serious accusations at each of the guests, including Judge Francis J. Quinncannon and Dr. Edward G. Armstrong, and soon they start being murdered, one by one. As the survivors try to keep their wits, they reach a disturbing conclusion: one of them must be the killer.
12 .) L.A. Confidential (1997) directed by Curtis Hanson
Lists It Appears On:
- Criminal
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- New Idea
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
11 .) Memories of Murder (2003) directed by Boong Joon-ho
Lists It Appears On:
- Best Movies By Far
- BFI
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
1986 Gyunggi Province. The body of a young woman is found brutally raped and murdered. Two months later, a series of rapes and murders commences under similar circumstances. And in a country that had never known such crimes, the dark whispers about a serial murderer grow louder. A special task force is set up in the area, with two local detectives Park Doo-Man and Jo Young-Goo joined by a detective from Seoul who requested to be assigned to the case.
10 .) Murder on the Orient Express (1974) directed by Sidney Lumet
Lists It Appears On:
- Criminal
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- Ranker
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
9 .) Mystic River (2003) directed by Clint Eastwood
Lists It Appears On:
- Bright Side
- Criminal
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- Ranker
- The Cinemaholic
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them has a family tragedy.
8 .) Psycho (1960) directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- New Idea
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Scoop Whoop
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother. The place seems quirky, but fine… until Marion decides to take a shower.
7 .) The Silence of the Lambs (1991) directed by Jonathan Demme
Lists It Appears On:
- BFI
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Scoop Whoop
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI’s training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
6 .) Vertigo (1958) directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Lists It Appears On:
- BFI
- IMDB
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Scoop Whoop
- The Cinemaholic
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend’s wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
5 .) Chinatown (1974) directed by Roman Polanski
Lists It Appears On:
- Criminal
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband’s extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
4 .) Rear Window (1954) directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Lists It Appears On:
- BFI
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Scoop Whoop
- The Cinemaholic
Professional photographer L.B. “Jeff” Jeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbors. He begins to suspect that a man across the courtyard may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his high society fashion-consultant girlfriend Lisa Freemont and his visiting nurse Stella to investigate.
3 .) The Thin Man (1934) directed by W. S. Van Dyke
Lists It Appears On:
- BFI
- List Challenges
- List Challenges
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
2 .) Memento (2000) directed by Christopher Nolan
Lists It Appears On:
- BFI
- Bright Side
- Criminal
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- New Idea
- Ranker
- Scoop Whoop
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife’s killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he’s going, or why.
1 .) Zodiac (2007) directed by David Fincher
Lists It Appears On:
- Best Movies By Far
- Bright Side
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- New Idea
- Ranker
- Scoop Whoop
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
- USA Today
The true story of the investigation of the “Zodiac Killer”, a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for three men as their lives and careers are built and destroyed by the endless trail of clues.
The 300+ Additional Best Murder Mystery Films
| # | Movies | Directors | Lists |
| 28 | Blood Simple (1984) | Criminal | |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 29 | Death on the Nile (1978) | John Guillermin | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Ranker |
| – | – | – | Taste Of Cinema |
| 30 | Gone Baby Gone (2007) | Ben Affleck | Bright Side |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 31 | Gosford Park (2001) | Robert Altman | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Taste Of Cinema |
| – | – | – | USA Today |
| 32 | LA Confidential (1997) | Bustle | |
| – | – | – | Scoop Whoop |
| – | – | – | The Cinemaholic |
| 33 | Les Diaboliques (1954) | Henri-Georges Clouzot | BFI |
| – | – | – | Taste Of Cinema |
