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The Game (1997) - best mystery

The Game (1997), starring Michael Douglas and directed by David Fincher (who also directed Seven), is still (in every essential way) perfect to me. It's one of the best mystery movies. So, 10 out of 10. Here's a link to it's IMDb page and one to a YouTube trailer . If you enjoyed Michael Douglas' performance in The Game, you may also like him in Falling Down.

Videos that no longer make the list

 The 'Burbs (1989, Tom Hanks, d: Joe Dante) 13th Warrior (1999, Antonio Banderas, d: John McTiernan) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Keir Dullea, d: Stanley Kubrick) 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984, Roy Scheider, d: Peter Hyams) 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964, Tony Randall, d: George Pal) A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, Haley Joel Osment, d: Steven Spielberg) About Time (2013, Domhnall Gleason, d: Richard Curtis) Absolute Power (1997, Clint Eastwood / Laura Linney / Gene Hackman, d: Clint Eastwood) The Abyss (1989, Ed Harris / Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, d: James Cameron) Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984, Peter Weller, d: W.D. Richter) Addams Family (1991, Raul Julia / Angelica Huston / Christopher Lloyd, d: Barry Sonnenfeld) Adventures in Babysitting (1987, Elisabeth Shue, d: Chris Columbus) [adventure comedy] After Hours (1985, Griffin Dunne, d: Martin Scorsese) [weirdness mystery suspense] Alien (1979, Sigourney Weaver, d: Ridley Scott)