10 Of The Best Mystery Movies On Hulu, According To IMDb

Mystery movies come in many different forms, whether it’s a drama based around the Catholic Church hiding secrets or a buddy-cop comedy trying to get to the bottom of the disappearance of a teenage girl. But no matter how different the films are, the best ones are always entertaining and have a satisfying and shocking conclusion.

In particular, Hulu is a hotspot for these mystery movies. On the streaming platform, there are some mystery classics that every cinephile should love, and there are just as many sleeper hits that should be on every fan’s must-watch list, all available to stream at any time. Using the films’ IMDb scores can also help indicate which pictures should be prioritized.

10 The Da Vinci Code (2006) – 6.6

Despite it having such a tepid score from general audiences, The Da Vinci Code was a huge box office success, earning more than $750 million worldwide, which is unprecedented for a mystery movie. Shockingly enough, it was as much of an event as any upcoming Marvel movie.

The movie follows Robert Langdon, a member of the Harvard faculty, who is the prime suspect for the murder of the Louvre art curator. The movie’s success is partly due to the fact that it was shrouded in controversy, just like the book it’s based on. It was lambasted by the Catholic Church due to the fact that the movie suggests Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene were married.

9 Angels & Demons (2009) – 6.7

Angels & Demons is a direct sequel to The Da Vinci Code, and once again, the Catholic Church is in the narrative’s crosshairs. However, it wasn’t seen as controversial as its predecessor, and the sequel is generally regarded as a much stronger movie too.

The film takes more liberties with the source material than The Da Vinci Code did, but it’s mostly for the better, as Angels & Demons is a much leaner movie and way more fast paced than the first film. There was another sequel, Inferno, that came years later too, and the Langdon series still isn’t over, as there’s a The Da Vinci Code prequel in the works.

8 Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) – 6.8

Young Sherlock Holmes is somewhat of an origin story, as it follows Holmes and Watson when they first meet at boarding school. And from the very beginning, they’re solving mysteries together, though it’s much more PG and lighter in tone compared to other Sherlock Holmes adaptations.

It’s entertaining seeing the characters roam around together at a much younger age, and though it seems like a disposable family movie, there’s so much fun to be had with it. If the movie was more successful, there could have been a whole series of these Young Sherlock Holmes movies, but it unfortunately flopped at the box office.

7 The Nice Guys (2016) – 7.4

In The Nice Guys, Jackson and Holland are two competing detectives who lock horns every time they come in to contact with one another. However, the odd couple learns to reluctantly work together to solve cases, and though it’s essentially a mystery movie about the disappearance of a teenage girl, the whole mystery isn’t the crux of the film.

The entire movie is all about the relationship and character developments of Jackson and Holland, as those two characters and their hilarious banter and camaraderie is what holds the movie together. Many fans even feel that The Nice Guys should get a sequel, and the final scene set up a follow-up perfectly, but it unfortunately looks like it’ll never happen.

6 Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance (2002) – 7.6

Though Director Park Chan-Wook is most famous for the mystery entangled thriller Oldboy, many don’t know that the masterpiece is the second movie in a trilogy. The first movie in the trilogy is Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, and though it isn’t quite as tight or clever as Oldboy, Mr. Vengeance is way more bloody, twisted, and bizarre.

The film might play a little too much in to its shock-value, but as Ryu, a deaf factory worker, holds a girl hostage in order to be awarded a ransom from her wealthy father, it’ll have viewers guessing at what’s really going on the whole way through.

5 Lady Vengeance (2005) – 7.6

Lady Vengeance is the final movie in a trilogy that follows Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Oldboy, and in a world where cinephiles argue over what the greatest trilogy of all time is, the Vengeance trilogy goes unfairly overlooked.

Being wrongly incarcerated for a murder she didn’t commit, the film follows Lee Geum-ja as she tries to uncover the real murderer and get revenge on them. All three movies are quality, and though Oldboy is the clear crown jewel of them all, Lady Vengeance is just as good, if not better than the first movie.

4 Gone Girl (2014) – 8.1

It’s hard to call Gone Girl a surprising highlight in celebrated director David Fincher’s filmography, as every film that Fincher directs is hit after hit, but Gone Girl was a shockingly huge success both critically and commercially. In the movie, Nick becomes the prime suspect of the disappearance of his wife, and his life goes from bad to worse, as he’s unable to explain the absurd coincidences going on around him.

One thing that the movie does so well is stunt casting, as Tyler Perry plays an attorney and Neil Patrick Harris goes against type as a creepy version of his How I Met Your Mother character, Barney. It’s one of the best mystery movies based on a book, which makes sense, as the novel’s author Gillian Flynn adapted her own work as well.

3 Prisoners (2013) – 8.1

Prisoners is an absolute gut punch, as it follows a Keller Dover trying to find his child after she’s been kidnapped. From Dover torturing the person he thinks kidnapped his daughters to the way Detective Loki hears that suspicious sound at the end of the movie, there are so many exhausting moments that have audiences holding their breath.

Everything about the movie is so great, but it’s the performances that elevate the movie to one of the greatest mystery movies ever made. However, it could have been entirely different, as Hugh Jackman once dropped out of Prisoners, but thank the movie gods that he returned. because it wouldn’t be the same without him.

2 Fargo (1996) – 8.1

Though every cinephile has a completely different personal favorite when it comes to movies by the Coen brothers, Fargo is one that’s mentioned more than almost any other.

The movie follows police chief Marge, who is investigating a roadside homicide, and it leads to some of the most unimaginable scenarios. It’s a strange mix of comedy – which is mostly pinned down to the hilarious “Minnesota nice” dialect of the characters – and crime, as it features some of the most creatively disgusting murders in cinema. Fargo turns 25 years old this year, but despite its age, the movie is completely timeless.

1 Memories Of Murder (2003) – 8.1

Many regard Bong Joon-ho as one of the best directors working today, after he directed the very first foreign Best Picture winner Parasite and Snowpiercer, one of the best action movies of the past 10 years. However, he has been impressing audiences for much longer than that.

In fact, his 2003 murder mystery Memories of Murder is often argued to be the best true crime film of all time. The movie was released almost 20 years ago, and many critics and fans feel that no other mystery movie, foreign or otherwise, has come close to the film’s genius.