Deduction movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant deduction movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out detective, tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful and anime films and TV shows about / with deduction, investigation, whodunit, crime solving, murder, friendship, uncover truth, murder mystery, crime investigation and private detective plots mostly in Mystery, Crime and Drama genres shot in Japan, USA, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as deduction: Forever (2014), Sherlock (2010), Sherlock Holmes (2009), Psych (2006), Eleventh Hour (2008), Sherlock Holmes (1964), Bodies at Rest (2019), House (2004), Star Detective Precure! (2026), The Dinner Table Detective (2025).
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List of deduction movies
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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1.1M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
Style:
clever, detective, witty, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sherlock holmes, investigation, murder mystery, private detective, genius, friendship, mastermind, deduction, murder, british, mind game, riddles and clues ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, wales, afghanistan, scotland yard ...
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Kindaichi's best friend is involved with the school film club where members are found murdered. Can he protect her before she become the next victim?
Style:
disturbing, tense, psychological, captivating, detective
Plot:
forensics, amateur sleuth, amateur detective, puzzle, teenage life, deduction, private investigation, genius, fighting crime, boy genius, crime investigation, sleuth ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Eccentric consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
Style:
clever, entertaining, detective, intellectual, period piece ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly, adult
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, steampunk, investigation, intelligence, riddles and clues, genius, master criminal, deduction, twists and turns, prodigy, clue ...
Time:
victorian era, year 2009, 19th century, 1800s, 1890s ...
Place:
england, london, britain, europe, tower bridge london ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Morgane is 38 years old. She raises her 3 children alone. She manages (or not) her 2 exes and her various credits. Her 160 IQ scores spoil her life a bit until the day when Morgane sees her destiny as a cleaning lady turned upside down. Her ...
Style:
tense, humorous, captivating, entertaining, detective ...
Plot:
female detective, amateur detective, genius, single parent, whodunit, police, single mother, police partner, sleuth, detective inspector, police investigation, police detective ...
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119K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a ...
Style:
witty, exciting, detective, not serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
investigation, private detective, friends, intelligence, friendship, prodigy, buddies, who done it, hotshot, manhood, cop, coworker ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Jacob Hood is a brilliant biophysicist and special science advisor to the government who investigates scientific crises and oddities. His crusade is to protect the substance of science against those who would abuse and misuse scientific ...
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, serious, captivating, scary ...
Plot:
scientist, investigation, fbi, mad scientist, misfit partners, save the day, bio weapon, characters in danger, danger, reluctant partners, supernatural, law enforcement ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Sherlock Holmes is a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company BBC between 1965 and 1968. This was the second screen adaption of Sherlock Holmes for BBC Television.
Style:
detective, suspenseful, crime drama, atmospheric, intense ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, deduction, whodunit, crime solving, investigation, adaptation, disguise, forensics, police, private detective, cold case, crime scene ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s
Place:
london, england
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Working in the morgue, a hardworking forensics expert and his assistant are suddenly accosted by masked intruders who demand access to a body involved in a recent crime.
Style:
scary, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, unusual plot structure
Plot:
police shootout, police officer, morgue, murder, partner, death, criminal, murderer, police detective, investigation, who done it, vengeance ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017, 21st century
Place:
china, hong kong
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Kobato decides to become an honest, humble citizen after enduring a bitter experience known as “wisdom work.” He forms a pact with Osanai, his classmate with the same goal, and they plan to enter high school leading quiet lives. But for some ...
Style:
psychological, anime, detective, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
mysterious event, slice of life, high school life, high school, deduction, lifestyle change, changing lives, character study, personal growth, everyday life, coming of age, bittersweet ...
Time:
2020s
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586K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
Style:
medical drama, clever, cynical, emotional, witty ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
doctor, medicine, hospital, talented, mastermind, prodigy, loner, doctors and patients, expert, medical, patient, surgery ...
Time:
2000s, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa, syria
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
The upcoming 23rd entry in Toei Animation’s Pretty Cure series.
Style:
detective, anime, colorful, suspense
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
magical girl, transformation, deduction, travel, justice, crime solving, heroism, teamwork, friendship, empowerment, high school life, coming of age ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Rich heiress Reiko Hosho lives a double life as a novice detective, fighting crime under Inspector Kazamatsuri—also from a wealthy family. After work, Reiko sheds her pantsuit to don a lovely dress for dinner each day. Difficult cases force her to ...
Style:
detective, witty, lighthearted, anime
Audience:
adult
Plot:
butler, female protagonist, deduction, crime solving, heiress, female detective, double life, whodunit, partnership, social commentary, disguise, urban ...
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 76 min.
TV show
Story:
Holmes and Dr. Watson help a young lady who is receiving anonymous letters 10 years after her father passed away under shady circumstances. They find themselves in an enigma involving a treasure, murder and a love interest for Watson.
Style:
detective, intellectual, suspense, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, investigation, deduction, murder mystery, hidden treasure, treasure hunt, adaptation, whodunit, friendship, british empire, scandal, literary ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
london
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
A serial killer responsible for 7 minors' deaths thus far seems to kill to a particular rhythm, which the authorities must identify to catch him.
Style:
detective, suspense, dark, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
whodunit, deduction, investigation, cold case, puzzle, unsolved crime, suspicion, family secret, amateur sleuth, remote village, paranoia, revenge motive ...
Time:
year 1970, 1950s, year 1952, 50s
Place:
japan
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Genre: Animation, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
An animated Sherlock Holmes film starring Peter O'Toole.
