Mystery films thrive on secrets, suspense, and the tantalizing thrill of piecing together the puzzle. From the classic noir layers of Chinatown to the sleek modern twists of Gone Girl and Knives Out, these stories grip audiences with questions of guilt, motive, and hidden truth. Locked-room thrillers, whodunits, and psychological mysteries all live here, designed to keep you second-guessing until the final reveal. Whether drenched in smoky noir shadows, glittering with misdirection, or unraveling with gut-punch twists, mystery films reward patience and curiosity with answers you didn’t see coming, but can’t stop thinking about once they’re revealed.
J-Lo, Ryan Guzman & John Corbett star in The Boy Next Door. An erotic thriller streaming on Netflix so you can get your daytime TV trash fix.
You can watch the Run movie starring Sarah Paulson on Hulu in the USA & Netflix in Australia. A Mystery & thriller about a mother & daughter.
Joko Anwar & Kimo Stamboel join forces to bring the 1981 horror classic The Queen of Black Magic back to life. Asian horror movies on Shudder
Revisiting Perry Blackshear’s They Look Like People (2015). Our deep-dive review explores the psychological horror, stunning performances, and why its ending is a masterclass in tension and empathy. Explanation & more movies like it.
Streaming on Amazon Prime is Cargo, a crime thriller movie about a kidnapped man in a box with only 24 hours to raise 10 million dollars.
The Bloodhound from Arrow, is explained by Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. Like The Raven this film is depressed, & dark.
