Movies and TV shows like Castle
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Castle (2009)
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.
Style:
witty, realistic, entertaining, suspenseful, semi serious, humorous, interesting
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
writers, investigation, female detective, crime investigation, romancing partners, partners, homicide detective, police investigation, police detective, riddles and clues, resourceful, law enforcement, who done it, murder, police, whodunit, murder investigation, workplace situations, unlikely partners, multiple suspects, writer's life, reluctant partners, workplace, police station, police officer ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
new york, usa, united states of america, united states
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Most similar movies to Castle
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and captivating films and TV series with plots about investigation, murder, murder mystery, police, law enforcement, partners and police investigation mostly in Crime, Mystery and Drama genres. Some movies like Castle: Bones (2005), The Mentalist (2008), Body of Proof (2011), Elementary (2012), Rizzoli & Isles (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
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Story:
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification ...
Style:
witty, suspenseful, intellectual, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
investigation, fbi, partners, partners against crime, forensics, law enforcement, expert, crime investigation, scientist, killings, teamwork, police investigation ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
Style:
exciting, intellectual, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, partners against crime, fighting crime, partners, murder, police investigation, police, law enforcement, justice, talented, outsmarting ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Body of Proof is an American medical drama television series that ran on ABC from March 29, 2011 to May 28, 2013 and starred Dana Delany as medical examiner Dr. Megan Hunt. The series was created by Chris Murphey and produced by ABC Studios. The ...
Style:
captivating, serious, suspenseful, realistic, witty ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
medical, investigation, forensics, who done it, murder investigation, law enforcement, bodies, unconventional method, talented, medical examiner, ambitious, female protagonist ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
93%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with ...
Style:
witty, talky, suspenseful, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, sherlock holmes, talented, female partner, unconventional method, prodigy, mastermind, partners, riddles and clues, private detective, resourceful, law enforcement ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Perhaps their strikingly different personalities make the relationship between detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles so effective. Jane, the only female cop in Boston's homicide division, is tough, relentless and rarely lets ...
Style:
captivating, tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
female detective, partners against crime, friends, forensics, police investigation, murder investigation, homicide detective, investigation, coworker, female protagonist, best friends, policewoman ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
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TV shows similar to The Blacklist
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Neal Caffrey, a con man, forger and thief, is captured after a three-year game of cat and mouse with the FBI. With only months left serving a four-year sentence, he escapes to look for Kate, his girlfriend. Peter Burke, the FBI agent who initially ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, light, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
fbi, investigation, con artists, law enforcement, art thief, mastermind, criminal, partners, unlikely partners, friendship, cons and scams, talented ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Moonlighting is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 3, 1985, to May 14, 1989. The network aired a total of 66 episodes. Starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd as private detectives, the show was a mixture of drama, comedy, ...
Style:
talky, feel good, realistic, semi serious, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
private detective, opposites attract, unlikely couple, workplace romance, screwball, partners, female detective, snobbism, unlikely partners, workplace situations, verbal byplay, jazz ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
93%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Remington Steele is an American television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987. ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, witty, stylized, humorous ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
private detective, investigation, private investigator, murder mystery, police, tv show, spy, women, christmas, nature, undercover, strong female lead ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Jean Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, realistic, tense, serious ...
Plot:
investigation, crime investigation, police investigation, homicide detective, female detective, interrogation, twists and turns, workplace romance, police detective, policewoman, murder, law enforcement ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a ...
Style:
exciting, witty, talky, not serious, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
investigation, best friends, partners, private detective, buddies, friends, talented, intelligence, prodigy, friendship, who done it, law enforcement ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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TV shows like The Mentalist
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Former Syracuse, New York, police detective Carrie Wells has hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to visually remember everything. She reluctantly joins the New York City Police Department's Queens homicide unit ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense, realistic
Plot:
police, photographic memory, female detective, police detective, policewoman, partners against crime, prodigy, murder investigation, police investigation, partners, law enforcement, fighting crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, clever, captivating ...
Plot:
forensics, investigation, police, female detective, female protagonist, police detective, uncover truth, fighting crime, who done it, murder, murder investigation, mind game ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, boston, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Laura Diamond, a brilliant NYPD homicide detective balances her “Columbo” day job with a crazy family life that includes two unruly twin boys and a soon-to-be ex-husband — also a cop — who just can't seem to sign the divorce papers. ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating
Plot:
female detective, mischievous children, homicide detective, police station, ex husband, family relations, partners, female protagonist, single parent, police investigation, policewoman, female police detective ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he ...
Style:
witty, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sitcom ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, mental illness, private detective, talented, mastermind, prodigy, unconventional method, police investigation, riddles and clues, intelligence, obsessive compulsive disorder ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Complex, offbeat Detective Charlie Crews returns to the force after serving time in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Crews’ new lease on life has provided him with a Zen-like outlook, peace of mind and no need for vengeance, an attitude ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
investigation, ex convict, police detective, uncover truth, homicide detective, frame up, police investigation, murder, partners against crime, suspicion, who done it, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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TV series similar to Lucifer
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min.
