The Best Mystery Action Movies to Satisfy Your Inner Detective

If you love solving a problem or two, you will love these flicks which will allow you to jup in and do just htat.

'Mystic River' (2003)

Starring: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, and Laura Linney.

The mystery: An ex-con's daughter is murdered and two of his childhood friends are connected to the case, prompting him to conduct his own investigation into the murder. The mood is dark and twisted, with a true gut punch of an ending (no spoilers here, though).

'Rear Window' (1954)

Starring: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr.

The mystery: A newspaper photographer with a broken leg passes the time during his recovery by observing his neighbors through his window. When he witnesses what he believes to be a murder, he goes to work solving the crime himself. By this point, Hitchcock is absolutely nailing the "murder mystery with a twist" genre.

'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' (2011)

Starring: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård, Steven Berkoff, Robin Wright, Yorick van Wageningen, and Joely Richardson.

The mystery: A disgraced financial reporter and a genius hacker team up to investigate a 40-year-old murder case. Fair warning—it gets violent, including sexual violence throughout. But if you've got the stomach for it, this remake and book adaptation channels the depth and horror of the subject matter.

'The Usual Suspects' (1995)

Starring: Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Pete Postlethwaite, Kevin Spacey, Suzy Amis, Benicio del Toro, and Giancarlo Esposito.

The mystery: Kint (Kevin Spacey) attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord named Keyser Soze pulled him and and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that led to a fatal explosion in San Pedro Harbor. Known at the time for one of the biggest surprise endings ever, it's aged into a pretty flawless mystery that hides all its cards until the very, very end.

'Gone Girl' (2014)

Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, and Tyler Perry.

The mystery: A man (Affleck) is the prime suspect in his wife's disappearance and apparent murder, but things are definitely not what they appear. David Fincher really understands what made the book so powerful, and structuring it in a similar way means there are multiple jaw-dropping twists throughout the windy story.

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What to Watch After You Finish “The Boys”

Amazon Prime Video certainly has a hit on their hands with “The Boys,” and while the second season has already been greenlit it’ll still be a while before we see our favorite “heroes” on screen again. So what to do in the meantime? Well, Amazon Prime Video is still upping their offerings when it comes to superhero shows, but for the moment fans may have to venture elsewhere to get their fix. Here are two more shows you can watch while you wait for season 2 of “The Boys.”

The Umbrella Academy. Based on the comics of Gerard Way, (yes, the frontman from My Chemical Romance) The Umbrella Academy follows the path of seven remarkable children, all born on October 1, 1989, all adopted by the enigmatic billionaire Sir Reginald Hargreeves. The children were formed into a superhero team, but the family later became fractured only to be reunited by the death of their adopted father, who still holds a few secrets even in the afterlife. A second season is already in the works, and it’ll see the return of Ellen Page, Tom Hopper and Robert Sheehan among others.

Gotham. If you’ve ever wondered what forces were at play to create a city in need of a hero like Batman, then Gotham is for you. Although the series just aired its final season, there’s plenty of action and intrigue to keep you occupied for a while. Starring Ben McKenzie as a young James Gordon and a whole cast of familiar faces from the Batman comics, the 100 episodes of Gotham are well worth the investment.

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