List of mystery films

The following is a list of mystery films.

Mystery films

1920s

• The Canary Murder Case (1929)
• The Greene Murder Case (1929)

1930s

• The Bat Whispers (1930)
• The Benson Murder Case (1930)
• The Bishop Murder Case (1930)
• The Maltese Falcon (1931)
• The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)
• The Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
• The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
• Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
• Murder at the Vanities (1934)
• Murder on the Blackboard (1934)
• The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)
• The Dragon Murder Case (1934)
• The Thin Man (1934)
• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
• Murder on a Honeymoon (1935)
• The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
• The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
• The Casino Murder Case (1935)
• The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
• The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935), first Ellery Queen film
• The 39 Steps (1935)
• After the Thin Man (1936)
• Murder on a Bridle Path (1936)
• The Case of the Black Cat (1936)
• The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
• The Garden Murder Case (1936)
• Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
• The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
• The Plot Thickens (1936)
• The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
• The Scarab Murder Case (1936)
• Satan Met a Lady (1936)
• The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
• Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
• Night of Mystery (1937)
• Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
• Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)
• When Were You Born (1938)
• It's a Wonderful World (1939)
• Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
• Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
• The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
• The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
• The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
• Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)

1940s

• Calling Philo Vance (1940)
• Rebecca (1940)
• Dressed to Kill (1941)
• The Gay Falcon (1941)
• The Maltese Falcon (1941)
• Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
• Eyes in the Night (1942)
• The Falcon's Brother (1942)
• The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
• The Glass Key (1942)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
• Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
• Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
• Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)
• Gaslight (1944)
• Laura (1944)
• Murder My Sweet (1944)
• The Pearl of Death (1944), Sherlock Holmes
• Phantom Lady (1944)
• The Scarlet Claw (1944), Sherlock Holmes
• The Spider Woman (1944), aka Sherlock Holmes and The Spider Woman
• The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
• And Then There Were None (1945)
• Cornered (1945)
• Johnny Angel (1945)
• Lady on a Train (1945)
• Pursuit to Algiers (1945), Sherlock Holmes
• Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (1945), aka The House of Fear
• Spellbound (1945)
• The Spider (1945)
• The Woman in Green (1945), Sherlock Holmes
• The Big Sleep (1946)
• Black Angel (1946)
• The Blue Dahlia (1946)
• The Dark Corner (1946)
• Dressed to Kill (1946), Sherlock Holmes
• Nocturne (1946)
• So Dark the Night (1946)
• Terror by Night (1946), Sherlock Holmes
• The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
• Crossfire (1947)
• Fear in the Night (1947)
• Johnny O'Clock (1947)
• Lured (1947)
• My Favorite Brunette (1947)
• Lady in the Lake (1947)
• Out of the Past (1947)
• Philo Vance Returns (1947)
• Philo Vance's Gamble (1947)
• Philo Vance's Secret Mission (1947)
• Song of the Thin Man (1947)
• The Big Clock (1948), remade as No Way Out (1987)
• The Lady from Shanghai (1948)
• Rope (1948)
• Manhandled (1949)
• Too Late for Tears (1949)

1950s

• D.O.A. (1950)
• Mystery Street (1950)
• Cry Danger (1951)
• The Blue Gardenia (1953)
• A Blueprint for Murder (1953)
• The Glass Web (1953)
• I, the Jury (1953)
• Bad Day at Black Rock (1954)
• The Long Wait (1954)
• World for Ransom (1954)
• Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
• Julie (1956)
• My Gun Is Quick (1957)
• 12 Angry Men (1957)
• Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
• Vertigo (1958)

1960s

• Scent of Mystery (1960)
• Murder, She Said (1961)
• Charade (1963)
• The Girl Hunters (1963)
• The Pink Panther (1963)
• The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
• A Shot in the Dark (1964)
• The Moon-Spinners (1964)
• Murder Ahoy! (1964)
• The Alphabet Murders (1965)
• Murder Most Foul (1965)
• Sylvia (1965)
• Ten Little Indians (1965)
• That Darn Cat! (1965)
• The Third Day (1965)
• Alphaville (1965)
• Blowup (1966)
• Berserk! (1967)
• The Champagne Murders (1967)
• Tony Rome (1967)
• Gunn (1967)
• Warning Shot (1967)
• In the Heat of the Night (1967)
• Jigsaw (1968)
• Lady In Cement (1968)
• Madigan (1968)
• The Detective (1968)
• Bullitt (1968)
• P.J. (1968)
• [No Way to Treat a Lady] (1968)
• Rogues' Gallery (1968)
• Inspector Clouseau (1968)
• The Big Bounce (1969)
• Marlowe (1969)

1970s

• Darker than Amber (1970)
• The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
• The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
• Gumshoe (1971)
• Klute (1971)
• Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
• A Very Missing Person (1972)
• The Carey Treatment (1972)
• Hickey & Boggs (1972)
• Sleuth (1972)
• Pulp (1972)
• They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
• Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
• The Last of Sheila (1973)
• The Long Goodbye (1973)
• Shamus (1973)
• The Midnight Man (1974)
• Chinatown (1974)
• Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
• The Conversation (1974)
• Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
• Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
• Night Moves (1975)
• The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)
• One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975)
• The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
• The Drowning Pool (1976)
• Murder by Death (1976)
• The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
• The Seven Percent Solution (1976)
• The Late Show (1977)
• The Big Sleep (1978)
• The Cheap Detective (1978)
• Death on the Nile (1978)
• Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
• Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
• Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
• Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
• The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)

