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Best Mystery Movies of the 2020s
#1 Project Hail Mary (2026) · ★ 8.6 · 8,086 votes · 2h 37m · adventure, drama, science-fictionScience teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mi…
#2 Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026) · ★ 8.5 · 846 votes · 1h 54m · fantasy, drama, mysteryThrough unlikely bonds formed during night shifts at a local aquarium, Tova, an elderly widow, learns of a life-changing discovery that may bring her joy and wonder once again.…
#3 Colony (2026) · ★ 8.1 · 893 votes · 2h 3m · action, thriller, horrorProfessor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside…
#4 The Sheep Detectives (2026) · ★ 7.9 · 1,737 votes · 1h 49m · comedy, adventure, dramaGeorge Hardy is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can't possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the…
#5 Monster (2023) · ★ 7.9 · 967 votes · 2h 5m · thriller, drama, mysteryAfter an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.…
#6 Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026) · ★ 7.8 · 2,751 votes · 2h 13m · horror, mysteryThe young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyf…
#7 The Batman (2022) · ★ 7.7 · 12,582 votes · 2h 57m · thriller, crime, mysteryIn his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.…
#8 Zootopia 2 (2025) · ★ 7.7 · 3,436 votes · 1h 48m · comedy, adventure, animationAfter cracking the biggest case in Zootopia's history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake arrives and…
#9 Exhuma (2024) · ★ 7.7 · 826 votes · 2h 14m · thriller, horror, mysteryAfter tracing the origin of a disturbing supernatural affliction to a wealthy family's ancestral gravesite, a team of paranormal experts relocates the remains—and soon discovers wh…
#10 Coyote vs. Acme (2026) · ★ 7.6 · 551 votes · 1h 43m · comedy, adventure, animationAfter Acme products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, Wile E. Coyote decides to hire a billboard lawyer to sue the Acme Corporation.…
#11 Anatomy of a Fall (2023) · ★ 7.5 · 3,500 votes · 2h 31m · thriller, crime, mysteryA woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.…
#12 Disclosure Day (2026) · ★ 7.5 · 3,129 votes · 2h 26m · action, thriller, science-fictionA cybersecurity expert becomes a whistleblower after uncovering secrets about aliens, putting him on the run from a corporation. Meanwhile, a meteorologist experiencing strange phe…
#13 Where the Crawdads Sing (2022) · ★ 7.5 · 2,339 votes · 2h 6m · romance, drama, mysteryAbandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local towns…
#14 The Call (2020) · ★ 7.5 · 1,034 votes · 1h 52m · thriller, science-fiction, mysteryConnected by phone in the same home but 20 years apart, a caller puts a woman’s past — and life — on the line to change her own fate.…
#15 Mars Express (2023) · ★ 7.5 · 582 votes · 1h 29m · action, thriller, science-fictionIn 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. On Mars, they descend deep into the…
#16 Enola Holmes 2 (2022) · ★ 7.4 · 3,183 votes · 2h 11m · adventure, crime, mysteryEnola takes on her first official case as a detective, but to solve the mystery of a missing girl, she'll need help from friends — and brother Sherlock.…
#17 Missing (2023) · ★ 7.4 · 1,333 votes · 1h 51m · thriller, drama, mysteryWhen her mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away in L…
#18 Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One (2021) · ★ 7.4 · 723 votes · 1h 25m · action, animation, crimeFollowing a brutal series of murders taking place on Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, Gotham City's young vigilante known as the Batman sets out to pursue the mysterious ser…
#19 Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two (2021) · ★ 7.4 · 600 votes · 1h 27m · action, animation, crimeAs Gotham City's young vigilante, the Batman, struggles to pursue a brutal serial killer, district attorney Harvey Dent gets caught in a feud involving the criminal family of the F…
#20 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) · ★ 7.3 · 6,729 votes · 1h 51m · thriller, horror, mysteryParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them bey…
