Movies and TV shows like Death in Paradise
If you like "Death in Paradise" you are looking for realistic, captivating and semi serious movies or TV shows about / with police detective, law enforcement, police investigation, lifestyle change, investigation, island and whodunit themes of Crime, Drama and Mystery genre shot in UK or France.
Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps:
1. Identify all themes of interest from this film (block below).
2. Look for them in the presented list.
Death in Paradise (2011)
32K
Genre: 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 the exotic Camille each week Richard investigates intricate and intriguing murders.
Style:
realistic, captivating, semi serious, stylized, crime drama, light, exciting, funny, dark, detective ...
Plot:
police detective, law enforcement, police investigation, lifestyle change, investigation, island, whodunit, suspicion, murder, multiple suspects, coworker, investigator, murder investigation, new job, lizard, police procedural, police officer, caribbean sea, beach, serial killer, intelligence agency, hunter, intrigue, city, ghost hunter ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
caribbean, fictional island
Movie in categories
Most similar movies to Death in Paradise
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out detective, realistic, suspenseful and captivating films and TV series with plots about investigation, police detective, police investigation, murder, law enforcement, police and murder mystery mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Death in Paradise: The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014), Midsomer Murders (1997), The Glades (2010), Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989), Lewis (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
In a seemingly quiet country town the newest resident, Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd, finds that murder lurks in even the most homely location.
Style:
witty, realistic, detective, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
police detective, detective inspector, whodunit, sleuth, partners against crime, small town life, unlikely partners, murder investigation, homicide detective, riddles and clues, under the surface, investigation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Style:
atmospheric, clever, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, who done it, police detective, murder investigation, investigation, whodunit, detective inspector, multiple suspects, human nature, british police, law enforcement, couple relations ...
Time:
20th century, future, 90s, 2000s, 2010s ...
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
This Crime series follows Matt Passmore as Jim, a Chicago cop who gets kicked off the force after being shot and wrongfully accused by his ex-captain of having an affair with his wife. After receiving his payout, Jim decides to moves to a small ...
Style:
detective, cliffhanger, stylized, exciting, grindhouse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, law enforcement, multiple suspects, outsmarting, outside help, murder, team, murder investigation, police investigation, coworker, ex husband, starting over ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
florida, usa, everglades, miami
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Style:
clever, realistic, captivating, detective, serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
investigation, whodunit, private detective, murder, murder mystery, danger, murder investigation, who done it, riddles and clues, multiple suspects, private investigator, uncover truth ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, united kingdom, europe
Similarity:
80%
Movie in collections
17K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.
Style:
realistic, clever, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
police detective, murder investigation, crime investigation, sergeant, police investigation, british police, multiple suspects, investigator, murder, detective inspector, law enforcement, suspicion ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
87%
37K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
Style:
detective, serious, realistic, intellectual, costume drama ...
Plot:
police, police detective, investigator, murder, talented, coworker, police investigation, murderer, oxford, british, british police, law enforcement ...
Time:
60s, future, 20th century
Place:
england
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, War
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an ...
Style:
clever, serious, realistic, captivating, period piece ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
investigation, world war two, police detective, police investigation, detective inspector, police, investigator, whodunit, war crime, nazism, british police, murder investigation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
england, europe, new mexico, london
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers ...
Style:
detective, realistic, serious, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
police detective, murder mystery, police investigation, homicide detective, investigation, female detective, elderly, law enforcement, unconventional method, crime investigation, british police, old age ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
europe, england, london
Similarity:
83%
Movie in collections
47K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all ...
Style:
detective, clever, captivating, cynical, serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
homicide detective, police detective, murder, murder investigation, police, police protagonist, riddles and clues, mind game, crime investigation, crime solving, investigation, basset hound ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 70s, 2000s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 89 min.
TV show
Story:
Crime drama set in the 1960s about an old-school detective trying to come to terms with a time when the lines between the police and criminals have become blurred.
Style:
detective, serious, suspenseful, crime drama, realistic ...
Plot:
murder investigation, police investigation, whodunit, law enforcement, police detective, who done it, british police, partner, chief of police, partners against crime, murder, police procedural ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, future
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
80%
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, ironic, detective, witty, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
private investigator, investigation, eccentricity, female detective, female police detective, sleuth, murder mystery, british police, police investigation, unsolved crime, unconventional method, crime investigation ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
britain
Similarity:
89%
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:
88%
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:
58%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Facing a series of complex murder cases, new police commander Hélène Bach must learn to work with the brilliant yet exasperating Raphaël, who can make the dead speak like no-one else.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
police, investigation, policewoman, police detective, murder investigation, crime scene, pathologist, police investigation, forensics, workplace situations, murder, nypd ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s
Place:
france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Mord mit Aussicht is a German satirical crime comedy television series, produced by ARD, following the adventures of Sophie Haas, a detective from the city that takes a job in the fictional country village of Hengasch. Much of the humour of the ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, offbeat ...
