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Best Mystery Movies After A Breakup From The 2000S That Changed Cinema Forever

The Moviepiq team picked these mystery films specifically for after a breakup. No filler. Every film on this list earns its place for exactly this occasion.

The best mystery movies after a breakup from the 2000s that changed cinema forever. Includes Eastern Promises, Gone Baby Gone, The Return and more - curated ...

The best films to watch after a breakup are the ones that make you forget, then make you feel something that has nothing to do with what just happened.

The 2000s produced a remarkable run of intelligent, ambitious cinema - a decade that took genre seriously and rewarded patient audiences.

The best mystery films do something no other genre can: they make you a detective without leaving your seat.

Eastern Promises movie poster
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2007 · ★★★½☆ 7.3/10

A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.

Gone Baby Gone movie poster
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2007 · ★★★½☆ 7.3/10

When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons-they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.

The Return movie poster
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2003 · ★★★½☆ 7.3/10

Two young brothers in contemporary Russia are reunited with a father they know only from an old photograph after his sudden return from a long absence. With their mother's reluctant consent, they set out on a remote trip that quickly becomes an uneasy test of authority, trust, and masculinity. As the journey moves deeper into the wilderness, the fragile bonds between father and sons are pushed to their limits.

Shutter movie poster
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2004 · ★★★½☆ 7.3/10

When Jane and Tun run over a girl in a car accident, they speed away immediately from the crime scene. However, Tun, a photographer, soon discovers strange shadows in his photos, which unsettles them.

Tell No One movie poster
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2006 · ★★★½☆ 7.2/10

A man receives a mysterious email appearing to be from his wife, who was murdered years earlier. As he frantically tries to find out whether she's alive, he finds himself being implicated in her death.

A great mystery never cheats. These films play fair - which makes it all the more impressive when they still manage to surprise you.

[REC] movie poster
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2007 · ★★★½☆ 7.2/10

A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.

Sherlock Holmes movie poster
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2009 · ★★★½☆ 7.2/10

Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.

K-PAX movie poster
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2001 · ★★★½☆ 7.2/10

Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.

Identity movie poster
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2003 · ★★★½☆ 7.2/10

Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang movie poster
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2005 · ★★★½☆ 7.2/10

A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...

Some films don't just tell stories - they change what stories can be. These are the ones that shifted what came after them.

Great mystery cinema changes how you watch everything else. You start looking for the clues in every story.

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