The best mystery film of every year
The highest-scoring mystery film from each year, scored 0–100 on IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office against every film from the same year. Pick a year for its full list of mystery films.
- 2026: The Sheep Detectives Score 87.7 · 11 mystery films
- 2025: Weapons Score 76.2 · 39 mystery films
- 2024: Nosferatu Score 73.3 · 52 mystery films
- 2023: Anatomy of a Fall Score 80.5 · 68 mystery films
- 2022: The Batman Score 74.6 · 94 mystery films
- 2021: The Black Phone Score 65.9 · 83 mystery films
- 2020: The Father Score 86.1 · 79 mystery films
- 2019: Us Score 69.1 · 97 mystery films
- 2018: Andhadhun Score 73.5 · 95 mystery films
- 2017: Blade Runner 2049 Score 80.5 · 77 mystery films
- 2016: Arrival Score 81.0 · 60 mystery films
- 2015: The Hateful Eight Score 73.1 · 63 mystery films
- 2014: Gone Girl Score 75.7 · 67 mystery films
- 2013: Prisoners Score 70.8 · 66 mystery films
- 2012: Kahaani Score 70.0 · 50 mystery films
- 2011: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Score 78.0 · 56 mystery films
- 2010: Shutter Island Score 69.2 · 42 mystery films
- 2009: The White Ribbon Score 75.5 · 68 mystery films
- 2008: The Reader Score 67.9 · 49 mystery films
- 2007: The Bourne Ultimatum Score 87.0 · 50 mystery films
- 2006: The Lives of Others Score 81.7 · 39 mystery films
- 2005: The Constant Gardener Score 73.3 · 41 mystery films
- 2004: The Bourne Supremacy Score 71.0 · 37 mystery films
- 2003: Mystic River Score 79.1 · 30 mystery films
- 2002: Talk to Her Score 76.1 · 38 mystery films
- 2001: A Beautiful Mind Score 86.8 · 36 mystery films
- 2000: Memento Score 71.1 · 25 mystery films
- 1999: The Sixth Sense Score 76.6 · 30 mystery films
- 1998: The Ring Score 64.0 · 22 mystery films
- 1997: L.A. Confidential Score 82.3 · 23 mystery films
- 1996: Scream Score 68.9 · 18 mystery films
- 1995: 12 Monkeys Score 72.9 · 13 mystery films
- 1994: Three Colors: Red Score 65.1 · 13 mystery films
- 1993: The Firm Score 62.4 · 16 mystery films
- 1992: Glengarry Glen Ross Score 63.6 · 9 mystery films
- 1991: Dead Again Score 58.1 · 13 mystery films
- 1990: Presumed Innocent Score 66.2 · 8 mystery films
- 1989: The Abyss Score 71.3 · 10 mystery films
- 1988: Mississippi Burning Score 75.3 · 14 mystery films
- 1987: Angel Heart Score 58.1 · 8 mystery films
- 1986: The Name of the Rose Score 66.3 · 12 mystery films
- 1985: Fletch Score 62.3 · 10 mystery films
- 1984: A Soldier's Story Score 57.8 · 7 mystery films
- 1983: The Ballad of Narayama Score 62.3 · 14 mystery films
- 1982: The Thing Score 63.0 · 13 mystery films
- 1981: Blow Out Score 62.0 · 13 mystery films
- 1980: Dressed to Kill Score 61.4 · 13 mystery films
- 1979: Apocalypse Now Score 92.2 · 5 mystery films
- 1978: Death on the Nile Score 55.9 · 11 mystery films
- 1977: The American Friend Score 51.3 · 10 mystery films
- 1976: The Omen Score 68.3 · 9 mystery films
- 1975: Three Days of the Condor Score 63.3 · 11 mystery films
- 1974: Chinatown Score 82.0 · 8 mystery films
- 1973: The Wicker Man Score 54.4 · 7 mystery films
- 1972: Sleuth Score 66.4 · 14 mystery films
- 1971: Klute Score 60.7 · 9 mystery films
- 1970: The Butcher Score 55.3 · 4 mystery films
- 1969: The Unfaithful Wife Score 47.1 · 2 mystery films
- 1968: Hour of the Wolf Score 55.6 · 6 mystery films
- 1967: In the Heat of the Night Score 86.9 · 3 mystery films
- 1966: Blow-Up Score 73.7 · 4 mystery films
- 1965: Mirage Score 49.3 · 5 mystery films
- 1964: A Shot in the Dark Score 60.2 · 6 mystery films
- 1963: Charade Score 70.4 · 7 mystery films
- 1962: Harakiri Score 62.8 · 6 mystery films
- 1961: Last Year at Marienbad Score 56.8 · 3 mystery films
- 1960: Psycho Score 81.5 · 6 mystery films
- 1959: North by Northwest Score 75.7 · 6 mystery films
- 1958: Vertigo Score 73.9 · 1 mystery film
- 1957: Witness for the Prosecution Score 76.8 · 4 mystery films
- 1956: The Man Who Knew Too Much Score 66.2 · 1 mystery film
- 1955: To Catch a Thief Score 70.0 · 4 mystery films
- 1954: Rear Window Score 80.1 · 4 mystery films
- 1953: Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Score 31.2 · 1 mystery film
- 1952: Don't Bother to Knock Score 34.1 · 1 mystery film
- 1951: Pandora and the Flying Dutchman Score 34.1 · 1 mystery film
- 1950: Rashomon Score 64.5 · 3 mystery films
- 1949: The Third Man Score 66.5 · 2 mystery films
- 1948: Rope Score 59.0 · 5 mystery films
- 1947: The Red House Score 33.9 · 2 mystery films
- 1946: Notorious Score 77.7 · 6 mystery films
- 1945: Spellbound Score 70.4 · 5 mystery films
- 1944: Laura Score 65.4 · 5 mystery films
- 1943: The Song of Bernadette Score 75.9 · 6 mystery films
- 1942: Sherlock Holmes in Washington Score 32.1 · 2 mystery films
- 1941: Citizen Kane Score 91.4 · 4 mystery films
- 1940: Rebecca Score 80.4 · 3 mystery films
- 1939: The Hound of the Baskervilles Score 45.3 · 3 mystery films
- 1938: The Lady Vanishes Score 57.3 · 1 mystery film
- 1937: Young and Innocent Score 31.6 · 1 mystery film
- 1936: After the Thin Man Score 62.0 · 2 mystery films
- 1935: The 39 Steps Score 59.1 · 2 mystery films
- 1934: The Thin Man Score 66.8 · 2 mystery films
- 1933: The Testament of Dr. Mabuse Score 54.2 · 3 mystery films
- 1932: Murders in the Rue Morgue Score 32.5 · 2 mystery films
- 1931: M Score 57.9 · 1 mystery film
- 1930: Murder! Score 29.9 · 1 mystery film
- 1929: Blackmail Score 43.4 · 1 mystery film
- 1928: The Man Who Laughs Score 44.0 · 1 mystery film
- 1927: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog Score 33.4 · 1 mystery film
- 1922: Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler Score 85.3 · 1 mystery film
- 1920: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Score 73.5 · 1 mystery film