Movies and TV shows like Veronica Mars
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Veronica Mars (2004)
82K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the title character, a student who progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father. In each episode, Veronica solves a different stand-alone case while working to solve a more complex mystery. The first two seasons of the series each had a season-long mystery arc, introduced in the first episode of the season and solved in the season finale. The third season took a different format, focusing on smaller mystery arcs that would last the course of several episodes.
Style:
witty, neo noir, detective, offbeat, cliffhanger, realistic, suspenseful, touching, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
youth, investigation, amateur detective, female detective, friendship, female protagonist, private investigator, student, private detective, danger, parents and children, strong female lead, high school, teenage life, teacher, ex couple relations, evidence, young adult, father daughter relationship, spy, couples, wealth, peer pressure, loss of friend, murder mystery ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
california, usa, southern california, seattle
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Most similar movies to Veronica Mars
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, detective, realistic and serious films and TV series with plots about murder, investigation, murder mystery, danger, friendship, police and police investigation mostly in Mystery, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Veronica Mars: iZombie (2015), Castle (2009), Nancy Drew (2019), The Mentalist (2008), The Lying Game (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France, Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown - just in time for her high school reunion - in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who's embroiled in a murder mystery.
Style:
teen, witty, exciting, melancholic, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, pre-teens, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
private detective, amateur detective, who done it, murder, investigation, twists and turns, happy ending, brutality, female protagonist, secrets, storytelling, chase ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
89%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
A medical student who becomes a zombie joins a Coroner's Office in order to gain access to the brains she must reluctantly eat so that she can maintain her humanity. But every brain she eats, she also inherits their memories and must now solve ...
Style:
witty, semi serious, suspenseful, detective, supernatural thriller ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
zombie, female protagonist, supernatural ability, supernatural, murder mystery, law enforcement, murder, police investigation, morgue, fighting crime, partners against crime, hidden identity ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa
Similarity:
100%
185K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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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, thrilling, entertaining, detective ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
writers, investigation, female detective, romancing partners, homicide detective, crime investigation, police investigation, police detective, riddles and clues, law enforcement, who done it, murder ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
Young Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college after high school graduation, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery.
Style:
captivating, enigmatic, tense, slasher, spooky ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
investigation, amateur detective, supernatural, danger, unsolved crime, crime investigation, friendship, teenager, murder, private detective, homicide detective, interracial ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
79%
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221K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
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, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
serial killer, partners against crime, investigation, fighting crime, police investigation, murder, police, law enforcement, danger, talented, outsmarting, justice ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Emma, a kind-hearted foster kid who can't catch a break, finds out she has an identical twin sister, Sutton, who - unlike Emma - was adopted by wealthy parents and is seemingly living an ideal life. After their initial meeting, Sutton talks ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, teen, serious
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
teenage life, female protagonist, twins, teenager, investigation, murder, lifestyle, youth, young adult, twin sister, fall in love, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
arizona, usa, phoenix arizona
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Dive into the cutthroat world of competitive high school cheerleading, following the fraught relationship between two best friends after a new coach arrives to bring their team to prominence.
Style:
dark, suspenseful, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
cheerleader, small town, friendship, coming of age, homoerotic friendship, passion, femme fatale, rivalry, high school, teenager, cheerleading, escapades ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
midwest
Similarity:
100%
32K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A war veteran turned private detective operates out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Although wounded both physically and psychologically, his unique insight and background as a military police investigator prove crucial in solving ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, psychological thriller, saga, serious ...
Plot:
investigation, private detective, multiple suspects, female partner, mind game, antisocial behavior, private investigator, unrequited love, detective agency, amputee, war veteran, danger ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
england, united kingdom, oxford university, london, britain
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
126K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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:
detective, witty, talky, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, sherlock holmes, private detective, talented, female partner, prodigy, riddles and clues, mind game, unconventional method, law enforcement, resourceful, mastermind ...
Time:
2010s, victorian era, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
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, detective ...
Plot:
female detective, police station, homicide detective, mischievous children, female protagonist, policewoman, police detective, ex husband, police investigation, murder investigation, single parent, partner ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
119K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
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:
witty, exciting, detective, not serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
investigation, private detective, friends, intelligence, friendship, prodigy, buddies, who done it, hotshot, manhood, cop, coworker ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
80%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
Style:
clever, detective, witty, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sherlock holmes, investigation, murder mystery, private detective, genius, friendship, mastermind, deduction, murder, british, mind game, riddles and clues ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, wales, afghanistan, scotland yard ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Intrepid teenage private eye Nancy Drew heads to Tinseltown with her father to investigate the unsolved murder of a movie star in this old-fashioned whodunit based on Carolyn Keene's popular series of books for young adults. But can the ...
Style:
detective, teen, humorous, feel good, light ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, family friendly ...
Plot:
who done it, amateur detective, private detective, family relations, teenager, chase, father daughter relationship, danger, disorder, young heroes, investigation, single parent ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, 1930s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In Plain Sight is an American dramatic television series on USA Network. The series revolves around Mary Shannon, a Deputy United States Marshal attached to the Albuquerque, NM, office of the Federal Witness Security Program, more commonly known as ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, witty, serious, detective ...
