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Father Brown (2013)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 52 min.
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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, crime drama, period piece, detective, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
investigation, who done it, danger, murder, clergy, amateur detective, uncover truth, riddles and clues, priest, friendship, law enforcement, church, lifestyle, social relations, secret, village life, police investigation, catholic priest, police, religions or cults, society, dishonesty, tudors, british police, twists and turns ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 20th century
Place:
england, united kingdom
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out detective, realistic, suspenseful and serious films and TV series with plots about murder, investigation, riddles and clues, murder mystery, whodunit, who done it and law enforcement mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Father Brown: Grantchester (2014), The Doctor Blake Mysteries (2013), Agatha Christie's Marple (2004), Rosemary & Thyme (2003), Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Drama series set in 1953, against the backdrop of the real hamlet of Grantchester. The drama focuses upon the life of Sidney Chambers, a charismatic, charming clergyman who turns investigative vicar when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious ...
Style:
detective, tense, crime drama, period piece, serious ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, murder, partners against crime, priest, police detective, who done it, village, village life, friendship, clergy, whodunit ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 1940s, 1950s, year 1953
Place:
england, united kingdom, europe, london
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93%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 57 min.
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Dr Lucien Blake left Ballarat as a young man. But now he finds himself returning to take over not only his dead father's medical practice, but also his on-call role as the town's police surgeon, only to find change is afoot, nothing is ...
Style:
clever, detective, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
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investigation, doctors and patients, forensics, doctor, social relations, homecoming, murder, crime investigation, homicide detective, danger, murderer, murder mystery ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 20th century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
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The show follows the adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which ...
Style:
clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
murder mystery, who done it, female detective, whodunit, riddles and clues, murder investigation, female protagonist, uncover truth, amateur detective, twists and turns, murder, sleuth ...
Time:
1950s, post world war two, 20th century, 50s
Place:
england, united kingdom, europe
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
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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:
91%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
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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:
86%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 54 min.
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Miss Marple receives a most interesting request from Mr. Jason Rafiel, with whom she'd struck an acquaintance some years before. He would like her to solve a crime but, does not tell her what it might be, who might have been involved or where ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, serious, realistic, mind bending
Plot:
investigation, amateur detective, police investigation, lawyer, riddles and clues, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, law enforcement, uncover truth, private detective, suicide, newspaper ...
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
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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:
90%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Father Brown was a Catholic priest who doubled as an amateur detective in order to solve mysteries.
Style:
detective, costume drama, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
amateur detective, religion, british police, catholic, priest, police, interwar period, danger, good versus evil, clergy, rivalry, criminal heroes ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
united kingdom, england
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 52 min.
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Amateur detective Miss Jane Marple investigates the murder of a young woman whose body is found in the library at Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Bantry.
Style:
detective, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
riddles and clues, female detective, amateur detective, library, murder mystery, murder investigation, father in law, librarian, private detective, mysticism, professional, whodunit ...
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 53 min.
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An unusual announcement in the newspaper leads the curious villagers to Miss Blacklock's home, where they become witnesses to a murder.
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detective, mind bending, suspenseful, clever, serious ...
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amateur detective, riddles and clues, whodunit, who done it, death of lover, sister, birthday, strangulation, inheritance, gay, impersonation, wedding ...
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 55 min.
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Miss Jane Marple is staying at an elegant hotel from her childhood compliments of her nephew Raymond. Also there is international adventurer Bess Sedgwick and Lady Selena Hazy (Joan Greenwood in her next to last performance). A doorman working at ...
Style:
detective, captivating, clever, serious, contemplative ...
Plot:
investigation, amateur detective, hotel, british police, riddles and clues, friendship, motel, whodunit, mysticism, murder, twists and turns, who done it ...
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 52 min.
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When a handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman, Miss Marple seeks a murderer with a penchant for nursery rhymes.
Style:
detective, suspenseful, tense, atmospheric, mind bending ...
Plot:
amateur detective, whodunit, murder, female detective, amateur sleuth, murder mystery, investigation, family secret, poisoning, strangulation, small village, social satire ...
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
100%
37K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
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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:
83%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
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An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Style:
detective, clever, witty, thrilling, thought provoking ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, who done it, writers, female detective, amateur detective, riddles and clues, elderly, sherlock holmes, women, doctor, murder investigation ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
maine, usa, new york, arizona
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 90 min.
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A chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue investigates sudden death victims in the 1950s.
Style:
serious, bleak, realistic, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, uncover truth, haunted by the past, law enforcement, danger, death, murder mystery, scandal, morgue, honest law enforcer, fighting crime ...
