The Best Mystery Movies of 2020
1Millie Bobby Brown, Sam Claflin, Henry CavillSet in the Victorian era, Enola Holmes is an engaging mystery adventure film. The story revolves around Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown), the younger sister of renowned detective Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill) and Mycroft Holmes (Sam Claflin). Independent and intelligent, Enola embarks on a thrilling quest to find her missing mother Eudoria (Helena Bonham Carter). Her journey leads her into a world of secrets, danger, and self-discovery. Along the way, she outwits her brothers and unravels an intricate conspiracy that threatens to alter the course of history. This film offers a fresh perspective on the traditional Holmes narrative, with its focus on a new protagonist.More Enola Holmes
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2Sarah Paulson, Kiera Allen, Onalee AmesAn isolated teen discovers her mother's sinister secret.
3Kevin Bacon, Amanda Seyfried, Colin BlumenauStrange events plague a couple and their young daughter when they rent a secluded countryside house that has a dark past.More You Should Have Left- #141 of 168 onThe 160+ Scariest Psychological Thrillers
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4Sophie Lowe, Morgan Saylor, June SquibbSisters have to cover up a crime while grieving their mother's death.More Blow the Man Down- #22 of 32 onGreat Movies Set Along the Coast
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5The Invisible Man
Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Aldis HodgeAfter staging his own suicide, a crazed scientist uses his power to become invisible to stalk and terrorize his ex-girlfriend. When the police refuse to believe her story, she decides to take matters into her own hands and fight back.More The Invisible Man- #129 of 397 onThe Best Horror Movies Of All Time
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6Lily Collins, Simon Pegg, Connie NielsenInheritance is a 2020 American thriller film directed by Vaughn Stein. After passing away, Archer Monroe (Patrick Warburton), leaves his daughter, Lauren (Lily Collins), an envelope containing a key to a bunker that keeps a mysterious stranger captive who could potentially let out a secret that would destroy her whole family.More Inheritance- #126 of 168 onThe 160+ Scariest Psychological Thrillers
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7Mark Wahlberg, Winston Duke, Alan ArkinTo unravel a twisted murder conspiracy, a former police detective returns to Boston's criminal underworld.More Spenser Confidential- #336 of 375 onThe Best Movies Based On Books
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8Antebellum
Janelle Monáe, Jena Malone, Jack HustonSuccessful author Veronica Henley is finishing a book tour before she returns home to her husband and daughter. But a shocking turn of events is about to upend Veronica's existence, plunging her into a horrifying reality that forces her to confront her past, present and future -- before it's too late.More Antebellum- #150 of 165 onThe 160+ Scariest Psychological Thrillers
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9Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, Bill SkarsgårdThe Devil All the Time is a 2020 American psychological thriller film directed Antonio Campos, based on Donald Ray Pollock's novel of the same name. A young man does all he can to protect his loved ones from the seed underbelly of his small postwar backwoods town.
10Amy Ryan, Thomasin McKenzie, Lola KirkeDetermined to find her missing daughter, a desperate woman launches a personal investigation that leads police to the unsolved cases of murdered sex workers.
11Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Famke Janssen, Naomi BattrickA New York detective investigates the death of his daughter, who was murdered while on her honeymoon in London, the victim of an apparent serial killer.
12Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots, Jonathan ArisHoping to find the perfect place to live, a couple travel to a suburban neighborhood in which all the houses look identical. But when they try to leave the labyrinth-like development, each road mysteriously takes them back to where they started.More Vivarium- #10 of 13 onThe Most Underrated Horror Movies On Netflix
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13Katie Holmes, Owain Yeoman, Christopher ConveryTerror strikes when a boy discovers a doll that appears to be eerily human.
