Movies like Veronica Mars 2014
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Veronica Mars (2014)
56K
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, light, entertaining, melancholic, intense, detective, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
chick flick, pre-teens, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
private detective, amateur detective, who done it, murder, investigation, twists and turns, brutality, happy ending, female protagonist, secrets, storytelling, betrayal, justice, runaway, chase, police investigation, culture clash, surveillance, danger, family relations, parents and children, old love, lawyers and clients, love, group sex ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
california, usa
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Most similar movies to Veronica Mars
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and detective films with plots about murder, investigation, deadly, who done it, murder mystery, amateur detective and police investigation mostly in Mystery, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Veronica Mars: Disturbia (2007), Nancy Drew (2007), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Mentalist (2008), Murder She Said (1961). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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 ...
Style:
witty, neo noir, detective, offbeat, cliffhanger ...
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 ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, southern california, seattle
Similarity:
89%
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: 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: UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
Style:
suspense, detective, suspenseful, surprise ending, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
train, whodunit, investigation, murder mystery, murder, twists and turns, justice, private detective, railway, multiple suspects, conspiracy, nobility ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1935, 70s
Place:
new york, turkey, persia, britain, greece ...
Similarity:
100%
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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:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Miss Marple believes she’s seen a murder in a passing by train yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own. Her inquisitions lead her to a mountain top. The first of four films starring Margaret Rutherford as Miss ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, clever, black and white ...
Plot:
private detective, amateur detective, whodunit, murder mystery, strangulation, who done it, female detective, woman strangled to death, murder, police investigation, dishonesty, uncover truth ...
Time:
year 1961, 60s
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A famous writer is found hanged in his office. At first, all police investigations conclude that it was suicide, but when Samantha Kinsey, owner of Seller 'Mystery Woman' starts his own investigation, he discovers that there is chance that ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, realistic, serious, light hearted
Plot:
amateur detective, investigation, betrayal, dishonesty, murder, danger, store, sabotage, murder mystery, whodunit, female protagonist, crime solving ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
15K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A retired ex-cop and private detective gets mixed up in murder when he is asked to deliver blackmail money and walks into a 20 year old case involving the mysterious disappearance of an actress' former husband.
Style:
neo noir, clever, suspense, talky, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
private detective, bare breasts, murder, murder mystery, femme fatale, amateur detective, swimming pool, voyeurism, missing person, corruption, betrayal, police investigation ...
Time:
90s, year 1998
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, mexico
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
407
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Nora Barkin is an aspiring actress who supports herself by working for a courier service. No sooner has Nora's friend and coworker Bill Reagan jubilantly announced that he possesses a lottery ticket worth 13 million dollars than Bill is killed ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, psychological, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, danger, amateur detective, riddles and clues, fish out of water, law enforcement, couple relations, murder, who done it, best friend, murder mystery, aspiring actress ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
An Oregon woman vanishes. In her wake remains a single black rose & a note reading gone but not forgotten. Now a man stands accused: a private eye has gone missing: a detective knows more than she lets on: & a tough female attorney has ...
Style:
tense, realistic, psychological, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
serial killer, private detective, amateur detective, danger, investigation, rivalry, murder, psychopath, police investigation, law enforcement, police detective, who done it ...
Time:
year 1995, year 2005
Place:
usa, oregon, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Jimmy Stevens, a senior VP at an international energy firm, blows the whistle on his company's deadly and corrupt practices in Latin America. Knowing he will be assassinated for his betrayal, he places an anonymous call securing the services of ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
private detective, whistleblower, amateur detective, murder, uncover truth, investigation, danger, survival, dishonesty, workplace, journalism, deadline ...
Time:
1940s, year 2008, 21st century
Place:
france, usa, new york, europe
Similarity:
100%
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%
114K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.
Style:
neo noir, cerebral, detective, teen, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, twists and turns, murder mystery, loner, murder, investigation, teenager, amateur detective, whodunit, coming of age, adolescence, drug dealing ...
Time:
year 2005, y2k, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Murder is something to sing about when Mystery Woman Samantha Kinsey-an expert in pulp fiction, and increasingly proficient when it comes to real-life crime-untangles a record-breaking murder. Mystery Woman bookshop owner, Samantha Kinsey, has ...
Style:
suspense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, mind bending
Plot:
amateur detective, private detective, police investigation, haunted by the past, uncover truth, dishonesty, riddles and clues, music band, who done it, murder, murder mystery, murder investigation ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can ...
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Plot:
murder, justice, police investigation, twists and turns, investigation, guilt, law enforcement, prostitute, brutality, dishonesty, rivalry, secret ...
