Puzzle movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant puzzle movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, tense, captivating, psychological, suspenseful and intellectual films and TV shows about / with puzzle, murder, twists and turns, death, mind game, supernatural, plot twist, survival, investigation and violence plots mostly in Mystery, Thriller and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as puzzle: Coherence (2013), Exam (2009), The Game (1997), Escape Room (2019), Fermat's Room (2007), Escape Room (2017), Escape Room (2017), Blindspot (2015), Locke & Key (2020), The Butterfly Effect (2004).
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New films
| The 8 Show (2024) | 7.2 | |
| Bodkin (2024) | 6.9 | |
| Vanished into the Night (2024) | 5.2 | |
| Borderline (2025) | 5.5 | |
| Mirage (2025) | 6.0 |
170K
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
On the night a comet is passing near Earth, eight friends at a dinner party experience a troubling chain of reality bending events. When the power goes out, they discover that the only house on the street left with power also holds many secrets.
Style:
psychological, mind bending, suspenseful, cerebral, confusing ...
Plot:
twists and turns, alternate reality, parallel world, parallel universe, time loop, quantum physics, disorder, friends, paranoia, paradox, isolation, dinner party ...
Time:
near future, year 2013, future, distant future, 2010s ...
Place:
usa, los angeles
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134K
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The final candidates for a highly desirable corporate job are locked together in an exam room and given a test so simple and confusing that tension begins to unravel.
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, mind bending, psychological thriller, twist ending ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
mind game, plot twist, twists and turns, psychology, puzzle, survival, surveillance, manipulation, confinement indoors, group of strangers, psychologist, intrigue ...
Time:
year 2009, future
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466K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a coldhearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad -- a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nearly a nanosecond, ...
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, twist ending, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
twists and turns, mind game, manipulation, psychology, puzzle, uncover truth, existentialism, surveillance, life & death, game, life turned upside down, disorder ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1997
Place:
san francisco, usa, bay area, california, seattle ...
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158K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive.
Style:
suspense, exciting, psychological thriller, surprise ending, mind bending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
puzzle, trapped, game of death, group of strangers, escape room, survival, clue, quest, riddles and clues, evil corporation, death, survivor ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Four mathematicians who do not know each other are invited by a mysterious host on the pretext of resolving a great enigma. The room in which they find themselves turns out to be a shrinking room that will crush them if they do not discover in time ...
Style:
surprise ending, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
mathematics, isolation, locked in a room, riddles and clues, puzzle, logic, science, game of death, mind game, trapped, survival, genius ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Six friends test their intelligence in a game that takes a dark turn.
Style:
scary, suspense, brutal, suspenseful, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
trapped, quest, violence, game of death, most dangerous game, danger, death, room, puzzle, escape, survival, friends ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Four friends who partake in a popular Los Angeles escape room find themselves stuck with a demonically possessed killer. The friends have less than an hour to solve the puzzles needed to escape the room alive.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, crying ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
game of death, puzzle, death, demonic possession, locked in a room, escape, curse, trapped, characters killed one by one, clue, survival, escape room ...
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85K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there. But there's one tattoo that is impossible ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspense, exciting, deep ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
investigation, fbi, puzzle, memory loss, strong female character, twists and turns, terrorist, tattoo, fbi agent, amnesia, secret organization, martial arts ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, chicago
Is relevant?
107K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
Three siblings who move into their ancestral estate after their father's gruesome murder discover their new home's magical keys, which must be used in their stand against an evil creature who wants the keys and their powers.
Style:
captivating, suspense, exciting, tense, spooky ...
Audience:
teen fantasy, teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, magic, siblings, family bonds, small town, supernatural power, demon, puzzle, old dark house, father, murder, good versus evil ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
nova scotia, massachusetts
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected ...
Style:
psychological, mind bending, suspense, philosophical, reflective ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
time travel, twists and turns, memory, time loop, butterfly effect, psychology, mind control, alternate reality, changing the past or future, destiny, memory loss, time ...
