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    The Three Exclamation Marks 2019 POSTER

    The Three Exclamation Marks

    2019

    German

    5.0

    9

    Action

    Adventure

    amateur detective

    family

    Family

    kids

    young detective

    Viviane Andereggen Viviane Andereggen Director Armin Rohde Armin Rohde as Hein Daniele Rizzo Daniele Rizzo as Moderator Daniel Jürgen Vogel Jürgen Vogel as Robert Wilhelms Jeanne Goursaud Jeanne Goursaud as Sabrina
    Friends Franzi, Marieave and Kim planned to spend the summer rehearsing for a Peter Pan play, but when strange things start to happen at the theatre they take on the role of investigators.
    Sop-mai-ngeap 2011 POSTER

    Sop-mai-ngeap

    2011

    Thai

    6.2

    4

    Action

    amateur detective

    buddhist monk

    Crime

    murder

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Tom Waller Tom Waller Director Vithaya Pansringarm Vithaya Pansringarm as Father Ananda Porntip Papanai Porntip Papanai as Pricha's daughter Prinya Intachai Prinya Intachai as Satchapalo Natalie Glebova Natalie Glebova as Self
    When a homeless boy living at the youth shelter run by a Buddhist monastery turns up dead, the Abbot recruits Father Ananda, a former policeman, to find out why. He discovers that all is not well at this urban monastery in the heart of Bangkok. Together with his dogged assistant, an orphaned boy named Jak, Father Ananda uncovers a startling series of clues that eventually exposes the motivation behind the crime and leads him to the murderer.
    The Lovebirds 2020 POSTER

    The Lovebirds

    2020

    English

    6.1

    52

    66%

    51%

    Action

    amateur detective

    break-up

    Comedy

    Crime

    irreverence

    Mystery

    new orleans, louisiana

    on the run

    relationship problems

    Romance

    Thriller

    Michael Showalter Michael Showalter Director Paul Sparks Paul Sparks as Anna Camp Anna Camp as Edie Barry Rothbart Barry Rothbart as Mr. Hipster Aaron Abrams Aaron Abrams as Paramedic
    A couple experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery. As their journey to clear their names takes them from one extreme – and hilarious - circumstance to the next, they must figure out how they, and their relationship, can survive the night.
    The Accidental Detective 2015 POSTER

    The Accidental Detective

    2015

    Korean

    6.7

    4

    40%

    40%

    Action

    amateur detective

    blogger

    buddy comedy

    Comedy

    Crime

    Thriller

    Jeong-hoon Kim Jeong-hoon Kim Director Joon-myeon Park Joon-myeon Park as Bakery shop woman Jang Woo-Jin Jang Woo-Jin as Chief of police Lee Il-Hwa Lee Il-Hwa as Detective No's wife Bok-rae Jo Bok-rae Jo as Lee Yoo-No
    A cold-case enthusiast blogger and a washed-up veteran detective team up for a joint investigation to rescue their innocent friend who is framed for murder.
    That Darn Cat 1997 POSTER

    That Darn Cat

    1997

    English

    4.7

    9

    13%

    24%

    Action

    amateur detective

    cat

    Comedy

    Crime

    Family

    Mystery

    pets

    remake

    Bob Spiers Bob Spiers Director Ned Bellamy Ned Bellamy as Agent #1 Megan Cavanagh Megan Cavanagh as Lu Christina Ricci Christina Ricci as Patti Mark Christopher Lawrence Mark Christopher Lawrence as Rollo
    While making his nightly rounds in the neighborhood, Patti's pet cat D.C. finds himself the carrier of a call for help from a kidnap victim. Patti enlists skeptical law enforcement help to find the victim before it's too late.
    The Crime of the Century 1933 POSTER

    The Crime of the Century

    1933

    English

    6.6

    3

    Action

    amateur detective

    Crime

    Drama

    hypnosis

    infidelity

    lover

    Mystery

    ring

    suicide

    William Beaudine William Beaudine Director Frances Dee Frances Dee as Doris Brandt Jean Hersholt Jean Hersholt as Dr. Emil Brandt Fred Kelsey Fred Kelsey as Hungry Police Guard Samuel S. Hinds Samuel S. Hinds as Philip Ames
    Driven to desperation by his young and extravagant wife, alienist Dr. Emil Brandt has arranged a perfect crime; now he begs the police to lock him up before he can commit it.
    Mindhorn 2016 POSTER