#21 Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) · ★ 7.3 · 5,206 votes · 1h 50m · thriller, horror, mysteryRecently fired and desperate for work, a troubled young man named Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at an abandoned theme restaurant: Freddy Fazbear's Pizzer…
#22 Last Night in Soho (2021) · ★ 7.3 · 4,017 votes · 1h 57m · thriller, drama, horrorA young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it see…
#23 Weapons (2025) · ★ 7.3 · 3,999 votes · 2h 9m · thriller, horror, mysteryWhen all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance…
#24 The Housemaid (2025) · ★ 7.3 · 3,148 votes · 2h 11m · thriller, drama, mysteryTrying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina and Andrew Winchester. But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into som…
#25 Decision to Leave (2022) · ★ 7.3 · 1,630 votes · 2h 19m · thriller, romance, mysteryFrom a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s w…
#26 Black Box (2021) · ★ 7.3 · 1,493 votes · 2h 10m · thriller, drama, mysteryAfter being assigned to investigate the aftermath of a catastrophic plane crash, an NTSB black box analyst uncovers chilling audio anomalies that no one else seems willing to ackno…
#27 God's Crooked Lines (2022) · ★ 7.3 · 869 votes · 2h 35m · thriller, drama, mysteryAlice Gould, a private investigator, pretends to be mentally ill in order to enter a psychiatric hospital and gather evidence for the case she is working on: the death of a patient…
#28 Old Henry (2021) · ★ 7.3 · 764 votes · 1h 39m · action, thriller, dramaA widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide…
#29 Caddo Lake (2024) · ★ 7.3 · 580 votes · 1h 43m · thriller, drama, science-fictionWhen an 8-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes on Caddo Lake, a series of past deaths and disappearances begin to link together, forever altering a broken family’s history.…
#30 Enola Holmes (2020) · ★ 7.2 · 6,856 votes · 2h 4m · adventure, crime, mysteryWhile searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.…
#31 Conclave (2024) · ★ 7.2 · 3,641 votes · 2h 0m · thriller, drama, mysteryAfter the unexpected death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with managing the covert and ancient ritual of electing a new one. Sequestered in the Vatican with the Catholic…
#32 Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) · ★ 7.2 · 2,914 votes · 2h 25m · comedy, thriller, dramaWhen young priest Jud Duplenticy is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. After a sudden and seemingly imposs…
#33 Fear Street: 1978 (2021) · ★ 7.2 · 2,334 votes · 1h 51m · drama, horror, mysteryIn 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery when horrors from their towns' history come alive.…
#34 It Was Just an Accident (2025) · ★ 7.2 · 670 votes · 1h 44m · thriller, drama, crimeAn unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor.…
#35 Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) · ★ 7.2 · 638 votes · 2h 4m · romance, drama, historyThe Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the south of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa. Meanwhile, a Hollywood director seeks to f…
#36 Backrooms (2026) · ★ 7.1 · 3,145 votes · 1h 51m · horror, science-fiction, mysteryA strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.…
#37 Saw X (2023) · ★ 7.1 · 2,492 votes · 1h 58m · thriller, horror, mysteryBetween the events of 'Saw' and 'Saw II', a sick and desperate John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cance…
#38 Fear Street: 1666 (2021) · ★ 7.1 · 2,076 votes · 1h 55m · horror, mysteryIn 1666, a colonial town is gripped by a hysterical witch-hunt that has deadly consequences for centuries to come, and it's up to teenagers in 1994 to finally put an end to their t…
#39 The Accountant² (2025) · ★ 7.1 · 1,968 votes · 2h 13m · action, thriller, dramaWhen an old acquaintance is murdered, Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, B…
#40 The Rip (2026) · ★ 7.1 · 1,749 votes · 1h 53m · action, thriller, dramaTrust frays when a team of Miami cops discovers millions in cash inside a run-down stash house, calling everyone — and everything — into question.…