Top 30 Best Murder Mystery Movies
From classic noir to modern thrillers, join us as we count down our picks for the most captivating whodunnit films of all time! Our list features brilliant detectives, cunning killers, and twisted plots that will keep you guessing until the very end. Which mystery had you on the edge of your seat? Let us know in the comments below! Our countdown includes “The Maltese Falcon,” “Knives Out,” “Seven,” “The Silence of the Lambs,” “Rear Window,” “Chinatown,” “Clue,” “The Usual Suspects,” “Zodiac,” “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” and many more films that have defined the murder mystery genre through masterful direction and unforgettable twists.
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@WatchMojo
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
Which murder mystery is your favorite? Share in the comments.
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@ahmetsertel437
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
Great list
@mikerem9997
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
I hated Sean Penn overwrought acting in Mystic. But i hate him anyway. 🙂
@a.b.b7567
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
6:21
@mariovaccarella6854
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
Like another video, some of these aren't murder mysteries
@mariovaccarella6854
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
In The Heat Of The Night (1967) – Great Movie, Bad Mystery.
@mariovaccarella6854
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
The Late Anthony Perkins (Psycho – 1960) co-wrote The Last Of Sheila
@mariovaccarella6854
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
I'm bypassing those that I've not seen yet.
@akakak1637
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
Wait isn’t the big lebowsii a murder mystery at its core — I haven’t watched it in years
@akakak1637
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
I love mystery movies, fave genre. Whodunnits included.
That said, knives out are trash and china town bores me to sleepy dive tried so many times I miss half of the middle every time.
@punkr0ckgurl75
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
kiss kiss bang bang is better than a few you put on this list,how can you mention nice guys when it’s just a copy of kiss kiss bang bang!seriously?
@lovefilles
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
It is almost criminal you mentionned the usa version of the girl with dragon tatto. The original version with Nomi Rapace is out of this world and 100 times better.
@lefantomer
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
Nitpicking. When I guess who the "bad" guys and "good" guys are by the dinner conversations I'm set up to be less than impressed with "Knives Out".
@pockeyway
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
Knives Out should not be anywhere near the top of the list. Hell, it shouldn't even be on the damn list.
@Maggie-tr2kd
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
Murder mystery movies I like that are not on this list: Vertigo, Body Heat, Blood Simple, The First Deadly Sin, Manhunter, Presumed Innocent, Suspect (1987), and True Believer (1989).
@4Mr.Crowley2
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
No vertigo and no mulholland drive?! Come on
@danieltobias9742
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
You put "In the Heat of the Night" below Se7en and "Clue" and "LA Confidential"? Huh.
@spinin1251
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
None of the trifecta of Blow-Up, The Conversation, or Blow Out? No Psycho or Vertigo?
@scottyarbour2570
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
How could you leave out ‘Blue Velvet’?
@mspetersen
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
The Maltese Falcon is my go to Noir. So perfect.
@JoyceHertzoff
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
Six of my favorites are on your list. Even knowing the outcomes I can watch Charade and Rear Window over and over again
@maxheadrom3088
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
20:34 That book Gyllenhaal holds, The Codebrakers by David Kahn, is the bible of cryptography to this day. It's a history of cryptography from a computer science point of view.
@jenniferharper9863
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
I love The Thin Man and Evil Under the Sun.
@rewster7
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
In what world is Knives Out higher than The Silence of the Lambs, L.A. Confidential, Seven, or even Scream? Also, where are Manhunter or The Vanishing??
@cdeford2
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
The Last of Sheila should be in the top 10. The Maltese Falcon is worthy of being top of this list, but Knives Out? One of the most predictable 'mysteries' I've ever seen.
@jayc3110
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
It would have been nice if you had listed them in your description with bookmarks like many similar channels do for the convenience of the viewers. Thank you
@mikerichmond8246
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
“The Third Man” is awful.
@jasonrothbaum7266
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
How is the Usual Suspects so low on the list – you even say it is 'widely considered one of the greatest mysteries of the 20th century'? And most of these are suspense movies which do not have any mystery to them. Rear Window, Silence of the Lambs – we either know the killer or could never guess it.
@teletubbiestunetwister9570
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
FYI… the music over the narration is too loud this time. A bit distracting from the narration.
@kathyfultz2273
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
So glad you have The Last of Sheila on this list. I first saw it when I was 15, and have never forgotten it! After 50 years, I now watch it whenever I can, it's that good!!
@toddlenz404
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
Dark Passage with Bogart, Bacall, Agnes Moorehead.
Witness For The Prosecution with Dietrich, Tyrone Power, Elsa Lancaster, Charles Laughton. It's based on a stage play by Agatha Christie.
The Window. A B black and white movie from (I think) the 1940s. The boy in the film was the same actor who voiced Peter Pan by Disney. He was very good in this film.
@pandoracle
May 4, 2026 at 2:59 am
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang