The best mysteries on Prime Video
291 mystery titles are streaming on Prime Video in the US. These are the top 20 by score, rebuilt every day from the live catalogue, so nothing here has already left.
Top pick
Death Note (2006)
BN 83.2Series
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook die…
Best mystery movies on Prime Video
| # | Title | BN | IMDb | RT | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Thing (1982) | 79.4 | n/a | n/a | 1h 49m |
| 2 | Donnie Darko (2001) | 77 | n/a | n/a | 1h 54m |
| 3 | Witness for the Prosecution (1957) | 77 | n/a | n/a | 1h 56m |
| 4 | L.A. Confidential (1997) | 76.6 | n/a | n/a | 2h 18m |
| 5 | The Sheep Detectives (2026) | 75.2 | n/a | n/a | 1h 49m |
| 6 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) | 73.7 | n/a | n/a | 2h 32m |
| 7 | Anatomy of a Murder (1959) | 73.6 | n/a | n/a | 2h 41m |
| 8 | Lucky Number Slevin (2006) | 73.5 | n/a | n/a | 1h 50m |
| 9 | The Name of the Rose (1986) | 73.4 | n/a | n/a | 2h 10m |
| 10 | Charade (1963) | 73.2 | n/a | n/a | 1h 53m |
| 11 | The Conversation (1974) | 72.7 | n/a | n/a | 1h 55m |
| 12 | Eastern Promises (2007) | 72.3 | n/a | n/a | 1h 40m |
| 13 | The Body (2012) | 72.2 | n/a | n/a | 1h 47m |
| 14 | Laura (1944) | 72 | n/a | n/a | 1h 28m |
| 15 | Exhuma (2024) | 71.9 | n/a | n/a | 2h 14m |
Best mystery series on Prime Video
| # | Title | BN | IMDb | RT | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Note (2006) | 83.2 | n/a | n/a | 22m |
| 2 | The Originals (2013) | 82.1 | n/a | n/a | 45m |
| 3 | Supernatural (2005) | 82 | n/a | n/a | 45m |
| 4 | Criminal Minds (2005) | 81 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 5 | Batman: The Animated Series (1992) | 79.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 6 | Grimm (2011) | 79.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 7 | Over the Garden Wall (2014) | 79.4 | n/a | n/a | 12m |
| 8 | American Horror Story (2011) | 78.9 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | Charmed (1998) | 77.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | The Expanse (2015) | 77.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 11 | Ghost Whisperer (2005) | 76.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 12 | Bates Motel (2013) | 76.1 | n/a | n/a | 45m |
Questions about mystery on Prime Video
What is the best mystery movie on Prime Video?
The Thing (1982) is the highest-scoring mystery movie on Prime Video right now, at 79.4/100 on our blend of critic and audience ratings.
What is the best mystery series on Prime Video?
Death Note leads Prime Video's mystery series at 83.2/100.
How many mysteries are on Prime Video?
We count 291 mystery titles on Prime Video in the US, checked against the live catalogue every day.
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