20 Best Mystery Movies on AMC+ 2026
Find the best mystery movies on AMC+ with Psycho, Memento, The Others, Red Rooms, Exit 8, and more suspenseful picks across 20 titles.
If you’re searching for a sharp watch list on AMC+, this guide pulls together tense thrillers, eerie horror, and smart crime stories that keep the clues coming. You’ll find modern standouts like Red Rooms, Exit 8, and Over Your Dead Body alongside classics that still land hard, including Psycho, Memento, The Others, and Cape Fear. There’s also a wild card in Resident Evil: Apocalypse for viewers who want their suspense with more action. With 20 titles available on the page, this mix gives you a strong starting point whether you want a slow-burn puzzle or a twist-heavy night in.
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V/H/S/94
fantasy · horror · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
After the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police SWAT team launches a high-intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material uncovers a nightmarish conspiracy.
Directed by Simon Barrett, Steven Kostanski, Chloe Okuno, Ryan Prows, Jennifer ReederCast Anna Hopkins, Christian Potenza, Brian Paul, Tim Campbell, Gina Louise PhillipsAMC+ -
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Red Rooms
crime · horror · mystery · thriller
The high-profile case of serial killer Ludovic Chevalier has just gone to trial, and Kelly-Anne is obsessed. When reality blurs with her morbid fantasies, she goes down a dark path to seek the final piece of the case’s puzzle.
Directed by Pascal PlanteCast Juliette Gariépy, Laurie Babin, Sasha Samar, Samir Firouz, Sebastien BeaulacAmazon Prime VideoAMC+ -
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Over Your Dead Body
action & adventure · comedy · mystery & thriller
A dysfunctional married couple retreats to a secluded cabin to repair their relationship, but each secretly plots to murder the other.
Directed by Jorma TacconeCast Nikolai Kinski, Kayla Radomski, Jason Segel, Jennifer Amaka Pettersson, Paul GuilfoyleAMC+ -
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Host
horror · mystery
Six friends hire a medium to hold a séance via Zoom during lockdown — but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong. When an evil spirit starts invading their homes, they begin to realise they might not survive the night.
Directed by Rob SavageCast Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb, Radina Drandova, Caroline WardNetflixAMC+ -
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Exit 8
action · adventure · horror · mystery · thriller
A man trapped in an endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don’t, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. But even a single oversight will send him back to the beginning. Will he ever reach his goal and escape this infinite corridor?
Directed by Genki KawamuraCast Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi, Naru Asanuma, Kotone Hanase, Hirota ÔtsukaAMC+ -
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Psycho
drama · horror · mystery & thriller
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Directed by Alfred HitchcockCast Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, Martin BalsamPeacock PremiumAMC+ -
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Resident Evil: Apocalypse
action & adventure · horror · mystery & thriller · science-fiction · made in europe
As the city is locked down under quarantine, Alice finds out that the people that died from the previous incident at the Umbrella Corporation have turned into zombies. She then joins a small band of elite soldiers, who are enlisted to rescue the missing daughter of the creator of the mutating T-virus. Once lack of luck and resources happen, they begin to wage an exhilarating battle to survive and escape before the Umbrella Corporation erases its experiment from the face of the earth.
Directed by Alexander WittCast Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Oded Fehr, Thomas Kretschmann, Sophie VavasseurAMC+ -
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The Others
horror · mystery · thriller
Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.
Directed by Alejandro AmenábarCast Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston, Alakina Mann, James BentleyAMC+ -
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1408
fantasy · horror · mystery & thriller · made in europe
A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.
Directed by Mikael HåfströmCast John Cusack, Tony Shalhoub, Len Cariou, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Jasmine Jessica AnthonyAMC+ -
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Jason Bourne
action & adventure · mystery & thriller
The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.
Directed by Paul GreengrassCast Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Julia StilesAMC+ -
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Exhuma
horror · mystery
After tracing the origin of a disturbing supernatural affliction to a wealthy family's ancestral gravesite, a team of paranormal experts relocates the remains—and soon discovers what happens to those who dare to mess with the wrong grave.
