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    Three on a Ticket 1947 POSTER

    Three on a Ticket

    1947

    English

    6.1

    2

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    Mystery

    private detective

    Sam Newfield Sam Newfield Director Douglas Fowley Douglas Fowley as Mace Morgan Fred Aldrich Fred Aldrich as Police Officer Rudy Germane Rudy Germane as Tenant Paul Bryar Paul Bryar as Tim Rourke
    A private detective, who has been shot, stumbles into the office of Michael Shayne (Hugh Beaumont), and dies before Shayne can question him. Shayne finds a baggage ticket in his hand. He claims it and finds the checked-bag contains the loot from a robbery. Now, he has about fifty minutes left of the running time to find the crooks, bring them to justice and return the money to the rightful owners. And needs all of it.
    Warning Shot 1966 POSTER

    Warning Shot

    1966

    English

    6.7

    2

    23%

    23%

    Action

    Crime

    los angeles, california

    Mystery

    private detective

    Thriller

    Buzz Kulik Buzz Kulik Director Lillian Gish Lillian Gish as Alice Willows Eleanor Parker Eleanor Parker as Mrs. Doris Ruston Steve Allen Steve Allen as Perry Knowland Keenan Wynn Keenan Wynn as Sgt. Ed Musso
    Hounded by the press for shooting a doctor, an ousted Los Angeles policeman works his own case.
    The Big Fix 1978 POSTER

    The Big Fix

    1978

    English

    6.4

    6

    88%

    53%

    Action

    Comedy

    Mystery

    old flame

    private detective

    stakeout

    Thriller

    volkswagen beetle

    Jeremy Kagan Jeremy Kagan Director F. Murray Abraham F. Murray Abraham as Eppis Donald O'Connor Donald O'Connor as Francis Joins the Navy Richard Dreyfuss Richard Dreyfuss as Moses Wine John Lithgow John Lithgow as Sam Sebastian
    Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political smear campaign and he sets out to find out who is responsible, with deadly results.
    Shall We Dance? 1996 POSTER

    Shall We Dance?

    1996

    Japanese

    7.7

    17

    90%

    89%

    accountant

    Comedy

    dance lesson

    dance school

    dance studio

    Drama

    japanese film

    Music

    private detective

    Romance

    Masayuki Suo Masayuki Suo Director Masahiro Motoki Masahiro Motoki as Hiromasa Kimoto Hiromasa Taguchi Hiromasa Taguchi as Masahiro Tanaka Hideko Hara Hideko Hara as Masako Sugiyama Misa Shimizu Misa Shimizu as Natsuko
    A bored accountant spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to find out why he has started coming home late smelling of perfume.
    Terror by Night 1946 POSTER

    Terror by Night

    1946

    English

    6.7

    7

    75%

    65%

    black and white

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    gin rummy

    jewel theft

    mathematics

    Mystery

    private detective

    sherlock holmes

    Thriller

    Roy William Neill Roy William Neill Director Colin Kenny Colin Kenny as Constable Nigel Bruce Nigel Bruce as Dr. John H. Watson Alan Mowbray Alan Mowbray as Maj. Duncan-Bleek Skelton Knaggs Skelton Knaggs as Sands
    Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging to an elderly woman of wealth; but within the first hour of the trip, the woman's son is murdered and the diamond stolen and any of the passengers in their car could be the killer thief.
    Love at Large 1990 POSTER

    Love at Large

    1990

    English

    5.7

    5

    78%

    42%

    Comedy

    Drama

    jealousy

    Mystery

    nightclub

    private detective

    Romance

    Alan Rudolph Alan Rudolph Director Ann Magnuson Ann Magnuson as Doris Ted Levine Ted Levine as Frederick King / James McGraw Tom Berenger Tom Berenger as Harry Dobbs Barry Miller Barry Miller as Marty
    Inept private investigator Harry Dobbs meets vampish new client Miss Dolan, who wants him to follow her abusive lover. But Dobbs sets about tailing a different person entirely – a mysterious character leading a double life. Harry, however, discovers that he himself is being followed by a distaff gumshoe.
    V.I. Warshawski 1991 POSTER

    V.I. Warshawski

    1991

    English

    5.0

    7

    24%

    23%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    Mystery

    private detective

    Jeff Kanew Jeff Kanew Director Lee Arenberg Lee Arenberg as Flesh Angela Goethals Angela Goethals as Kat John Fujioka John Fujioka as Sumitora Charles McCaughan Charles McCaughan as Trumble
    Victoria "V.I" Warshawski is a Chicago based private detective who agrees to babysit for her new boyfriend; then he is murdered. Being the detective type, she makes the murder her next case. In doing so she befriends the victim's daughter, Kat, and together they set out to crack the case.
    P.J. 1967 POSTER

    P.J.

