The 30 best Mystery movies of the 1980s
Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 55 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. O Enigma de Outro Mundo leads, rated 7.9 (1982). The average release year on the list is 1985. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.
Page updated on 09/20/2026.
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1
The Thing (1982)
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2
Blue Velvet (1986)
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3
Twin Peaks (1989)
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4
Mississippi Burning (1988)
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5
The Name of the Rose (1986)
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6
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
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7
Blow Out (1981)
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8
Videodrome (1983)
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9
Angel's Egg (1985)
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10
Clue (1985)
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11
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
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12
The Vanishing (1988)
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13
Angel Heart (1987)
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14
Bianca (1984)
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15
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
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16
Crossroads (1986)
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17
Day of the Dead (1985)
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18
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19
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20
Missing (1982)
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21
Dressed to Kill (1980)
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22
The Entity (1982)
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23
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
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24
Fletch (1985)
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25
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
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26
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
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27
Tenebre (1982)
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28
Frantic (1988)
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29
Body Double (1984)
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30
Opera (1987)
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Method: TMDb audience rating weighted by vote count, with a vote floor per list. No position is editorial opinion; it is the catalogue, ordered.