14Blake Lively, Jude Law, Sterling K. BrownStephanie Patrick veers down a path of self-destruction after a tragic plane crash kills her family. When Stephanie discovers it wasn't an accident, she turns to a former CIA operative who can help her find the culprits. But her quest to uncover the truth soon turns into a full-blown quest for revenge as Patrick decides to punish those responsible.More The Rhythm Section- #16 of 16 on16 Underrated Revenge Movies Where The Hero Goes Scorched-Earth
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15Margot Robbie, Garrett Hedlund, Finn ColeDreamland is a 2020 American thriller drama film directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte. A young boy helps a seductive fugitive bank robber hiding in his small town during the Great Depression.
16The Lovebirds
Kumail Nanjiani, Issa Rae, Paul SparksAccused of murder, a desperate couple embark on a dangerous quest to solve the mystery and clear their names.More The Lovebirds- #84 of 102 onThe Best Movies About Struggling Relationships
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17Sonia Braga, Udo Kier, Barbara ColenBrazilian villagers band together when armed mercenaries and mysterious drones invade their peaceful community.
18Scoob!
Will Forte, Mark Wahlberg, Jason IsaacsWith hundreds of cases solved and adventures shared, Scooby and the gang face their biggest, most challenging mystery ever -- a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this global dog-pocalypse, the gang discovers that Scooby has a secret legacy and an epic destiny greater than anyone could have imagined.More Scoob!- #100 of 155 onThe 150+ Best Classic Tween Movies
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19Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Chris MessinaThe Secrets We Keep is a 2020 American dramatic thriller directed by Yuval Adler. Maja (Noomi Rapace) is a young woman attempting to rebuild her life with her husband in a post WWII suburban America when she kidnaps her neighbor to hold him accountable for the war crimes she believes he's perpetrated against her.
20Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail CronauerIn the 1950s, two kids search for the source of a mysterious frequency that has descended on their town.More The Vast of Night- #161 of 178 onThe 150+ Best Movies With Aliens
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21Joe Manganiello, Skylan Brooks, Zolee GriggsA teen meets a mysterious man who claims he lost his superpowers after arriving from another dimension. Together, they take to the streets to wipe out a vicious crime boss and his local drug syndicate.
22Hilary Swank, Michael Ealy, Mike ColterFatale is a 2020 American thriller film directed by Deon Taylor. A married man is tricked into a murder scheme by a female police detective.
23Jessie T. Usher, Joe Costa, Camila MendesDangerous Lies is a 2020 American thriller film directed by Michael Scott. Katie Franklin (Camila Mendes) and her husband, Adam Kettner (Jessie T. Usher), are taking care of an elderly man when they get wrapped up in a criminal scheme that gets more complicated once the old man passes away.
24Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Willem DafoeThe Last Thing He Wanted is a 2020 British-American political thriller film directed by Dee Rees, based on the book of the same name by Joan Didion. A veteran D.C. journalist (Anne Hathaway) loses the thread of her own story when a guilt-propelled errand for her father (Willem Dafoe) who is dying, thrusts her from byline to unwitting subject in the very story she’s trying to break.- #14 of 19 onThe Best Movies About Arms Dealers
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25Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn PrinceKate Mandell takes a job as a nanny for two young orphans at an isolated Gothic mansion in the Maine countryside. She soon learns that the children -- Miles and Flora -- are emotionally distant and unstable. When strange events start to plague Kate and the siblings, she begins to suspect that the estate's dark corridors are home to a malevolent entity.More The Turning
26Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John ChoA detective investigates a murder scene that has a connection to a case that her new partner handled in the past. The killings occurred in a haunted house that passes on a ghostly curse to those who dare enter it. Soon, the curse spreads to a terminally ill woman and her husband, and another unsuspecting couple who were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
27Adam Brody, Sophie Nélisse, Sarah SutherlandThe Kid Detective is a 2020 American comedy drama film directed by Evan Morgan. A detective (Adam Brody) who was once a celebrated child sleuth is still solving the same trivial crimes well into adulthood until he is brought an actual adult crime to solve.