| – | – | – | The Cinemaholic |
| 34 | Minority Report (2002) | Steven Spielberg | Criminal |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Taste Of Cinema |
| 35 | Mulholland Drive (2001) | Bright Side | |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Scoop Whoop |
| 36 | North by Northwest (1959) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 37 | Prisoners (2013) | Bright Side | |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Scoop Whoop |
| 38 | Seven (1995) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | New Idea |
| – | – | – | Ranker |
| 39 | The 39 Steps (1935) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 40 | The Prestige (2006) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | Ranker |
| – | – | – | Scoop Whoop |
| 41 | Witness for the Prosecution (1957) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | Ranker |
| – | – | – | The Cinemaholic |
| 42 | 12 Angry Men (1957) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | Ranker |
| 43 | Anatomy of a Murder (1959) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 44 | Blow Out (1981) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 45 | Blue Velvet (1986) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 46 | Bound (1996) | Best Movies By Far | |
| – | – | – | BFI |
| 47 | Brick (2005) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | |
| 48 | Cape Fear (1962) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | Scoop Whoop |
| 49 | Charade (1963) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | |
| 50 | Dial M for Murder (1954) | Alfred Hitchcock | IMDB |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 51 | Double Indemnity (1944) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | The Cinemaholic |
| 52 | Fight Club (1999) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | Scoop Whoop |
| 53 | Halloween (1978) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 54 | High Noon (1952) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 55 | Identity (2003) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | The Cinemaholic |
| 56 | In the Heat of the Night (1967) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 57 | Insomnia (2002) | Best Movies By Far | |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 58 | Investigation of a Citizen above Suspicion (1970) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | The Cinemaholic |
| 59 | Kahaani (2012) | Sujoy Ghosh | BFI |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| 60 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) | Shane Black | IMDB |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 61 | Klute (1971) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | |
| 62 | Lone Star | John Sayles | |
| – | – | – | Taste Of Cinema |
| 63 | M (1931) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 64 | Manhattan Murder Mystery | Woody Allen | Bustle |
| – | – | – | Taste Of Cinema |
| 65 | Murder by Death (1976) | Robert Moore | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Taste Of Cinema |
| 66 | Nightcrawler (2014) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 67 | No Way Out (1987) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | |
| 68 | Oldboy (2003) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 69 | Peeping Tom (1960) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 70 | Presumed Innocent (1990) | Bustle | |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 71 | Rebecca (1940) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 72 | Rope (1948) | Scoop Whoop | |
| – | – | – | The Cinemaholic |
| 73 | Scream (1996) | Bustle | |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 74 | Sicario (2015) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 75 | Silence Of The Lambs | Bustle | |
| – | – | – | New Idea |
| 76 | The Bone Collector (1999) | Bustle | |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 77 | The Departed (2006) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 78 | The Game (1997) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | Scoop Whoop |
| 79 | The Girl On The Train | Bright Side | |
| – | – | – | New Idea |
| 80 | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | Ranker |
| 81 | The Green Mile (1999) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | Ranker |
| 82 | The Lady Vanishes (1938) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 83 | The Last of Sheila (1973) | Herbert Ross | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Taste Of Cinema |
| 84 | The Maltese Falcon (1941) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 85 | The Manchurian Candidate (1962) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 86 | The Name of the Rose (1986) | Jean-Jacques Annaud | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Taste Of Cinema |