    Mindhorn

    2016

    English

    6.3

    43

    92%

    60%

    Action

    Adventure

    aging actor

    amateur detective

    Comedy

    crime spoof

    isle of man

    murderer

    Mystery

    police investigation

    Thriller

    Sean Foley Sean Foley Director Richard McCabe Richard McCabe as Geoffrey Moncrieff Kenneth Branagh Kenneth Branagh as Kenneth Branagh Essie Davis Essie Davis as Patricia Deville Simon Callow Simon Callow as Simon Callow
    A washed up actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective show "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with Detective Mindhorn, whom he believes to be real.
    Etsivätoimisto Henkka & Kivimutka 2022 POSTER

    Etsivätoimisto Henkka & Kivimutka

    2022

    Finnish

    6.2

    Action

    amateur detective

    based on novel or book

    detective

    family

    Family

    mystery solving

    school

    Jarkko Felin Jarkko Felin Director Tapani Kalliomäki Tapani Kalliomäki as Henkan isä Rami Rusinen Rami Rusinen as Raimo Tom Petäjä Tom Petäjä as Teuvo Heikki Nousiainen Heikki Nousiainen as Vanha herra
    Henkka Virtanen finds evidence of a possible crime on his way to school. With his friend J.K. Kivimutka, the boys decide to investigate what has happened, because these criminal cases are the responsibility of the detective agency they have set up. When it turns out that mailboxes in the area have disappeared during the night, the detective bureau has already two crimes to solve. A fun and exciting adventure begins, in which the boys also have to face their own fears.
    The Teckman Mystery 1954 POSTER

    The Teckman Mystery

    1954

    English

    6.2

    1

    amateur detective

    Crime

    Drama

    england

    Film-Noir

    missing person

    murder

    Mystery

    Thriller

    victim's sister

    woman director

    Wendy Toye Wendy Toye Director Margaret Leighton Margaret Leighton as Helen Teckman Roland Culver Roland Culver as Insp. Harris Duncan Lamont Duncan Lamont as Insp. Hilton Bruce Beeby Bruce Beeby as Wallace
    A fiction writer begins working on a biography of a pilot who went down during the test flight of a new plane and finds himself soon involved in a series of murders.
    Daphne & Velma 2018 POSTER

    Daphne & Velma

    2018

    English

    4.2

    36

    26%

    26%

    Action

    amateur detective

    based on cartoon

    Comedy

    Crime

    Family

    high school

    Horror

    Mystery

    spin off

    young detective

    Suzi Yoonessi Suzi Yoonessi Director Sarah Jeffery Sarah Jeffery as Vanessa Marano Vanessa Marano as Carol Nadine Ellis Nadine Ellis as Elizabeth Blake Arden Myrin Arden Myrin as Piper
    Before their eventual team-up with Scooby and the gang, bright and optimistic Daphne and whip-smart and analytical Velma are both mystery-solving teens who are best friends but have only met online - until now. Daphne has just transferred to Velma's school, Ridge Valley High, an incredible tech-savvy institute with all the latest gadgets provided by the school's benefactor, tech billionaire Tobias Bloom. And while competition is fierce among the students for a coveted internship at Bloom Innovative, Daphne and Velma dig beyond all the gadgets and tech to investigate what is causing some of the brightest students in school to disappear - only to emerge again in a zombie-fied state.
    My Favorite Brunette 1947 POSTER

    My Favorite Brunette

    1947

    English

    6.7

    2

    75%

    69%

    amateur detective

    Comedy

    Crime

    Mystery

    Romance

    spoof

    Thriller

    Elliott Nugent Elliott Nugent Director Anthony Caruso Anthony Caruso as First Man on Death Row Peter Lorre Peter Lorre as Kismet Ann Doran Ann Doran as Miss Rogers Bob Hope Bob Hope as Ronnie Jackson
    Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.
    Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington 1987 POSTER

    Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington

    1987

    English

    7.6

    9

    amateur detective

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    murder investigation

    Mystery

    Martyn Friend Martyn Friend Director John Hallam John Hallam as Cedric Crackenthorpe Jill Meager Jill Meager as Lucy Eyelesbarrow Jean Boht Jean Boht as Madame Joliet Mona Bruce Mona Bruce as Mrs. McGillicuddy
    Travelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but where is the body?
    Murder She Said 1961 POSTER

    Murder She Said

    1961

    English

    7.3

    8

    89%

    78%

    Action

    amateur detective

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    country estate

    Crime

    detective inspector

    Drama

    golf

    Mystery

    poison

    George Pollock George Pollock Director James Robertson Justice James Robertson Justice as Ackenthorpe Gerald Cross Gerald Cross as Albert Charles 'Bud' Tingwell Charles 'Bud' Tingwell as Inspector Craddock Aileen Lewis Aileen Lewis as Train Passenger
    Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.
    Susie Searches 2022 POSTER