Style:
detective, suspense, period piece, twist ending, anime ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, deduction, whodunit, crime investigation, adaptation, motive, suspicion, missing father, british empire, treasure hunt, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
london
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Shinichi is invited to a party held by a famous architect and Shinichi asks Ran to go instead. There a mysterious person plants a lot of bombs and gives Shinichi clues as to the location of the bombs. Shinichi tries to uncover all the bombs and save ...
Style:
anime, detective, suspense, shounen, tense ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
detective conan, skyscraper, deduction, investigation, whodunit, confrontation, urban, cat and mouse, dual identity, city, friendship, undercover ...
Time:
90s
Place:
tokyo
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290
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Bangladesh
TV show
Story:
In this 21st century adaptation of Satyajit Ray’s famous mystery novels, the brilliant private investigator navigates the busy streets of Dhaka to resolve a puzzling death of a Bangladeshi man in Kolkata.
Style:
tense, detective, disturbing, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
feluda, investigation, private investigator, murder, deduction, multiple storylines, uncover truth, crime solving, murder mystery, crime investigation, secret, murder investigation ...
Place:
kolkata, india, bangladesh
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
In a local shopping street in Nano prefecture, far from the metropole, young Tokino Mitani runs a clocksmith that she inherited from her grandfather all by herself. Her main job is to repair watches and clocks, but she is about to start a side ...
Style:
detective, disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspense
Plot:
alibi, female protagonist, japanese woman, japanese police, deduction, male female relationship, social problems, relationships, life is a bitch, businesswoman, police officer, amateur sleuth ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Touri Gotenba is a young man specializes in solving impossible crime tricks, while Hisame Katanashi specializes in deciphering crime motives. Together, they solve strange and difficult cases under the detective agency "Knockin' on Locked ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, intellectual ...
Plot:
crime solving, investigation, forensics, private detective, detective agency, problem solving, locked room mystery, deduction, crime investigation, police detective, homicide detective, partners against crime ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
japan
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Criminologist Himura Hideo gets so much pleasure out of being in crime scenes that he's even confessed to having wanted to kill someone. Constantly seeking out the ultimate crime, he is indeed a man with quite a few issues. Mystery writer ...
Style:
suspense, detective, captivating, tense, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, whodunit, forensics, homicide detective, criminologist, deduction, criminal psychology, logic, murder investigation, crime solving, murder mystery, crime investigation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After slipping in a bath house, Conan appears to have lost his memory. Worse yet, it looks like he will be used in a hit job.
Style:
anime, tense, satirical, detective, entertaining ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
amnesia, investigation, memory loss, detective conan, deduction, memory lapse, amnesiac, private investigation, sleuth, uncover truth, satire, escapades ...
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Graduating at the top of her class, elite detective candidate Jun Shibata is transferred to the section that handles cases deemed "unsolvable" by the department. Her partner, though a well-respected and experienced detective, has grown ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, tense, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, unsolved crime, deduction, undercover, police procedural, uncover truth, puzzle, crime solving, problem, police investigation, secret, crime investigation ...
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In order to uphold his title of High School Detective, a teen sleuth must protect his classmates from kidnapping after receiving a threatening letter.
Style:
anime, detective, light, humorous, semi serious ...
Plot:
investigation, high school, group of friends, prodigy, deduction, crime solving, secret, schoolboy, clue, secret identity, partners against crime, private detective ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Shinichi Kudo returns as the young Conan to investigate a murderous letter sent to a beauty pageant winner who demands affection.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, deduction, detective conan, secret organization, murder mystery, murder investigation, uncover truth, crime investigation, police detective, crime solving, murderer ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Russia
Duration: 260 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
detective, twist ending, realistic, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot:
whodunit, investigation, murder investigation, sleuth, hercule poirot, logic, deduction, adaptation, revelation, uncover truth, murder mystery, riddles and clues ...
Time:
1930s
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Genre: Animation, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A message has arrived from Kid the Phantom Thief, that he will steal a Japanese sword belonging to wealthy Onoe Family in Hakodate, Hokkaido. Conan and Heiji Hattori, who happened to be in Hakodate, are on the case to capture Kid. Coincidentally the ...
Style:
detective, anime, mysterious, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
samurai sword, sword fight, deduction, hidden treasure, treasure hunt, sword, investigation, fight, adventure hero, murder, cat and mouse, heist ...
Place:
japan, hokkaido
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Ron Kamonohashi was once regarded as a genius at the top detective training academy. But after a fatal mistake, he was expelled and forbidden to become a detective. Years later, police officer Totomaru Isshiki knocks on Ron’s door seeking help on ...
Style:
detective, anime, captivating, intellectual, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, teamwork, sleuth, genius, police, crime investigation, murder investigation, serial killer, serial murder, murder mystery, deduction, whodunit ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
TV show
Story:
Sherlock Holmes faces a sinister case risking friends' lives. American Amelia joins, seeking her father after her mother's murder. Despite differences, they solve a conspiracy and her mother's case.
Style:
detective, suspense, tense, dark, twist ending ...
Plot:
murder, deduction, investigation, conspiracy, family secret, partnership, urban, fighting crime, missing person, cat and mouse, forensics, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Mano Reiji, a man who experienced a gruesome incident, is a forensic researcher at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Investigative Science Research Institute. Under the belief that "appraisal will result in the truth" and ...
Style:
detective, captivating, psychological, thrilling, medical drama
Plot:
explorer, forensics, deduction, police detective, undercover, investigation, crime solving, homicide detective, workplace situations, job, criminal, crime investigation ...
Place:
japan
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