Mystery movies from the 00s

Memory as a plot device, a life-saver and a weapon.

A quiet superhero origin about a man who walks away from a train and then has to decide who he is.

A suburban teen, a man in a rabbit suit and a jet engine — and a film that still asks whether we choose or are chosen.

Taste, revenge and a very polite murder mystery — Hannibal still centres on one man you never quite trust.

A governess, a dark house and a mother who will do anything — The Others still centres on one stubborn, watchful woman.

Mysteries, egos and a CGI Great Dane — all in one summer romp.

A cursed videotape, seven days on the clock—and a mother who refuses to let the clock win.

A small Boston neighbourhood, a brutal past and a father who will not let go.

Fifteen years locked away, one man with a clock and a grudge — Oldboy still refuses to let you look away.

A panicked mother. A plane full of sceptics. Flightplan is a mid‑00s thriller that still bets everything on one woman's refusal to be ignored.

Obsession, misdirection and a man who will do anything to be remembered.

A dead man’s tape, a living philosophy: Saw IV keeps Jigsaw very much in charge.

A lone sniper, a messy cover-up and enough paranoia to fill an election year — Shooter still bangs.

One man, too many passports and the clarity of a man who’s only asking who he was.

A shy cartoonist, a cipher, and an investigation that never lets you finish a sentence.