Ranked by IMDb rating — 16 English mystery films released in 2026.
Rhys Frake-Waterfield · 82 min · Jagged Edge Productions
A dark coming-of-age reimagining of Pinocchio, this unsettling tale follows the iconic puppet's disturbing journey toward becoming real.
Cast: Jude Evan Lloyd, Robert Englund, Cameron Bell
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (8.6/10 on TMDb (11 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Kane Parsons · 111 min · Atomic Monster / 21 Laps Entertainment
After a therapist's patient disappears into a dimension beyond reality, she must venture into the unknown to save him.
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Finn Bennett
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.1/10 on TMDb (2405 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Jay Chandrasekhar · 104 min · Broken Lizard Industries / Searchlight Pictures
When Farva's over-the-top Indian engagement to Thorny's sister spirals into chaos, the Super Troopers must navigate Thorny's schemes to break up the relationship, all while trying to bring down a pernicious new drug ring
Cast: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Paul Soter
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Alexander Ullom · 89 min · Snoot Entertainment / Growing Up Dead Films
Friends on a late-night food run become trapped on an infinite highway with otherworldly terrors lurking beyond. Confined in their Jeep Cherokee, they must decide whether to accept their fate or attempt escape.
Cast: Phinehas Yoon, Akira Jackson, Noah Toth
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Kevin Williamson · 114 min · Paramount Pictures / Spyglass Media
When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target.
Cast: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Isabel May
Box office: $208 million worldwide
AI verdict: Scream 7's 30% RT score against a strong box office return shows the franchise now runs on brand loyalty more than quality — a pattern typical of long-running horror IP, but one worth noting before you commit to a theater ticket.
Manu Canales de la Vega · 118 min · Cafe Cinema / Boulevard Films
When Claire, a sophisticated wine expert, travels to Costa Rica, her carefully ordered world collides with Alex, a passionate coffee producer deeply rooted in his family’s land. As wine and coffee, past and present, begin to intertwine, an unexpected connection challenges what they thought they knew about love, memory, and the paths that bring people together.
Cast: Julio Cesar Otero, Victoria Ulmos, Elizabeth Garcia
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Ali Liebert · 84 min · Muse Entertainment / Treehouse Media
When Gethsemane is invited to play at a wedding, she and Eamon find themselves involved in the death of a member of the bridal party.
Cast: Tamera Mowry-Housley, Risteard Cooper, Marco Grazzini
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Scott Windhauser · 92 min · Guilder Cinema Group
James searches for answers behind his sister's mysterious disappearance. His journey leads him and a group of friends deep into a remote forest where they become trapped in a supernatural prison. Hunted by shadowy entities, the group is forced to confront both physical and psychological terror as they struggle to escape
Cast: Spencer Boldman, Paola Andino, Taylor Murphy
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Enda Hughes · 87 min · Long Story TV / BritBox
A violent crime committed against a much-loved local and the police investigation brings bad news for DS Marlene Pettigrew. Love is also in the air and there’s a wedding to plan, but this is Port Devine, what could possibly go wrong?
Cast: Kerri Quinn, Tara Lynne O'Neill, Niall Wright
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Joseph Archer · 86 min · Silicon Gothic
In 1888, a pinhole camera captures the mysterious demise of an all-ladies ghost hunting society.
Cast: Tom Stourton, Cathy Wippell, Hazel Rogers
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Manuel Rodriguez
Cast: Michael Schernthaner
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Ewan McWilliam · 13 min · Golden Beam Productions
Joey, a student from Yorkshire, keeps his head down and works quietly, more comfortable with tools than with people. The workshop is familiar to him - noisy, practical, predictable. That changes when Skyla, an exchange student from Texas, joins the course. She's open, direct, and out of place in a way that immediately stands out.
Cast: Harvey Young, Leonie Papas, Mark Leslie Ford
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Alison-Eve Hammersley · Dark Atlantic / Rat’s Nest Productions
Siblings Stella and Oscar return to their Pennsylvania hometown to investigate their sister Iris' unexplained death following a mysterious rise in suicides within the county.
Cast: Carly Stewart, Grant Crater, Ryan W. Garcia
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Michael Showalter · 117 min · Eat the Cat / Semi-Formal Productions
Lowen Ashleigh is hired by Jeremy Crawford to ghostwrite novels for his bestselling author wife Verity, who is unable to finish following an accident. Lowen gradually uncovers Verity's disturbing truths while residing at the Crawfords' home to work.
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Kevin Walker · 99 min · Cosmic Salon Films
A renowned academic becomes obsessed with the legend of the Chronovisor, a supposedly real device capable of capturing images from any point in time. Her fascination leads her down a path of discovery and intrigue. The story is based on allegedly true events surrounding this mysterious device.
Cast: Anne Laure Sellier, Nicholas Tebben, Nicole Dombrowski Risser
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
David Robert Mitchell · 100 min · Warner Bros. Pictures / Domain Entertainment
The Platt family bands together to navigate their new surroundings after a cosmic event transports their suburban neighborhood to someplace unknown.
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Christian Convery
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Our top-ranked English mystery movie of 2026 is Pinocchio: Unstrung, based on its IMDb rating (TMDb as a fallback where OMDb hasn't rated it yet).
We've catalogued 16 English mystery movies released in 2026.
Pinocchio: Unstrung is available to stream, rent, or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