| 87 | The Night of the Hunter (1955) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 88 | The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) | Juan José Campanella | IMDB |
| – | – | – | The Cinemaholic |
| 89 | The Vanishing (Spoorloos) (1988) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 90 | The Wages of Fear (1953) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 91 | Touch of Evil (1958) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 92 | 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 93 | 101 Dalmatians (1961) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 94 | 8MM (1999) | Scoop Whoop | |
| 95 | A Few Good Men (1992) | List Challenges | |
| 96 | A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 97 | A Killing in a Small Town (1990) | List Challenges | |
| 98 | A Quiet Place (2018) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 99 | A Shot in the Dark (1964) | List Challenges | |
| 100 | About Elly (2009) | BFI | |
| 101 | Alien (1979) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 102 | All Is Lost (2013) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 103 | Argo (2012) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 104 | Arrival (2016) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 105 | Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 106 | Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) | BFI | |
| 107 | Badlands (1974) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 108 | Before I Go to Sleep | Bright Side | |
| 109 | Beyond the Forest (1949) | List Challenges | |
| 110 | Black Legion (1937) | List Challenges | |
| 111 | Blade Runner (1982) | List Challenges | |
| 112 | Blade Runner 2049 (2017) | List Challenges | |
| 113 | Blood and Black Lace (1964) | List Challenges | |
| 114 | Blue Ruin (2014) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 115 | Blue Steel (1989) | BFI | |
| 116 | Bonnie and Clyde (1967) | List Challenges | |
| 117 | Breach (2007) | Best Movies By Far | |
| 118 | Breakdown (1997) | BFI | |
| 119 | Bridge of Spies (2015) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 120 | Bullitt | ||
| 121 | Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) | BFI | |
| 122 | Cairo Station (1958) | BFI | |
| 123 | Cape Fear (1991) | List Challenges | |
| 124 | Cash on Demand (1961) | BFI | |
| 125 | Casino Royale (2006) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 126 | Changeling (2008) | List Challenges | |
| 127 | Children of Men (2006) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 128 | Citizen Kane (1941) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 129 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 130 | Cutter and Bone | ||
| 131 | Cutter’s Way | ||
| 132 | D.O.A. (1949) | BFI | |
| 133 | D.O.A. (1988) | List Challenges | |
| 134 | Dead Calm (1989) | BFI | |
| 135 | Dead Man Walking (1995) | List Challenges | |
| 136 | Deadly Pursuit (aka Shoot to Kill, 1988) | BFI | |
| 137 | Deathtrap | ||
| 138 | Deep Red (1994) | List Challenges | |
| 139 | Deliverance (1972) | BFI | |
| 140 | Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015) | Dibakar Banerjee | IMDB |
| 141 | Devil in a Blue Dress | ||
| 142 | Diabolique (1955) | List Challenges | |
| 143 | Diva (1981) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 144 | Don’t Look Now (1973) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 145 | Double Jeopardy | Bustle | |
| 146 | Downton Abbey | USA Today | |
| 147 | Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922) | BFI | |
| 148 | Dr. No (1962) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 149 | Drag Me to Hell (2009) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 150 | Drishyam (2015) | Nishikant Kamat | IMDB |
| 151 | Drive (2011) | List Challenges | |
| 152 | Duel (1971) | BFI | |
| 153 | Electra Glide in Blue | ||
| 154 |
Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l’échafaud) (1958)
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Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 155 | Escape from Alcatraz (1979) | Best Movies By Far | |
| 156 | Evil Under the Sun (1982) | List Challenges | |
| 157 | Ex Machina (2015) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 158 | Eye In The Sky (2016) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 159 | Eyes Without a Face (1962) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 160 | Fail-Safe (1964) | BFI | |
| 161 | Fallen | Bustle | |
| 162 | Fargo (1996) | List Challenges | |
| 163 | Flightplan | Bright Side | |
| 164 | Forbidden Planet (1956) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 165 | Fracture | Bright Side | |
| 166 | Freaks (1932) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 167 | From Hell (2001) | List Challenges | |
| 168 | From Russia With Love (1964) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 169 | Fury | List Challenges | |
