Movies and TV shows like Jonathan Creek
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Jonathan Creek (1997)
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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 of a prominent artist, she happens across a man named Jonathan Creek. Jonathan makes a living inventing magical tricks for magician Adam Klaus, and has a brilliantly lateral mind.
Style:
clever, anthology, sitcom, realistic, black comedy, dark comedy, detective, crime drama, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
murder, amateur detective, riddles and clues, prodigy, partners against crime, unlikely partners, investigation, illusion, british police, journalist, stage magician, magician's assistant, magic, police, supernatural, sherlock holmes, murder mystery, team, magician, investigative reporter, journalism, media, shyness, partner, whodunit ...
Time:
90s, future, 20th century
Place:
england, europe
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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 investigation, murder, whodunit, law enforcement, riddles and clues, murder mystery and murder investigation mostly in Mystery, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Jonathan Creek: The Last Detective (2003), Lovejoy (1986), Agatha Christie's Marple (2004), Midsomer Murders (1997), The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
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Style:
detective, realistic, clever, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
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Time:
future
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Style:
clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
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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
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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
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 90 min.
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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:
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Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
100%
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:
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Place:
maine, usa, new york, arizona
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86%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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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:
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Place:
britain
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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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:
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Place:
england, united kingdom, europe, london
Similarity:
63%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
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Genius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man, Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes.
Style:
realistic, detective, clever, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
investigation, who done it, private detective, partners against crime, mysterious character, murder, police detective, whodunit, riddles and clues, private investigator, supernatural, spy ...
Time:
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
crime investigation, police detective, murder, detective inspector, murderer, british police, police, investigation, whodunit, police procedural, inspector, criminal ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, future, 90s
Place:
england, europe, italy, australia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 52 min.
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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
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67%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
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Style:
serious, detective, realistic, tense, witty ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Style:
clever, detective, witty, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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2010s, 2000s, 21st century
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Style:
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Place:
england, europe
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100%
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Duration: 100 min.
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Audience:
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Place:
england, london, united kingdom, europe
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90s, 20th century
Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: UK
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Style:
bleak, realistic, serious, bloody, suspense ...
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20th century, 90s, 2010s, 2000s, 2020s ...
Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 90 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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89%
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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.
Style:
detective, mind bending, suspenseful, clever, serious ...
Plot:
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: Australia
Duration: 57 min.
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Style:
clever, detective, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
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Time:
50s, 1950s, 20th century
Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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:
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Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
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feel good, realistic, clever, captivating, detective ...
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Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
detective, suspenseful, crime drama, rough, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
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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:
80%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 55 min.
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Style:
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Place:
england, europe, london
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
tense, crime drama, detective, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
1950s, post world war two, 50s, 20th century
Place:
england, london
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50%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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detective, mind bending, suspenseful, realistic, serious ...
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Place:
europe, england
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 983 min.
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Cadfael is the name given to the TV series of The Cadfael Chronicles adaptations produced by British television company ITV Central between 1994 and 1998. The series was broadcast on the ITV network in the UK, and starred Sir Derek Jacobi as the ...
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serious, detective, historical drama, atmospheric, costume drama ...
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medieval, investigation, monk, monastery, priest, clergy, murder, murder investigation, riddles and clues, abbey, amateur sleuth, sleuth ...
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