Plot:
policewoman, fish out of water, police investigation, disorder, riddles and clues, who done it, murder, law enforcement, village life, police, investigation, police investigator ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
100%
31K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the close knit island community. In this isolated and sometimes inhospitable environment, the team have ...
Style:
detective, tense, atmospheric, stylized, crime drama ...
Plot:
police, police detective, murder investigation, who done it, multiple suspects, police investigation, british police, murder, murder mystery, investigation, island, social relations ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
scotland, europe
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition in the face of tradition, based on the books by Maureen Jennings.
Style:
atmospheric, clever, stylized, detective, costume drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, uncover truth, partners against crime, riddles and clues, twists and turns, victorian england, police investigation, murder investigation, forensics, who done it, police station, unconventional method ...
Time:
edwardian era, victorian era, 19th century, future, 1890s
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada, america
Similarity:
83%
185K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 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, 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:
65%
Movie in collections
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%
189K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
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, detective, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
investigation, fbi, partners against crime, forensics, partner, teamwork, law enforcement, crime investigation, expert, scientist, ambitious, police investigation ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and ...
Style:
psychological, tense, detective, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
police detective, law enforcement, sleuth, forensics, investigation, murder, police protagonist, crime investigation, police investigation, life is a bitch, nordic, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe
Similarity:
100%
36K
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:
serious, realistic, detective, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
ex convict, police detective, investigation, frame up, uncover truth, partners against crime, outsmarting, homicide detective, police investigation, suspicion, teamwork, who done it ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, seattle
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Hannah plays DI Jack Cloth, who is called in to investigate an apparent series of serial killings alongside his new partner, DC Anne Oldman, described as a "plucky, no-nonsense sidekick". Playing with the cliches and conventions of British ...
Style:
parody, detective, humorous, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
serial killer, partner, police detective, farce, murder, partners against crime, law enforcement, satire, crime investigation, lesbian, investigation, boss ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
75K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Limitless, based on the feature film, picks up where the movie left off and follows Brian Sinclair as he discovers the power of the mysterious drug NZT, and is coerced into using his newfound drug-enhanced abilities to solve weekly cases for the FBI.
Style:
intellectual, captivating, humorous, light, detective ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
fbi, young man, experimental drug, intelligence, brain capacity, life & death, chase, female agent, new job, addiction, supernatural, counselor ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
100%
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, clever, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
who done it, countryside, friendship, female detective, riddles and clues, murder, private detective, investigation, gardener, partners against crime, murder investigation, amateur detective ...
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
16%
4K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Comedy drama following a mismatched pair of police officers who disagree on everything with their partner, from policing to their personal life.
Style:
captivating, detective, humorous, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
dark humor, police detective, female detective, buddy cop, partners against crime, murder, law enforcement, homicide detective, detective inspector, ransom, police, who done it ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, europe, england
Similarity:
67%
96K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on Michael Connelly's best-selling novels, these are the stories of relentless LAPD homicide Detective Harry Bosch who pursues justice at all costs. But behind his tireless momentum is a man who is haunted by his past and struggles to ...
Style:
realistic, tense, detective, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
police, law enforcement, coworker, determination, police detective, homicide detective, murder, murder investigation, suspicion, police investigation, father daughter relationship, danger ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, south america
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iceland
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
An Oslo detective with a painful past returns to his native Iceland to help a dedicated cop hunt a serial killer with a link to a mysterious photo.
Style:
detective, suspenseful, rough, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, serial killer, investigation, police investigation, nordic, police corruption, police, partners against crime, law enforcement, danger, child abuse, violent content ...
Time:
future
Place:
iceland, reykjavik iceland
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story:
The Killing is a Danish police procedural set in the Copenhagen main police department and revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund and her team, with each season series following a different murder case day-by-day and a one-hour episode ...
Style:
detective, gloomy, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
murder mystery, murder, cold case, homicide detective, police detective, policewoman, murderer, unsolved crime, intelligence agency, serial killer, police investigation, who done it ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark, europe, copenhagen, scandinavia, afghanistan ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Candice Renoir had put her career on standby for 10 years. When she returns from Singapore to resume service in a port town in the south of France, she feels a bit “rusty”. Despite the obvious defiance of her unit and a cynical superior who ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, witty, feel good, detective ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
policewoman, female detective, police, workplace situations, police investigation, police detective, law enforcement, female protagonist, family relations, woman, new job, workplace ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, french riviera
Similarity:
50%
Related movie lists
