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Movies by Lists - Detective Movies (138 [138])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
16 BlocksAn aging alcoholic cop is assigned the task of escorting a witness from police custody to a courthouse 16 blocks away. There are, however, chaotic forces at work that prevent them from making it in one piece.2006Richard DonnerAction, Drama, Thriller6.6 (129.5K votes)10220211228
Accomplices [Complices]Two police detectives investigate the murder of a high-end male prostitute, and his relationship with his girlfriend.2009Frédéric MermoudCrime, Romance6.6 (1K votes)9320220822
American Side, TheFollowing a mysterious suicide at Niagara Falls, a low-rent detective unravels a conspiracy to build a revolutionary invention by enigmatic scientist, Nikola Tesla.2016Jenna RickerDrama, Mystery, Thriller4.9 (2.2K votes)9020230830
Angel HeartA private investigator is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.1987Alan ParkerHorror, Mystery, Thriller7.3 (85.8K votes)11320211228
Bad LieutenantWhile investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness and redemption.1992Abel FerraraCrime, Drama, Thriller7.1 (42K votes)9620211228
Big Combo. TheA police lt. is ordered to stop investigating deadly crime boss Mr. Brown, because he hasn't been able to get any hard evidence against him. He then goes after Brown's girlfriend who despises him, for information instead.1955Joseph H. Lewis (*)Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller7.4 (7.4K votes)8720211228
Big Easy, TheA corrupt lieutenant in the homicide division is threatened by the righteous DA while trying to solve a string of mysterious murders.1986Jim McBride (*)Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller6.5 (12.6K votes)10220211228
Big Heat, The [Seng fat dak ging]Inspector Waipong Wong has to put his life and resignation from the Hong Kong police department on hold to investigate his former partner's mysterious murder. What he and his crack team of three other cops uncover is a plot far more 1988Yeung-Wah Kam, Johnnie To, Hark TsuiAction, Crime, Thriller6.9 (676 votes)9820211228
Big Sleep, ThePrivate detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.1946Howard Hawks (*)Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller7.9 (83.8K votes)11420211228
Black Coal, Thin Ice [Bai ri yan huo]An ex cop and his ex partner decide to follow up on investigation of a series of murders that ended their careers and shamed them, when identical murders begin again.2014Yi'nan DiaoCrime, Mystery, Thriller6.7 (8.4K votes)11020211228
Blood SimpleThe owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.1984Joel Coen, Ethan CoenCrime, Drama, Thriller7.6 (94K votes)9920211228
Body, The [El Cuerpo]A detective searches for the body of a femme fatale which has gone missing from a morgue.2012Oriol PauloMystery, Thriller7.6 (63.3K votes)11220211228
BullittAn all-guts, no-glory San Francisco cop becomes determined to find the underworld kingpin that killed the witness in his protection.1968Peter YatesAction, Crime, Thriller7.4 (66.8K votes)11420211228
Case Of The Scorpion's Tail, TheWhen the estranged widow of a millionaire receives a massive payout following his death, an insurance investigator works to determine any irregularities in the policy, but soon finds himself suspected of her murder.1971Sergio MartinoMystery, Thriller6.7 (3K votes)9520211228
Castle of Sand, The [Suna no utsuwa]Detectives investigate the murder of an old man found in a Tokyo rail yard.1974Yoshitarô NomuraCrime, Mystery, Thriller7.4 (1.3K votes)14320220723
Charisma [Karisuma]A seasoned detective is called in to rescue a politician held hostage by a lunatic. In a brief moment of uncertainty, he misses the chance for action. Leaving his job and family without explanation, he makes his way to a mountain for1999Kiyoshi KurosawaDrama, Mystery6.9 (1.8K votes)10420211228
Chaser, The [Chugyeogja]A disgraced ex-policeman who runs a small ring of prostitutes finds himself in a race against time when one of his women goes missing.2008Na Hong-jinAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.8 (63.8K votes)12520211228
ChinatownA private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.1974Roman Polanski (*)Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.2 (315K votes)13020211228
Chronicles of Evil [Ak-ui yeon-dae-gi]A decorated detective involved in a taxi driver's death realizes he is caught in a trap and must untangle past mistakes to figure out why he was targeted in the first place.2015Woon-hak BaekCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.8 (1.8K votes)10220211228
Classified File, The [Geukbisusa]A detective and a fortune teller join forces to find a kidnapped child whom none expects to be alive.2015Kyung-taek KwakCrime, Drama6.5 (930 votes)10820220414
ClockersYoung drug pushers in the projects of Brooklyn live hard dangerous lives, trapped between their drug bosses and the detectives out to stop them.1995Spike Lee (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery6.9 (22.1K votes)12820220414
Confessions of a Dog [Pochi no kokuhaku]Takeda (Shun Sugata) is an honest police officer, father and husband, but after he's promoted to detective he quickly becomes embroiled in dirty back room dealings, blackmail, and corruption that goes right to the top of the force...2006Gen TakahashiCrime, Drama7.3 (150 votes)19520221116
