Movies and TV series about whodunits

The 41 best titles about whodunits, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

Rear Window
iRank92
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
L.A. Confidential
iRank88
1997 · Curtis Hanson
MovieCrimeMysteryThriller
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
Chinatown
iRank88
1974 · Roman Polanski
MovieCrimeMysteryThriller
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes
Sherlock
iRank85
2010 · Beryl Vertue
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
Knives Out
iRank84
2019 · Rian Johnson
MovieComedyCrimeMystery
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From
The Usual Suspects
iRank83
1995 · Bryan Singer
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners int
Charade
iRank83
1963 · Stanley Donen
MovieComedyMysteryRomance
After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are givin
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
iRank83
1988 · Robert Zemeckis
MovieAnimationComedyCrime
'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acm
Mystic River
iRank83
2003 · Clint Eastwood
MovieCrimeDramaMystery
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
Gone Girl
iRank82
2014 · David Fincher
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Mare of Easttown
iRank82
2021 · Paul Lee
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.
Zodiac
iRank81
2007 · David Fincher
MovieCrimeMysteryThriller
Over the course of a decade, editors of the San Francisco Chronicle entice themselves in the murders of the Zodiac Killer. However, as time runs its course, interest in the case dwindles in the eyes o
Suspiria
iRank80
1977 · Dario Argento
MovieHorror
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
iRank78
2022 · Rian Johnson
MovieComedyCrimeMystery
World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends.
The Nice Guys
iRank77
2016 · Shane Black
MovieActionComedyCrime
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
The White Lotus
iRank76
2021 · Mark Kamine
SeriesComedyDramaMystery
Follow the exploits of various guests and employees at an exclusive tropical resort over the span of a week as with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, th
The Hateful Eight
iRank75
2015 · Quentin Tarantino
MovieDramaMysteryWestern
Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
iRank75
2025 · Rian Johnson
MovieComedyMysteryThriller
When young priest Jud Duplenticy is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks th
Murder on the Orient Express
iRank75
1974 · Sidney Lumet
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
Scream
iRank74
1996 · Wes Craven
MovieCrimeHorrorMystery
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.
Primal Fear
iRank71
1996 · Gregory Hoblit
MovieCrimeDramaMystery
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chic
Hail, Caesar!
iRank71
2016 · Joel Coen
MovieComedyMystery
When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.
Sherlock Holmes
iRank70
2009 · Guy Ritchie
MovieAdventureCrimeMystery
Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
Bodies Bodies Bodies
iRank70
2022 · Halina Reijn
MovieComedyHorrorMystery
In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a game where one of them is secretly a "killer" while the rest tries to "escape". Things take a turn
Identity
iRank68
2003 · James Mangold
MovieMysteryThriller
Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other,
Thanksgiving
iRank68
2023 · Eli Roth
MovieHorrorMystery
After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the holiday. Picking off residents one by one, what begins a
Drop
iRank68
2025 · Christopher Landon
MovieMysteryThriller
Violet, a widowed mother on her first date in years, arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry, is more charming and handsome than she expected. But their chemistry b
Scream VI
iRank68
2023 · Tyler Gillett
MovieCrimeHorrorThriller
Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.
A Haunting in Venice
iRank68
2023 · Kenneth Branagh
MovieCrimeMysteryThriller
Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the
The Accountant²
iRank67
2025 · Gavin O'Connor
MovieCrimeMysteryThriller
When an old acquaintance is murdered, Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, Brax, to help. In par
Clue
iRank67
1985 · Jonathan Lynn
MovieComedyCrimeMystery
Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, th
Scream
iRank66
2022 · Tyler Gillett
MovieHorrorMystery
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from t
MaXXXine
iRank66
2024 · Ti West
MovieHorrorThriller
In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her s
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
iRank64
2019 · Rob Letterman
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.
A Perfect Getaway
iRank64
2009 · David Twohy
MovieAdventureMysteryThriller
For their honeymoon, newlyweds Cliff and Cydney head to the tropical islands of Hawaii. While journeying through the paradisaical countryside the couple encounters Kale and Cleo, two disgruntled hitch
Murder on the Orient Express
iRank61
2017 · Kenneth Branagh
MovieCrimeDramaMystery
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
Another Simple Favor
iRank55
2025 · Paul Feig
MovieComedyMysteryThriller
Stephanie and Emily reunite on the beautiful island of Capri, Italy for Emily's extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman. Along with the glamorous guests, expect murder and betrayal to RSVP f
Murder Mystery 2
iRank52
2023 · Jeremy Garelick
MovieComedyCrimeMystery
After starting their own detective agency, Nick and Audrey Spitz land a career-making case when their billionaire pal is kidnapped from his wedding.
Murder Mystery
iRank52
2019 · Kyle Newacheck
MovieComedyMystery
On a long-awaited trip to Europe, a New York City cop and his hairdresser wife scramble to solve a baffling murder aboard a billionaire's yacht.
Along Came a Spider
iRank51
2001 · Lee Tamahori
MovieActionCrimeMystery
After the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal ki
Scream 7
iRank45
2026 · Kevin Williamson
MovieCrimeHorrorMystery
When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her fami