Best Mystery Movies to Watch on Netflix
Feeling investigative? If you’re not sure which movie to go for, allow us to clue you in. From detective stories and whodunnits to suspenseful dramas, here are the best mystery-themed movies and shows to stream now.
Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys duke it out in this intense, enthralling psychological thriller series.
A federal agent confronts both his dark past and the terrifying wilderness in this unsettling murder mystery.
An enjoyable whodunnit that doesn’t sacrifice emotional depth for epic scaleAn enjoyable whodunnit that doesn’t sacrifice emotional depth for epic scale.
A tale of espionage, romance, and friendship all tied in a neat bow, just in time for Christmas.
A spirit lingers within the palace chambers in this psychedelic horror mystery.
A nostalgic depiction of the Brisbane suburban coming-of-age saga.
Inheritance turns deadly in this countryside horror series haunted by the family’s history of shamanism.
A bone-chilling account of how a mother’s mission to find her daughter uncovered countless dirty secrets.
The iconic robot Astro Boy series reimagined as a soulful anti-war murder mystery.
An exceptional, multi-faceted British crime thriller adaptation centered on one body and four separate time periods.
Murder, mayhem and the media converge in this slow-paced, unsettling Taiwanese drama.
Charlie Kaufman returns to animation in this charmingly neurotic bedtime story.
A fresh addition to the toxic masculinity cinema canon that spotlights Jesse Eisenberg like never before.
Set in ‘80s New York, Eric soars as a lived-in period piece and satisfies as a mystery, even though the intensity of the performances weighs it down at times .
A trippy body-swap horror that doubles as a critique of millennial angst and jealousy.
A mystery K-drama solved through a compelling manuscript, empath abilities and found family.
A lovely small-town sports drama dedicated to Korea’s traditional sand wrestling.
Mike Flanagan takes Edgar Allan Poe’s short story into an anti-rich Succession-like miniseries.
A solid mystery thriller filled with subtle yet potent commentary on race, immigration, and more in Berlin.
A chilling noir-ish Spanish crime thriller with well-constructed timelines and perspectives.
A distinctly Native American police procedural that is just as intriguing as it is important.
A lavish Turkish mystery where paranoia is constant for a mother-daughter duo.
Part travelog, part self-help series, Dan Buettner introduces the world to a better way of living.
A mystery on the Everest beckons a reporter in this stunning animated adventure .
Lean and effective, this remake of the 1994 thriller of the same name is watchable from start to end (as long as you don’t compare it to the original).
This sci-fi social satire about the Deep State is smart, funny, and incredibly stylish.
Set in the Australian outback, this multi-genre thriller is packed with equal parts action, mystery, and comedy.
A reliably solid political thriller that will remind you of action films past.
It’s not as taut as it could be, but this slow-burn thriller has a captivating lead in Benicio del Toro.
A collection of spooky stories told under the guidance of the Oscar-winning dark fantasy master.