    1967

    English

    6.5

    2

    Action

    conspiracy

    murder

    Mystery

    private detective

    Thriller

    John Guillermin John Guillermin Director Anthony James Anthony James as Bartender-Assailant Gene LeBell Gene LeBell as Fighter Jason Evers Jason Evers as Jason Grenoble Barry Pearl Barry Pearl as Kid
    Reluctant New York City private eye P.J. Detweiler is hired as a bodyguard to protect Maureen Preble, the mistress of shady millionaire William Orbison. In truth, Orbison plans a deadly intrigue in which P.J. is to play a central part. Meanwhile, complications ensue as P.J. gradually falls in love with Maureen. (Wikipedia)
    Body Fever 1969 POSTER

    Body Fever

    1969

    English

    4.7

    2

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    drug use

    private detective

    robbery

    Thriller

    Ray Dennis Steckler Ray Dennis Steckler Director Bernard Fein Bernard Fein as Big Mack Ron Haydock Ron Haydock as Fritz the Photographer Pat Jackson Pat Jackson as Julie Richards Dina Bryan Dina Bryan as Stella
    Set in the sordid underworld of drug trafficking and prostitutes, this story involves Charlie Smith, private eye, whose job it is to find Carrie Friskine and fast! Carrie, a cat burglar, has ripped off the ring-leader of a drug racket and now he's after her blood.
    The Corsican File 2004 POSTER

    The Corsican File

    2004

    French

    5.8

    1

    47%

    47%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    inheritance

    island

    private detective

    terrorism

    Alain Berbérian Alain Berbérian Director Jean Reno Jean Reno as Ange Leoni Caterina Murino Caterina Murino as Léa Albert Dray Albert Dray as Le capitaine de gendarmerie Christian Clavier Christian Clavier as Rémi François, dit Jack Palmer
    Jack Palmer is a Paris-based detective with a huge ego. Ange Leoni is a rebel native of Corsica whose location can't be pinned down by even the most dogged of detectives. Approached by an obscure, small-time attorney and charged with the seemingly simple task of locating the missing Leoni, gifted gumshoe Palmer accepts the job under the assumption that it will be the easiest money of his professional career. But this superstar sleuth is about to find out just how mistaken he was...
    The Strange Case of Doctor Rx 1942 POSTER

    The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

    1942

    English

    5.3

    3

    Action

    detective

    gangster

    gorilla

    Horror

    murder

    Mystery

    private detective

    whodunit

    William Nigh William Nigh Director Paul Bryar Paul Bryar as Bailiff Samuel S. Hinds Samuel S. Hinds as Dudley Crispin Frank Austin Frank Austin as Jury Foreman Harry Harvey Harry Harvey as Nightclub Manager
    Private eye Jerry Church is hired by a criminal defense lawyer after five mobsters he has gotten acquitted are apparently strangled by a serial killer.
    Veronica Mars 2014 POSTER

    Veronica Mars

    2014

    English

    6.7

    50

    80%

    78%

    Action

    california

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    duringcreditsstinger

    high school reunion

    murder

    Mystery

    private detective

    sequel

    Thriller

    Rob Thomas Rob Thomas Director Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis as Gayle Buckley Krysten Ritter Krysten Ritter as Gia Goodman James Franco James Franco as James Franco Kristen Bell Kristen Bell as Veronica Mars
    Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown - just in time for her high school reunion - in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who's embroiled in a murder mystery.
    The Chinese Ring 1947 POSTER

    The Chinese Ring

    1947

    English

    5.8

    4

    22%

    22%

    chinese american

    chinese woman

    murder

    Mystery

    police detective

    private detective

    woman reporter

    William Beaudine William Beaudine Director Byron Foulger Byron Foulger as Armstrong Philip Ahn Philip Ahn as Captain Kong Paul Bryar Paul Bryar as Police Sergeant Victor Sen Yung Victor Sen Yung as Tommy Chan
    Soon after a Chinese princess comes to the US to buy planes for her people, she is murdered by a poison dart fired by an air rifle.
    The Girls of April 2011 POSTER

    The Girls of April

    2011

    Finnish

    5.3

    1

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    dead woman

    Drama

    missing person

    private detective

    serial killer

    Thriller

    violence against women

    Lauri Törhönen Lauri Törhönen Director Maria Järvenhelmi Maria Järvenhelmi as Anna Huttunen Jasper Pääkkönen Jasper Pääkkönen as Kyypakkaus Nina Värikäs Nina Värikäs as Panimoravintola Koulun tarjoilija Oula Kitti Oula Kitti as Tristanin miesuhri laivalla
    Tough Finnish detective Jussi Vares gets hired by a friend at a newspaper to investigate a 15 year old mystery regarding the disappearance of 3 girls.
    God's Crooked Lines 2022 POSTER

