Underrated Mystery Movies You’ve Probably Missed
Every mystery film here scores at least 7.0 but has been rated by a fraction of the audience the blockbusters get. These are the ones that never got a marketing budget — Remarkably Bright Creatures, High and Low and Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple among them. Statistically, you have not seen most of this page, and that is the point.
20 titles · average score 8.0 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026)
★ 8.5 · 837 ratingsThrough unlikely bonds formed during night shifts at a local aquarium, Tova, an elderly widow, learns of a life-changing discovery that may bring her joy and wonder once again.
- 2
High and Low (1963)
★ 8.4 · 1,175 ratingsA Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
- 3
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple (2018)
★ 8.1 · 197 ratingsA large scale catastrophe is occurring across the planet. Ability users are discovered after the appearance of a mysterious fog, apparently having committed suicide, so the Armed Detective Agency sets out to investigate…
- 4
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
★ 8.0 · 1,193 ratingsA film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meager skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
- 5
Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017)
★ 8.0 · 243 ratingsWith help from Meme Oshino, the apparition specialist, Koyomi defeats the three powerful vampire hunters: Dramaturgy, Episode and Guillotinecutter. Koyomi takes back all the limbs of Kiss-shot Acerola-orion…
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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 8.0. The page rebuilds daily, so new releases appear here as soon as enough people have rated them.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as an underrated mystery movie?
On this page: a score of 7.0 or higher from between 150 and 1,200 people. That combination finds films audiences loved but not many found — Remarkably Bright Creatures is the current leader at 8.5.
Are these movies actually any good?
Every one is rated above 7.0 by the people who saw it. They are obscure because of distribution and marketing, not quality — which is exactly why lists like this are worth scrolling.
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.