Murder investigation movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant murder investigation movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out detective, suspenseful, suspense, tense, captivating and psychological films and TV shows about / with murder investigation, investigation, murder, police, murder mystery, police investigation, serial killer, police officer, crime investigation and criminal plots mostly in Crime, Mystery and Drama genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as murder investigation: Mare of Easttown (2021), Seven (1995), Prodigal Son (2019), Taking Lives (2004), Sharp Objects (2018), Broadchurch (2013), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Memories of Murder (2003), The Chestnut Man (2021), Knives Out (2019).
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| Bergerac (2025) | 6.6 | |
| Desert Dawn (2025) | 3.7 | |
| Patience (2025) | 7.5 | |
| The Thursday Murder Club (2025) | 6.5 | |
| Deva (2025) | 6.6 |
List of murder investigation movies
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.
Style:
suspense, captivating, deep, twisted, thrilling ...
Plot:
small town, murder investigation, small town life, homicide detective, murder mystery, female detective, murder, female police officer, ex husband ex wife relationship, crime investigation, mother daughter relationship, therapist ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania
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2.0M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. ...
Style:
suspenseful, surprise ending, neo noir, detective, bad ending ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, twists and turns, psychopath, psychology, mind game, police investigation, police, police detective, sin, maniac, murder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
los angeles, usa, persia, iran, america ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, suspense, disturbing, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
serial killer, haunted by the past, criminal psychologist, psychological trauma, murder investigation, maniac, repressed memory, forensics, expert, criminal psychology, childhood trauma, uncover truth ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york
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101K
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is ...
Style:
psychological thriller, twist ending, surprise ending, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, twists and turns, psychopath, murder investigation, murder mystery, dangerous attraction, fatal attraction, tough girl, female agent, strong female character, police investigation, strong female lead ...
Time:
2000s, year 2004, 80s, year 1983, 21st century
Place:
usa, canada, montreal, pennsylvania
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Reporter Camille Preaker confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to investigate the murders of two young girls.
Style:
psychological, suspense, bleak, southern gothic, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
murder, murder investigation, haunted by the past, small town, mother daughter relationship, hometown, alcoholic, reporter, self harm, self mutilation, journalist, investigative reporter ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
syria, missouri, usa
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140K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
Style:
realistic, serious, clever, tense, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, police investigation, police detective, twists and turns, police, murderer, legal, grief, multiple suspects, small town, pedophile ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
FBI trainee, Clarice Starling ventures into a maximum-security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist turned homicidal cannibal. Starling needs clues to help her capture a serial killer. But her Faustian relationship ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, suspense, scary, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, investigation, murder, psychology, cannibalism, kidnapping, maniac, murder investigation, mind game, fbi, cannibal ...
Time:
year 1991, 20th century, 90s
Place:
pittsburgh, baltimore, persia, usa, memphis ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
1986 Gyunggi Province. The body of a young woman is found brutally raped and murdered. Two months later, a series of rapes and murders commences under similar circumstances. And in a country that had never known such crimes, the dark whispers about ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, realistic, enigmatic, cerebral ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
serial killer, police, murder mystery, rape, police investigation, twists and turns, unsolved crime, police detective, murder investigation, murderer, suspicion, investigation ...
Time:
year 2003, 80s, year 1986, y2k, 20th century ...
Place:
south korea, east asia, korea, asia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A young woman is found brutally murdered in a Copenhagen playground. Above her hangs a small doll made of chestnuts. Adapted from the acclaimed novel.
Style:
brutal, enigmatic, tense, detective, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, murder mystery, investigation, murder investigation, serial murder, murderer, unsolved crime, missing person, forest, police protagonist, female detective ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
copenhagen
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867K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, exciting, witty, detective ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly, kids, teens, boys' night ...
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, whodunit, death, mystery killer, murder, mansion, murder investigation, eccentric family, large family, private detective, suspect ...
Time:
year 2019, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
north america, usa, new england, massachusetts, seattle
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27K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
As a ferry carrying 300 passengers from Denmark pulls into an Icelandic town’s small port, heavy snow begins to fall. The ferry can’t leave until the storm passes and the main road into town is impassable. A mutilated and dismembered body washes ...
Style:
atmospheric, detective, crime drama, scenic, enigmatic ...
Plot:
police, nordic, murder investigation, murder, small town, winter, coastal town, investigation, voodoo, ex wife, danger, forensic ...
Place:
iceland
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311K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: UK, France, USA, Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, neo western, neo noir, surprise ending ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, snow, fbi, rape, native american reservation, murder investigation, winter, violence, fbi agent, forest, native american ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
wyoming, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective superintendent reopens two unsolved murder cases from the 1980s. Forensic methods link the crimes to a string of burglaries. Steve's team has to find more evidence before the perpetrator is released from prison.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, murder investigation, cold case, law enforcement, investigation, police, true crime, father son relationship, unsolved crime, double murder, who done it ...
Time:
future, 2000s
Place:
wales, britain, united kingdom
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133K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.
Style:
serious, psychological, crime drama, gloomy, neo noir ...
Plot:
murder mystery, police detective, murder investigation, female detective, murder, female protagonist, multiple suspects, who done it, police investigation, crime investigation, strong female lead, street kid ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia, New Zealand
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Investigator Alexa Crowe, cannot help fighting the good fight – whether it is solving murders or combatting the small frustrations of everyday life. Fearless and unapologetic, Alexa's unique skills and insights into the darker quirks of human ...
