While her mother is away on business, a young girl home alone with her older brother witnesses her neighbor's kidnapping. But no one believes her--not her brother, not the cops. So she takes matters into her own hands putting her life at risk to save her neighbor.

Detective Story

1951

English

7.5

♡ 8

71%

William Wyler Director

Joseph Wiseman as Charley Gennini

Horace McMahon as Lt. Monaghan

Eleanor Parker as Mary McLeod

Lee Grant as Shoplifter

Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. The characters who pass through the precinct over the course of the day include a young petty embezzler, a pair of burglars, and a naive shoplifter.

Confidentially Yours

1983

French

♡ 5

78%

François Truffaut Director

Fanny Ardant as Barbara Becker

Thi-Loan Nguyen as Chinese woman

Jean-Louis Trintignant as Julien Vercel

Jean-Pierre Kalfon as Massoulier

Claude Massoulier is murdered while hunting at the same place as Julien Vercel, an estate agent who knew him and whose fingerprints are found on Massoulier's car. As the police discover that Marie-Christine Vercel, Julien's wife, was Massoulier's mistress, Julien is the prime suspect. But his secretary, Barbara Becker, while not quite convinced he is innocent, defends him and leads her private investigations.

Murder by Death

1976

English

7.2

♡ 36

63%

dark and stormy night

Robert Moore Director

Maggie Smith as Dora Charleston

Truman Capote as Lionel Twain

Nancy Walker as Maid

Peter Falk as Sam Diamond

Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed.

Stray Dog

1949

Japanese

7.8

♡ 31

100%

Akira Kurosawa Director

Kappei Matsumoto as Bar owner

Toshirô Mifune as Detective Murakami

Reikichi Kawamura as Officer Ichikawa

Eijirô Tôno as Old man of wooden tub shop

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.

Harlequin: Another Woman

1994

English

5.9

♡ 7

Alan Smythe Director

Jackie Richardson as Anna

Douglas O'Keeffe as Bartender

Kenneth Welsh as Dr. Holcross

Peter Outerbridge as Paul Temple

After Lisa Temple is brutally attacked and suffers from amnesia, it seems her bitter character has changed for the better, which causes her estranged husband Paul to have second thoughts about leaving her. As she rebuilds her life, Lisa and Paul fall in love again. However; there is danger lurking and one last angry memory waiting to surface. Will their love survive?

Scooby-Doo

2002

English

5.4

♡ 68

32%

Raja Gosnell Director

Frank Welker as Creatures

Isla Fisher as Mary Jane

Linda Cardellini as Velma

Miguel A. Núñez Jr. as Voodoo Maestro

When the Mystery Inc. gang is invited to Spooky Island, a popular amusement park, they soon discover that the attractions aren't the only things that are spooky. Strange things are happening, and it's up to Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma to uncover the truth behind the mysterious happenings.

Demonic

2015

English

5.3

♡ 34

30%

Will Canon Director

Frank Grillo as Detective Mark Lewis

Aaron Yoo as Donnie

Maria Bello as Dr. Elizabeth Klein

Christopher Berry as EMT #2

A police officer and a psychologist investigate the deaths of five people who were killed while trying to summon ghosts.

The Interview

1998

English

7.0

♡ 11

100%

Craig Monahan Director

Michael Caton as Barry Walls

Tony Martin as Det. Sgt. John Steele

Aaron Jeffery as Det. Sr. Const. Wayne Prior

Hugo Weaving as Eddie Rodney Fleming

A duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted?

The Gift

2015

English

7.0

♡ 124

91%

husband wife relationship

Joel Edgerton Director

Beau Knapp as Detective Walker

Joel Edgerton as Gordo

Rebecca Hall as Robyn

Jason Bateman as Simon

Simon and Robyn are a young married couple whose life is going as planned until a chance run-in with Simon's high school acquaintance sends their world into a tailspin.

Sherlock Holmes

2009

English

7.5

♡ 424

70%

based on novel or book

Guy Ritchie Director

Jude Law as Dr. John Watson

Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler

Kelly Reilly as Mary Morstan

Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes

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.