Time:
year 2004, 2010s, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
147K
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The story revolves around the passengers of a yachting trip in the Atlantic Ocean who, when struck by mysterious weather conditions, jump to another ship only to experience greater havoc on the open seas.
Style:
psychological, twist ending, surprise ending, scary, suspenseful ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
time loop, twists and turns, ship, time travel, supernatural, ghost ship, isolation, ocean, insanity, paradox, gory, shipwreck ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1932 ...
Place:
oceania, miami, florida, caribbean
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Spain
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Two sisters discover disturbing family secrets after a string of mysterious deaths occur on a luxury ship traveling from Spain to Brazil in the 1940s.
Style:
captivating, tense, exciting, suspense, neo noir ...
Plot:
ship, family relations, puzzle, murder, investigation, love and romance, rivalry, dishonesty, disorder, playboy, couples, domestic servant ...
Time:
1940s, future, 20th century
Place:
spain, rio de janeiro, brazil
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.
Style:
suspense, clever, touching, suspenseful, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
twists and turns, investigation, rape, murder, murder mystery, murderer, lawyer, writers, justice, passion, investigator, homicide ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, y2k, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
latin america, argentina, south america, harvard university, buenos aires argentina
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, ...
Style:
exciting, dark fantasy, visually stunning, apocalyptic, visual ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, girls' night, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
steampunk, post apocalypse, save the day, danger, dystopia, uncover truth, survival, underground city, girl, underground, puzzle, ancient mystery ...
Time:
future, year 2008, 20th century, distant future
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13
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Denmark
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Renee wakes up one morning in the middle of the desert with blood on her hands. She cannot remember why she is there, how she got there or with whom she came. Her quest to uncover forgotten events leads her on a journey of discovery where reality ...
Style:
surreal, suspense, avant garde, experimental, independent film ...
Plot:
desert, missing person, guilt, delusion, vengeance, memory, infidelity, puzzle, amnesia, confession, betrayal, mistaken identity ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, touching, poignant, thought provoking ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids
Plot:
childhood, autism, 9/11, asperger's syndrome, boy, child protagonist, orphan, acceptance, disability, coming of age, bereavement, single mother ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2001, 2000s, year 2011, 2010s ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
Is relevant?
21K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
An epic adventure begins when a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling hundreds of people and buildings into its depths. Those who fell in find themselves in a mysterious and dangerous primeval land, where they have no choice ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, futuristic, disturbing ...
Plot:
struggle for survival, alternate dimension, cocaine, alternate reality, amputee, parallel world, earthquake, stoner, drug dealer, puzzle, alternate world, family relations ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles
Is relevant?
505K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Obsessed with teaching his victims the value of life, a deranged, sadistic serial killer abducts the morally wayward. Once captured, they must face impossible choices in a horrific game of survival. The victims must fight to win their lives back, or ...
Style:
scary, suspense, surprise ending, twist ending, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
torture, mind game, survival horror, serial killer, plot twist, gory, violent, trapped, fear, locked in a room, psychopath, macabre ...
Time:
year 2004, year 2000, 80s, 2000s, 21st century
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa, Hungary, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive as they discover all the games that they've played before.
Style:
suspense, scary, suspenseful, tense, enigmatic ...
Plot:
game of death, escape room, trapped, survival horror, quest, puzzle, trap, hostage, survival, most dangerous game, teamwork, game ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Is relevant?
14K
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A social media personality travels with his friends to Moscow to capture new content for his successful VLOG. Always pushing the limits and catering to a growing audience, they enter a cold world of mystery, excess, and danger. When the lines ...
Style:
surprise ending, suspenseful, scary, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
game of death, escape room, murder, survival, torture, trap, puzzle, quest, social media, escape, male nudity, survivor ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
russia, moscow russia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In the late 90s, a video archivist unearths a series of sinister pirate broadcasts and becomes obsessed with uncovering the dark conspiracy behind them.
