Maybe you've binged through all the true-crime documentaries available, or perhaps you're simply craving a quality film that puts your crime-solving skills to the test. Either way, we're here to present you with the best nail-biting mystery movies on Amazon Prime Video right now.
10. Clue
Six unwitting individuals with dark secrets are summoned to a mysterious estate, each assigned an alias from Cluedo. As they enter the residence, they receive a weapon in hand and their host is put to death before their eyes when the lights go out. Can these guests unravel who among them is responsible for this heinous crime or will all of them become victims?
9. Hereditary
When Annie's beloved mother passes away, her family discovers a dark secret that threatens to tear them apart. As they struggle to come to terms with the news, bizarre supernatural occurrences start happening in their home and plunging them into an otherworldly mystery. Can they come together and solve this sinister riddle or will their secrets doom them all?
8. Wind River
In the rugged and deadly wilderness of Wind River, a hunter is tasked with tracking down an unknown assailant who has left the body of a young woman in their midst. With the help of a local police officer, they uncover clues that lead them to more questions than answers as they race against time to find the perpetrator before they strike again.
7. X
A troupe of actors embark on a mission to make an adult movie in rural Texas, unaware that their hosts are watching from the shadows. But when the elderly couple discovers them in flagrante delicto, they must fight for survival against all odds.
6. Shutter Island
When U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels is sent to investigate the disappearance of a patient on Shutter Island, he discovers the hospital for the criminally insane is far more sinister than it appears. As Daniels uncovers truths about his past and present, he finds himself in danger from all sides as he attempts to solve this impossible mystery.
5. The Invitation
Following the passing of her beloved mother, and with no other living relatives in sight, Evie takes a DNA test - only to unearth an unexpected cousin she never even knew existed. Cordially invited by this newfound family to attend their luxurious wedding ceremony deep in the English countryside, Evie initially delights at being feted as one of them. But what begins as a fairytale quickly unravels into a chilling horror story; when it emerges that beneath all the glitzy hospitality lies sinister intentions surrounding her ancestry – and that survival is key if she's to make it out alive.
4. Gone Girl
When Nick's wife Amy goes missing, he becomes the prime suspect in her disappearance. As the investigation deepens and the media descends upon their small town, Nick has to fight to prove his innocence while still searching for his wife.
3. Charade
While Regina Lampert (Audrey Hepburn) and Peter Joshua (Cary Grant) find themselves hopelessly enamored during their skiing getaway in the French Alps, upon her return to Paris she finds out that her husband has mysteriously been murdered. The two of them soon set off on a wild pursuit after three men from World War II associated with Regina's late husband - Tex, Scobie, and Gideon.
These fellows are hot on the trail for an enormous fortune estimated at a quarter million dollars which they had snatched away behind enemy lines. But why is Peter continually altering his identity?
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Trilogy Series
In the first film, a disgraced financial reporter (Daniel Craig) is given a chance to redeem himself when he's hired by a wealthy Swedish industrialist, Henrik Vanger, to solve the 40-year-old murder of Vanger's niece, Harriet. Vanger believes his niece was murdered by a member of their own family.
This murder mystery is passionate and vivid. As Craig's character begins to discover clues as to what happened to Harriet, he decides he needs an assistant. He is then joined by Lisbeth Salander, a computer hacker with a complicated past. Together, they uncover the deep, violent secrets of the Vangers.
This one is perfect for a movie marathon night because we recommend the whole trilogy.
1. Knives Out
The circumstances of crime novelist Harlan Thrombey's death are certainly mysterious. The one thing renowned Detective Benoit Blanc is sure of–every member of the insanely dysfunctional Thrombey family is a suspect. Blanc must sift through red herrings and lies to uncover the truth.
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