# The best mystery films according to the AFI

Vertigo, Chinatown, Rear Window, Laura, The Third Man, The Maltese Falcon and The Usual Suspects: the mystery top ten of AFI's 10 Top 10 (2008).

- 4 votes · 10 items
- Nov 5, 2020 · Francesco Martino
- https://even.best/en/l/4920/the-best-mystery-films-according-to-the-afi

## Top 10

1. **Chinatown (1974)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Roman Polanski.
2. **Rear Window (1954)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Alfred Hitchcock.
3. **The Maltese Falcon (1941)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — John Huston.
4. **Laura (1944)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Otto Preminger.
5. **The Third Man (1949)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Carol Reed.
6. **North by Northwest (1959)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Alfred Hitchcock.
7. **Blue Velvet (1986)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — David Lynch.
8. **Dial M for Murder (1954)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Alfred Hitchcock.
9. **The Usual Suspects (1995)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bryan Singer.
10. **Vertigo (1958)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Alfred Hitchcock.

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