Detective
"detective" Movies and TV Shows
#1
The Saint
Synopsis:
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
Starring:
Roger Moore
#2
Mannix
Synopsis:
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.
Starring:
Mike Connors,
Gail Fisher
Plot:
1970s,
1960s,
hitman,
crime boss,
boss,
sniper,
witness,
shooter,
long range rifle,
fingerman
...
#3
Derrick
Synopsis:
Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.
Starring:
Fritz Wepper,
Horst Tappert,
Willy Schäfer
#4
Switch
Synopsis:
Switch is an American action-adventure, tongue-in-cheek detective series starring Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner, who work as private eyes, for a deceptive sting operation. It was broadcast on the CBS network for three seasons between September 9, 1975 and August 20, 1978, bumping the Hawaii Five-O detective series to Friday nights.
Starring:
James Hong,
Robert Wagner,
Eddie Albert
#5
The Tom and Jerry Show
Synopsis:
The iconic cat and mouse rivals are back in a fresh take on the classic series. Preserving the look, characters and sensibility of the original, this series shines a brightly colored, high-definition lens on the madcap slapstick and never-ending battle that has made Tom and Jerry two of the most beloved characters of all time.
Starring:
Grey DeLisle,
Gary Cole,
Kath Soucie
#6
Diagnosis: Murder
Synopsis:
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.
Starring:
Dick Van Dyke,
Charlie Schlatter,
Barry Van Dyke
Plot:
partner,
cult tv,
murder,
doctor,
hospital,
detective,
diagnosis,
two word title,
father son relationship,
friendship
...
#7
Veronica Mars
Synopsis:
In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father.
Starring:
Kristen Bell,
Enrico Colantoni,
Jason Dohring
#8
L.A. Law
Synopsis:
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994.
Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and m…
Starring:
Corbin Bernsen,
A Martinez,
Larry Drake
#9
The Locksmith
Synopsis:
A thief fresh out of prison, tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-fiancé. Determined, he is forced to use the skills he has as a gifted locksmith. Things take a tumultuous turn after an unexpected disappearance.
Starring:
Kate Bosworth,
Charlie Weber,
Ryan Phillippe
Plot:
psychological thriller,
lock,
locksmith,
missing job,
crack,
detective,
sample,
testimony,
dispatch officer,
working together
...
#10
The Jester
Synopsis:
A malevolent being known as The Jester terrorizes the inhabitants of a small town on Halloween night, including two estranged sisters who must come together to find a way to defeat this evil entity.
Starring:
Matt Servitto,
Lelia Symington,
Delaney White
Plot:
halloween,
police,
teenage girl,
group of friends,
murder,
ghost,
trick or treat,
halloween costume,
fear,
clerk
...
#11
Without a Trace
Synopsis:
The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.
Starring:
Anthony LaPaglia,
Enrique Murciano,
Roselyn Sánchez
#12
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Synopsis:
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
Starring:
Vincent D'Onofrio,
Jay O. Sanders,
Julia Ormond
#13
The Ritual Killer
Synopsis:
Unable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an anthropologist who hides an unspeakable secret. The line between sanity and madness thins as Boyd goes deeper into the killer’s world.
Starring:
Peter Stormare,
Cole Hauser,
Morgan Freeman
#14
A Haunting in Venice
Synopsis:
Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.
Starring:
Tina Fey,
Jamie Dornan,
Kenneth Branagh
Plot:
based on novel,
seance,
detective,
murder,
whodunit,
hercule poirot character,
whodunnit mystery,
ghost,
medium,
children
...
#15
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Synopsis:
In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.
Starring:
Ryan Reynolds,
Bill Nighy,
Chris Geere
#16
Emergency Declaration
Synopsis:
While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. When a healthy passenger on the same flight suddenly dies a gruesome death of unknown cause, panic erupts both in-flight and on the ground. With steadily decreasing fuel and international refusals to offer aid, the ca…
Starring:
Lee Byung-hun,
Jeon Do-yeon,
Song Kang-ho
Plot:
terrorist,
emergency landing,
flight,
aviation,
airplane hijacking,
airplane,
outbreak,
reality,
passenger,
detective
...
#17
The Pale Blue Eye
Synopsis:
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe
Starring:
Timothy Spall,
Christian Bale,
Lucy Boynton
#18
Enola Holmes 2
Synopsis:
Now a detective-for-hire like her infamous brother, Enola Holmes takes on her first official case to find a missing girl, as the sparks of a dangerous conspiracy ignite a mystery that requires the help of friends — and Sherlock himself — to unravel.
Starring:
Helena Bonham Carter,
Henry Cavill,
Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Plot:
detective,
victorian england,
sequel,
female detective,
sherlock holmes,
runaway,
fight,
teenager,
teenage girl,
teenage detective
...
#19
The Big 4
Synopsis:
A by-the-book female detective teams up with four down-on-their-luck assassins to investigate her father's murder.
Starring:
Abimana Aryasatya,
Putri Marino,
Lutesha
Plot:
assassin,
indonesian,
action comedy,
retired assassin,
gang,
gangster,
fight,
elite,
detective,
number 4 in title
...
#20
Detective Knight: Rogue
Synopsis:
As Los Angeles prepares for Halloween, mask-wearing armed robbers critically wound detective James Knight’s partner in a shootout following a heist. With Knight in hot pursuit, the bandits flee L.A. for New York, where the detective’s dark past collides with his present case and threatens to tear his world apart…unless redemption can claim Knight first.
Starring:
Bruce Willis,
Johnny Messner,
Corey Large
Plot:
robbery,
detective,
rogue,
police,
shootout,
weapons fire,
criminal gang,
gangster,
face mask,
skull
...