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, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, clever and psychological films and TV shows about / with deduction, investigation, murder, murder mystery, police, danger, murder investigation, death, private detective and criminal plots mostly in Mystery, Crime and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as deduction: Forever (2014), Sherlock (2010), Knives Out (2019), Nero Wolfe (2012), House (2004), Emergency: LA (2021), Tokyo Kaiki Zake (2021), Donna Leon (2000), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Sherlock Holmes (2009).

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 8.2
 62K
Forever (2014)
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, supernatural ability, crime scene, friends, murder investigation, female detective, deduction ...
Time: 18th century, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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 9.1
 990K
Sherlock (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 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, serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: sherlock holmes, investigation, private detective, murder mystery, genius, mastermind, friendship, british, murder, mind game, riddles and clues, prodigy ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: london, england, scotland yard, afghanistan, britain ...
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 7.9
 766K
Knives Out (2019)
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, exciting, captivating, detective, witty ...
Audience: chick flick, family friendly, kids, teens, boys' night ...
Plot: murder mystery, investigation, whodunit, murder, death, murder investigation, mansion, mystery killer, eccentric family, large family, plot twist, suspect ...
Time: 2010s, year 2019, future, 21st century
Place: usa, new england, massachusetts
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 7.2
 203
Nero Wolfe (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story: Interesting modern actualization made by Italian broadcasting service (RAI) of immortal, well-known characters created by the genial American novelist Rex Stout.
Style: detective, witty, psychological, stylized, captivating ...
Plot: deduction, partner, friendship, teamwork, friends, private detective, mastermind, twists and turns, eccentricity, prodigy, talented, buddies ...
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 8.7
 506K
House (2004)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 7788 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, cynical, clever, emotional, witty ...
Audience: teens
Plot: doctor, medicine, hospital, talented, mastermind, prodigy, loner, patient, expert, surgery, unconventional method, human nature ...
Time: 2000s, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new jersey, syria, usa
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Emergency: LA (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Emergency:LA revolves around the Fictional Emergency services based out of Station 77 of the LA City Fire Department, Downtown LA district of the LAPD and the Emergency Hospital treatment center Trauma One. The series will focus on the day to day ...
Style: suspense thriller, non-linear, artsy, exciting, clever ...
Plot: murder, robbery, husband wife relationship, deception, criminal, justice, conspiracy, obsession, suspect, medicine, doctor, lie ...
Place: los angeles
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Tokyo Kaiki Zake (2021)
Genre: Horror
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Let’s drink between everyday and extraordinary !!! Toru Seino has a lot of terrifying “ghost stories” that he heard directly from his friends, acquaintances and others. Why don’t you actually go to the mysterious scene and drink ...
Style: captivating, talky, witty, suspenseful, clever ...
Plot: buddy, genius, friendship, murder, secret, police, friendship between men, friends, talented, resourceful, outsmarting, characters in danger ...
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Mysteries of Detective Cat HOLMES (2012)
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Yoshitaro Katayama (Masaki Aiba) became a police detective after having followed the will of his father who had been known as a great detective. However, Yoshitaro can never step into murder scenes because he faints whenever he sees blood, and ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, tense, suspenseful, detective
Plot: murderer, investigation, society, serial murder, uncover truth, friendship, clue, mysterious man, partners against crime, police investigation, corpse, partner ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
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 6.9
 339
Donna Leon (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Murder, Venice, relationships...it's a delicious concoction in the hands of crime novelist Donna Leon. Venice provides the backdrop for the lush film versions of the bestselling novels, which features the indelible Commissario Guido Brunetti, ...
Style: clever, captivating, psychological, detective
Plot: murder, law enforcement, crime scene, investigation, prodigy, genius, murderer, expert, peril, mastermind, talented, twists and turns ...
Place: venice, italy
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The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo (2014)
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: tense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, detective
Plot: puzzle, fighting crime, teenager, teenage protagonist, investigation, crime solving, crime investigation, genius, school, boy genius, sleuth, high school life ...
