Oct 3, 2023, 11:21 PM IST

7 Best detective movies to watch on Netflix

Khushi Patel

"Se7en" (1995)

This thriller, which was directed by David Fincher, centers on two detectives who are looking into a string of gruesome killings that are related to the seven deadly sins. The investigators are played by Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman

"Zodiac" (2007)

The criminal thriller "Zodiac," another David Fincher production, is based on the real-life Zodiac Killer case from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, and Jake Gyllenhaal appear in it

"Gone Baby Gone" (2007)

This Ben Affleck-directed movie centers on two private detectives (Casey Affleck and Michelle Monaghan), who are paid to locate a missing girl in a case that reveals multiple levels of corruption and ethical quandaries

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011)

This mystery-thriller, which was directed by David Fincher and is inspired on the Stieg Larsson novel, follows a journalist (played by Daniel Craig) and a hacker (played by Rooney Mara) as they look into the sinister secrets of a wealthy family

"Mystic River" (2003)

Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, and Kevin Bacon play boyhood buddies in this Clint Eastwood-directed crime drama. Tragic events change their lives. A detective played by Sean Penn is essential to unraveling the mystery

"Wind River" (2017)

This crime thriller, albeit not strictly a detective film, centers on a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent (Jeremy Renner) and an FBI agent (Elizabeth Olsen) as they look into the death of a young lady on a Native American reservation

"Secret Window" (2004)

In this psychological thriller based on a Stephen King book, Johnny Depp plays a prominent mystery author who is accused of plagiarism by a weird stranger, setting off a series of unsettling occurrences