Time:
20th century, 50s, 1950s
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland
Similarity:
100%
17K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
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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:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 51 min.
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The residents of a quiet English village begin to receive nasty, threatening letters. The wife of the local vicar calls in her friend Miss Marple to investigate.
Style:
detective, serious, realistic, suspenseful, clever
Plot:
amateur detective, mysticism, whodunit, british police, law enforcement, uncover truth, who done it, siblings relations, village life, riddles and clues, priest, attorney ...
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
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A Touch of Frost is a television detective series produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV from 1992 until 2010, initially based on the Frost novels by R.D. Wingfield. Writing credit for the three episodes in the first 1992 series went to Richard ...
Style:
detective, realistic, serious, suspenseful, sincere ...
Plot:
police, police detective, whodunit, british police, investigation, riddles and clues, murder mystery, inspector, intelligence agency, intrigue, partners against crime, urban setting ...
Time:
20th century, 2000s, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, northern england, europe
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
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The Bletchley Circle follows the journey of four ordinary women with extraordinary skills that helped to end World War II. Set in 1952, Susan, Millie, Lucy and Jean have returned to their normal lives, modestly setting aside the part they played in ...
Style:
tense, crime drama, detective, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
crime investigation, amateur detective, world war two, investigation, code breaking, riddles and clues, danger, serial killer, murder, trial, innocence, cover up ...
Time:
1950s, post world war two, 50s, 20th century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
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Our lady sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920’s Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl handled pistol and her dagger sharp wit. Leaving a trail of admirers in her wake, our thoroughly modern heroine makes sure ...
Style:
realistic, clever, serious, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, private investigator, private detective, female detective, heroine, evidence, riddles and clues, murderer, aristocracy, female protagonist, intelligence agency ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
australia, melbourne, new zealand
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, War
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
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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:
77%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988), The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991–1993) and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994), collectively known as Sherlock Holmes, are a series of ...
Style:
detective, serious, stylized, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
private detective, sherlock holmes, investigation, who done it, riddles and clues, partners against crime, victorian england, murder, mastermind, ego clash, talented, danger ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s
Place:
britain
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A town busybody is poisoned at a busy reception in the home of famous film star Marina Gregg. The poisoned drink seemed intended for Marina, but Miss Marple is not so sure. She sets out to discover the true identity of the killer before he or she ...
Style:
detective, mind bending, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
whodunit, murder mystery, amateur detective, female detective, murder, hollywood, poisoning, beach, who done it, destiny, riddles and clues, actor's life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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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:
detective, witty, feel good, ironic, captivating ...
Plot:
amateur detective, amateur sleuth, private investigation, female detective, sleuth, suburbs, murder, homicide detective, investigation, crime investigation, private detective, rural setting ...
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: Canada, UK
Duration: 48 min.
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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:
71%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Dr. Watson, finds a mystery in an empty house, while Holmes and he later solve the mysteries of an abbey grange, the Musgrave ritual, a second stain, a man with a twisted lip, the priory school, and a half-dozen plaster busts of Bonaparte.
Style:
detective, gothic, spiritual, mind bending, realistic ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, investigation, mind game, spirituality, writers, police, murder mystery, serial killer, uncover truth, prodigy, partners against crime ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
england
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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Jonathan Creek follows the story of Madeline Magellan, an investigative journalist. Like most journalists, she sticks her nose in where it isn't wanted, but this is what makes her such a great journalist! While writing a piece about the death ...
Style:
clever, sitcom, anthology, realistic, black comedy ...
Plot:
murder, amateur detective, riddles and clues, prodigy, partners against crime, unlikely partners, investigation, illusion, british police, journalist, magician's assistant, stage magician ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, future
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When Miss Marple's visiting friend sees a woman being strangled on a passing train, they immediately report it to the police. Inspector Slack sees Miss Marple as a bit of a busy body and drops the investigation after only a few days. Miss ...
Style:
detective, mind bending, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
private detective, amateur detective, train, riddles and clues, sarcophagus, conspiracy, whodunit, mysticism, murder, murder investigation, partners against crime, who done it ...
Time:
year 1957, 1950s, 50s
Place:
england, europe, scotland yard
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
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A British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton. The unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-china-shop-copper Detective Superintendent ...
Style:
serious, detective, realistic, tense, witty ...
Plot:
murder, police detective, police investigation, riddles and clues, police, investigation, british police, buddy cop, partners against crime, investigator, nypd, shrewd ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
england, northern england, yorkshire
Similarity:
67%
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