Top 10 Mystery Thriller Movies

These mystery films kept audiences guessing until the very end! For this list, we’ll be looking at the best movies revolving around the mystery of who committed a nefarious crime! Our countdown includes “Memento”, "Scream", “L.A. Confidential”, and more! What makes a great whodunit movie for you? Let us know in the comments!

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[WatchMojo]

What makes a great whodunit movie for you? Let us know in the comments!

[snoozy]

10. Memento (2000)
9. The Long Goodbye (1973)
8. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
7. Seven (1995)
6. Gosford Park (2001)
5. Scream (1996)
4. Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
3. Knives Out (2019)
2. L.A. Confidential (1997)

Honorable Mentions:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Zodiac (2007)
Charade (1963)
Brick (2005)

1. The Maltese Falcon (1941)

[TeenoGames]

I feel like watchmojo learned what a whodunnit is through chinese whispers, because if Se7en is a whodunnit then you might as well include Psycho. You kinda need one or more suspects to make a who dunnit.

[toyzntus]

Did I awake in a parallel universe where THE USUAL SUSPECTS doesn’t exist??

[BrokenCurtain]

So glad the 1974 version of "Murder on the Orient Express" is on the list. It's definitely one of the best whodunits.

[trinaq]

Clue will forever be my favourite, and possibly only, movie based on a board game ever!

[PhilipMcCrotch]

Since Clue isn’t in this list, WatchMojo discredits itself beyond reparation

[patrickpachal]

I’m sad The Usual Suspects is not included here, but very glad you included Gosford Park

[rodrigomelo]

My Top 10 Favourite Thriller Movies of All Time:
01. Se7en (1995)
02. Parasite (2019)
03. Memento (2000)
04. Mulholland Dr. (2001)
05. The Prestige (2006)
06. Prisoners (2013)
07. Shutter Island (2010)
08. Gone Girl (2014)
09. Nightcrawler (2014)
10. Zodiac (2007)

[Max-vjhf]

I think “Saw” belongs on this list too!

[elsafridl]

If The Maltese Falcon is #1, then Chinatown should have been #2. It is my favorite whodunnit with outstanding performances, direction and score. You blew it, WatchMojo!!

[TheMoises]

Knives out was amazing. They did a really good job can’t wait for part 2!

[jonathangriffin]

Is it just me or did anyone notice that the movie "Seven" was the seventh movie on this list? Now, that is a mystery in and of itself. LOL. 😂

[eleven]

Where are Clue and The Usual Suspects???

[DJGamingSmash]

I was totally onboard with this list until the top 4 (excluding Knives Out)

[uprmn]

I'll still always give it to Agatha Christie's Sparkling Cyanide and Five LIttle Piggies. Both were completely surprising how they were done.

[yoRyann]

Glass Onion was great, man. It's right there with Knives Out IMO, but it doesn't really give you a lot (p much until the middle of the movie) where you can try and piece together each noticable clue so you can try and figure out who did the crime. Doesn't make it any less of a good movie though, just straight up a fun mystery.

[anniebunny]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang should’ve been on here! It’s writing is incredibly sharp and funny, Robert Downey Jr and Val Kilmer’s chemistry is fantastic, and the actual murder mystery is really fun to follow along as it’s not actual cops solving it!

[christianmiranda]

Fractured should be on here. That movie is underrated.

[julioramirez]

Clue not making the cut is a punch in the gut