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The Best Mystery Movies of 2019

Updated January 31, 2020 1.9k votes 491 voters 66.4k views44 items

List RulesVote up the best mystery movies of 2019.

UPDATE: Check out the top mystery movies of 2020!

If you need a little adrenaline rush by living vicariously through onscreen characters, make sure to hit the theaters and see all the mystery movies of 2019. Mystery - much like horror and action - is a genre that has never really gone out of fashion in Hollywood. It seems audiences always crave films that test their thinking abilities, and push them to look for clues and decipher answers before the credits roll. If you're in need of a little intrigue and suspense, browse this list of the best 2019 mystery movies!

The below mystery films are all engaging, of course, but which one is truly the best of the best? A good mystery film should have an intriguing setup, compelling characters, and a plot full of unexpected twists and turns that lead to a revelation that is difficult to guess. Some good 2019 mystery films include Escape Room, Replicas, and The Rhythm Section.

Vote for the best mystery movies this year below! Feel free to add any great new whodunits and murder mysteries that may be missing. And when you're done, check out our list of new Hollywood movies.

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Knives Out
Daniel Craig, Chris Evans
Released: 2019
Directed by: Rian Johnson
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Escape Room
Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll
Released: January 4
Directed by: Adam Robitel
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Ready or Not
Samara Weaving, Adam Brody
Released: 2019
Directed by: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
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The Highwaymen
Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson
Released: 2019
Directed by: John Lee Hancock
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Happy Death Day 2U
Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard
Released: February 13
Directed by: Christopher B. Landon
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza
Released: 2019
Directed by: André Øvredal
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Glass
Bruce Willis, James McAvoy
Released: January 18
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
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Greta
Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz
Released: 2019
Directed by: Neil Jordan
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Fractured
Sam Worthington, Lily Rabe
Released: 2019
Directed by: Brad Anderson
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Annabelle Comes Home
Mckenna Grace, Madison Iseman
Released: 2019
Directed by: Gary Dauberman
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Midsommar
Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor
Released: 2019
Directed by: Ari Aster
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The Professor and the Madman
Mel Gibson, Sean Penn
Released: 2019
Directed by: P.B. Shemran
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The Lighthouse
Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson
Released: 2019
Directed by: Robert Eggers
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Detective Pikachu
Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith
Released: 2019
Directed by: Rob Letterman
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The Vanishing
Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan
Released: January 4
Directed by: Kristoffer Nyholm
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Polaroid
Kathryn Prescott, Tyler Young
Directed by: Lars Klevberg
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In the Shadow of the Moon
Boyd Holbrook, Michael C. Hall
Released: 2019
Directed by: Jim Mickle
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Badla
Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu
Released: 2019
Directed by: Sujoy Ghosh
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Don't Let Go
David Oyelowo, Storm Reid
Released: 2019
Directed by: Jacob Aaron Estes
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Motherless Brooklyn
Edward Norton, Bruce Willis
Released: 2019
Directed by: Edward Norton
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Dora and the Lost City of Gold
Isabela Moner, Eugenio Derbez
Released: 2019
Directed by: James Bobin
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The Curse of La Llorona
Linda Cardellini, Patricia Velasquez
Released: 2019
Directed by: Michael Chaves
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Ad Astra
Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones
Released: 2019
Directed by: James Gray
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The Dead Center
Shane Carruth, Poorna Jagannathan
Released: 2019
Directed by: Billy Senese
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Out of Blue
Mamie Gummer, Patricia Clarkson
Released: 2019
Directed by: Carol Morley
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