Best Mystery Acting in Film — Rated 4/4 on Quartile

Quartile rates every film 1–4 across Plot, Acting, Cinematography, Novelty and Ending. These mystery films earned a 4 — Well Above Average — for Acting, ranked by their overall Q score.

1. The Batman (2022) · Q 9
2. Oldboy (2003) · Q 8.5
3. Amsterdam (2022) · Q 8.5
4. Se7en (1995) · Q 8.5
5. Incendies (2010) · Q 8.5
6. What Happened to Monday (2017) · Q 8.5
7. Psycho (1960) · Q 8.5
8. Rear Window (1954) · Q 8.5
9. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) · Q 8.5
10. Shutter Island (2010) · Q 8.5
11. Mystic River (2003) · Q 8
12. Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) · Q 8
13. Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016) · Q 8
14. Mississippi Burning (1988) · Q 8
15. The Big Sleep (1946) · Q 8
16. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) · Q 8
17. In the Heat of the Night (1967) · Q 8
18. The Thing (1982) · Q 8
19. Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026) · Q 8
20. Stray Dog (1949) · Q 8
21. The Passenger (1975) · Q 8
22. The Thin Man (1934) · Q 8
23. Zodiac (2007) · Q 7.5
24. K-PAX (2001) · Q 7.5
25. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) · Q 7.5
26. Amistad (1997) · Q 7.5
27. A Shot in the Dark (1964) · Q 7.5
28. Dark Passage (1947) · Q 7.5
29. The Devil's Advocate (1997) · Q 7.5
30. Inland Empire (2006) · Q 7

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