TV show
Story:
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
Style:
clever, witty, captivating, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sherlock holmes, investigation, murder mystery, mastermind, private detective, friendship, british, partners, mind game, riddles and clues, murder, talented ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, scotland yard, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
151K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
Style:
captivating, serious, exciting, semi serious, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
law enforcement, special agents, teamwork, partners against crime, crime investigation, victim, evidence, investigation, forensics, military, computer genius, government agency ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., virginia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Style:
clever, witty, thought provoking, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, writers, female detective, who done it, riddles and clues, amateur detective, elderly, women, law enforcement, strong female lead, sherlock holmes ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
usa, maine, new york, arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that ran on CBS from September 22, 2004 to February 22, 2013 for a total of nine seasons and 197 original episodes. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, psychological, exciting, inspirational ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
forensics, investigation, partners against crime, crime investigation, workplace, medical examiner, murder investigation, police detective, riddles and clues, murder, interrogation, law enforcement ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
police detective, doctor, hospital, murder, partners against crime, police investigation, who done it, homicide detective, friendship, law enforcement, partners, amateur detective ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government crack difficult cases. His intimate knowledge of human behavior and masterful understanding of the mind give him an extraordinary ability to read people, ...
Style:
exciting, mind bending, intellectual, serious, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
investigation, fbi, prodigy, college professor, talented, riddles and clues, hallucination, genius, intelligence, schizophrenia, law enforcement, professor ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
Rosemary & Thyme is a British television mystery series starring Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris as gardening detectives Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme. The show began on ITV in 2003. The third series ended in August 2007. The theme is murder ...
Style:
feel good, realistic, captivating, clever, semi serious ...
Plot:
countryside, who done it, riddles and clues, murder, female detective, friendship, investigation, private detective, gardener, partners against crime, murder investigation, amateur detective ...
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective Inspector Richard Poole is transferred to Sainte Marie, an island in the Caribbean. Totally unsuited to the Caribbean way of life, Richard hates the sun, sea and sand and isn't used to the Sainte Marie style of policing. Working with ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, stylized, semi serious, light ...
Plot:
investigation, police detective, whodunit, police investigation, law enforcement, lifestyle change, murder, island, new job, suspicion, coworker, multiple suspects ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
caribbean, fictional island
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU ...
Style:
psychological, exciting, serious, rough, dramatic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
fbi, investigation, serial killer, law enforcement, special agents, team, murder, forensics, profiler, investigator, intelligence, crime investigation ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, virginia, seattle, new york, arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Doctor Henry Morgan, New York City’s star medical examiner, has a secret. He doesn't just study the dead to solve criminal cases, he does it to solve the mystery that has eluded him for 200 years—the answer to his own inexplicable ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
immortality, supernatural, investigation, friendship, law enforcement, supernatural ability, immortal, murder investigation, female detective, friends, deduction, laboratory ...
Time:
18th century, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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TV series similar to Criminal Minds
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0). Steve's team is joined by Chin Ho Kelly, Danny "Danno" Williams, and Kono Kalakaua.
Style:
exciting, realistic, stylized, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
investigation, partners against crime, police protagonist, police, crime investigation, teamwork, fighting crime, law enforcement, policewoman, hotshot, police detective, suspicion ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
hawaii, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The series follows Las Vegas criminalists working for the Las Vegas Police Department as they use physical evidence to solve grisly murders in this unusually graphic drama, which has inspired a host of other cop-show "procedurals". The ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
police, murder investigation, police procedural, scientist, forensics, investigator, workplace, expert, murder, teamwork, police investigation, police detective ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, las vegas, nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Burnt out on office politics, Agatha Raisin retires early to a picturesque village in the Cotswolds and soon finds a second career as an amateur detective investigating mischief, mayhem, and murder in her deceptively quaint town.
Style:
captivating, witty, feel good, emotional, ironic ...
Plot:
female detective, amateur detective, sleuth, murder mystery, murder investigation, amateur sleuth, private investigation, suburbs, murder, homicide detective, investigation, private detective ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Frank Hathaway, a hardboiled private investigator, and his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare form the unlikeliest of partnerships as they investigate the secrets of rural Warwickshire's residents.
Style:
feel good, captivating, witty, ironic, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
private investigator, investigation, eccentricity, female detective, partners, female police detective, unconventional method, murder mystery, crime investigation, uncover truth, crime solving, coworker ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
16K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, stylized, suspenseful ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
murder mystery, murder, female detective, police investigation, crime investigation, law enforcement, police detective, british police, who done it, investigation, right hand man, british ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, northern england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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