Best Mexican mystery movies

El Supersabio (1948)

Cantinflas is the apprentice of a renowned scientist, Prof. Arquimides Monteagudo (Carlos Martinez Baena). But Cantinflas has the soul of a poet rather than a serious researcher, and he wants to find the formula that achieves the immortality of the roses. Nevertheless, after the death of Prof. Monteagudo, Cantinflas will be chased by a ferocious corporative group, who wants to steal the secret formula of a cheaper fuel named "carburex", because they think that our friend is the only person who knows the composition

Carmín tropical (2014)

Mabel travels to her hometown to find the murderer of her friend Daniela. A journey through nostalgia, love and betrayal in a place where transgenderism once took on an unusual dimension.

Tragic Jungle (2020)

Deep in the jungle, a group of Mexican gum workers crosses their path with Agnes, a mysterious Belizean woman. Her presence enlivens the fantasies and desires of those men, without knowing that they have woken up an ancient Mayan legend.

The Containment (2025)

A girl is possessed by a dark and mysterious entity. She will fight with all the elements at her disposal to get rid of it. Neither her mother, nor traditional medicine, nor a supposed expert in exorcisms, will be able to make the demon disappear, until a nun gets involved in the case and sows a doubt more terrible than the possession itself.

Meteorite (2019)

Bird men suffer mysterious falls in the search for where the sun rises. An altered reality through rites that converge in one objective: die to generate life.

Hidden Moon (2012)

After a mysterious, beautiful Latin woman named Miranda makes a dramatic appearance at the funeral of a man, shocking his affluent Southern California family, Victor, the man's son, heads to Mexico to find out the truth about the nature of her relationship with his dead father. He finds Miranda in the city of Guanajuato living with another man, Tobias. When Victor confronts Miranda, she denies meeting his father and says they will never hear from her again. If Miranda is telling the truth, what exactly was she doing at Victor's father's funeral? Who is the man that she is living with now? Their confrontation is the beginning of a chain of events where the protagonists will have to solve the dilemma that happens when true love comes twice at the same time.

The Sign of Death (1939)

Two journalists, Carlos and Lola, investigate the murder of a young woman whose body appeared with her heart torn out, in what seems to be a human sacrifice. The investigation leads the reporters to a museum, whose director is the famous Doctor Gallardo.

Ghost Town (1963)

A vampire is on the loose in an old west town.

Conversaciones (2020)

10 fantastic and dark conversations tell us the story of a Mexican family through the relations and conflicts of two brothers.

Los muertos no hablan (1958)

Bandit crew with mysterious masked leader is doing lots of crimes. Mauricio Rosales and his sidekick ride into town all incognito and stuff to set things right.

The Bewitched House (1949)

Stage magician Fu Manchu uses his illusions and trickeries to find a murderer.

Cora (2024)

A woman compulsively accumulates black plastic bags in her bedroom closet. What's in the bags?

Arsenio Lupin (1947)

Arsenio Lupin is an audacious Parisian thief who mocks the police, especially Inspector Ganimard, but turns over most of his ill-gotten gains to charity. One night, he attends a party disguised as a newspaper writer who also mocks Ganimard; the next morning, the host's wife and a male guest are found murdered, and Ganimard arrives to solve the crime. A Mexican version of the Arsene Lupin character, with Sherlock Holmes tossed in as a cameo at the end.

Circuito cerrado (2017)

Julián has a simple routine for every day: spying on Ana from the time she leaves until she returns home. Then Julián receives a call and reports all the activities.

Lost Girl (2019)

Shattered by the unexpected news of their irreversible break-up, an aspiring orchestra conductor is puzzled by his girlfriend's mysterious and seemingly inexplicable case of disappearance.

The Specter's Road (1967)

A group of people, including Capulina and Viruta, head towards the city by train. A heavy storm interrupts their journey and now they must take a haunted path to reach they city. (English Subtitled)

Who Killed Grandpa? (1972)

A man dies of a heart attack and his wife hides the body in order to continue collecting pension.

Mujeres infieles 4 (2016)

After a hotel maid confronts her boss about secret cameras in the rooms, she insists on watching the videos, which reveal more than she imagined.

Toc Toc... (2021)

A young woman is tormented in her room.

The Bricklayers (1976)

When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Widespread corruption and neglect by the builder himself are seen to have brought the situation about. Much of the movie is filmed using hand-held cameras, and the majority of the dialogue is in the difficult-to-understand and very slangy Spanish dialect of Mexico City's bricklayers.

The Iron Mask (1960)

A rancher living alone must deal with a vampire.

Capulina vs. the Vampires (1971)

Delivery boy answers a call to take some food to that huge spooky mansion on the hill behind the cemetery.

El mudo (2013)

Constantino Zegarra is a principled Peruvian government official who stands apart from his corrupt colleagues. Throughout his two-decade career, he has steadfastly resisted corruption, driven by the memory of his father's impoverished end due to corruption. At forty, he is a dedicated family man with a teenage daughter who challenges his views. One morning, he survives a gunshot to the throat, rendering him mute. Upon recovery, he is certain that someone from his office attempted to kill him.

La Noche Del Demonio (2024)

Triángulo (1972)

The story of Mother and Daughter for a Husband and Stepfather who was killed by shotgun.

Seis días para morir (1967)

Public health thriller: rabies in Mexico City.

Doll from Hell (2018)

A girl brings to life a demonic voodoo doll.

Ojos que no ven (2022)

Elena is in charge of the library in a private school. His monotonous life is affected when a new child arrives at school with whom he is obsessed and whom he treats like his son. One day he decides to take him away, generating a crisis in his real mother, Andrea, who will do everything possible to get him back.

Madame Death (1969)

A mad scientist teams with an evil, disfigured woman to kidnap and operate on young women to make her look beautiful again.

La Niña De La Mina (2016)

Arter a tourist disappears inside a mine in Guanajuato, Mat Medina a young expert in mine engineering is hired to make a security diagnostic in the mines of a big company.