Best Mystery Thriller Recommendations

One of the favorite things of moviegoers, who are passionate about mystery and thriller movies, is that the movie has a surprise ending. Movies whose ending we cannot predict can make them more memorable, especially mystery thriller movies. While preparing our list, we have chosen films that will create tension with their mysterious atmosphere, as well as films that will surprise the audience with their surprise finals.

We have compiled for you the mystery and thriller movies that you will watch without blinking!

Mystery – thrillers:

• Contratiempo (Invisible Guest) | 8.0
• The Sixth Sense | 8.2
• Zodiac (Zodiac) | 7.7
• Shutter Island | 8.2
• Identity | 7.3
• The Game | 7.7
• The Machinist | 7.7
• Memento (Memory Notebook) | 8.4
• The Others | 7.6
• Devil’s Advocate | 7.8
• 1408 | 6.8
• The Number 23 (Number 23) | 6.4
• The Body | 7.6
• Oldboy (Oldboy) | 8.4
• The Killing of a Sacred Deer | 7.0
• Nightcrawler (Night Highlight) | 7.8
• Gone Girl (Lost Girl) | 8.1

One of the best of Spanish cinema with a surprise finale: Contratiempo

• Year: 2016
• Director: Oriol Paulo
• Cast: Maria Casas, Ana Wagener, Jose Coronado
• IMDb: 8.0

Contratiempo, one of the best films that came out in the last period of Spanish cinema, is about the process where a businessman named Adrian Doria, who is rapidly rising in his career, is accused of killing his lover. Adrian meets a lawyer named Virginia to defend himself. Things get tense as Virginia tries to figure out if Adrian is really her lover’s murderer.

The secret between a psychiatrist and a child: The Sixth Sense

• Year: 1999
• Director: M. Night Shayamalan
• Cast: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette
• IMDb: 8.2

One of the cult productions of horror thriller cinema, The Sixth Sense is a movie that can still stretch the audience even after 23 years. Crowe, a long-time psychiatrist, still bears the scars of a terrible event in his past. Helping with the treatment of a young boy named Cole, Crowe gradually gets closer to his little patient. Cole shares a secret with Crowe that he hasn’t shared with anyone. This secret will cause some important details in the lives of both the child and the doctor.

Confessions of a serial killer: The Zodiac

• Year: 2007
• Director: David Fincher
• Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo
• IMDb: 7.7

Zodiac is one of the successful films of master director David Fincher, which is confusing with its mystery. The film focuses on a serial killer who confesses to the murders he committed in San Francisco by placing an advertisement in the newspapers. The killer wants his messages to be understood while explaining the murders. A young journalist, Robert Graysmith, begins to investigate the messages sent to his newspaper by the serial killer. Authorities trying to solve the case are caught in mysterious events that will create tension in this process.

A twisted movie from Scorsese: Shutter Island

• Year: 2010
• Director: Martin Scorsese
• Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Michelle Williams, Mark Ruffalo
• IMDb: 8.2

One of the indispensable productions of the list of films that shocked with its surprise finale, Shutter Island is a masterpiece film directed by Scorsese. Two police officers named Teddy and Chuck go to the island after a patient named Rachel goes missing on Dungeon Island, where there are high-level mental patients. The rebellion they encounter here and the condition of the patients will complicate the situation.

Strangers and an invincible spirit: Identity

• Year: 2003
• Director: James Mangold
• Cast: John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet
• IMDb: 7.3

The film is about the meeting of ten strangers with a hurricane that emerged on a dark night. These ten people, who have never seen each other before, are forced to take shelter in a hotel as a result of a hurricane. However, in this place, which is a very secluded hotel, foreigners begin to experience mysterious events after a while. A power they can’t understand causes a series of murders at the hotel, and it becomes more and more difficult for these strangers to survive.

Mysterious events caused by a fun game: The Game

• Year: 1997
• Director: David Fincher
• Cast: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger
• IMDb: 7.7

Nicholas Van Orton, who is very controlled in his life, begins to lose control of his life with the gift he receives on a birthday night. As a birthday present for Nicholas, his brother Conrad prepares a game with a big prize at the end. In the production, which is another David Fincher movie on the list, you can get pretty nervous while watching the complex situations in which Nicholas is left with the game now out of fun.

A movie that will shake you after watching: The Machinist

• Year: 2004
• Director: Brad Anderson
• Cast: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon
• IMDb: 7.7

Starring Christian Bale, the production of which he managed to make a name for himself with the weight he lost for this movie, The Machinist, focuses on a factory worker named Trevor who has been suffering from insomnia for over a year. Trevor can never focus on his work due to not being able to sleep, but the work he does requires a high level of concentration. Trevor loves to post yellow notes about his weight and himself on the walls of his house. Due to his gradually losing health, he finds himself in mentally complex events.

