The best mystery films of 1998

22 mystery films from 1998, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. The Ring Score 64.0 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 98% · Horror, Thriller
  2. Dark City Score 61.3 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 77% · Metascore 66 · Mystery, Science Fiction
  3. The X Files Score 60.2 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 66% · Metascore 60
  4. Pi Score 55.1 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 72
  5. The Red Violin Score 54.6 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 73% · Metascore 57
  6. Lovers of the Arctic Circle Score 53.8 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 82%
  7. Following Score 50.3 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 87% · Metascore 60
  8. Wild Things Score 46.3 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 65% · Metascore 51
  9. The Faculty Score 45.1 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 57% · Metascore 61
  10. Twilight Score 36.6 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 61%