Last Updated on 31 May 2026

The following list is a compilation of the 250 best whodunit mystery movies of all time.

I found 24 different ranked lists online of “best whodunit movies of all time” and pulled them all into Excel and merged them all to get this definitive compilation. See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including links to all 24 lists that were averaged. Below is a checklist you can print to track which ones you’ve seen, followed by the ranked list with links to IMDb.

Best Whodunit Movies – Viewing ChecklistDownload
  1. Knives Out (2019)
  2. Rear Window (1954)
  3. Clue (1985)
  4. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
  5. L.A. Confidential (1997)
  6. The Usual Suspects (1995)
  7. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
  8. Se7en (1995)
  9. Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
  10. Zodiac (2007)
  11. Chinatown (1974)
  12. Gosford Park (2001)
  13. Memories of Murder (2003)
  14. Memento (2000)
  15. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
  16. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
  17. The Thin Man (1934)
  18. Scream (1996)
  19. The Last of Sheila (1973)
  20. Vertigo (1958)
  21. After the Thin Man (1936)
  22. The Nice Guys (2016)
  23. The Big Sleep (1946)
  24. The Long Goodbye (1973)
  25. The Name of the Rose (1986)
  26. Primal Fear (1996)
  27. Charade (1963)
  28. Hot Fuzz (2007)
  29. And Then There Were None (1945)
  30. Laura (1944)
  31. Death on the Nile (1978)
  32. Mystic River (2003)
  33. Shutter Island (2010)
  34. Gone Girl (2014)
  35. The Hateful Eight (2015)
  36. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
  37. Murder By Death (1976)
  38. The Third Man (1949)
  39. Sleuth (1972)
  40. Psycho (1960)
  41. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
  42. Rebecca (1940)
  43. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
  44. Murder She Said (1961)
  45. Before I Go to Sleep (2014)
  46. Zootopia (2016)
  47. Glass Onion (2022)
  48. The Fugitive (1993)
  49. Wake Up Dead Man (2025)
  50. Fargo (1996)
  51. Brick (2005)
  52. Sherlock Holmes (2009)
  53. Oldboy (2003)
  54. Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
  55. Blow Out (1981)
  56. See How They Run (2022)
  57. Game Night (2018)
  58. Identity (2003)
  59. Minority Report (2002)
  60. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
  61. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
  62. Deep Red (1975)
  63. The Conversation (1974)
  64. Hail, Caesar! (2016)
  65. Prisoners (2013)
  66. Evil Under the Sun (1982)
  67. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
  68. Searching (2018)
  69. Death on the Nile (2022)
  70. Strangers on a Train (1951)
  71. Klute (1971)
  72. Kiss the Girls (1997)
  73. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
  74. Mirror Crack’d (1980)
  75. The Da Vinci Code (2006)
  76. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
  77. Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
  78. Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015)
  79. Lady in the Lake (1946)
  80. Mother (2009)
  81. Basic Instinct (1992)
  82. Murder at the Gallop (1963)
  83. A Haunting in Venice (2023)
  84. Green for Danger (1946)
  85. Cure (1997)
  86. Murder by Decree (1979)
  87. A Shot in the Dark (1964)
  88. Gone Baby Gone (2007)
  89. Deathtrap (1982)
  90. Murder Most Foul (1964)
  91. Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
  92. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
  93. Without a Clue (1988)
  94. Zero Effect (1998)
  95. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
  96. Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)
  97. Murder Mystery (2019)
  98. The Girl on the Train (2016)
  99. Happy Death Day (2017)
  100. Inspector Palmu’s Error (1960)
  101. The Fallen Idol (1948)
  102. The Wonder (2022)
  103. Dolores Claiborne (1995)
  104. Ten Little Indians (1965)
  105. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
  106. To Catch a Thief (1955)
  107. Dial M for Murder (1954)
  108. Perfect Blue (1997)
  109. The Sixth Sense (1999)
  110. Mulholland Drive (2001)
  111. The Sheep Detectives (2026)
  112. Missing (2023)
  113. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
  114. Along Came a Spider (2001)
  115. Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
  116. 12 Angry Men (1957)