Directed by Jang Jae-hyunCast Kim Go-eun, Choi Min-sik, Jung Yun-Ha, Lee Do-hyun, Kim Sun-youngAmazon Prime VideoAMC+ -
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The Medium
drama · horror · mystery
A shaman's family learn that their goddess is supposedly controlling one of them. However, their lives take a frightening turn when they realise the goddess has nothing to do with the possession.
Directed by Banjong PisanthanakunCast Narilya Gulmongkolpech, Sawanee Utoomma, Sirani Yankittikan, Yasaka Chaisorn, Boonsong NakphooAMC+ -
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Penny Lane Is Dead
horror · mystery & thriller
Set in 1986, during a scorching Aussie summer, three best friends' celebration at a beach house turns into a blood-soaked fight for survival when a prank goes horribly wrong.
Directed by Mia Kate RussellCast Sophia Wright-Mendelsohn, Tahlee Fereday, Alexandra Jensen, Bailey Spalding, Steve Le MarquandAMC+ -
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Jeepers Creepers
horror · mystery
On a desolate country highway, two homeward-bound teens are nearly run off the road by a maniac in a beat-up truck, and later spot him shoving what appears to be a body down a sewer pipe.
Directed by Victor SalvaCast Gina Philips, Justin Long, Jonathan Breck, Patricia Belcher, Brandon SmithAMC+ -
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The Harvest
drama · mystery · thriller
After becoming orphaned, a lonely girl moves in with her grandparents and tries to befriend a sick, bed-ridden boy next door, despite his mother’s strong objections. Her persistence leads to a friendship, but during secret visits, she uncovers dark secrets in the boy's home.
Directed by John McNaughtonCast Samantha Morton, Michael Shannon, Natasha Calis, Charlie Tahan, Peter FondaAMC+Paramount Plus -
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Werewolves Within
comedy · horror · mystery · thriller
When a proposed pipeline creates hostilities between residents of a small town, a newly-arrived forest ranger must keep the peace after a snowstorm confines the townspeople to an old lodge. But when a mysterious creature begins terrorizing the group, their worst tendencies and prejudices rise to the surface, and it is up to the ranger to keep the residents alive, both from each other and the monster which plagues them.
Directed by Josh RubenCast Sam Richardson, Milana Vayntrub, George Basil, Sarah Burns, Michael ChernusHuluAMC+ -
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Hellcat
horror · mystery & thriller
A woman wakes in the back of a moving camper trailer with a badly infected wound. A voice from the truck towing it tells her they must reach a doctor within the hour or she’ll suffer a horrific fate.
Directed by Brock BodellCast Dakota Gorman, Todd Terry, James Austin Johnson, Elise Horn, Liz AtwaterAMC+ -
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The Beta Test
comedy · drama · mystery · thriller
An engaged Hollywood agent receives a mysterious letter for an anonymous sexual encounter and becomes ensnared in a sinister world of lying, infidelity, and digital data.
Directed by Jim Cummings, PJ McCabeCast Jim Cummings, Virginia Newcomb, PJ McCabe, Wilky Lau, Olivia Grace ApplegateAMC+ -
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Bell from Hell
drama · horror · mystery & thriller
When John is released from a psychiatric center where he has been hospitalized for a long time, he decides to move into the house of his dead mother, whose inheritance is in dispute.
Directed by Claudio Guerín, Juan Antonio BardemCast Renaud Verley, Viveca Lindfors, Alfredo Mayo, Maribel Martín, Nuria GimenoAMC+ -
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Harry Brown
action & adventure · crime · drama · mystery & thriller
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Directed by Daniel BarberCast Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Charlie Creed-Miles, David Bradley, Iain GlenAmazon Prime VideoAMC+
Wrapping Up
From unsettling classics to newer releases, this roundup makes it easier to choose a movie that fits your mood and your patience for twists. Whether you want psychological dread, a crime story with bite, or something stranger and more playful, there’s enough variety here to keep your queue moving. Bookmark this page and come back when you’re ready for another suspense fix, since it’s updated regularly with fresh picks and availability changes. That way, you can always find the strongest options without sorting through the full catalog yourself.
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Do I need a AMC+ subscription to watch these?
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Last updated: September 11, 2026