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Best Whodunit Movies of All Time

"Predictability is the last thing audiences want out of their entertainment, so most stories contain at least some element of surprise. And nothing uses the concept to its advantage quite like the classic whodunit. A challenge for the filmmaker and the viewer alike, this particular subgenre keeps viewers guessing until the final reveal and, furthermore, uses that guesswork as a basis upon which to tell its story.
But what is a whodunit, exactly? Merriam-Webster defines it as "a detective story or mystery story." The Oxford Reference dates the term back to the 1930s and describes it as "a story or play about a murder in which the identity of the murderer is not revealed until the end." "
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Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
2
The Name of the Rose (1986)
The Name of the Rose (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
3
Primal Fear (1996)
Primal Fear (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
4
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
5
The Thin Man (1934)
The Thin Man (1934)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
6
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
7
Mystic River (2003)
Mystic River (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
8
Knives Out (2019)
Knives Out (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
9
Sleuth (1972)
Sleuth (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
10
JFK (1991)
JFK (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
11
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
12
The Third Man (1949)
The Third Man (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
13
Chinatown (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
14
Prisoners (2013)
Prisoners (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
15
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
16
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential
17
Shutter Island (2010)
Shutter Island (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
18
Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
19
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
20
Rear Window (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
21
Oldboy (2003)
Oldboy (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
22
Memento (2000)
Memento (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
23
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
24
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
25
Se7en (1995)
Se7en (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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