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    1990s Mystery Movies

    The 40 most popular 1990s mystery movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Se7en
    TMDB4.2
    FF5.0

    Se7en

    1995 · 2h 7m

    country: United States

    Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

    The Sixth Sense
    TMDB4.0

    The Sixth Sense

    1999 · 1h 47m

    country: United States

    Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.

    Eyes Wide Shut
    TMDB3.8
    FF4.0

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999 · 2h 39m

    country: United Kingdom

    After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.

    Scream
    TMDB3.7
    FF3.5

    Scream

    1996 · 1h 52m

    country: United States

    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.

    Basic Instinct
    TMDB3.5

    Basic Instinct

    1992 · 2h 8m

    country: United States

    Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.

    Twelve Monkeys
    TMDB3.8

    Twelve Monkeys

    1995 · 2h 9m

    country: United States

    In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.

    The Devil's Advocate
    TMDB3.7
    FF3.5

    The Devil's Advocate

    1997 · 2h 24m

    country: Germany

    Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.

    Sleepy Hollow
    TMDB3.6

    Sleepy Hollow

    1999 · 1h 45m

    country: United States

    Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitations of three people – murders the townsfolk attribute to a legendary specter, The Headless Horseman.

    Event Horizon
    TMDB3.3

    Event Horizon

    1997 · 1h 36m

    country: United Kingdom

    In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident that something sinister resides in its corridors.

    The Game
    TMDB3.8

    The Game

    1997 · 2h 9m

    country: United States

    In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.

    L.A. Confidential
    TMDB3.9

    L.A. Confidential

    1997 · 2h 18m

    country: United States

    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.

    Contact
    TMDB3.7

    Contact

    1997 · 2h 30m

    country: United States

    A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.

    Courage Under Fire
    TMDB3.3

    Courage Under Fire

    1996 · 1h 56m

    country: United States

    A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses...

    Scream 2
    TMDB3.3

    Scream 2

    1997 · 2h

    country: United States

    Two years after the Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life while someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.

    The Ninth Gate
    TMDB3.2

    The Ninth Gate

    1999 · 2h 13m

    country: Spain

    A rare book dealer finds himself at the heart of a string of paranormal events when he is hired to find the last two copies of a text, The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows, capable of summoning the Devil.

    Dark City
    TMDB3.7
    FF2.0

    Dark City

    1998 · 1h 41m

    country: Australia

    A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

    I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
    TMDB2.7
    FF2.5

    I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

    1998 · 1h 40m

    country: United States

    Ever since killing the Fisherman one year ago, Julie James is still haunted by images of him after her. When her best friend Karla wins free tickets to the Bahamas, Julie finds this a perfect opportunity to finally relax. But someone is waiting for her. Someone who she thought was dead. Someone who is out again for revenge.

    Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
    TMDB3.3

    Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

    1994 · 1h 26m

    country: United States

    He's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. The Ace is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark, stakes out the Miami Dolphins and woos and wows the ladies. Whether he's undercover, under fire or underwater, he always gets his man… or beast!

    The Blair Witch Project
    TMDB3.2

    The Blair Witch Project

    1999 · 1h 21m

    country: United States

    In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.

    The Client
    TMDB3.3

    The Client

    1994 · 1h 59m

    country: United States

    A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.

    I Know What You Did Last Summer
    TMDB3.0
    FF3.0

    I Know What You Did Last Summer

    1997 · 1h 42m

    country: United States

    After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body into the sea. Exactly one year later, the deadly secret resurfaces as they're stalked by a hook-handed figure.

    Kiss the Girls
    TMDB3.3

    Kiss the Girls

    1997 · 1h 55m

    country: United States

    Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.

    The Bone Collector
    TMDB3.4

    The Bone Collector

    1999 · 1h 58m

    country: United States

    Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and incapable of working. But when a gruesome murder in Manhattan leaves detectives baffled, they call on Rhyme to help solve the mystery. Amelia Donaghy, a rookie cop whose quick thinking preserved a gruesome murder scene, is enlisted by Rhyme to be his on-the-scene forensics expert. With Amelia reluctantly acting as Rhyme's able-bodied go-between, the pair piece together cryptic clues the killer leaves behind at the scene of the crime, hoping to catch the grisly serial killer.

