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Murdoch Mysteries (2008)
20K
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, sad, crime drama, historical drama, serious, mind bending ...
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, morgue, mind game, boss and employee, workplace, whodunit, manipulation, police, murder, investigation, law enforcement, coroner, constable, intelligence agency ...
Time:
edwardian era, victorian era, 19th century, future, 1890s, victorian
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada, america
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Most similar movies to Murdoch Mysteries
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, murder investigation, law enforcement, police detective, whodunit and murder mystery mostly in Drama, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like Murdoch Mysteries: A Touch of Frost (1992), Midsomer Murders (1997), The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014), Vera (2011), Rosemary & Thyme (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
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In 1890s Canada, a police inspector applies the latest scientific methods of deduction, much to the chagrin of his superiors.
Style:
detective, tense, captivating
Plot:
homicide detective, crime solving, private investigation, police detective, crime investigation, murder investigation, private detective, fighting crime, uncover truth, forensics, investigation, police investigation ...
Time:
victorian era, 1890s
Place:
america, canada
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:
86%
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:
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Place:
britain
Similarity:
100%
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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:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
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%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
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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, detective, crime drama, costume drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
murder, who done it, female detective, police investigation, law enforcement, british police, crime investigation, police detective, murder mystery, criminal, right hand man, investigation ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, northern england
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
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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:
77%
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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
Similarity:
78%
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:
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37K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
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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:
70%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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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:
88%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 59 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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england, london, ireland, britain, europe ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Place:
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Similarity:
83%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 52 min.
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Style:
serious, captivating, intellectual, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
detective, tense, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
Plot:
police detective, murder mystery, murder investigation, law enforcement, serial killer, coma, police, police investigation, murder, female partner, policewoman, investigation ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, yorkshire
Similarity:
78%
47K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
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Style:
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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:
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Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
64%
17K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
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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:
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Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
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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
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67%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 53 min.
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Style:
detective, mind bending, suspenseful, clever, serious ...
Plot:
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Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
100%
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:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
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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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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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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:
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Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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Blue Murder is a Canadian crime drama television series, featuring stories that reflected the turbulence of urban life and the crimes that make headlines. The Blue Murder squad members were an elite group of big-city investigators out to solve some ...
Style:
detective, tense, crime drama, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
murder investigation, police detective, investigation, murder, police, female detective, police officer, partners against crime, partner, police procedural, teamwork, crime investigation ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
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When Eliza Scarlet’s father dies, he leaves her penniless, but she resolves to continue his detective agency. To operate in a male-dominated world, though, she needs a partner... step forward a detective known as the Duke. Eliza and The Duke ...
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humorous, entertaining, romantic, atmospheric, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
victorian england, detective agency, female detective, private detective, investigation, female police detective, murder investigation, crime investigation, forensics, humour, murder, sleuth ...
Time:
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Place:
london
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
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Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76 television season and stars Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen, David Wayne as his father, Inspector Richard ...
Style:
detective, serious, realistic, suspenseful, clever
Plot:
private detective, cop, police, murder investigation, murder, writers, nypd, police investigation, investigation, law enforcement, partners against crime, multiple suspects ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
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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 ...
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realistic, captivating, sincere, tense, serious ...
Plot:
police, crime investigation, police investigation, homicide detective, murder, female detective, police detective, law enforcement, workplace romance, twists and turns, strong female character, investigation ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, seattle
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67%
31K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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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 ...
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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
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17K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Sweden, Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
2000s, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
scandinavia
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67%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Quincy, M.E. is an American television series from Universal Studios that aired from October 3, 1976, to September 5, 1983, on NBC. It stars Jack Klugman in the title role, a Los Angeles County medical examiner.
Inspired by the book Where Death ...
Style:
detective, medical drama, retro, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
medical, police detective, amateur detective, legal, medical examiner, forensic evidence, police, coroner, murder, murder mystery, law enforcement, forensic ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
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