| 170 | Gaslight (1940) | BFI | |
| 171 | Gattaca (1997) | List Challenges | |
| 172 | Get Out (2017) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 173 | Goldfinger (1964) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 174 | Green for Danger (1946) | List Challenges | |
| 175 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 176 | Harry, He’s Here to Help (2000) | BFI | |
| 177 | He Walked by Night (1948) | Best Movies By Far | |
| 178 | Headhunters (2011) | List Challenges | |
| 179 | Hell Drivers (1957) | BFI | |
| 180 | Hell or High Water (2016) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 181 | Hidden (2005) | BFI | |
| 182 | High and Low (1963) | BFI | |
| 183 | House of Wax (1953) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 184 | Illustrious Corpses (1976) | BFI | |
| 185 | IN COLD BLOOD (1967) | List Challenges | |
| 186 | In the Bedroom (2001) | List Challenges | |
| 187 | In the Cut (2003) | BFI | |
| 188 | In the Line of Fire (1993) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 189 | In the Valley of Elah (2007) | List Challenges | |
| 190 | Inherent Vice | Criminal | |
| 191 | Insomnia (1997) | BFI | |
| 192 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 193 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 194 | Ittefaq (1969) | BFI | |
| 195 | Jaws (1975) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 196 | Jurassic Park (1993) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 197 | Kiss The Girls | Bustle | |
| 198 | Knife in the Water (1962) | BFI | |
| 199 | L’Avventura (1960) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 200 | La Cérémonie (1995) | BFI | |
| 201 | Le Boucher (1970) | BFI | |
| 202 | Le Cercle Rouge (1970) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 203 | Leave Her to Heaven (1945, John M. Stahl) | List Challenges | |
| 204 | Lift to the Scaffold (1958) | BFI | |
| 205 | Locke (2013) | BFI | |
| 206 | Looper (2012) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 207 | Lost Highway (1997) | List Challenges | |
| 208 | Lucky Number Slevin (2006) | List Challenges | |
| 209 | Lust, Caution (2007) | BFI | |
| 210 | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1982) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 211 | Mandy (2018) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 212 | Manhunter (1986) | List Challenges | |
| 213 | Mindhunter | USA Today | |
| 214 | Ministry of Fear (1944) | BFI | |
| 215 | Miracle Mile (1988) | BFI | |
| 216 | Miss Bala (2011) | BFI | |
| 217 | Mother (2009) | List Challenges | |
| 218 | My Cousin Vinny (1992) | List Challenges | |
| 219 | Name of the Rose | ||
| 220 | Night Moves | ||
| 221 | Night of the Hunter (1955) | Scoop Whoop | |
| 222 | Night Train (1959) | BFI | |
| 223 | Nine Queens (2000) | BFI | |
| 224 | No Country for Old Men (2007) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 225 | Obsession (1949) | BFI | |
| 226 | Omar (2013) | BFI | |
| 227 | On Dangerous Ground (1951) | BFI | |
| 228 | One False Move (1992) | BFI | |
| 229 | Plein Soleil (1960) | BFI | |
| 230 | Queen Bee (1955) | List Challenges | |
| 231 | Rashômon (1951) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 232 | Repulsion (1965) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 233 | Reservoir Dogs (1992) | List Challenges | |
| 234 | Rififi (1955) | BFI | |
| 235 | Rising Sun | Bustle | |
| 236 | River’s Edge (1987) | List Challenges | |
| 237 | Rosemary’s Baby (1968) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 238 | Runaway Train (1985) | BFI | |
| 239 | Scandal Sheet (1952) | The Cinemaholic | |
| 240 | Searching (2018) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 241 | Shadow of a Doubt (1943) | BFI | |
| 242 | Side Effects | ||
| 243 | Skyfall (2012) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 244 | Sleuth (1972) | List Challenges | |
| 245 | Source Code (2011) | List Challenges | |
| 246 | Spotlight (2015) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 247 | Stranger by the Lake (2013) | BFI | |
| 248 | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 249 | Sunset Boulevard (1950) | The Cinemaholic | |
| 250 | Suspect (1987) | List Challenges | |
| 251 | Suspense (1913) | BFI | |
| 252 | Talvar (2015) | Meghna Gulzar | IMDB |
| 253 | Taxi Driver (1976) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 254 | Tenebre (1982) | List Challenges | |
| 255 | Tesis (1996) | BFI | |
| 256 | The Babadook (2014) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 257 | The Big Heat (1953) | BFI | |
| 258 | The Birds (1963) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 259 | The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 260 | The Cabin in the Woods (2012) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 261 |
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari) (1920)
