The 30 best Mystery movies of the 1990s

1. 1

   Se7en (1995)

   directed by David Fincher · 127 min · 8.4 23,716 votes

2. 2

   The Sixth Sense (1999)

   directed by M. Night Shyamalan · 108 min · 8.0 13,232 votes

3. 3

   L.A. Confidential (1997)

   directed by Curtis Hanson · 132 min · 7.8 5,711 votes

4. 4

   Twelve Monkeys (1995)

   directed by Terry Gilliam · 130 min · 7.6 9,359 votes

5. 5

   The Game (1997)

   directed by David Fincher · 129 min · 7.6 7,547 votes

6. 6

   Three Colors: Red (1994)

   directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · 100 min · 7.9 1,592 votes

7. 7

   Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

   directed by Stanley Kubrick · 159 min · 7.5 7,269 votes

8. 8

   The Devil's Advocate (1997)

   directed by Taylor Hackford · 143 min · 7.5 7,014 votes

9. 9

   Lost Highway (1997)

   directed by David Lynch · 134 min · 7.6 3,037 votes

10. 10

    Scream (1996)

    directed by Wes Craven · 111 min · 7.4 8,200 votes

11. 11

    Contact (1997)

    directed by Robert Zemeckis · 150 min · 7.4 5,170 votes

12. 12

    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

    directed by David Lynch · 135 min · 7.4 2,344 votes

13. 13

    Dark City (1998)

    directed by Alex Proyas · 100 min · 7.3 3,322 votes

14. 14

    Jacob's Ladder (1990)

    directed by Adrian Lyne · 114 min · 7.4 1,976 votes

15. 15

    Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998)

    directed by Jim Stenstrum · 77 min · 7.7 881 votes

16. 16

    Sleepy Hollow (1999)

    directed by Tim Burton · 105 min · 7.2 7,546 votes

17. 17

    Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

    directed by Bruce Timm · 76 min · 7.5 1,288 votes

18. 18

    Cure (1997)

    directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa · 111 min · 7.6 861 votes

19. 19

    Three Colors: White (1994)

    directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · 91 min · 7.4 1,361 votes

20. 20

    Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

    directed by James Foley · 100 min · 7.3 1,647 votes

21. 21

    In the Mouth of Madness (1995)

    directed by John Carpenter · 95 min · 7.2 1,987 votes

22. 22

    Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)

    directed by Woody Allen · 104 min · 7.3 1,204 votes

23. 23

    Pi (1998)

    directed by Darren Aronofsky · 84 min · 7.1 2,577 votes

24. 24

    Dolores Claiborne (1995)

    directed by Taylor Hackford · 132 min · 7.3 904 votes

25. 25

    The Thirteenth Floor (1999)

    directed by Josef Rusnak · 101 min · 7.1 1,610 votes

26. 26

    The Player (1992)

    directed by Robert Altman · 124 min · 7.2 983 votes

27. 27

    Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999)

    directed by Jim Stenstrum · 70 min · 7.4 505 votes

28. 28

    In the Line of Fire (1993)

    directed by Wolfgang Petersen · 128 min · 7.0 1,863 votes

29. 29

    A Pure Formality (1994)

    directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · 111 min · 7.4 402 votes

30. 30

    Basic Instinct (1992)

    directed by Paul Verhoeven · 128 min · 6.9 4,514 votes

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