Homicide detective movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant homicide detective movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out detective, tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense and realistic films and TV shows about / with homicide detective, murder investigation, police investigation, investigation, police, murder, police detective, partner, murder mystery and law enforcement plots mostly in Crime, Mystery and Drama genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as homicide detective: Cardinal (2017), The Mysteries of Laura (2014), Darkness: Those Who Kill (2019), Grimm (2011), Homicides (2011), The Closer (2005), Mare of Easttown (2021), Chasing Shadows (2014), Those Who Kill (2014), Tell Me What You Saw (2020).
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective John Cardinal attempts to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing 13-year-old girl whose body is discovered in the shaft-head of an abandoned mine. At the same time, he comes under investigation by his new partner, Lise ...
Style:
detective, suspense, disturbing, enigmatic, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, homicide detective, murder mystery, police detective, murder investigation, police investigation, partners in crime, police corruption, psychopath, psycho killer, sadist, uncover truth ...
Time:
future
Place:
canada, ontario 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, police station, homicide detective, mischievous children, female protagonist, policewoman, police detective, ex husband, police investigation, murder investigation, single parent, partner ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Investigator Jan and profiler Louise constantly move around in the thrilling periphery of a murderer's view as they link a series of killings.
Style:
suspense, detective, suspenseful, bleak, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, homicide detective, profiler, police, mysterious disappearance, investigation, incest, serial murder, unsolved crime, crime investigation, abduction, violence ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
denmark
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139K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, fairy tale, detective, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, werewolf, legends and myths, creature, monster, supernatural ability, police detective, partners against crime, good versus evil, peril, protector, hunt down ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
portland oregon, oregon, usa
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Genre: Crime
Country: Spain
TV show
Story:
Psychologist Tomás Sóller and chief inspector Eva Hernández join forces to lead the investigation of a series of crimes that link to the same murderer. The team that carries out the investigation is formed by cunning Narcotic Brigade inspector ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, detective
Plot:
homicide detective, criminal psychologist, investigation, police, murder investigation, fighting crime, partners against crime, police officer, teamwork, forensics, crime solving, murder mystery ...
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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:
realistic, captivating, sincere, tense, serious ...
Plot:
police, crime investigation, police investigation, homicide detective, murder, female detective, police detective, law enforcement, workplace romance, twists and turns, strong female character, investigation ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, seattle
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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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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Chasing Shadows' follows a team of special operatives who are tracking down serial killers.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, detective ...
Plot:
serial killer, crime investigation, missing person, homicide detective, murder mystery, murder, police investigation, law enforcement, serial murder, investigation, partners against crime, uncover truth ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
england
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows Catherine Jensen, a recently promoted homicide detective who enlists the help of Thomas Schaeffer, a forensic psychologist, to track down serial killers and relentlessly seeks the truth behind the disappearance of her brother.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, forensics, policewoman, homicide detective, female detective, police detective, profiler, criminal psychologist, murder investigation, police investigation, criminal, crime investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, usa
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The eccentric Oh Hyun Jae was a peerless criminal profiler until a bomb planted by a serial killer took the life of his young fiancée, causing him to become a recluse. When a serial killer long thought dead returns to terrorize the city, rising ...
Style:
detective, intellectual, realistic, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
photographic memory, homicide detective, psychic, talented, serial killer, investigation, crime investigation, law enforcement, murder, fighting crime, police detective, coworker ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.
Style:
witty, realistic, thrilling, entertaining, detective ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
writers, investigation, female detective, romancing partners, homicide detective, crime investigation, police investigation, police detective, riddles and clues, law enforcement, who done it, murder ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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36K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Complex, offbeat Detective Charlie Crews returns to the force after serving time in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Crews’ new lease on life has provided him with a Zen-like outlook, peace of mind and no need for vengeance, an attitude ...
Style:
serious, realistic, detective, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
ex convict, police detective, investigation, frame up, uncover truth, partners against crime, outsmarting, homicide detective, police investigation, suspicion, teamwork, who done it ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, seattle
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Shattered is a Canadian police procedural series created by Rick Drew. The main character is a tough, smart homicide detective in Vancouver who suffers from dissociative identity disorder, also known as multiple personality disorder.
His wife Ella ...
