6 Best Island Mystery Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 7, 2026

A remote island is a closed circle with nowhere to run, which is perfect for mysteries. The Wicker Man has a police officer investigating a missing girl among islanders with pagan secrets, Glass Onion has a detective invited to a billionaire’s island retreat, and Death on the Nile has a murder aboard an Egyptian cruise. Triangle, Shutter Island and And Then There Were None round out the six.

Triangle (2009)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A woman trapped in a terrifying time loop aboard an isolated ghost ship must relive the same deadly day.

Directed by Christopher Smith · 1h 39m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Wicker Man (1973)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 92% Metacritic 87

A devout policeman investigates a missing girl on an island that practises very different beliefs.

Directed by Robin Hardy · 1h 33m · Rated R

3 wins & 6 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, BFI Player Amazon Channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A tech billionaire's island getaway turns into a real murder investigation for his guests.

Directed by Rian Johnson · 2h 20m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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Death on the Nile (2022)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A honeymoon cruise down the Nile turns into a murder investigation for the same detective.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh · 2h 07m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Shutter Island (2010)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 69% Metacritic 63

A US Marshal investigating a disappearance at a remote psychiatric hospital uncovers disturbing truths.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 2h 18m · Rated R

11 wins & 66 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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And Then There Were None (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Ten strangers invited to an island are murdered one by one, each death matching an old nursery rhyme.

Directed by René Clair · 1h 38m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, IndieFlix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, FilmBox Live Amazon Channel · Rent: Fandango At Home · Buy: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Island Mystery Movies

Triangle (2009)

The Wicker Man (1973)

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

Death on the Nile (2022)

Shutter Island (2010)

And Then There Were None (1945)

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