    God's Crooked Lines

    2022

    Spanish

    7.1

    35

    Action

    based on novel or book

    co-workers relationship

    Drama

    husband wife relationship

    mental illness

    Mystery

    private detective

    psychiatric hospital

    Thriller

    Oriol Paulo Oriol Paulo Director Javier Beltrán Javier Beltrán as César Arellano Pablo Derqui Pablo Derqui as Ignacio Urquieta Loreto Mauleón Loreto Mauleón as Monserrat Castoli Eduard Fernández Eduard Fernández as Samuel Alvar
    Alice Gould, a private investigator, pretends to be mentally ill in order to enter a psychiatric hospital and gather evidence for the case she is working on: the death of a patient in unclear circumstances.
    Under Suspicion 1991 POSTER

    Under Suspicion

    1991

    English

    6.4

    22

    25%

    57%

    Action

    adultery

    brighton, england

    brighton, england, uk

    Crime

    divorce

    Drama

    hotel room

    Mystery

    private detective

    Thriller

    Simon Moore Simon Moore Director Andrew Dunford Andrew Dunford as Clerk of the Court Alex Norton Alex Norton as Prosecuting Lawyer Stephen Moore Stephen Moore as Roscoe Liam Neeson Liam Neeson as Tony Aaron
    In the late 1950s, British police officer Tony Aaron resigns from the force after sleeping with Hazel, wife of the man whose house he was supposed to guard. In his new job as a fake private investigator, he helps couples get divorces by photographing Hazel having "affairs" with the husband. When she is murdered during a job, Tony begins having an affair with the dead man's mistress, Angeline, while trying to prove his innocence.
    Aloys 2016 POSTER

    Aloys

    2016

    German

    6.3

    13

    80%

    79%

    Action

    Drama

    Fantasy

    private detective

    Sci-Fi

    sheltered

    Tobias Nölle Tobias Nölle Director Aaron Hitz Aaron Hitz as Gonzo Barblin Leggio-Hänseler Barblin Leggio-Hänseler as Polizistin Wohnung Benjamin Merz Benjamin Merz as Polizist Lift 2 Arthur Miranda Arthur Miranda as Priester
    A lonely private investigator is contacted by a mysterious woman who pulls him into a mind game known as “telephone walking”. Fascinated by her voice, Aloys discovers an imaginary universe that allows him to break out of his isolation.
    Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie 2023 POSTER

    Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie

    2023

    English

    6.7

    52

    92%

    78%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    mental disorders

    Mystery

    nostalgic

    obsessive compulsive disorder

    obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)

    private detective

    san francisco, california

    Randy Zisk Randy Zisk Director Tony Shalhoub Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk Hector Elizondo Hector Elizondo as Dr. Neven Bell Ted Levine Ted Levine as Leland Stottlemeyer Paulino Nunes Paulino Nunes as Lucas Kubrick
    Monk steps out of retirement as his stepdaughter's wedding turns tragic when her fiancé dies in a bungee jumping accident.
    The Kiss of Evil 2011 POSTER

    The Kiss of Evil

    2011

    Finnish

    6.0

    1

    29%

    29%

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    Mystery

    private detective

    Thriller

    Anders Engström Anders Engström Director Maria Järvenhelmi Maria Järvenhelmi as Anna Huttunen Ville Virtanen Ville Virtanen as Arto Ronimus Jasper Pääkkönen Jasper Pääkkönen as Kyypakkaus Iina Kuustonen Iina Kuustonen as Tuikku Sylvin
    A young college student is found stabbed to death,and private detective Vares life takes an interesting turn when the girls family asks him to investigate the case.
    I, the Jury 1982 POSTER

    I, the Jury

    1982

    English

    5.9

    8

    45%

    42%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    mike hammer

    Mystery

    private detective

    Romance

    sex therapy

    Thriller

    Richard T. Heffron Richard T. Heffron Director Don Pike Don Pike as Evans H. Richard Greene H. Richard Greene as Gentleman at Bar William G. Schilling William G. Schilling as Lundee Larry Pine Larry Pine as Movie Director
    Jack Williams was the best friend of Vietnam veteran and detective Mike Hammer. When Jack is murdered, Mike makes it his business to solve the crime. He is helped by his secretary Velda, and partly helped, partly hindered by the Chief of Police, Pat Chambers. On the trail of the killer, Mike discovers government conspiracies, and plots used by the CIA and the Mafia.
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