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Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
Style: detective, surprise ending, suspense, artsy, clever ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: murder mystery, whodunit, investigation, train, murder, vengeance, snow, private detective, twists and turns, conspiracy, suspect, deduction ...
Time: 1930s, year 2017, 2010s, year 1934, 1920s ...
Place: turkey, alps, venice, former yugoslavia, istanbul turkey ...
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 7.6
 667K
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Australia
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, suspense, detective, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, manly, adult
Plot: sherlock holmes, steampunk, private detective, investigation, intelligence, murder, riddles and clues, prodigy, clue, hotshot hero, master criminal, genius ...
Time: victorian era, year 2009, 19th century, 1800s, 2000s ...
Place: england, london, britain, europe, tower bridge london ...
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HPI Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: France
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: entertaining, humorous, captivating, tense, detective ...
Plot: amateur detective, female detective, genius, single parent, whodunit, police, police partner, detective inspector, single mother, police detective, uncover truth, investigation ...
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Two aging film actresses live as virtual recluses in an old Hollywood mansion. Jane Hudson, a successful child star, cares for her crippled sister Blanche, whose career in later years eclipsed that of Jane. Now the two live together, their ...
Style: gothic, psychological, psychological thriller, psychological horror, scary ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: mental illness, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, jealousy, sibling rivalry, child star, filmmaking, aging, dysfunctional family, actress, violence, fame ...
Time: 20th century, year 1935, year 1917, 1930s, 1910s ...
Place: los angeles, america, california, usa
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 8.0
 56K
Le Samurai (1967)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Hitman Jef Costello is a perfectionist who always carefully plans his murders and who never gets caught.
Style: neo noir, tense, suspenseful, bleak, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: loner, hitman, gangster, assassination, police investigation, loneliness, assassin, betrayal, chase, anti hero, organized crime, character study ...
Time: 20th century, year 1967, 60s
Place: paris france, france, europe
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 7.7
 1K
Maigret (1992)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Hungary
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Based on the novels by Georges Simenon, Michael Gambon plays the eponymous detective from the Sûreté in this 1992 revival of the 1960s BBC drama series. Maigret is an intuitutive detective, who investigates his cases by watching and listening, ...
Style: detective, captivating, serious, realistic, confusing ...
Plot: investigation, commissioner, uncover truth, intelligence, deduction, murder, whodunit, red herring
Time: 20th century
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The Bone Collector (1999)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Rookie cop, Amelia Donaghy reluctantly teams with Lincoln Rhyme – formerly the department's top homicide detective but now paralyzed as a result of a spinal injury – to catch a grisly serial killer dubbed 'The Bone Collector'. The ...
Style: suspense, psychological thriller, tense, detective, suspenseful ...
Audience: adult
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, investigation, police investigation, policewoman, mind game, murder, twists and turns, master criminal, crime scene, forensics, race against time ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, persia, manhattan new york city, grand central station manhattan new york city
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The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
Style: detective, tense, serious, suspenseful, dark ...
Plot: murder mystery, private detective, amateur detective, whodunit, investigation, murder, serial killer, movie star, haunted by the past, unlikely criminals, actor's life, death ...
Time: year 1980, 1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 1953
Place: scotland, england, europe, scotland yard, united kingdom
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 5.1
 36K
The Phantom (1996)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York to prevent a rich madman from obtaining three magic skulls that would give him the secret to ultimate power.
Style: light, entertaining, exciting, humorous, saga ...
Audience: kids, teens, boys' night
Plot: superhero, comic book, good versus evil, escapades, villain, heroes, island, vigilante, treasure hunt, one man army, silver, chase ...
Time: 1930s, year 1996, 20th century, year 1938, year 1939
Place: fictional island, new york, usa, southeast asia, thailand ...
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Hitori no Shita: The Outcast (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan, China
TV show
Story: Soran Chō (Zhang Chulan) leads a very common college student's life until he finds himself caught up in a terrible incident that happened in a small village. As he was walking through a graveyard, he is assaulted by zombies. Thinking that it ...
Style: anime, suspense, tense, psychological, seinen ...