Time:
20th century, year 1997, 90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young heiress has her life turned upside down after her business partner's wife is killed and foul play is suspected.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, enigmatic, realistic
Plot:
amateur detective, woman in danger, investigation, dishonesty, danger, murder, couples, who done it, estate, inheritance, adultery, murder investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Jessica Fletcher discovers a shocking old family secret that leads her on a journey to the deep South to bring to light the mysterious details surrounding the death of a slave owned by one of her long dead ancestors in the mid-1800s.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, enigmatic
Plot:
amateur detective, who done it, private detective, uncover truth, riddles and clues, false accusation, frame up, elderly, danger, murder, dishonesty, intelligence agency ...
Time:
19th century, 21st century
Place:
virginia, usa
Similarity:
100%
265
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Sixteen years after the Drakes' young daughter was kidnapped by her nanny, a woman appears claiming to be the long-lost child.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
amateur detective, danger, police investigation, investigation, law enforcement, orphan, family relations, criminal heroes, parents and children, dishonesty, child abduction, woman in danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by paroled convict Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma, former seedy nightclub dancer.
Style:
neo noir, detective, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
private detective, femme fatale, crime boss, missing person, murder, voice over narration, motel, interrogation, alcoholic, baseball, ex convict, investigation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1941, year 1975
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Miss Marple and Mr Stringer are witness to the death of the very old and rich Mr. Enderby by heart attack. Yet they have their doubts about what happened. The police don’t believe them thus leading Miss Marple to yet again investigate by herself. ...
Style:
black and white, detective, slasher, crime drama, suspenseful ...
Plot:
private detective, whodunit, amateur detective, last will and testament, heart attack, horse riding, murder mystery, murder, impersonation, cat, companion, dance ...
Time:
year 1963
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sophie Fyne, an environmentally friendly fashion designer and advocate for women around the world is about to launch her highly anticipated line of clothing and open her first flagship store when one of her employees is found murdered. As a series ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, realistic
Plot:
amateur detective, fashion, murder, who done it, danger, workplace, investigation, family relations, store, lifestyle, uncover truth, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
morocco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The story of Martha Moxley, 15 year old girl murdered in Greenwich in the 1970's, her murder going unsolved for 25 years.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, novela ...
Plot:
amateur detective, murder suspect, murder, uncover truth, fighting the system, who done it, false accusation, police investigation, protagonist as suspect, price of justice, small town life, haunted by the past ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, connecticut
Similarity:
100%
920K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?
Style:
twist ending, psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, neo noir ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, revenge, serial killer, torture, twists and turns, vigilantism, police investigation, plot twist, brutality, vigilante, cop ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, bolivia, georgia, usa, boston
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
665K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
The true story of the investigation of the "Zodiac Killer", a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for four men as their lives and careers are ...
Style:
atmospheric, tense, suspense, neo noir, stylized ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, murder, journalism, maniac, murder mystery, mind game, journalist, true crime, paranoia, killer, uncover truth ...
Time:
70s, year 2007, year 1971, year 1969, year 1979 ...
Place:
san francisco, california, bay area, usa, oakland california ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jessica Fletcher, lecturing at a writers' conference, finds herself called on to solve the killing of a guest speaker, an arrogant Russian author who'd written a nonfiction, tell-all book about his tenure as head of the KGB.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, serious, realistic, clever ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
amateur detective, murder, murder investigation, amateur sleuth, conference, investigation, who done it, riddles and clues, writer's life, female detective, elderly, whodunit ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
13K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson (Liam Neeson), a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley (Cher) is assigned to his case, ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, intense, talky ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, murder mystery, twists and turns, lawyer, courtroom, justice, murder, legal investigation, court, mute or deaf, false accusation, manipulation ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
usa, persia, washington d.c., vietnam
Similarity:
100%
69K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A DEA agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army ranger drill sergeant and several of his cadets during a training exercise gone severely awry.
Style:
surprise ending, twist ending, suspense, clever, confusing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, army investigation, military, murder mystery, corruption, plot twist, investigation, conspiracy, missing person, secrets, brutality, army life ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
atlantic city, panama
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Matt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion. Matt Lee has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police force and everyone he's trusted in ...
Style:
twist ending, suspenseful, suspense, neo noir, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
twists and turns, murder mystery, police detective, police investigation, adultery, betrayal, homicide detective, conspiracy, police, frame up, investigation, double murder ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
florida, miami, usa, america, africa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When an elderly client loses a fortune on an investment, fearless Sally Lockhart will stop at nothing to rectify the situation — even if it means risking everything important to her in the process. As Sally sorts out the threads of the mystery — ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
victorian england, murder, amateur sleuth, detective agency, amateur detective, marriage proposal, uncover truth, investigation, partners against crime, partner, friends, danger ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, edwardian era, 1870s
Place:
london, europe, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Victoria "V.I" Warshawski is a Chicago based private detective who agrees to babysit for her new boyfriend; then he is murdered. Being the detective type, she makes the murder her next case. In doing so she befriends the victim's ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
private detective, murder, murder mystery, strong female lead, justice, strong female character, female detective, father daughter relationship, happy ending, investigation, who done it, uncover truth ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
Place:
chicago, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
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