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| 262 | The Chaser (2008) | List Challenges | |
| 263 | The Counterfeit Traitor (1962) | Best Movies By Far | |
| 264 | The Dark Knight Rises (2012) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 265 | The Day of the Jackal (1973) | BFI | |
| 266 | The Double Hour (2009) | Best Movies By Far | |
| 267 | The French Connection (1971) | BFI | |
| 268 | The Fugitive Kind (1960) | List Challenges | |
| 269 | The Generals Daughter | Bustle | |
| 270 | The Ghost Writer | ||
| 271 | The Gift (2015) | List Challenges | |
| 272 | The Godfather, Part II (1974) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 273 | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) | List Challenges | |
| 274 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992) | BFI | |
| 275 | The Handmaiden (2016) | List Challenges | |
| 276 | The Hateful Eight (2015) | List Challenges | |
| 277 | The Headless Woman (2008) | BFI | |
| 278 | The Hitch-hiker (1953) | BFI | |
| 279 | The Hunt (2012) | BFI | |
| 280 | The Hunters (1996) | List Challenges | |
| 281 | The Imitation Game (2014) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 282 | The Killer (1989) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 283 | The Last Seduction (1994) | Best Movies By Far | |
| 284 | The Life of David Gale | Bright Side | |
| 285 | The List of Adrian Messenger | ||
| 286 | The Little Foxes (1941) | List Challenges | |
| 287 | The Lives of Others (2006) | BFI | |
| 288 | The Lodger (1927) | BFI | |
| 289 | The Long Goodbye | ||
| 290 | The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) | List Challenges | |
| 291 | The Mirror Crack’d (1980) | List Challenges | |
| 292 | The Most Dangerous Game (1932) | BFI | |
| 293 | The Nice Guys | Criminal | |
| 294 | The Night of the Sunflowers (2006) | BFI | |
| 295 | The Number 23 | Bright Side | |
| 296 | The Oxford Murders | Bright Side | |
| 297 | The Parallax View | ||
| 298 | The Passenger (1975) | BFI | |
| 299 | The Place Beyond the Pines (2013) | List Challenges | |
| 300 | The Pledge (2001) | List Challenges | |
| 301 | The Post (2018) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 302 | The Reckless Moment (1949) | BFI | |
| 303 | The Salesman (Forushande) (2017) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 304 | The Sixth Sense | New Idea | |
| 305 | The Spiral Staircase (1946) | BFI | |
| 306 | The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) | BFI | |
| 307 | The Stranger (1946) | List Challenges | |
| 308 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) | BFI | |
| 309 | The Tall Target (1951) | BFI | |
| 310 | The Untouchables (1987) | Best Movies By Far | |
| 311 | The Wailing (2016) | List Challenges | |
| 312 | The Wicker Man (1973) | List Challenges | |
| 313 | The Woman in Green (1945) | List Challenges | |
| 314 | They Drive by Night (1938) | BFI | |
| 315 | Thief (1981) | BFI | |
| 316 | Three Colors: Blue (Trois Couleurs: Bleu) (1993) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 317 | To Catch a Thief (1955) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 318 | To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) | List Challenges | |
| 319 | Trance | Bright Side | |
| 320 | Tsotsi (2005) | BFI | |
| 321 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992) | List Challenges | |
| 322 | Ugly (2013) | Anurag Kashyap | IMDB |
| 323 | Victoria (2015) | BFI | |
| 324 | Viva Riva! (2010) | BFI | |
| 325 | Wait until Dark (1967) | BFI | |
| 326 | Wake in Fright (2012) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 327 | Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? | List Challenges | |
| 328 | Wind River (2017) | The Cinemaholic | |
| 329 | Winter’s Bone (2010) | List Challenges | |
| 330 | Z (1969) | BFI | |
| 331 | Zero Focus (1961) | BFI |
15 Best Murder Mystery Film Sources/Lists
| Source | Article |
| Best Movies By Far | 12 of the Best Mysteries and Suspense Films … |
| BFI | 100 best thrillers of all time |
| Bright Side | 15 Detective Movies That Keep You in Suspense to the Very Last Shot |
| Bustle | 16 Murder Mystery Movies Of The ’90s, From ‘Se7en’ To ‘The Fugitive’ |
| Criminal | Greatest Murder Mystery Movies Ever Made |
| IMDB | Best Murder Mystery Thrillers |
| List Challenges | The Greatest Murder Mystery Movies |
| New Idea | Top 10 Mystery Movies of All Time – Have You Seen Them All? |
| Ranker | Best Whodunit Movies |
| Help me find Murder Mystery films I haven’t seen yet | |
| Rotten Tomatoes | Top 100 Mystery & Suspense Movies |
| Scoop Whoop | 21 Intriguing Hollywood Suspense Thriller Movies That Will Keep |
| Taste Of Cinema | 20 Great Murder Mystery Movies That Are Worth Your Time |
| The Cinemaholic | 28 Best Murder Mystery Movies of All Time |
| USA Today | The 5 best murder mystery movies to binge-watch this |