  117. Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
  118. Investigation of a Citizen above Suspicion (1970)
  119. The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
  120. Decision to Leave (2022)
  121. Saw (2004)
  122. Blood and Black Lace (1964)
  123. Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
  124. The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
  125. Rashomon (1950)
  126. Disturbia (2007)
  127. The Lovebirds (2020)
  128. Die Hard (1988)
  129. Joint Security Area (2000)
  130. The Invitation (2015)
  131. Side Effects (2013)
  132. Get Out (2017)
  133. Dressed to Kill (1980)
  134. A Simple Favor (2018)
  135. Arrival (2016)
  136. Juror #2 (2024)
  137. The Pink Panther (2006)
  138. The Woman in the Window (2021)
  139. The Kid Detective (2020)
  140. Donnie Darko (2001)
  141. The Bone Collector (1999)
  142. JFK (1991)
  143. Now You See Me (2013)
  144. The Trouble with Harry (1955)
  145. Veronica Mars (2014)
  146. Vengeance (2022)
  147. The Chaser (2008)
  148. Copycat (1995)
  149. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
  150. Liza, the Fox-Fairy (2015)
  151. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
  152. Enola Holmes (2020)
  153. What Lies Beneath (2000)
  154. Badla (2019)
  155. A Perfect Getaway (2009)
  156. The Cat o’ Nine Tails (1971)
  157. The Gift (2000)
  158. The Inugami Family (1976)
  159. Who Killed Captain Alex? (2010)
  160. Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)
  161. Murder, He Says (1945)
  162. A White Dress for Marialé (1972)
  163. Flightplan (2005)
  164. Lady on a Train (1945)
  165. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
  166. Suspiria (1977)
  167. The Green Mile (1999)
  168. Unbreakable (2000)
  169. Wind River (2017)
  170. Dark Places (2015)
  171. The Lady Vanishes (1938)
  172. The Loft (2014)
  173. Gaslight (1944)
  174. The Night of the Generals (1967)
  175. Crossfire (1947)
  176. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
  177. The Prestige (2006)
  178. The Mirror Crack’d (1980)
  179. The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)
  180. Crooked House (2017)
  181. Drop (2025)
  182. Changling (2008)
  183. Deep Water (2022)
  184. Who Done It? (1942)
  185. Nancy Drew (2007)
  186. Sleeping Dogs (2024)
  187. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
  188. April Fool’s Day (1986)
  189. D.O.A. (1949)
  190. My Dear Killer (1972)
  191. The 39 Steps (1935)
  192. The Birds (1963)
  193. HIT (2020)
  194. The 9th Guest (1934)
  195. Sapphire (1959)
  196. The Big Clock (1948)
  197. The Pelican Brief (1993)
  198. Spiral (2021)
  199. Promising Young Woman (2020)
  200. The Verdict (1946)
  201. True Story (2015)
  202. The Snowman (2017)
  203. Collateral (2004)
  204. Source Code (2011)
  205. The Princess Comes Across (1936)
  206. Rising Sun (1993)
  207. Missing (1982)
  208. Spotlight on a Murderer (1961)
  209. Tell No One (2006)
  210. The Lovely Bones (2009)
  211. Wait Until Dark (1967)
  212. Winter Kill (1974)
  213. A Time to Kill (1996)
  214. Remember (2015)
  215. The Canary Murder Case (1929)
  216. The Inn on the River (1962)
  217. Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
  218. Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
  219. Murder Ahoy (1964)
  220. Death Note (2017)
  221. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra (1983)
  222. The Guest (2014)
  223. Remember Last Night? (1935)
  224. Ace Attorney (2012)
  225. Forgotten (2017)
  226. Nope (2022)
  227. Three Days of the Condor (1975)
  228. Amuck! (1972)
  229. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
  230. The Firm (1993)
  231. Insomnia (2002)
  232. The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)
  233. The Judge (2014)
  234. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
  235. Who Saw Her Die? (1972)
  236. The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
  237. The Pearl of Death (1944)
  238. Spellbound (1945)
  239. The House of Fear (1945)
  240. Enemy of the State (1998)
  241. Lone Star (1996)
  242. Longlegs (2024)
  243. Saving Zoë (2019)
  244. Confess, Fletch (2022)
  245. November Criminals (2017)
  246. The Client (1994)
  247. The Menu (2022)
  248. Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018)
  249. Zootopia 2 (2025)
  250. Murder By Numbers (2002)

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