Style:
confusing, light, non-linear, detective, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
murder investigation, crime investigation, private investigation, female detective, investigation, uncover truth, friends, investigator, murder mystery, secrets, unsolved crime, escapades ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
australia, new zealand, oceania
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Style:
neo noir, anthology, atmospheric, gloomy, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, murder, murder mystery, investigation, police detective, murder investigation, murderer, drinking problem, partners against crime, female nudity, troubled ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 2000s, 20th century, 80s ...
Place:
louisiana, usa, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Jenny Cooper investigates unexplained or sudden deaths in the city of Toronto. Fierce and quick-witted, Jenny is a newly-widowed single mother with secrets of her own to unearth.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, realistic, disturbing ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
murder investigation, coroner, medical examiner, police detective, female detective, sleuth, death, investigation, murder mystery, crime investigation, female protagonist, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
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66K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Doctor Henry Morgan, New York City’s star medical examiner, has a secret. He doesn't just study the dead to solve criminal cases, he does it to solve the mystery that has eluded him for 200 years—the answer to his own inexplicable ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
immortality, supernatural, investigation, friendship, law enforcement, immortal, crime scene, supernatural ability, secret, medical examiner, friends, deduction ...
Time:
18th century, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Jeanne Deber, known as "La Mante", the famous serial murderer who terrorized France more than 20 years ago, is forced by the police to come out of isolation to track down her copycat. She agrees to collaborate on one condition: to have ...
Style:
suspense, atmospheric, detective, dark, surprise ending ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, murder investigation, murder mystery, haunted by the past, whodunit, maniac, strong female character, murder, serial murder, police officer, heroine ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Denmark
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on true stories about real homicide investigations in the south of Sweden between 1989-2004. The six-part series explores the murder of 10-year-old Helen Nilsson in Hörby, southern Sweden, a seemingly impossible case that remained unsolved ...
Style:
detective, contemplative, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, psychological ...
Plot:
true crime, child murder, homicide detective, murder investigation, sex crime, murder, police procedural, rapist, interrogation, serial killer, unsolved crime, crime investigation ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Norway
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, tense, suspenseful, gloomy ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, multiple suspects, murder, murder investigation, cop, police detective, twists and turns, partners against crime, mind game, riddles and clues, heroine ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark, scandinavia, copenhagen, europe, eastern europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, France
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Kahina Zadi, 32, a French police officer travels to Kiruna in Sweden to investigate the bestial murder of a French citizen. Together with Anders, a Swedish prosecutor of Sami origin, she begins an investigation. Soon new killings start to happen and ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, detective, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder investigation, frenchwoman, murder, conspiracy, female protagonist, homicide detective, danger, nordic, small town, twists and turns, sapmi ...
Place:
eastern europe, scandinavia
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Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When consumer news reporter, Ruby Herring stumbles onto a murder, the intrepid redhead inadvertently discovers a knack for crime solving. With the reluctant help of a handsome detective, Ruby finds a new career covering crime.
Style:
captivating, suspense, lighthearted, psychological, twist ending ...
Audience:
family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
murder investigation, riddles and clues, female detective, puzzle, twists and turns, female reporter, female protagonist, romancing partners, uncover truth, partner, amateur detective, investigative reporter ...
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Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When a young boy is found dead on an idyllic beach, a major police investigation gets underway in the small California seaside town where the tragedy occurred. Soon deemed a homicide, the case sparks a media frenzy, which throws the boy's ...
Style:
gloomy, tense, realistic, detective, bleak ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, small town, murder mystery, homicide detective, police investigation, small town life, missing child, social relations, investigation, crime investigation, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Chloé Saint-Laurent is a profiler and works with a police team to solve murders in Paris. She's very sweet, she wears very colored clothes and a huge yellow bag. She looks like a little girl who need a doll, but she's very smart and a ...
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
profiler, criminal psychologist, murder investigation, police investigation, crime investigation, fighting crime, workplace situations, unlikely partners, partner, law enforcement, workplace, serial killer ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Tenacious homicide detective Cassie Mayweather and her still-green partner are working a murder case, attempting to profile two malevolently brilliant young men: cold, calculating killers whose dark secrets might explain their crimes.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, intense, erotic, talky ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
murder, mind game, sociopath, perfect crime, serial killer, murder mystery, murder investigation, murderous pair, psychopath, violence against women, police investigation, strangulation ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
persia, usa, california
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective Hannah Laing becomes deeply conflicted when she discovers her son is playing a crucial role as an undercover informant in a brutal murder investigation.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, detective, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
murder investigation, investigation, female detective, crime family, police detective, fighting crime, uncover truth, family drama, mature, crime investigation, police investigation, crime solving ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Murders in... is a collection of French-Belgian police TV movies taking place each time in a different French city and region.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, detective, suspenseful
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, investigation, murderer, violence, partner, escapades, evidence, society, law enforcement, vengeance, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
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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
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Dylan Reinhart, a gifted author, university professor and former CIA operative is lured back to his old life by tenacious top NYPD Detective Lizzie Needham. Though Dylan and Lizzie initially clash, when it comes to catching killers, they make an ...
Style:
detective, captivating, intellectual, suspenseful, surprise ending
Plot:
lgbtq, college professor, murder investigation, serial killer, police investigation, gay lead character, ex cia agent, male female partnership, puzzle, twists and turns, female police detective, murder victim ...
Place:
new york
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