Style:
detective, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
police detective, homicide detective, police investigation, partners against crime, fighting crime, mental illness, dissociative identity disorder, exodus, criminal, mental disorder, murder investigation, split personality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, vancouver, 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:
law enforcement, homicide detective, police detective, female protagonist, female detective, policewoman, coworker, investigator, murder investigation, murder, lapd, interrogation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Inspector Lynley TV Series
Style:
detective, suspenseful, serious, realistic, crime drama ...
Plot:
police detective, murder investigation, homicide detective, partner, law enforcement, detective inspector, murder, inspector, investigation, sleuth, police, police investigation ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, europe
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A serial killer is loose on the streets of Atlantic City. His ten victims are prostitutes, his methods are ruthless and yet his motives are unknown. Two embattled homicide detectives, Mayfield and Jesse, are in a race against time to catch this ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, homicide detective, race against time, police investigation, law enforcement, amateur detective, murder, who done it, tough heroes, partners against crime, murder investigation, police officer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
atlantic city, new jersey, atlantic city new jersey
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A rookie Homicide detective's negligence in a fellow officer's death has her searching for redemption in her investigations.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, detective ...
Plot:
homicide detective, murder investigation, rookie, death, police detective, police investigation, investigation, who done it, partners against crime, law enforcement, partner, murder ...
Place:
vancouver
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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, 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, homicide detective, policewoman, forensics, investigation, fighting crime, riddles and clues, police investigation, workplace situations, partner, best friend, legal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
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28K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.
Style:
suspense, exciting, disturbing, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
fbi, crime investigation, fbi agent, police detective, homicide detective, female detective, fighting crime, federal bureau of investigation, partners against crime, swat team, investigation, police investigation ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
With a documentary style delivery, this drama tells the story of a team of top murder detectives with each episode featuring a different murder while also following a serialized story involving the lead detective’s missing wife.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, captivating, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
homicide detective, police, disappearance, murder investigation, murder, investigation, partners against crime, death, suicide, murder mystery, assistant, partner ...
Place:
london, england
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Prime Suspect is an American police procedural television drama series that premiered on NBC on September 22, 2011. It stars Maria Bello as Detective Jane Timoney. The series is a "re-imagining" of the original British series Prime ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, detective
Plot:
police detective, policewoman, homicide detective, police investigation, investigator, law enforcement, female detective, sexism, police station, tough law enforcer, ambition, boss ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, psychopath, winter, investigation, homicide detective, murder investigation, manhunt, kidnapping, drug overdose, rape and murder, rape ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1983, 70s
Place:
alaska, usa, boston
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective Charlie Hudson teams up with what he calls his "highly trained law enforcement animal" German Shepherd dog named Rex who he prefers to team up with because he doesn't talk his ear off.
Style:
captivating, exciting, tense, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
german shepherd, police dog, police detective, dog, homicide detective, bloodhound, owner dog relationship, murder investigation, murder, crime investigation, human animal relationship, police ...
Place:
canada, newfoundland
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999, and was succeeded ...
Style:
realistic, tense, detective, serious, talky ...
Plot:
police detective, police, police station, homicide detective, murder, justice, cop, police protagonist, team, police investigation, fighting crime, workplace ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
baltimore, usa
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Lone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most serious cases, from the murder of a ventriloquist to a rash of baker suicides.
Style:
parody, sitcom, realistic, humorous, spoof ...
Plot:
police dog, homicide detective, police partner, lapd, satire, workplace situations, misfit partners, coworker relationship, workplace, coroner, love triangle, police station ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A homicide detective teams up with a criminal profiler to catch a serial killer whose crimes are inspired by the children's game, Hangman.
Style:
suspense, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
serial killer, game of death, homicide detective, police detective, revenge, psycho killer, police partner, police protagonist, clue, violence, forensics, police investigation ...
Time:
2010s
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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, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Poland, USA
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
Paul Copeland is looking to solve the murder of his sister back in 1994.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, tense, detective, crime thriller ...
Plot:
murder mystery, prosecutor, homicide detective, murder investigation, murder, depression, uncover truth, police investigation, police detective, child murder, brutal murder, past coming back to haunt ...
Place:
warsaw poland, poland
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Young Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college after high school graduation, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery.
Style:
captivating, enigmatic, tense, slasher, spooky ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
investigation, amateur detective, supernatural, danger, unsolved crime, crime investigation, friendship, teenager, murder, private detective, homicide detective, interracial ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
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