Style:
scary, dark, tense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
missing woman, videotaping, supernatural, puzzle, forest, warlock, mental disorder, conspiracy, obsessive quest, sorcerer, storm, runaway ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s
Place:
chicago
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
The story takes place in a fantasy world consisting of humans, Dragonoids and Monsters. There is a relative harmony between the three races. There are also Drops, spherical objects that come out of the planet, which can power up the Monsters. Humans ...
Style:
anime, atmospheric, humorous, epic, light ...
Plot:
puzzle, monster, monster attack, teamwork, escapades, adventure hero, jigsaw puzzle, adventurer, dragon, supernatural, missing father, egg
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller about an eight year old boy named Cole Sear who believes he can see into the world of the dead. A child psychologist named Malcolm Crowe comes to Cole to help him deal with his problem, learning that he really can see ghosts ...
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, twist ending, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night, horror for children, teen drama
Plot:
twists and turns, afterlife, supernatural, psychology, ghost, plot twist, death, psychiatrist, psychic, life & death, supernatural horror, psychologist ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999, future
Place:
usa, pennsylvania, persia, philadelphia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums is a British comedy game show about the subject of mathematics and it is based on the Japanese show Comaneci University Mathematics. The programme is broadcast on Dave and is presented by Dara Ó Briain and ...
Style:
entertaining, satirical, game show, feel good, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
mathematics, puzzle, problem solving, science, satire, logic, british, quiz, studio
Time:
2010s
Is relevant?
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In this adaptation of the popular eponymous mystery novel by Keisuke Matsuoka, Paris provides the gorgeous backdrop for a grand intrigue involving the world’s most iconic artistic treasure: the Mona Lisa. Minds will be blown, puzzles will be ...
Style:
suspense, tense, mysterious, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mona lisa, puzzle, investigation, art exhibition, louvre, secret, journalist, secret revealed, uncover truth, investigative journalism, art history, art theft ...
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Erika Toda joins a law firm headed by Serizawa-san, on the first case she meets Enomoto Kei of Tokyo total security who unlocks Serizawa who has accidentally been trapped in a vault. Form thereon the trio solve 10 cases related to the locked room. ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, detective, suspenseful ...
Plot:
locked room, puzzle, crime solving, room, secret, undercover, investigation, uncover truth, deduction, whodunit, law firm, private investigator ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Private Detective Kiyoshi Mitarai and Miyuki Ogawa arrive in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture. They are interested in a case which involves discovered bodies. The bodies were found drifting in the Seto Inland Sea, where the currents repeat every 6 ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, detective, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, puzzle, uncover truth, crime solving, forensics, crime investigation, sleuth, murder investigation, whodunit, secret, forensic, neurologist ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA, Ireland
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow Blue as she invites viewers to join her and Josh on a clue-led adventure and solve a puzzle in each episode. With each signature paw print, Blue identifies clues in her animated world that propel the story and inspire the audience to interact ...
Style:
educational, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
puzzle, problem solving, clue, children, decision, riddles and clues, anthropomorphic animal, cartoon dog, teamwork, imagination, friendship, neighborhood ...
Is relevant?
905K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Style:
psychological, surreal, mind bending, atmospheric, philosophical ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult, teen drama
Plot:
mental illness, imaginary friend, schizophrenia, psychology, time travel, insanity, parallel universe, suburbs, surrealism, time loop, trippy, schizophrenic ...
Time:
80s, year 2001, 2000s, future, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, america, usa, virginia, harvard university
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesic, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
Style:
surreal, psychological, neo noir, art house, disturbing ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
surrealism, twists and turns, amnesia, lesbian, obsession, dream, alternate reality, parallel universe, hollywood, filmmaking, lesbian sex, nightmare ...
Time:
2000s, year 2001, 20th century, future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, persia, usa, california, mulholland drive
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