Conversation, TheA paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.1974Francis Ford Coppola (*)Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.8 (108K votes)11320211228
Cop Story [Flic Story]This movie depicts the authentic story of the hunt for the dangerous criminal Emile Buisson, who escaped from prison in 1947. During three years Buisson manages to hide from detective Borniche by repeatedly killing his informants. Wh1975Jacques DerayCrime, Drama, Thriller6.9 (2.3K votes)11220211228
Cop, A [Un Flic]After a shaky first heist, a group of thieves plan an even more elaborate and risky second heist.1972Jean-Pierre Melville (*)Crime, Thriller7.1 (9.4K votes)9820211228
Cops Vs Thugs [Kenkei tai soshiki boryoku]Acting boss Hirotani of the Ohara gang uses his friendship with corrupt cop Kuno to usurp a staged land deal that rival yakuza gang Kawade had arranged through local politicians. Open warfare erupts between the two gangs.1975Kinji FukasakuAction, Crime7.2 (765 votes)10020211228
Creepy [Kurîpî Itsuwari no rinjin]Takakura is a former detective. He receives a request from his ex-colleague, Nogami, to examine a missing family case that occurred six years earlier. Takakura follows Saki's memory. She is the only surviving family member from the c2016Kiyoshi KurosawaCrime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller6.3 (5.1K votes)13020211228
Crime of PassionKathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.1956Gerd OswaldCrime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller6.5 (2.2K votes)8620211228
Crimson Kimono, TheTwo detectives seek a stripper's killer in the Japanese quarter of Los Angeles, but a love triangle threatens their friendship.1959Samuel Fuller (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller6.9 (2.7K votes)8220211228
CrossfireA man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of demobilized soldiers he met in a bar. But which one? And why?1947Edward Dmytryk (*)Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery7.3 (8.4K votes)8620211228
Cry of the CityPolice Lieut. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome.1948Robert Siodmak (*)Crime, Drama, Film-Noir7.2 (2.8K votes)9520211228
Dark Corner, TheA secretary tries to help her boss who's been framed for murder.1946Henry HathawayCrime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance7.1 (4.4K votes)9920211228
Day of The Jackal, TheIn the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" to kill President Charles de Gaulle.1973Fred Zinnemann (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller7.8 (40K votes)14320211228
Dead AgainA woman who has lost her memory is taken in by a Los Angeles orphanage, and a private eye is enlisted to track down her identity, but he soon finds that he might have a past life connection to her that endangers their lives.1991Kenneth BranaghCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.9 (27.6K votes)10720211228
Deadly Circuit [Mortelle randonnée]A P.I. is obsessed with a cute woman, who seduces and kills rich men around W. Europe.1983Claude MillerCrime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller7.1 (2.4K votes)12020211228
Death on the NileAs Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?1978John GuillerminCrime, Drama, Mystery7.3 (31.4K votes)14020211228
DeceiverA hooker is found cut in two. Two cops give polygraph tests to the only suspect, James Wayland (Tim Roth), an unstable genius. After some time, the roles change.1997Jonas Pate, Josh PateCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.6 (6.4K votes)10620211228
Detective Belli [Ring of Death; Un detective]A crooked detective begins investigating a situation on behalf of a friend and gets involved in murder, deception and double-cross.1969Romolo GuerrieriCrime, Drama6.1 (280 votes)10320211228
Detective StoryOn one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.1951William Wyler (*)Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance7.6 (8.2K votes)10320211228
Detective, The [C+ jing taam]A private detective is drawn into a complex murder mystery when he is hired to track down a missing young woman.2007Oxide Chun PangDrama, Thriller6.5 (1.3K votes)10920230830
Devil in a Blue DressAn African-American man is hired to find a woman, and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal.1995Carl FranklinCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.7 (19.5K votes)10220211228
Dial M For MurderA former tennis player tries to arrange his wife's murder after learning of her affair.1954Alfred Hitchcock (*)Crime, Thriller8.2 (169.9K votes)10520211228
Dossier KVincke and Verstuyft are detectives of the Antwerp police department. This time they have to deal with the Albanian mob and some problems in their own police division.2009Jan VerheyenAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.7 (2.7K votes)12020211228
Driver, TheA getaway driver becomes the latest assignment for a tenacious detective.1978Walter HillAction, Crime, Thriller7.2 (15.8K votes)9120211228
Evil Under the SunTrying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. When a murder is committed, everyone has an alibi.1982Guy Hamilton (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery7.1 (16.3K votes)11720211228
