The Best Mystery Movies Rated PG-13

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List of PG-13 mystery movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best PG-13 mystery movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest PG-13 mystery movie of all time is. This list of popular PG-13 mystery movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top PG-13 mystery movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great PG-13 mystery films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific PG-13 mystery film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

This list below has a variety of movies, like Inception and The Prestige, in it.

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The Skeleton Key
Kate Hudson, John Hurt
Released: 2005
Directed by: Iain Softley
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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Inception
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy
Released: 2010
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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Sherlock Holmes
Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law
Released: 2009
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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The Prestige
Scarlett Johansson, David Bowie
Released: 2006
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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Minority Report
Cameron Diaz, Tom Cruise
Released: 2002
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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The Fugitive
Julianne Moore, Harrison Ford
Released: 1993
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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Source Code
Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan
Released: 2011
Directed by: Duncan Jones
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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Limitless
Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper
Released: 2011
Directed by: Neil Burger
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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The Village
Bryce Dallas Howard, Sigourney Weaver
Released: 2004
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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One Missed Call
Meagan Good, Ariel Winter
Released: 2008
Directed by: Eric Valette
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Johnny Depp, Jude Law
Released: 2009
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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Solaris
George Clooney, Viola Davis
Released: 2002
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Rated: UK: 12a, PG-13 (USA)
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The Bourne Identity
Matt Damon, Clive Owen
Released: 2002
Directed by: Doug Liman
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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Abduction
Sigourney Weaver, Taylor Lautner
Released: 2011
Directed by: John Singleton
Rated: PG-13 (USA), PG12
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The Others
Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston
Released: 2001
Directed by: Alejandro Amenábar
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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The Bourne Ultimatum
Matt Damon, Julia Stiles
Released: 2007
Directed by: Paul Greengrass
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Rachel McAdams, Robert Downey Jr.
Released: 2011
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Rated: PG-13 (USA), G
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Red Riding Hood
Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman
Released: 2011
Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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Ghost
Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg
Released: 1990
Directed by: Jerry Zucker
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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The Grudge
Sarah Michelle Gellar, KaDee Strickland
Released: 2004
Directed by: Takashi Shimizu
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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Secret Window
Johnny Depp, Maria Bello
Released: 2004
Directed by: David Koepp
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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The Ring Two
Naomi Watts, Emily VanCamp
Released: 2005
Directed by: Hideo Nakata
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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The X-Files
Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny
Released: 1998
Directed by: Rob Bowman
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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Boogeyman
Emily Deschanel, Lucy Lawless
Released: 2005
Directed by: Stephen T. Kay
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Li Bingbing, Andy Lau
Released: 2010
Directed by: Tsui Hark
Rated: PG-13 (USA)
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