Mystery
PHOTO: Artist’s impression of Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes / © Hartswood Films
Read Mystery Screenplays, Teleplays & Transcripts
8FLiX Genre Code: 100160
Mystery is curiosity with teeth. A question is posed, information is withheld on purpose, and the story becomes a controlled drip of clues, misdirection, and revelation. The pleasure isn’t only “who did it,” it’s the hunt: watching a character chase truth while the world keeps offering convincing lies.
You’ll find whodunits, thrillers with mystery engines, noir, detective stories, missing-person puzzles, locked-room setups, and modern “everything is evidence” investigations. For writers, mystery scripts are craft gold: how to plant clues fairly, hide them in plain sight, and structure reveals so each one re-frames what you thought you knew.
Reading Mystery Like a Writer
Ready to read mystery screenplays? Track the clue chain: what the audience learns, when they learn it, and what that knowledge forces the protagonist to do next. Study how scenes turn on discovery, contradiction, or choice, and how red herrings stay plausible without feeling like a cheat. Compare scripts to transcripts to see how timing, emphasis, and performance influence what the audience notices and remembers.
Read, Study, & Download Mystery Scripts
Explore our library of screenplays, teleplays, and transcripts tagged Mystery.
Open Page
It Was Just an Accident (2025) Screenplay
Explore the haunting depth of the It Was Just an Accident screenplay, revealing dark comedy and the nature of accountability.
Open Page
Weapons (2025) Screenplay
Weapons (2025) screenplay, written by Zach Cregger, is a multi-perspective horror mystery about seventeen children who vanish at 2:17 a.m.
Open Page
The Secret Agent (2025) Screenplay
The Secret Agent screenplay, written by Kleber Mendonça Filho, is a political thriller set in 1977, where identity and corruption collide.
Open Page
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) Screenplay
Explore the brilliance of the Wake Up Dead Man screenplay. Discover the intriguing layers of this darkly intimate mystery.
Open Page
Black Bag (2025) Screenplay
Uncover the tension of the Black Bag screenplay: an espionage thriller that examines loyalty, truth -- and marriage -- under pressure.
Open Page
Squid Game: Season 3
Explore the complete transcripts of Squid Game Season 3. Dive into every alliance, betrayal, and bluff call with ease.
Open Page
Squid Game: Season 2
Dive into Squid Game Season 2 with complete episode transcripts. Discover every alliance and betrayal as you read along.
Open Page
Wednesday: Season 2
Explore the complete Wednesday season 2 dialogue transcripts and uncover the secrets lurking in Nevermore Academy.
Open Page
The Hateful Eight (2015) Screenplay
The Hateful Eight (2015) screenplay written by Quentin Tarantino. Read, study, and download original scripts. At 8FLiX.
Open Page
Juror #2 (2024) Screenplay
Juror #2 (2024) screenplay written by Jonathan A. Abrams. Read, study, and download original scripts. Free on 8FLiX.
Open Page
The Usual Suspects (1995) Screenplay
The Usual Suspects (1995) screenplay written by Christopher McQuarrie. Read, study, and download thousands of scripts. Free on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Clue (1985) Screenplay
Clue (1985) screenplay written by Jonathan Lynn. Read, study, and download thousands of scripts. Free on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Blue Velvet (1986) Screenplay
Blue Velvet (1986) screenplay written by David Lynch. Read, study, and download thousands of scripts. Free on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Zodiac (2007) Screenplay
Zodiac (2007) screenplay written by James Vanderbilt. Read, study, and download thousands of scripts, free on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) Screenplay
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) screenplay written by Dan Gilroy. Read, study, and download thousands of scripts, free on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Nosferatu (2024) Screenplay
Nosferatu (2024) screenplay written by Robert Eggers. Read, study, and download thousands of scripts, free on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Blink Twice (2024) Screenplay
Blink Twice (2024) screenplay written by Zoë Kravitz and E.T. Feigenbaum. Read, study, and download thousands of scripts, free on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Conclave (2024) Screenplay
Conclave (2024) screenplay written by Peter Straughan. Read, study, and download, thousands of scripts, free on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Psycho (1960) Screenplay
Psycho (1960) screenplay written by Joseph Stefano. Read, study, and download the full original script. Free, on 8FLiX.
Open Page
L.A. Confidential (1997) Screenplay
L.A. Confidential (1997) screenplay written by Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson. Read, study, and download the full script. Free, on 8FLiX.
Open Page
The Sixth Sense (1999) Screenplay
The Sixth Sense (1999) screenplay written by M. Night Shyamalan. Read, study, and download the full original script. Free, on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Eileen (2023) Screenplay
Eileen (2023) screenplay written by Luke Goebel. Read, study, and download the full original script. Free, on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Fair Play (2023) Screenplay
Fair Play (2023) screenplay written by Chloe Domont. Read, study, and download the full original script. Free, on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Shutter Island (2010) Screenplay
Shutter Island (2010) screenplay written by Laeta Kalogridis. Read, study, and download the full original script. Free, on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Sleepy Hollow (1999) Screenplay
Sleepy Hollow (1999) screenplay written by Andrew Kevin Walker. Read, study, and download the full original script. Free, on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) Screenplay
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) screenplay written by Dan and Kevin Hageman. Read, study, and download the script. Free, on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Se7en (1995) Screenplay
Se7en (1995) screenplay written by Andrew Kevin Walker. Read, study, and download the full original script. Free, on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Scream 4 (2011) Screenplay
Scream 4 (2011) screenplay written by Kevin Williamson. Read, study, and download the full original script. Free, on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Scream 2 (1997) Screenplay
Scream 2 (1997) screenplay written by Kevin Williamson. Read, study, and download the full original script. Free, on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Scream (1996) Screenplay
Scream (1996) screenplay written by Kevin Williamson. Read, study, and download the full original script. Free, on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Citizen Kane (1941) Screenplay
Citizen Kane (1941) screenplay written by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles. Read, study, and download the full script. Free, on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Chinatown (1974) Screenplay
Chinatown (1974) screenplay written by Robert Towne. Read, study, and download the original script. Free, on 8FLiX.
Open Page
The Departed (2006) Screenplay
The Departed (2006) screenplay written by William Monahan. Read, study, and download the original script. Free, on 8FLiX.
Open Page
The Prestige (2006) Screenplay
The Prestige (2006) screenplay written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan. Read, study, and download the script. Free, on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Memento (2000) Screenplay
Memento (2000) screenplay written by Christopher Nolan. Read, study, and download the original script. Free, on 8FLiX.
Open Page
Following (1998) Screenplay
Following (1998) screenplay written by Christopher Nolan. Read, study, and download the original script. Free, on 8FLiX.