Best Mystery Movies of 2020
2020 gave us a lot of mystery movies and not all of them were worth the ticket. These 20 are the ones that landed, ranked by the score real viewers gave them rather than by opening weekend. Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul sits at the top with 7.8, and the list averages 6.8 across the board.
20 titles · average score 6.8 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020)
★ 7.8 · 316 ratingsA continuation of the epic adventure of plucky Riko and Reg who are joined by their new friend Nanachi. Together they descend into the Abyss' treacherous fifth layer, the Sea of Corpses, and encounter the mysterious…
- 2
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! (2020)
★ 7.7 · 259 ratingsScooby-Doo and the gang team up with their pals, Bill Nye The Science Guy and Elvira Mistress of the Dark, to solve this mystery of gigantic proportions and save Crystal Cove!
- 3
The Call (2020)
★ 7.5 · 1,014 ratingsConnected by phone in the same home but 20 years apart, a caller puts a woman’s past — and life — on the line to change her own fate.
- 4
The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020)
★ 7.2 · 218 ratingsEvery few hundred years, the most powerful demon on earth—a snake demon—awakens, and the Yin-Yang Masters are summoned to the capital. Meanwhile, the Princess of the realm has her own plans, as she conspires to claim…
- 5
Enola Holmes (2020)
★ 7.2 · 6,756 ratingsWhile searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.
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How this list is ranked
Nothing on this page is hand-picked to hit a word count. We pull films matching this list's criteria from TMDB, require a real audience behind each score, and rank by that score — 20 titles averaging 6.8. The page rebuilds daily, so new releases appear here as soon as enough people have rated them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best mystery movie of 2020?
Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul is the highest-rated mystery film of 2020 with a 7.8 audience score from 316 ratings. Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! and The Call follow closely behind.
How are these 2020 movies ranked?
By average audience score on TMDB, restricted to films with at least 150 ratings so that a handful of votes cannot push an obscure title to the top. The list averages 6.8.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released movies appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.