Detective movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant detective movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out detective, suspenseful, suspense, realistic, clever and serious films and TV shows about / with investigation, police, murder, whodunit, police investigation, murder mystery, police detective, police officer, deadly and twists and turns plots mostly in Mystery, Drama and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as detective: Zodiac (2007), Knives Out (2019), Sherlock (2010), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Sherlock Holmes (2009), Seven (1995), Luther (2010), Chinatown (1974), Shetland (2013), Monk (2002).
Best films
New films
| Ballard (2025) | 7.5 | |
| Maigret (2025) | 7.1 | |
| Silent Truth (2026) | 7.5 | |
| Undercover Miss Hong (2026) | 7.3 | |
| Run Away (2026) | 6.9 |
665K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
The true story of the investigation of the "Zodiac Killer", a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for four men as their lives and careers are ...
Style:
atmospheric, tense, suspense, neo noir, stylized ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, murder, journalism, maniac, murder mystery, mind game, journalist, true crime, paranoia, killer, uncover truth ...
Time:
70s, year 2007, year 1971, year 1969, year 1979 ...
Place:
san francisco, california, bay area, usa, oakland california ...
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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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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: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Malta
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, costume drama ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
murder mystery, whodunit, investigation, train, murder, private detective, vengeance, snow, conspiracy, suspect, twists and turns, justice ...
Time:
1930s, year 2017, 2010s, 20th century, 1920s ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey, venice, alps, former yugoslavia ...
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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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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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163K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
Style:
psychological thriller, detective, crime drama, atmospheric, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police investigation, murder, police, talented, police detective, uncover truth, psychopath, forensics, crime investigation, law enforcement, serial killer, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, europe
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374K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, atmospheric, cult classic, clever ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
private detective, corruption, femme fatale, investigation, police, whodunit, murder, twists and turns, conspiracy, murder mystery, father daughter incest, domestic violence ...
Time:
20th century, year 1937, 1930s, year 1974
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, eastern europe, pacific ocean ...
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31K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the close knit island community. In this isolated and sometimes inhospitable environment, the team have ...
Style:
detective, tense, atmospheric, stylized, crime drama ...
Plot:
police, police detective, murder investigation, who done it, multiple suspects, police investigation, british police, murder, murder mystery, investigation, island, social relations ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
scotland, europe
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101K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he ...
Style:
detective, witty, humorous, offbeat, realistic ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, private detective, mental illness, prodigy, talented, police investigation, riddles and clues, unconventional method, mastermind, obsessive compulsive disorder, mental disorder ...
Time:
2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes ...
Style:
suspense, twist ending, psychological, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
train, murder mystery, obsession, infidelity, police investigation, adultery, psychopath, investigation, missing person, female protagonist, flashback, learning the truth ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, america, usa, london
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Genre: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.
Style:
romantic, witty, detective, sexy, entertaining ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
caper, museum, art theft, art thief, stolen painting, heist, cat and mouse, famous painting, art, love story, businessman, painting ...
Time:
20th century, year 1999, 90s
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Style:
detective, neo noir, funny, black comedy, sexy ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
private detective, dark humor, satire, actor, thief, murder mystery, cheerleader, buddy, accidental killing, violent, buddy cop, kidnapping ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 80s, year 1980, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, venice beach california, california, denver colorado, 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: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Daryl Zero is a private investigator. Along with his assistant, Steve Arlo he solves impossible crimes and puzzles. Though a master investigator, when he is not working, Zero doesn't know what to do with himself. He has no social skills, writes ...
Style:
detective, neo noir, cult classic, black comedy, dark comedy ...
Plot:
private detective, businessman, private investigator, investigation, murder, eccentricity, deduction, dating, extortion, blackmail, hidden truth, ugly duckling ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s, 20th century
Place:
oregon, usa, san francisco, los angeles, portland oregon ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Style:
clever, realistic, captivating, detective, serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
investigation, whodunit, private detective, murder, murder mystery, danger, murder investigation, who done it, riddles and clues, multiple suspects, private investigator, uncover truth ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, united kingdom, europe
Is relevant?
389K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: "Get Jack Reacher!" So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher ...
