Best Mystery Thrillers of 2002: From Suspense to Supernatural

Big Trouble

2002 • 85 min • Budget $40M • Box office $8M

Action, Comedy, Thriller

A mysterious suitcase unexpectedly connects and transforms the lives of a divorced father, an unfulfilled wife, two assassins, a pair of streetwise thugs, two teenagers in love, two FBI agents, and a psychedelic toad. This is the story, based on…

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

2002 • 105 min

Thriller, TV Movie, Drama

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are asked to investigate a strange curse affecting the Baskerville family. After Sir Charles Baskerville dies, his son, Sir Henry, pleads with Holmes to protect him from a legendary supernatural hound that has haunted the…

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The Collingswood Story

2002 • 82 min

Thriller, Horror, Mystery

When Rebecca goes to college, her boyfriend John hopes video calls will keep them connected. But a casual video chat with Vera Madeline, an online psychic, unleashes a terrifying series of events that puts their lives in danger. *The Collingswood…

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New Best Friend

2002 • 91 min

Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Alicia, a student from a low-income background, begins college and is assigned to a sociology project with Hadley, Julianne, and Sydney – three affluent students living together. Initially excluded, Alicia gains acceptance into their exclusive group, immersing herself in their…

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Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

2002 • 88 min

Crime, Thriller, Drama

Martin Beck and his team initially believe they're dealing with a straightforward case: a man committing rape after meeting women through public advertisements. However, they soon realize the perpetrator's motives are surprisingly intricate.

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The Barber

2002 • 94 min

Horror, Crime, Mystery

In the Alaskan town of Revelstoke, barber Dexter is shocked by the news that Lucy Waters' body has been found. He had killed her days earlier, hoping the remains would remain undiscovered until spring. The story unfolds from the perspective…

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Sherlock: Case of Evil

2002 • 100 min

Action, Adventure, Crime

In the early days of his detective work, Sherlock Holmes tries to stop Moriarty from taking control of the heroin trade.

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The Missing Gun

2002 • 90 min

Comedy, Crime, Drama

Following a night of heavy drinking, a police officer finds himself without his service weapon. He desperately searches for the lost revolver while also pursuing the killer responsible for the death of his former lover.

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Hukkle

2002 • 78 min

Crime, Drama, Mystery

The film observes the lives of various inhabitants – people and animals – in a small Hungarian village: an elderly man plagued by hiccups, a shepherdess with her flock, a mysterious old woman, and folk singers at a wedding. Primarily…

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Doctor Sleep

2002 • 108 min

Crime, Horror, Thriller

During a hypnosis session with a police officer, therapist Michael Strother experiences a telepathic vision of a young girl in a stream. The girl is a mute survivor of a ritualistic serial killer, and Michael is asked by Scotland Yard…

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Phone

2002 • 103 min

Mystery, Horror, Thriller

After getting a new phone, a woman begins experiencing unsettling occurrences. Her investigation reveals a disturbing pattern: every previous owner of the phone number has died unexpectedly and without explanation.

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Demonlover

2002 • 121 min • Budget $7M • Box office $231K

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A French company and an American web media company compete for the rights to a 3-D manga pornography studio. This competition escalates into a conflict involving power struggles, violence, and espionage.

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Abandon

2002 • 99 min • Budget $25M • Box office $10M

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

This psychological thriller follows a senior at a top American university. Katie faces intense pressure to finish her thesis and secure a coveted position at a leading consulting firm, all while still grieving the unexplained disappearance of her first love…

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Bubba Ho-tep

2002 • 92 min • Budget $1M • Box office $1M

Comedy, Horror, Thriller

Bubba Ho-tep recounts the story of Elvis Presley's later life. The aging Elvis is living in a Texas nursing home, having secretly swapped places with an Elvis impersonator years prior, only to fail to reverse the switch. Now, he must…

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Spider

2002 • 98 min • Budget $10M • Box office $5M

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A man struggling with mental illness moves into a halfway house. As he adjusts, his condition worsens, and he becomes increasingly lost in a distorted version of his past, repeatedly reliving a significant childhood memory.