1980s

• Cruising (1980)
• Dressed to Kill (1980)
• The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
• The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
• Body Heat (1981)
• Blow Out (1981)
• Cutter's Way (1981)
• The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
• True Confessions (1981)
• Deathtrap (1982)
• Evil Under the Sun (1982)
• I, the Jury (1982)
• Blade Runner (1982)
• Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
• Hammett (1983)
• Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
• Gorky Park (1983)
• Against All Odds (1984), remake of Out of the Past
• Body Double (1984)
• Ordeal by Innocence (1984)
• A Soldier's Story (1984)
• Tightrope (1984)
• Clue (1985)
• Compromising Positions (1985)
• Jagged Edge (1985)
• The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
• Manhunter (1986)
• The Morning After (1986)
• The Name of the Rose (1986)
• Angel Heart (1987)
• Black Widow (1987)
• No Way Out (1987), remake of The Big Clock (1948)
• The Rosary Murders (1987)
• The Stepford Children (1987)
• Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
• Appointment with Death (1988)
• The Dead Pool (1988)
• Masquerade (1988)
• Moving Target (1988)
• The Presidio (1988)
• Shakedown (1988)
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
• Sea of Love (1989)

1990s

• Dick Tracy (1990)
• In the Spirit (1990)
• Presumed Innocent (1990)
• The Two Jakes (1990)
• Backdraft (1991)
• Homicide (1991)
• Popcorn (1991)
• Shattered (1991)
• V.I. Warshawski (1991)
• Under Suspicion (1991)
• Basic Instinct (1992)
• Shadows and Fog (1992)
• White Sands (1992)
• Body of Evidence (1993)
• The Good Son (1993)
• Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
• Rising Sun (1993)
• Sliver (1993)
• Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
• Striking Distance (1993)
• Blink (1994)
• Clean Slate (1994)
• Color of Night (1994)
• Radioland Murders (1994)
• Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
• Jade (1995)
• Money Train (1995)
• Seven (1995), aka Se7en
• Sudden Death (1995)
• The Usual Suspects (1995)
• City Hall (1996)
• Courage Under Fire (1996)
• Lone Star (1996)
• The Chamber (1996)
• Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
• Harriet The Spy (1996)
• Mulholland Falls (1996)
• Primal Fear (1996)
• Unforgettable (1996)
• Scream (1996)
• The Devil's Advocate (1997)
• Kiss the Girls (1997)
• L.A. Confidential (1997)
• Murder at 1600 (1997)
• The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
• That Darn Cat (1997)
• Killers in the House (1998)
• Rear Window (1998)
• Shadow of Doubt (1998)
• Twilight (1998)
• Zero Effect (1998)
• The Bone Collector (1999)
• The General's Daughter (1999)
• Inspector Gadget (1999)
• The Omega Code (1999)
• Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

2000s

• Memento (2000)
• Mercy (2000)
• Under Suspicion (2000)
• Along Came a Spider (2001)
• Brotherhood of the Wolf (2003)
• Gosford Park (2001)
• Hannibal (2001)
• Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)
• Mulholland Drive (2002)
• The Pledge (2001)
• Blood Work (2002)
• Close your Eyes (2001)
• Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
• Minority Report (2002)
• Red Dragon (2002)
• The Truth About Charlie (2002)
• Basic (2003)
• Identity (2003)
• Memories of Murder (2003)
• Mystic River (2003)
• In the Cut (2003)
• Out of Time (2003)
• Phone Booth (2003)
• The Haunted Mansion (2003)
• The Reckoning (2003)
• Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
• The Singing Detective (film) (2003)
• The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story (2004)
• Hide and Seek (2005)
• Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), from Brett Halliday's Michael Shayne novel Bodies Are Where You Find Them (1941).
• Brick (2005)
• Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
• The Black Dahlia (2006)
• The Da Vinci Code (2006)
• The Dead Girl (2006)
• Hollywoodland (2006)
• Tell No One (2006)
• The Lookout (2007)
• Nancy Drew (2007)
• The Number 23 (2007)
• Thr3e (2007)
• I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
• Gone Baby Gone (2007)
• In the Valley of Elah (2007)
• Perfect Stranger (2007)
• Vacancy (2007)
• Someone Behind You (2007)
• The Alphabet Killer (2007)
• Righteous Kill (2008)
• Transsiberian (2008)
• Angels & Demons (2009)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009 film) (2009)
• Harper's Island (2009); TV miniseries
• Sherlock Holmes (2009)
• The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
• State of Play (2009)

2010s

• The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010)
• Shutter Island (2010)
• Inception (2010)
• Iron Doors (2010)
• The Oxford Murders (2010)
• The Ghost Writer (2010)
• Shanghai (2010)
• Segunda Mano (2011)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
• Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
• The Raven (2012)
• Jack Reacher (2012)
• Broken City (2013)
• Side Effects (2013)
• The Call (2013)
• The Poltergeist of Borley Forest (2013)
• Prisoners (2013)
• Rebound (2013)
• Altar (2014)
• Corridor (2014)
• Cut! (2014)
• Gone Girl (2014)
• Veronica Mars (2014)
• The Man in The Orange Jacket (2014)
• Crimson Peak (2015)
• Brimstone (2015)
• Dark Awakening (2015)
• Eiga ST Aka to Shirō no Sōsa File (2015)
• Ghostbusters 3 (2015)
• Pod (2015)
• Solomon's Perjury (2015)
• The X Species