Rizzoli & Isles (2010) | 7.6 | |
Rosemary & Thyme (2003) | 7.6 | |
Lucifer (2016) | 8.1 | |
Major Crimes (2012) | 7.8 | |
The Fall (2013) | 8.1 |
Female detective movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant female detective movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out detective, captivating, serious, tense, realistic and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with female detective, investigation, female protagonist, murder investigation, police, murder, police detective, crime investigation, murder mystery and law enforcement plots mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
female detective
TOP 10 movies tagged as female detective: Unforgettable (2011), Miss Scarlet and the Duke (2020), Women's Murder Club (2007), Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017), The Mysteries of Laura (2014), Cold Case (2003), My Life Is Murder (2019), Marcella (2016), The Coroner (2015), Forever (2014).
Best films
New films
Blue Lights (2023) | 8.1 | |
Café Minamdang (2022) | 7.4 | |
So Help Me Todd (2022) | 7.5 | |
Infiesto (2023) | 5.6 | |
Redemption (2022) | 7.2 |
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Former Syracuse, New York, police detective Carrie Wells has hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to visually remember everything. She reluctantly joins the New York City Police Department's Queens homicide unit ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, detective, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
police, photographic memory, female detective, police detective, partners against crime, policewoman, prodigy, murder investigation, police investigation, fighting crime, haunted by the past, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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 ...
Style:
captivating, humorous, detective, costume drama, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
female detective, detective agency, female police detective, victorian england, private detective, crime investigation, investigation, murder investigation, forensics, humour, murder, love and romance ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, future
Place:
london
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Women's Murder Club was an American police procedural and legal drama, which ran on ABC from October 12, 2007, to May 13, 2008. The series is set in San Francisco, California and is based on the 'Women's Murder Club' series of ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, witty, detective ...
Plot:
female detective, policewoman, homicide detective, forensics, investigation, fighting crime, police investigation, workplace situations, legal, legal investigation, partners against crime, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Toronto’s only female private detective in the 1920s takes on the cases the police don’t want or can’t handle. From airplanes and booze running to American G-men, Communists and union busters, Frankie’s fearless sense of adventure gets her ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, light, tense, funny ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
female detective, private detective, investigation, uncover truth, twists and turns, pursuit, interwar period, feminist, strength, women, police, intelligence agency ...
Time:
1920s, future, 20th century
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Laura Diamond, a brilliant NYPD homicide detective balances her “Columbo” day job with a crazy family life that includes two unruly twin boys and a soon-to-be ex-husband — also a cop — who just can't seem to sign the divorce papers. ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
female detective, mischievous children, female protagonist, female police detective, ex husband, police investigation, policewoman, homicide detective, crime solving, murder investigation, single parent, ex husband ex wife relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Is relevant ?
31K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about ...
Style:
detective, atmospheric, serious, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
female detective, police detective, murder investigation, policewoman, mentor, who done it, police, homicide detective, investigation, unsolved crime, police procedural, uncover truth ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 60s, 80s, 1930s ...
Place:
philadelphia, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Australia
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:
captivating, confusing, non-linear, light, detective ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
female detective, murder investigation, crime investigation, investigator, investigation, private investigation, unsolved crime, uncover truth, escapades, murder mystery, secret, friends ...
Time:
future
Place:
australia, oceania
Is relevant ?
37K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Marcella is shocked to the core of her being when her husband Jason leaves her unexpectedly, confessing he no longer loves her. Heartbroken, Marcella returns to the Met’s Murder Squad. Ten years ago Marcella gave up her fast-tracked police career ...
Style:
detective, crime drama, enigmatic, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, serial killer, female detective, police, murder, british police, murder investigation, homicide detective, female police officer, female police detective, investigation, ex husband ex wife relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
london
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
High-flying solicitor Jane Kennedy returns to the seaside town she left as a teenager to take up the post of coroner, becoming an advocate for the dead as she investigates sudden, violent or unexplained deaths.
Style:
detective, tense, captivating, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
female detective, coroner, police, fighting crime, law enforcement, police investigation, murder, partners against crime, talented, serial killer, danger, justice ...
Place:
california
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62K
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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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 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:
neo noir, detective, witty, offbeat, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
investigation, private investigator, amateur detective, female detective, youth, friendship, student, teenage life, female protagonist, private detective, danger, parents and children ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, southern california
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective Catherine Chandler is a smart, no-nonsense homicide detective. When she was a teenager, she witnessed the murder of her mother at the hands of two gunmen and herself was saved by someone – or something. Years have passed and while ...
Style:
fairy tale, touching, captivating, sentimental, detective ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
beast, beauty and the beast, fall in love, unlikely couple, opposites attract, superhuman powers, female detective, impossible love, love and romance, couples, monster, experiment ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A detective goes undercover to investigate the murder of her best friend.
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
female detective, wealthy family, murder investigation, police detective, murder mystery, uncover truth, death of friend, lifestyle, working undercover, high society, heir, estate ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
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, psychological, twist ending, exciting
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
riddles and clues, female detective, puzzle, murder investigation, female reporter, twists and turns, romancing partners, female protagonist, uncover truth, partner, wedding, reporter ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
FBI agent Angela Clinton has the exceptional gift of knowing when someone is lying. She discovered this skill at age 14, when she learned her "average" American parents were actually spies. Attempting to right her parents' wrong, ...
