Top 10 best detective movies of 21 century

Knives out! Are you kidding me? You just lost all credibility on this list. Wow.

Seen all of yours except “The Da Vinci Code.” Here is an alternative Top 10 (in chronological order) with only three titles overlapping (“The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo,” Swedish movie, is included in the “Millennium” series. The English language version is terrible).



Memento / Christopher Nolan (2000)

Les Rivières Pourpres (The Crimson Rivers) / Mathieu Kassovitz (2000)

Mystic River / Clint Eastwood (2003)

Brick / Rian Johnson (2005)

Michael Clayton / Tony Gilroy (2007)

Millennium / Niels Arden Oplev (2010)

The Lincoln Lawyer / Brad Furman (2011)

Knives Out / Rian Johnson (2019)

Motherless Brooklyn / Edward Norton (2019)

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery / Rian Johnson (2022)


Thanks for the opportunity for this discussion. I appreciate and respect others' personal choices.

Mentalist series is a good one with sherlock as well as a good recommendation

If you guys want to experience another moment that reframes the whole story as in Memento or Shutter Island, read Book of the New Sun

Nah. Horrible list. ZERO detective all Hollywood trash.

If you enjoy Shutter Island you would probably also like Angel Heart(1987).

All the listed movies watched before

LA Confidential wouldve been in my top 10. Memento and Zodiac are two of my favourites of all genres.

Mystic River is better than any of those movies

I've seen all ten of these. Thanks for nothin'

I've never seen a review of movies in which I disagreed with every one. Shutter Island was great, but not best. Dragon was wonderful but a downer. Manhunter should have been up there somewhere. The best detective movie ever made was Bullitt. Steve McQueen rocks.

Momento is the best movie ..

De Vinci code - dud !

🎬The Invisible guest laughing on the corner 😂

Zodiac 💯 shutter island 💯
Mark Ruffalo is a genius ❤

Have you ever heard of SHERLOCK HOLMES ?????!!!!!

Dragon tattoo girl one of the best movie

Se7en 1995 ☠️☠️☠️

Asian voice,,are you Indonesian

Silence of the lambs🦋

Or…”top 5 David fincher movies”

How can Sherlock Holmes not be there ..

Guys watch usual suspects, you will not regret it

Damn , already seen all of these. I need more.

The Da Vinci Code, 2006 dir. Ron Howard
Zodiac, 2007 dir. David Fincher
Wind River, 2016 dir. Taylor Sheridan
Prisoners, 2013 dir. Denis Villeneuve
Red Dragon, 2002 dir. Brett Ratner
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, 2009 dir. Niels Arden Oplev
Gone Girl, 2014 dir. David Fincher
Memento, 2000 dir. Christopher Nolan
Knifes Out, 2019 dir. Rian Johnson
Shutter Island, 2009 dir. Martin Scorsese

Reptile 2023 (dir: Grant Singer )

11 Burning 2018 (dir: Lee Chang-dong.)

Da vinchi code should be no 1 really underrated

da Vinci code? really? about some riddle that can be easily cracked by kids, that it's an a-p-p-l-e.

Read the book 😊

Memories of murder? Greatest detective movie ever made

seven and 8mm

Zodiac is so good I rewatch it from time to time. Such a masterpiece

Scorsese is overrated in my books, so the number 1 might be questionable.
Here's ChatGPT's list:
There have been numerous excellent detective movies released in the 21st century. Here's a list of some standout films known for their detective or investigative themes:



Zodiac (2007): Directed by David Fincher, this film explores the real-life investigation into the Zodiac Killer in the late 1960s and 1970s.



Mystic River (2003): Directed by Clint Eastwood, this crime mystery is based on the novel by Dennis Lehane and revolves around childhood friends involved in a murder investigation.



Se7en (1995): Although released in the late 20th century, this David Fincher film is worth mentioning for its impact on the detective genre. It's a dark and intense thriller about a series of gruesome murders.



Memories of Murder (2003): Directed by Bong Joon-ho, this South Korean film is based on the true story of the hunt for a serial killer in the 1980s.



Gone Girl (2014): Another David Fincher entry, this film is a psychological thriller based on Gillian Flynn's best-selling novel, revolving around a husband and wife caught in a media frenzy following the wife's disappearance.



The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): David Fincher directed this adaptation of Stieg Larsson's novel, featuring a journalist and a hacker investigating a wealthy family's dark secrets.



Mysteries of Lisbon (2010): Directed by Raúl Ruiz, this epic Portuguese film is based on the novel by Camilo Castelo Branco, and it weaves a complex narrative involving mysteries, secrets, and intrigues.



Prisoners (2013): Directed by Denis Villeneuve, this intense thriller follows the search for two missing girls and explores themes of morality and justice.



Wind River (2017): Written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, this crime thriller revolves around a murder investigation on a Native American reservation.



The Departed (2006): Directed by Martin Scorsese, this crime thriller involves undercover work and organized crime in Boston.



These films vary in style, tone, and geographic setting but are all notable for their compelling detective or investigative narratives. Keep in mind that opinions on the "best" films can be subjective, and there are many other excellent detective movies from the 21st century worth exploring.

The Zodiac killer was never found. There are a plethora of theories to who/whom the killer(s) are but no one was ever charged. The movie ended with an angle leaning to who police suspected at that time. For you who didnt like the ending that because the case is still open.

Greatest in detective genre is a Korean movie called “memories of a murder”

The north african accent

I urge everyone to watch " The Pledge(2001) movie starring Jack Nicholson. The movie is so brilliant, many top A list actors, extremely distributing ending and heart wrenching .
The background music is a symphony.
I'm a huge fan of detective movies. If you are one, you will surely not be disappointed.

👌flicks

Always same movie in comments...u guys are lagging in real life too

Where is sherlock holmes and murder on the orient express

Where to watch this