The best mystery films of 1972

14 mystery films from 1972, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

1. Sleuth Score 66.4 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 90% · Thriller, Mystery, Crime
2. Solaris Score 62.4 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 93
3. State of Siege Score 56.4 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 78%
4. Don't Torture a Duckling Score 47.7 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 88% · Horror
5. The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe Score 46.5 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 67%
6. Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key Score 45.1 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 100%
7. Tales from the Crypt Score 44.6 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 90%
8. Images Score 42.5 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 71%
9. What Have You Done to Solange? Score 40.6 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 71%
10. The Other Score 40.6 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 65