Raising Cain

1992

English

6.1

♡ 24

64%

Brian De Palma Director

John Lithgow as Carter / Cain / Dr. Nix / Josh / Margo

Steven Bauer as Jack

Gabrielle Carteris as Nan

Mel Harris as Sarah

Child psychologist Carter Nix is a loving and caring family man, but under this appearance lies a dark and troubled past. Grappling with the consequences of this past on his own psyche and the influence of his returning father and violent brother Cain, Carter becomes involved in a series of murders and kidnappings. Meanwhile, his wife Jenny rekindles an old love affair, placing herself in the crosshairs of her increasingly unstable husband.

Homicide

1991

English

6.9

♡ 20

88%

David Mamet Director

Joe Mantegna as Bobby Gold

Ving Rhames as Randolph

William H. Macy as Tim Sullivan

Colin Stinton as Walter B. Wells

A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

2000

English

5.9

♡ 4

49%

Rodney Gibbons Director

Kenneth Welsh as Dr. Watson

John Dunn-Hill as Frankland

Jason Cavalier as Seldon

Matt Frewer as Sherlock Holmes

The mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville is blamed on a longstanding curse that has followed the Baskerville family for two hundred years. Enigmatic sleuth Sherlock Holmes is on the case to uncover the truth about a monstrous, supernatural hound who roams the moors, waiting to attack the latest heir to the Baskerville estate. Written by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment

Dead Man's Folly

1986

English

6.3

♡ 8

43%

based on novel or book

Clive Donner Director

Jean Stapleton as Ariadne Oliver

Kenneth Cranham as Detective Inspector Bland

Leslie Schofield as Mr. Tucker

Harry Fielder as Tombola Man

During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.

The Benson Murder Case

1930

English

6.0

♡ 11

Frank Tuttle Director

Paul Lukas as Adolph Mohler

Mischa Auer as Albert Brecker

May Beatty as Mrs. Paula Banning

William Powell as Philo Vance

A ruthless, crooked stockbroker is murdered at his luxurious country estate, and detective Philo Vance just happens to be there; he decides to find out who killed him.

Gangster Ka: African

2015

Czech

6.5

♡ 3

Jan Pachl Director

Predrag Bjelac as Dardan

Miroslav Etzler as Milota

Jan Vlasák as Polanecký

Dan Bradford as Znalec

After narrowly escaping arrest in Prague, Czech mobster Radim "Kácko" Kraviec flees first to Seychelles and then to South Africa where he continues with his criminal endeavours. However, his illicit activities cannot go unnoticed forever.

Deliver Us from Evil

2014

English

6.2

♡ 86

29%

Scott Derrickson Director

Ben Livingston as Physician

Daniel Sauli as Salvatore

Sean Harris as Santino

Eric Bana as Sarchie

When a frightening wave of violence sweeps through New York City, troubled cop Sarchie fails to find a rational explanation for the bizarre crimes. However, his eyes are opened to a frightening alternate reality when renegade Jesuit priest Mendoza convinces him that demonic possession may be to blame for the gruesome murders. Together, they wage a valiant supernatural struggle to rid the city of an otherworldly evil.

Death Note Relight - Visions of a God

2007

Japanese

7.4

♡ 8

psychological thriller

serial killer

supernatural

Thriller

Tetsurô Araki Director

Kappei Yamaguchi as L

Mamoru Miyano as Light Yagami

Aya Hirano as Misa Amane

Naoko Matsui as Naomi Misora

A recap of Death Note episodes 1–26, with alternate footage. When rogue shinigami Ryuk leaves his Death Note in the human world, he has no idea how far the one who finds it will take his new-found power. With the Death Note in hand, brilliant high school student Light Yagami vows to rid the world of evil.

Resurrection

1999

English

6.1

♡ 37

Russell Mulcahy Director

Jonathan Potts as Det. Moltz

Karen Glave as FBI Receptionist

Barbara Gordon as Judge Seers

David Ferry as Mr. Breslauer

A jaded homicide detective has been put on the case of a ruthless killer in the city of Chicago, who leaves a trail of horribly mutilated and dismembered corpses along with perversely ironic biblical quotes.

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