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Best Mystery Movies of 1997

This collection ranks 98 mystery movies released in 1997. 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 L.A. Confidential.

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

  3. 3

    The Game

    1997· 2h 9m· en

    7.67.5K
  4. 4

    Lost Highway

    1997· 2h 14m· en

    7.53.0K
  5. 5

    Contact

    1997· 2h 30m· en

    7.45.1K
  6. 6

    Cure

    1997· 1h 51m· ja

    7.6851
  7. 7

    Event Horizon

    1997· 1h 36m· en

    6.63.4K
  9. 9

    Breakdown

    1997· 1h 33m· en

    6.91.1K
  10. 10

    Scream 2

    1997· 2h 0m· en

    6.54.9K
  13. 13

    Amistad

    1997· 2h 35m· en

    7.01.4K
  14. 14

    Insomnia

    1997· 1h 36m· no

    7.0329
  18. 18

    The Relic

    1997· 1h 50m· en

    6.1646
  20. 20

    Nightwatch

    1997· 1h 42m· en

    6.1440
  22. 22

    Switchback

    1997· 1h 58m· en

    6.0255
  31. 31

    The Castle

    1997· 2h 3m· de

    6.169
  35. 35

    Original Sin

    1997· 2h 30m· en

    —0
  36. 36

    Deceiver

    1997· 1h 46m· en

    6.0141
  38. 38

    Schizopolis

    1997· 1h 39m· en

    6.2108
  39. 39

    Pintadas

    1997· 1h 34m· es

    3.52
  44. 44

    Kokkuri

    1997· 1h 27m· ja

    3.67
  45. 45

    Armageddon

    1997· 1h 57m· zh

    5.812

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

98 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?

L.A. Confidential currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.