Plot: zombie, superpower, battles, fight, supernatural power, supernatural, death, good versus evil, student, supernatural ability, doom, beauty ...
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 5.5
 964
Bodies at Rest (2019)
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: suspenseful, suspense, unusual plot structure, scary, exciting
Plot: police shootout, police officer, murder, partner, police detective, murder investigation, graphic violence, murder mystery, criminal, chase, police investigation, revenge ...
Time: year 2017, 21st century
Place: china, hong kong
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 4.6
 189
Pizza Man (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: When someone orders a pizza, Elmo the pizza man uncovers a government conspiracy and will stop at nothing to get his $15.23
Style: neo noir, independent film
Plot: pizza, voice over narration, investigation, corrupt mayor, femme fatale, deduction, villain, yuppie, environmentalism, amateur detective, satire, conspiracy ...
Place: los angeles
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 8.0
 222
Probe (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Probe is a 1988 American television pilot and subsequent TV series, created by television mystery writer William Link and noted science fiction author Isaac Asimov. It aired on ABC. Michael B. Wagner, a veteran television writer, wrote the two-hour ...
Style: detective
Plot: conspiracy, weirdo, male female partnership, deduction, naive woman, platonic relationship, naivete, private investigator, photographic memory, genius, investigator, assistant ...
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Sherlock Holmes (1964)
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, anthology, vintage
Plot: sherlock holmes, private detective, police, red herring, clue, murder, murder investigation, whodunit, crime scene, deduction, magnifying glass
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1880s
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 6.8
 114
Dr. Frost (2014)
Genre: Crime
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Baek Nam Bong (Song Chang Ui) is known as Dr. Frost. He became a professor in psychology at early age. He is extremely bright, but he has difficulties sympathizing with others due to an injury to his frontal lobe as a child. During the day, he now ...
Style: clever, captivating, witty, psychological, intellectual ...
Plot: twists and turns, resourceful, genius, eccentricity, antisocial behavior, investigation, sociopath, prodigy, against the rules, verbal byplay, crime scene, mysterious character ...
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 8.4
 105K
Psych (2006)
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: exciting, witty, detective, not serious, humorous ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: investigation, private detective, buddies, friends, intelligence, friendship, prodigy, best friend, team, who done it, hotshot, clairvoyant ...
Time: future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: california, usa
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Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany, France, Italy
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Sherlock Holmes and Watson do battle with their nemesis, Professor Moriarity, over an ancient necklace attributed to Cleopatra.
Style: suspense, cult classic, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Plot: private detective, sherlock holmes, snake, investigation, partner, disorder, danger, rivalry, escapades, uninhibited rivalry, mind game, riddles and clues ...
Place: scotland yard, london
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Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Family, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A vicious sniper has appeared in Tokyo, rendering the people too scared to go outside, once again it's up to Conan to figure out the meaning behind the killings and capture the mysterious sniper before more lives are lost.
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, light, feel good ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: sniper, detective conan, boy, clue, who done it, investigation, riddles and clues, private detective, partners against crime, prodigy, fighting crime, danger ...
Place: japan
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Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities. When they discover a plot to murder a series of British business men by ...
Style: clever, detective, serious, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience: family outing, teens
Plot: sherlock holmes, murder, private detective, friendship, school, who done it, boarding school, amateur detective, danger, investigation, high school friend, teenage life ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, year 1985, 1870s, victorian era
Place: england, london, europe, big ben london, scotland yard
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Death on the Nile (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Almost everyone on the S.S.Karnak, cruising the Nile, has a reason to want heiress Linnet Ridgeway dead. Her jewels are coveted by elderly Mrs. van Schuyler, her maid is upset because Linnet won't give her a promised dowry, writer Salome ...
Style: detective, captivating, costume drama, artsy, non-linear ...
Audience: adult
Plot: murder mystery, whodunit, murder, murder investigation, honeymoon, investigation, boat, investigator, private detective, ship, secret, heiress ...
Time: 1930s, pre world war two, 2020s, 1910s, year 1914 ...
Place: egypt, london, belgium
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