    Susie Searches

    2022

    English

    5.9

    9

    51%

    63%

    Action

    amateur detective

    college student

    Comedy

    dark comedy

    disappearance

    Drama

    Mystery

    podcast

    Thriller

    young adult

    Sophie Kargman Sophie Kargman Director Kat Foster Kat Foster as Dianne Seleck Alex Moffat Alex Moffat as Hayden Powers Alex Wolff Alex Wolff as Jesse Ana Kayne Ana Kayne as Misty Consuelos
    Susie is an awkward college student who seizes the opportunity to bolster her popularity and her under-the-radar true-crime podcast by attempting to solve the disappearance of a classmate.
    Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart 1995 POSTER

    Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart

    1995

    English

    6.4

    5

    Action

    Adventure

    amateur detective

    Crime

    Mystery

    Kevin Connor Kevin Connor Director Edward Mulhare Edward Mulhare as John Beck John Beck as Jeremy Robert Wagner Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart Jason Bateman Jason Bateman as Stuart Morris
    Set in San Francisco, Jonathan and Jennifer Hart are faced with the prospect of being reunited with Jonathan's long lost sister, and her nephew. Is it possible that Jonathan will finally discover a key to his past or will the "family" turn out to be after something, putting Jonathan and Jennifer in danger's past one more time?
    Die drei ??? - Erbe des Drachen 2023 POSTER

    Die drei ??? - Erbe des Drachen

    2023

    German

    5.6

    6

    Adventure

    amateur detective

    brotherhood

    castle

    Family

    movie set

    Mystery

    transylvania

    young detective

    Tim Dünschede Tim Dünschede Director Mark Waschke Mark Waschke as Mr. Shaw Florian Lukas Florian Lukas as Onkel Titus Gedeon Burkhard Gedeon Burkhard as Steven Yates Jördis Triebel Jördis Triebel as Tante Mathilda
    During the summer vacations, the three friends are about to take a trip together to Romania, where they are allowed to complete an internship on the film set of "Dracula Rises", arranged for them by Peter's father, who is responsible for the special effects during the filming. No sooner do they arrive in Transylvania than mysterious events begin to pile up at Countess Codrina's old castle, which serves as the original setting for the film. The three detectives want to find out what all this may have to do with a boy who has been missing for over 50 years, a mysterious brotherhood and an enigmatic undead. Soon, not only the filming and Peter's relationship with his father are at stake, but also the friendship of the three investigators.
    Scooby-Doo 2002 POSTER

    Scooby-Doo

    2002

    English

    5.4

    68

    32%

    40%

    Action

    Adventure

    amateur detective

    based on cartoon

    Comedy

    detective

    Family

    Fantasy

    Mystery

    scooby doo

    talking dog

    voodoo

    Raja Gosnell Raja Gosnell Director Frank Welker Frank Welker as Creatures Isla Fisher Isla Fisher as Mary Jane Linda Cardellini Linda Cardellini as Velma Miguel A. Núñez Jr. 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.
    On the Rocks 2020 POSTER

    On the Rocks

    2020

    English

    6.4

    59

    87%

    50%

    Action

    Adventure

    amateur detective

    Comedy

    Drama

    husband wife relationship

    marriage

    mexico

    new york city

    Romance

    wealth

    Sofia Coppola Sofia Coppola Director Marlon Wayans Marlon Wayans as Dean Bill Murray Bill Murray as Felix Nadia Dajani Nadia Dajani as Kelly Rashida Jones Rashida Jones as Laura
    Faced with sudden doubts about her marriage, a young New York mother teams up with her larger-than-life playboy father to tail her husband.
    Get a Clue 2002 POSTER

    Get a Clue

    2002

    English

    5.1

    9

    40%

    42%

    amateur detective

    Comedy

    Crime

    Family

    missing person

    Mystery

    woman director

    young detective

    Maggie Greenwald Maggie Greenwald Director Roger Dunn Roger Dunn as Conference Director Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan as Lexy Gold Amanda Plummer Amanda Plummer as Miss Dawson Ian Gomez Ian Gomez as Orlando Walker
    A wealthy student with too much fashion sense, her equally rich friends, and her rival/superior from the school paper work together to solve the case when their teacher goes missing.
    Sherlock Jr. 1924 POSTER

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924

    English

    8.1

    53

    86%

    95%

    Action

    amateur detective

    Comedy

    jungle

    pickpocket

    pre-code

    Romance

    slapstick

    slapstick comedy

    Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Director Christine Francis Christine Francis as Candy Store Girl Betsy Ann Hisle Betsy Ann Hisle as Little Girl Buster Keaton Buster Keaton as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr. Joe Keaton Joe Keaton as The Girl's Father / Man on Film Screen
    A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
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