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Best Mystery Movies of 1972

This collection ranks 118 mystery movies released in 1972. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is Solaris.

118 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 51

    Mirage

    1972· 1h 22m· es

    6.45
  2. 52

    Probe

    1972· 1h 35m· en

    5.54
  5. 55

    Knife of Ice

    1972· 1h 31m· it

    6.149
  6. 56

    The Victim

    1972· 1h 14m· en

    6.222
  14. 64

    Chemparathy

    1972· 2h 20m· ml

    —0
  18. 68

    Arcana

    1972· 1h 42m· it

    5.411
  20. 70

    Red Sun

    1972· 1h 33m· ro

    —0
  21. 71

    31st Dept.

    1972· 2h 34m· ru

    —0
  27. 77

    Fifty-Fifty

    1972· 1h 28m· ru

    5.01
  31. 81

    Taxi Car

    1972· 2h 18m· ml

    —0
  33. 83

    Jigsaw

    1972· 1h 40m· en

    7.01
  42. 92

    Nightshade

    1972· 1h 36m· de

    5.54
  50. 100

    A Circle

    1972· 1h 34m· ru

    4.97

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

118 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Solaris currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.