Plot:
policewoman, u.s. marshal, law enforcement, testimony, danger, parents and children, chases and races, workplace, baseball, dysfunctional family, cop witness relations, partners against crime ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, south america, albuquerque new mexico, usa
Similarity:
100%
11K
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow 16-year-old Henrietta, aka Henry, who discovers she has the ability to teleport. The first time she realizes this, she is in a truck with her high school’s Golden Boy, who tries to rape her.
Style:
sexy, sexual, suspense, lyrical, bleak ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
danger, teenage life, supernatural, friendship, youth, family relations, criminal, superpower, sex, investigation, sexual assault, high school ...
Place:
usa, thailand
Similarity:
100%
273K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Kale is a 17-year-old placed under house arrest after punching his teacher. He is confined to his house, and decides to use his free time spying on his neighbors. Things start to get weird when guests enter the Turner's house and don't ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, teen, intense, scary ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
serial killer, murder, neighbor, paranoia, house arrest, voyeurism, homicidal maniac, loneliness, death, investigation, kidnapping, voyeur ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A sleuthing garage sale maven suspects foul play when her friend dies in an old house with a cursed reputation. Even though police evidence - and even webcam footage of the death – point to natural causes – this mysterious death in a cursed” ...
Style:
serious, captivating, enigmatic, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
amateur detective, who done it, riddles and clues, investigation, murder, uncover truth, couples, danger, strong female presence, supportive spouse, couple relations, coroner ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 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:
tense, detective, captivating, serious, crime drama ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
female detective, partners against crime, friends, forensics, police investigation, murder investigation, coworker, homicide detective, investigation, policewoman, female protagonist, law enforcement ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, massachusetts, boston
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their queen bee, Alison. One year ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, teen, realistic, soap opera ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, chick flick, family outing ...
Plot:
high school, high school life, lesbian, blackmail, threat, gossip and rumors, haunted by the past, teenage life, murder, mysterious character, friendship, friends ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, philadelphia, usa
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.
Style:
serious, captivating, intellectual, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, who done it, danger, murder, clergy, amateur detective, uncover truth, riddles and clues, priest, friendship, law enforcement, church ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 20th century
Place:
england, united kingdom
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one. When a grisly death occurs inside their exclusive Upper West Side apartment building, the trio suspects murder and employs their precise knowledge of ...
Style:
detective, satirical, captivating, psychological, laugh out loud ...
Plot:
criminal, murder mystery, bisexual woman, murder investigation, murder, secret, stranger, investigation, crime solving, satire, who done it, uncover truth ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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, serious, tense, clever, crime drama ...
Plot:
forensics, medical, investigation, female detective, police detective, murder investigation, police, female protagonist, fighting crime, uncover truth, murder, who done it ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
boston, usa, massachusetts
Similarity:
50%
243K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into ...
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, neo noir, mind bending, surreal ...
Audience:
chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
serial killer, surrealism, small town, nightmare, murder, investigation, mysterious villain, hallucination, supernatural, mysterious death, small town life, mysterious place ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1990, 90s, year 1989
Place:
washington state, hawaii, washington d.c., usa, canada
Similarity:
50%
Movie in collections
35K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about ...
Style:
atmospheric, serious, contemplative, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
police detective, female detective, policewoman, murder investigation, uncover truth, who done it, strong female lead, unsolved crime, mentor, homicide detective, murderer, investigation ...
Time:
60s, 80s, 90s, 70s, 1920s ...
Place:
philadelphia, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Women's Murder Club was an American police procedural and legal drama, which ran on ABC from October 12, 2007, to May 13, 2008. The series is set in San Francisco, California and is based on the 'Women's Murder Club' series of ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, witty, detective ...
Plot:
female detective, homicide detective, policewoman, forensics, investigation, fighting crime, riddles and clues, police investigation, workplace situations, partner, best friend, legal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
12K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack, in an unlicensed private investigation business. The series is set in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, although it is portrayed as a ...
Style:
neo noir, captivating, suspenseful, detective, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
private investigator, investigation, partner, teamwork, murder, suspicion, buddies, investigator, lawyer, murder mystery, spy, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, san diego california
Similarity:
100%
56K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Nikita will stop at nothing to expose and destroy Division, the secret U.S. agency who trained her as a spy and assassin.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, stylized, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
strong female lead, female killer, hitman, spy, tough girl, female spy, female assassin, mole, secret government organization, woman with a gun, femdom, female protagonist ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Descend into the world of true-crime podcasts. New evidence compels podcaster Poppy Parnell to reopen the murder case that made her a media sensation.
Style:
exciting, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
investigation, danger, law enforcement, crime scene, twists and turns, death, murder, riddles and clues, murder mystery, legal, friendship, loner ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
City Homicide was an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 and 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne. The main characters were ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, danger, police investigation, who done it, uncover truth, dishonesty, fighting crime, police corruption, partners against crime, law enforcement, protagonist as suspect ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, melbourne
Similarity:
100%
101K
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:
detective, witty, humorous, offbeat, realistic ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, private detective, mental illness, prodigy, talented, police investigation, riddles and clues, unconventional method, mastermind, obsessive compulsive disorder, mental disorder ...
Time:
2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
Similarity:
50%
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