Style:
detective, exciting, suspenseful, serious, saga ...
Audience:
girls' night, family friendly, teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
loner, sniper, one man army, investigation, murder, vigilante, vigilantism, lone hero, hitman, tough guy, expert, gunfight ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, iraq, seattle, pennsylvania, usa ...
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119K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.
Style:
detective, atmospheric, surreal, sexy, neo noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
private investigator, investigation, private detective, marijuana, conspiracy, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, hippie, drug trade, paranoia, obsession, betrayal, teeth ...
Time:
70s, year 2014, year 1967, year 1970, 90s ...
Place:
los angeles, california, southern california, usa, beverly hills
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422K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Bank robber Dalton Russell enters a Manhattan bank, locks the doors and takes hostages, working methodically and without haste. Detective Frazier is assigned to negotiate, but his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing. With an ...
Style:
clever, detective, suspense, tense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, robbery, bank, bank robbery, hostage, twists and turns, perfect crime, master criminal, plot twist, deception, police detective, caper ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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243K
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
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, mysterious, gothic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
victorian england, strong female lead, sherlock holmes, feminism, female detective, amateur detective, female protagonist, runaway teen, private detective, teenage protagonist, strong female character, obsessive quest ...
Time:
victorian era, future, 2020s, edwardian era, 1880s ...
Place:
london, england, scotland yard
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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: UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
Style:
suspense, detective, suspenseful, surprise ending, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
train, whodunit, investigation, murder mystery, murder, twists and turns, justice, private detective, railway, multiple suspects, conspiracy, nobility ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1935, 70s
Place:
new york, turkey, persia, britain, greece ...
Is relevant?
912K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Dexter is an American television drama series. The series centers on Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for 'Miami Metro Police Department' who also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have ...
Style:
bloody, detective, captivating, stylized, clever ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, double life, crime investigation, forensics, loner, right and wrong, hidden identity, dark humor, serial murder, dark secret, anti hero, vigilantism ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, y2k, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
miami, florida, usa, canada
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32K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A war veteran turned private detective operates out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Although wounded both physically and psychologically, his unique insight and background as a military police investigator prove crucial in solving ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, psychological thriller, saga, serious ...
Plot:
investigation, private detective, multiple suspects, female partner, mind game, antisocial behavior, private investigator, unrequited love, detective agency, amputee, war veteran, danger ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
england, united kingdom, oxford university, london, britain
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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: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Spain
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, ...
Style:
futuristic, neo noir, detective, tech noir, thought provoking ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, artificial intelligence, dystopia, investigation, dark future, technology, robot, flying car, bounty hunter, violence, police detective, memory ...
Time:
future, near future, 2040s, distant future, year 2017 ...
Place:
california, nevada, space western, san diego california, los angeles ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A police detective is in charge of the investigation of a brutal murder, in which a beautiful and seductive woman could be involved.
Style:
sexy, erotic, sexual, detective, neo noir ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
femme fatale, obsession, sex, nudity, manipulation, seduction, sexual tension, dangerous attraction, police investigation, murder, fatal attraction, strong sexual content ...
Time:
90s, year 1992, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, bay area, persia, oakland california, california ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988), The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991–1993) and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994), collectively known as Sherlock Holmes, are a series of ...
Style:
detective, serious, stylized, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
private detective, sherlock holmes, investigation, who done it, riddles and clues, partners against crime, victorian england, murder, mastermind, ego clash, talented, danger ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s
Place:
britain
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition in the face of tradition, based on the books by Maureen Jennings.
Style:
atmospheric, clever, stylized, detective, costume drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, uncover truth, partners against crime, riddles and clues, twists and turns, victorian england, police investigation, murder investigation, forensics, who done it, police station, unconventional method ...
Time:
edwardian era, victorian era, 19th century, future, 1890s
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada, america
Is relevant?
67K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Four detectives in four different time periods of London find themselves investigating the same murder.
Style:
detective, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
time travel, murder investigation, investigation, conspiracy, gay interest, policewoman, male star appears nude, murder, crime investigation, serial killer, murderer, killing ...
Time:
1890s, 1940s, year 1941, future, victorian era ...
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