A man with amnesia seeks revenge: Memento

• Year: 2000
• Director: Christopher Nolan
• Cast: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano
• IMDb: 8.4

Memento, a Christopher Nolan film, manages to confuse the audience by creating suspense with its unusual plot. A man named Leonard Shelby, with short-term amnesia, tries to find his wife’s killers. Dressing stylishly and driving a luxury car, Leonard looks like a business person from the outside, but stays in cheap hotels using only cash. His only concern is to find those who raped and killed his wife. However, his short-term memory loss will make this process very complex and mysterious.

A corner movie in the house where mysterious events take place: The Others

• Year: 2001
• Director: Alejandro Amenabar
• Cast: Nicola Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan
• IMDb: 7.6

Starring the famous actress Nicola Kidman, the film focuses on the life of a family trying to heal its wounds after the Second World War. Grace, who lives in New Jersey, lost her husband in the war. Their home is completely dark because of their children’s allergies to the sun. Grace recruits a family to help with their mansion. After that, mysterious events begin to happen in the house.

A lawyer who is very ambitious for his career: Devil’s Advocate

• Year: 1997
• Director: Taylor Hackford
• Cast: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron
• IMDb: 7.5

Bringing together two masters such as Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves, the film focuses on the career of a successful lawyer named Kevin Lomax. Kevin, a lawyer who has successfully survived even the most difficult cases, is also happily married. Despite his client being wrong, he gets a good job offer from New York as a result of a lawsuit he won. Undoubtedly, Kevin, who accepts the job offer, encounters unexpected events from now on.

A film that oscillates between the imagination and real life of a writer: 1408

• Year: 2007
• Director: Mikael Hafström
• Cast: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack
• IMDb: 6.8

A successful writer, Mike Enslin embarks on a parallel journey between his imagination and real life. Mike, who usually writes about the supernatural, ends up staying in room 1408 of a hotel called the Dolphin for a book he’s been working on. However, after a while, he senses strange events in the room. In the movie, which is adapted from Stephen King’s novel, you will feel the tension to the end with the hotel owner who is involved in the strange events in the room.

As proof of Jim Carrey’s success outside of comedy: The Number 23

• Year: 2007
• Director: Joel Schumacher
• Cast: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman
• IMDb: 6.4

Jim Carrey, which we rarely see in genres other than comedy, this time takes part in a film that makes the atmosphere of suspense and mystery feel quite a bit. Walter Sparrow takes an intense interest in a novel bought by his wife, Agatha, revolving around the number 23. Trying to understand the effect of the number 23 on his own life as a result of reading the book, Walter pursues the author of the book. After a while, Walter begins to believe that the book is actually real. Walter, who has begun to put himself and his son in danger, is getting closer and closer to the truth.

The mystery behind the death of a successful woman: The Body

• Year: 2012
• Director: Oriol Paulo
• Cast: Jose Coronado, Hugo Silva, Belen Rueda
• IMDb: 7.6

We continue the list with another Spanish movie. The body of a businessman named Mayka disappears from the morgue. A detective named Jaime Pena is assigned to the case of Mayka, whose death took place behind a veil of secrecy. Since Jaime has not yet overcome the trauma of losing his husband, he internalizes this case. But as the case progresses, many dark events come to light.

Revenge of a man who was imprisoned for no reason: Oldboy

• Year: 2003
• Director: Park Chan-wook
• Cast: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jeong
• IMDb: 8.4

Making a sound due to the disturbingness of some events in the film, Old Boy is about a man who has been imprisoned for years, seeking revenge after his release. A man named Oh Dae-Soo is forced to live in a cell for 15 years after he is kidnapped. The man, who was released after 15 years by giving away those in need, pursues the events to understand why he is kept in a cell.

A disturbing movie from Greek cinema: The Killing of a Sacred Deer

• Year: 2017
• Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
• Cast: Barry G. Bernson, Bill Camp, Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell
• IMDb: 7.0

Steven Murphy, a famous surgeon, lives the perfect life with his wife and children. Steven has adopted Martin, an orphaned teenager. However, over time, Martin begins to disturb the peace of the family. Martin actually tries to get into the family. Over time, it is understood that there is a very different reason behind this purpose, and the events begin to become more and more complex.

A reporter who said, “Every way is permissible to be successful”: Nightcrawler

• Year: 2014
• Director: Dan Gilroy
• Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed
• IMDb: 7.8

The film, which Jake Gyllenhaal made quite a mention with his acting, focuses on a man named Lou Bloom, who is an ambitious and young man in pursuit of his career. Lou starts recording the city’s criminal events with his camera in hand. Undoubtedly trying every possible way just to be successful, Lou starts working as a night reporter for a good television channel. In the path he chose to move his career forward, he has to pay some price.

A man who can’t prove his innocence and is accused of murdering his wife: Gone Girl

• Year: 2014
• Director: David Fincher
• Cast: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike
• IMDb: 8.1

We end the list with a different production by David Fincher. Gone Girl tells the story of a man who is blamed for the disappearance of his wife. Amy and Nick prepare to celebrate their wedding anniversary. However, the same day Amy disappears and the police begin to suspect Nick. Unable to convince anyone that he is innocent, Nick, on the other hand, cannot remove the suspicions on him even though he is innocent.