These films are like puzzles in the contour of talking pictures .

Mystery movies are like complex puzzles waiting to be solved by you… yes, you… the audience member. It’s fun to put on a metaphorical detective hat while following all the breadcrumbs the director and writers leave behind to unravel the enigma at the story’s heart. The stories vary from dramatic to funny to scary.

Here are some of the best mystery films that you can watch now to stimulate your inner problem-solving skills:

1.The Others

2.Juror #2

4.Carry-On

5.Conclave

6.Clue

7.A Simple Favor

8.Identity

9.Disturbia

10.Gone Girl

11.Memento

12.Longlegs

13.Knives Out

14.Se7en

15.Bodies Bodies Bodies

16.Get Out

17.7 Women and a Murder

18.Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

19.The Usual Suspects

20.The Green Mile

21.Missing

22.Shutter Island

23.The Prestige

24.North by Northwest

25.Rear Window

26.The Sixth Sense

27.Oldboy

28.Psycho

29.Citizen Kane

30.The Thing

31.Murder on the Orient Express

32.Zodiac

33.The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

34.The Batman

Do you have any mystery movies to recommend? Comment the titles below!

This post has been updated by Brittany Miranda and Kaitlin Stevens .

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