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Scooby-Doo

2002 • 87 min • Budget $84M • Box office $275M

Mystery, Adventure, Comedy

The Mystery Inc. Gang travels to Spooky Island, a popular amusement park, where they find more than just fun and games. Unusual events are occurring, and it’s up to Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma to solve the mystery behind…

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Dragonfly

2002 • 104 min • Budget $60M • Box office $52M

Thriller, Fantasy, Mystery

A doctor struggling with grief begins receiving messages from his deceased wife. These messages come through his patients' near-death experiences.

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Possession

2002 • 102 min • Budget $25M • Box office $10M

Drama, Mystery, Romance

Maud Bailey, an accomplished English professor, is researching the poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell, an American scholar in London, is studying Randolph Henry Ash, famous for poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland find a collection of…

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The Truth About Charlie

2002 • 104 min

Thriller, Mystery

While on vacation in Martinique, Regina connects with charming Joshua and begins to question her marriage to the mysterious Charlie. Back in Paris, she discovers her apartment and bank account have been emptied, and Charlie is dead. As she faces…

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K-19: The Widowmaker

2002 • 138 min • Budget $100M • Box office $65M

Drama, History, Thriller

During its first voyage, Russia's pioneering nuclear submarine experiences a critical malfunction. The crew is forced into a desperate race against time to repair the vessel and avert a potential nuclear catastrophe.

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8 Women

2002 • 111 min • Budget $8M • Box office $42M

Comedy, Thriller, Mystery

Eight women celebrating Christmas in a snowbound cottage discover the family patriarch is dead, a knife in his back. Trapped together, suspicion falls on them all, as each woman harbors secrets and potential motives.

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No Good Deed

2002 • 97 min • Budget $12M • Box office $1M

Action, Crime, Drama

A police detective helping a friend find a missing teenager unexpectedly discovers a strange group of criminals preparing to rob a bank.

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Cube 2: Hypercube

2002 • 94 min • Box office $3M

Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery

Eight people wake up with no memory in a strange, cube-shaped room. The room defies normal physics.

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Below

2002 • 105 min • Budget $40M • Box office $2M

Thriller, Horror, Mystery

During World War II, the submarine USS Tiger Shark is on a routine rescue mission in the dark, silent sea. However, the shell-shocked crew, confined within the ship's tight spaces, begins to experience terrifying sensory delusions, mental distortions, and overwhelming…

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Dark Water

2002 • 101 min • Budget $4M • Box office $1M

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Divorcing, a woman and her young daughter relocate to a strange apartment building. Their apartment features a persistent, ominous leak in the ceiling.

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City by the Sea

2002 • 108 min • Budget $40M • Box office $22M

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Detective Vincent LaMarca is a highly respected NYPD officer who has carefully built a life away from his troubled past. His world is shattered when he discovers his own son has become involved in criminal activity.

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The Ring

2002 • 115 min • Budget $48M • Box office $249M

Horror, Mystery

Journalist Rachel Keller investigates a videotape rumored to have killed four teenagers. The legend says anyone who watches it will die seven days later. Rachel finds the video and watches it herself, giving her just seven days to solve the…

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Hitman

2007 • 89 min • Budget $24M • Box office $101M

Action, Thriller, Drama

Agent 47 is a highly trained assassin, created through genetic engineering, who carries out dangerous missions for a powerful organization. However, after being betrayed, 47 is suddenly hunted himself, forced into a desperate fight for survival amidst a global conspiracy.

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The Bourne Identity

2002 • 119 min • Budget $60M • Box office $214M

Action, Drama, Mystery

Near death and with no memory of his past, Jason Bourne is rescued from the sea by a fisherman. Armed with only a Swiss bank account number, he begins to piece together his identity, but soon discovers powerful enemies who…

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