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'Fargo' (1996) -

The Coen brothers wrote and directed this Oscar-winning film. Filled with gory scenes, dark humor, and suspense, it's simply a great murder mystery movie.

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'The Nice Guys' (2016) -

The dynamic duo Jackson and Holland (Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling) have to investigate the death of an adult film actress and another missing girl.

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'Bad Times at the El Royale' (2018) -

In a rural, eery motel, seven guests check in, but it is no ordinary place to stay. No one is really there for honest reasons. Who will survive the trials ahead?

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'Gone Girl' (2014) -

This film was a real crowd-pleaser. Nothing is as it seems when Nick Dunne's (Ben Affleck) wife (Rosamund Pike) goes missing. Who is actually responsible for her disappearance? 

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'Brick' (2005) -

A high school loser (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is searching for his girlfriend but has to join a teen crime ring to track her down.

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'The Girl on the Train' (2016) -

Every day, Rachel (Emily Blunt) sees a couple through the train window on her way to work. When the woman of the couple vanishes, Rachel becomes mixed up in dark business.

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'Momento' (2000) -

Christopher and Jonathan Nolan joined forces to write this fantastic film about a man who is trying to find his wife's murderer. Leonard (Guy Pearce) encounters troubles as he battles with short-term memory loss.

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'Primal Fear' (1996) -

When an altar boy (Edward Norton) is accused of killing a priest, a top lawyer (Richard Gere) takes on the case. Compelling and confusing, you will not know who is responsible until the very end.

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'Dark Places' (2015) -

Libby Day (Charlize Theron) faces her demons as she revisits the place where her family was murdered when she was a child. In her adulthood, she tries to find the answers.

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'Rebecca' (1940) -

Alfred Hitchcock adapted Daphne du Maurier's brilliant mystery about an aristocrat and his omnipresent deceased wife. His new wife is constantly haunted by the ghost of Rebecca and the cause of her death.

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'Knives Out' (2019) -

This quirky creation was one of Christopher Plummer's (1929-2021) final films before he passed away. He plays a patriarch who is murdered in his own house. But who in the family committed the crime?

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'Death on the Nile' (1978) -

Hercule Poirot, the famous detective created by author Agatha Christie, decides to take a vacation on the Nile river. However, he is faced with crime wherever he goes and has to track down the murderer on board.

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'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang' (2005) -

Robert Downey Jr. stars in this playful murder mystery about a man who pretends to be an actor who pretends to be a private detective, and then has to deal with a real case!

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'The Long Goodbye' (1973) -

All is not what it seems in this exciting story of a private investigator (played by Elliott Gould) who helps out a friend but ends up being tied up in a murder case.

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'Game Night' (2018) -

This comedy murder mystery is both suspenseful and funny. When a friend's brother goes missing, it is couple Max and Annie's (Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams) job to put their game skills to use trying to find him.

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'Se7en' (1995) -

Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman are on the hunt for a killer who chooses his victims based on the seven deadly sins in the Bible. It is quite a gory but brilliant watch.

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'Charade' (1963) -

Regina Lampert's (Audrey Hepburn) husband is murdered and has hidden his fortune. Regina is pursued by a group of men searching for the money while she searches for the truth.

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'Chinatown' (1974) -

J.J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is originally hired to look into a cheating wife, but he uncovers so much more. Wrapped in a network of criminals, he has to figure out how to solve the crime.

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'Sherlock Holmes' (2009) -

If you are looking for a more light-hearted murder mystery watch, this is the film for you. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law star as Sherlock and Watson in this thrilling adaptation of the old classic.

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'The Fugitive' (1993) -

Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford) finds himself in a bind as he is blamed for the murder of his wife. The only way to set the record straight is to find the murderer himself.

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'Laura' (1944) -

A detective falls in love with a woman. The problem is, it is her murder that he is investigating. How can he solve the mystery without compromising his own feelings?

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'The Big Sleep' (1944) -

Humphrey Bogart stars as Philip Marlow in this compelling case of murder, deceit, and blackmail. The detective has to work hard not only to solve the crimes, but also to save himself from love.

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'Zodiac' (2007) -

This lengthy feature film is based on the actual story of the Zodiac killer in Northern California. It has an all-star cast will Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey Jr. at the helm.

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'Mystic River' (2003) -

Clint Eastwood directs this somewhat overlooked murder mystery. Sean Penn plays Jimmy Markum, a father who will do anything to find his daughter's killer.

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'Rear Window' (1954) -

A disabled photographer (James Stewart) spends a lot of his time looking out his window at his neighbors. After a while, he suspects foul play, but who did it? How did it happen?

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'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' (2011) -

The unusual duo Mikael and Lisbeth (Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara) hunt for a woman who has been missing for 40 years. It's a complex and thrilling mystery if there ever was one.

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'Dial M for Murder' (1954) -

It's all in the name. Grace Kelly puts on a brilliant performance as Margot Wendice. Her husband tries to arrange her murder when he learns of her infidelity.

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'The Maltese Falcon' (1941) -

Yet another murder mystery starring Humphrey Bogart, this noir classic follows an investigator who has to sift through the lies of the criminals he encounters to find the important statuette, the Maltese falcon.

Sources: (Marie Claire) (Esquire)

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