    The X-Files
    TMDB3.5

    The X-Files

    1998 · 2h 1m

    country: United States

    Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.

    Double Jeopardy
    TMDB3.3
    FF2.0

    Double Jeopardy

    1999 · 1h 45m

    country: Germany

    Libby Parsons, wrongly convicted of her husband Nick's murder, thinks he is still alive. She survives the long years in prison with two burning desires sustaining her -- finding her son and solving the mystery that destroyed her once-happy life. Standing between her and her quest, however, is her parole officer, Travis Lehman. Libby poses a challenge to the cynical officer, one that forces him to face up to his own failings while pitting him against his superior and law enforcement colleagues, as she plunges into a desperate fight for justice, survival, and revenge.

    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
    TMDB3.7

    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

    1992 · 2h 15m

    country: United States

    In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.

    The Firm
    TMDB3.4
    FF4.0

    The Firm

    1993 · 2h 34m

    country: United States

    Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan...

    Entrapment
    TMDB3.1

    Entrapment

    1999 · 1h 52m

    country: United Kingdom

    Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.

    Lost Highway
    TMDB3.8
    FF3.0

    Lost Highway

    1997 · 2h 14m

    country: France

    A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

    Wild Things
    TMDB3.2

    Wild Things

    1998 · 1h 48m

    country: United States

    When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...

    Conspiracy Theory
    TMDB3.3

    Conspiracy Theory

    1997 · 2h 15m

    country: United States

    A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.

    The Haunting
    TMDB2.8

    The Haunting

    1999 · 1h 53m

    country: United States

    Dr. David Marrow invites three distinct individuals to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Marrow is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself — and they soon see the true nature of its horror.

    Eraser
    TMDB3.0

    Eraser

    1996 · 1h 55m

    country: Canada

    Eraser, an elite federal marshal who "erases" the pasts of jeopardized informers and relocates them into safe anonymity, must protect a moving target who stands to uncover a conspiracy that could shift the balance of power in the world forever.

    In the Line of Fire
    TMDB3.5

    In the Line of Fire

    1993 · 2h 8m

    country: United States

    Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.

    The Long Kiss Goodnight
    TMDB3.3

    The Long Kiss Goodnight

    1996 · 2h 1m

    country: United States

    Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, she discovers she used to be a deadly CIA assassin. Teaming up with a wisecracking private investigator, Samantha must return to her old ways to take down the people who tried to erase her.

    8MM
    TMDB3.3

    8MM

    1999 · 2h 3m

    country: Germany

    A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.

    Jacob's Ladder
    TMDB3.7
    FF5.0

    Jacob's Ladder

    1990 · 1h 53m

    country: United States

    After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.

    Three Colors: Red
    TMDB3.9

    Three Colors: Red

    1994 · 1h 40m

    country: France

    Part-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his dog. At first, the grumpy man shows no concern about the dog, and Valentine decides to keep it. But the two form a bond when she returns to his house and catches him listening to his neighbors’ phone calls.

    Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
    TMDB3.8

    Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

    1993 · 1h 16m

    country: United States

    Andrea Beaumont leaves her father to return to Gotham, rekindling an old romance with Bruce Wayne. At the same time, a mysterious figure begins to hunt down Gotham's criminals, wrongly implicating Batman in the murders. Now on the run from the law, Batman must find and stop the culprit, while also navigating his relationship with Andrea.

    Wes Craven's New Nightmare
    TMDB3.2

    Wes Craven's New Nightmare

    1994 · 1h 52m

    country: United States

    A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?

    About 1990s Mystery Movies

    The 1990s

    The 1990s were the independent film decade, when Sundance and Miramax pushed low-budget American filmmaking into the mainstream. It's also when Hong Kong action, Japanese animation, and Iranian art cinema found large Western audiences.

    Mystery

    Mystery films are structured around withheld information, trusting the audience to work alongside the investigator. The genre ranges from cozy whodunits to bleak, unresolved character studies.

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    Common questions

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    How is this list ranked?
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