Collider has published a ranked feature counting down the ten most suspenseful mystery films of all time, arguing that the best entries in the genre balance intrigue with tension by pulling viewers in with clues while keeping them on edge about what those clues will reveal. Writer William Smith credits skilled direction, tight scripts and strong casts for making these films stand out as prime examples of the mystery-suspense blend.

The countdown begins at number ten with Denis Villeneuve's "Prisoners" (2013), starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal in a tense missing-child investigation. Number nine is "The Fugitive" (1993), the Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones thriller about a wrongly convicted man clearing his name, and the list continues towards number eight with "Minority Report" (2002) starring Tom Cruise.

– Collider ranks its top ten most suspenseful mystery films
– No. 10 is Denis Villeneuve's "Prisoners" (2013)
– No. 9 is "The Fugitive" (1993); No. 8 begins with "Minority Report"