Style:
serious, exciting, realistic, detective, suspenseful
Plot:
fbi, female agent, treason, female detective, partner, partners against crime, undercover, investigation, life is a bitch, law enforcement, dishonesty, uncover truth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 92 min.
TV show
Story:
Nineteen-year-old Anna, living at the end of the nineteenth century in the town of Zatonsk, unexpectedly discovers that she possesses supernatural powers. The spirits of the dead literally haunt her, begging to help. Aided by her visions, Anna ...
Style:
mysterious, captivating, intellectual, breathtaking, detective ...
Plot:
female detective, investigation, murder, murder investigation, supernatural ability, twists and turns, private investigation, clairvoyance, ghost, partners against crime, murder mystery, uncover truth ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1890s
Place:
russia
Is relevant ?
216K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.
Style:
detective, costume drama, period piece, suspense, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
sherlock holmes, strong female lead, victorian england, feminism, amateur detective, female detective, female protagonist, teenage protagonist, private detective, fight, runaway teen, obsessive quest ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 2020s, edwardian era, future
Place:
london, england, scotland yard
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Candice Renoir had put her career on standby for 10 years. When she returns from Singapore to resume service in a port town in the south of France, she feels a bit “rusty”. Despite the obvious defiance of her unit and a cynical superior who ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, detective, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
police, policewoman, female detective, police investigation, workplace situations, law enforcement, new job, family relations, police detective, female protagonist, woman, workplace ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, french riviera
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
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 ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, sincere, serious, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, police, crime investigation, police investigation, murder, female detective, workplace romance, homicide detective, couples, twists and turns, strong female character, police detective ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Is relevant ?
122K
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:
psychological, gloomy, neo noir, tense, serious ...
Plot:
police detective, murder investigation, murder mystery, multiple suspects, murder, police investigation, female detective, crime investigation, female protagonist, murderer, who done it, strong female character ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington d.c.
Is relevant ?
669
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Terrified after having witnessed the cold-blooded murder of her boss and her cousin by vicious gangsters, an exotic dancer from Russia flees to England and assumes the identity of her dead relative only to discover that no matter how far you run, ...
Style:
realistic, erotic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sex with teenager, female detective, lesbian sex, village, partner, reluctant partners, woman in danger, murder, hitman, woman in jeopardy, females talking about sex, blonde ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe, russia
Is relevant ?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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, realistic, captivating, detective, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
female detective, partners against crime, friends, forensics, police investigation, investigation, murder investigation, homicide detective, female protagonist, policewoman, coworker, police detective ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston, massachusetts
Is relevant ?
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Misaki Amemiya is an assistant inspector for the Metropolitan Police Department's Community Safety Bureau who becomes ensnared in a trap while investigating a mysterious illegal video website called "Babylon". Soon, she's bound ...
Style:
erotic, sadistic, suspense, disturbing, sexual
Plot:
bdsm, sexual torture, blackmail, bondage, mother son incest, debauchery, erotica, sexual harassment, gang bang, physical torture, orgasm, sexual perversion ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. is a brilliant private pathologist who uses wildly sophisticated technology and his drive to live life to the fullest to help a tough-as-nails detective and the Miami PD uncover clues no one else can see.
Style:
captivating, tense, serious, philosophical, cliffhanger ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female detective, pathologist, family relations, friendship, heart condition, police detective, analysis, murder investigation, laboratory, twists and turns, female police detective, african american protagonist ...
Place:
usa, miami
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Our lady sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920’s Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl handled pistol and her dagger sharp wit. Leaving a trail of admirers in her wake, our thoroughly modern heroine makes sure ...
Style:
realistic, serious, clever, detective, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, private investigator, female detective, murder, private detective, heroine, murderer, riddles and clues, aristocracy, intelligence agency, female protagonist, feminism ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
australia, melbourne
Is relevant ?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Frank Hathaway, a hardboiled private investigator, and his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare form the unlikeliest of partnerships as they investigate the secrets of rural Warwickshire's residents.
Style:
feel good, ironic, witty, captivating, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
private investigator, investigation, eccentricity, female detective, female police detective, murder mystery, unconventional method, crime investigation, partner, uncover truth, whodunit, coworker ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
britain
Is relevant ?
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 ...
Is relevant ?
118K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must ...
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, captivating, serious, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, female detective, police detective, police investigation, policewoman, forensics, victim, crime investigation, violence against women, police, cop, female protagonist ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
ireland, europe, northern ireland, united kingdom, belfast
Is relevant ?
1K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
King is a Canadian police drama which premiered April 17, 2011 on Showcase. The series stars Amy Price-Francis as Jessica King, a veteran police officer who gets promoted to head of the Major Crimes Task Force in Toronto after her predecessor has a ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
policewoman, female detective, police detective, female police detective, law enforcement, who done it, honest law enforcer, investigation, police investigation, task force, fighting crime, leadership ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Major Crimes explores how the American justice system approaches the art of the deals as law enforcement officers and prosecutors work together to score a conviction. Los Angeles Police Captain Sharon Raydor heads up a special squad within the LAPD ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, detective, tense
Plot:
female detective, female protagonist, homicide detective, policewoman, police detective, law enforcement, murder investigation, lapd, murder, fighting crime, investigator, interrogation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Is relevant ?
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