Eyes of CrystalWhile hunting a cultured, intelligent and vicious psychopath, Inspector Amaldi comes face to face with the physical and moral decay of his city as well as the ghosts of his own past.2004Eros PuglielliMystery, Thriller6.4 (1.1K votes)10720211228
FargoMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.1996Joel Coen, Ethan CoenCrime, Thriller8.1 (654.8K votes)9820211228
Fireworks [Hana-bi]Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.1997Takeshi Kitano (*)Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller7.7 (29.8K votes)10320211228
French Connection, TheA pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.1971William Friedkin (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.7 (118.5K votes)10420211228
French Connection, The II"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseille to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York.1975John Frankenheimer (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.8 (18.2K votes)11920211228
Fugitive, TheDr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal.1993Andrew DavisAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.8 (284.5K votes)13020211228
Girl by the Lake, The [La ragazza del lago]The body of a young woman is found in a small and quiet town in North Italy. A detective from the nearby main city is called to solve the mystery.2007Andrea MolaioliDrama, Mystery, Thriller6.5 (3.6K votes)9520220822
Gone Baby GoneTwo Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.2007Ben AffleckCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.6 (266.6K votes)11420211228
Gorky ParkA Moscow police officer investigates a vicious triple homicide and stumbles upon a high-level international political conspiracy.1983Michael AptedCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.8 (13.8K votes)12820211228
Hard Day, A [Kkeut-kka-ji-gan-da]After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.2014Seong-hun KimAction, Crime, Thriller7.2 (13.4K votes)11120211228
HeatA group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.1995Michael Mann (*)Action, Crime, Drama8.2 (623.4K votes)17020211228
High and Low [Tengoku to jigoku]An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.1963Akira Kurosawa (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.4 (41.4K votes)14320211228
High Crime [La polizia incrimina la legge assolve]An Italian police inspector matches wits with a powerful European drug ring. As he comes closer to the top of the underworld organization, his odds of survival decrease.1973Enzo G. CastellariCrime, Drama, Thriller7.1 (818 votes)10020211228
Humanity [L'humanité]When an 11-year-old girl is brutally raped and murdered in a quiet French village, a police detective who has forgotten how to feel emotions--because of the death of his own family in some kind of accident--investigates the crime,...1999Bruno DumontDrama, Mystery6.8 (4.9K votes)14120230619
Hunting Season [Av Mevsimi]The lives of three homicide detectives are turned upside-down during a murder investigation.2010Yavuz TurgulCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.4 (33.6K votes)14020211228
Illustrious Corpses [Cadaveri Eccellenti]An investigation of the judges' assassinations reveals a political background.1976Francesco Rosi (*)Crime, Mystery, Thriller7.3 (2.4K votes)12020211228
In The Heat of The NightA black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.1967Norman Jewison (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.9 (73.3K votes)11020211228
Inside ManA police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.2006Spike Lee (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.6 (361.2K votes)12920211228
InsomniaIn a Norwegian city with a 24-hour daylight cycle a Swedish murder investigator has been brought in on a special case. Sleep deprived, he makes a horrible mistake which is discovered by the killer he has been hunting.1997Erik SkjoldbjærgCrime, Mystery, Thriller7.2 (14K votes)9620211228
InsomniaIn a Norwegian city with a 24-hour daylight cycle a Swedish murder investigator has been brought in on a special case. Sleep deprived, he makes a horrible mistake which is discovered by the killer he has been hunting.1997Erik SkjoldbjærgCrime, Mystery, Thriller7.2 (14K votes)9620211228
Interview, TheA duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted.1998Craig MonahanThriller, Crime, Drama7.1 (8.4K votes)10420211228
Investigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionA chief of detectives, homicide section, kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.1970Elio PetriCrime, Drama8.1 (10.8K votes)11520211228
It Happened in Broad Daylight [Es geschah am hellichten Tag]Having doubts about the guilt of the obvious suspect in the murder of an eight year old girl, a police detective decides to investigate the case on his own.1958Ladislao VajdaCrime, Drama, Thriller7.9 (4.8K votes)9720211228
Jar City [Mýrin]A murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad.2006Baltasar KormákurCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.9 (5.4K votes)9320211228
Keeper Of Lost Causes, ThePolice inspector Carl Mørck is put in charge of a department of cold cases, joined only by his assistant, Assad. They dig into a case about a disappeared woman.2013Mikkel NørgaardCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.2 (29.1K votes)9620211228
Kill Me AgainA young detective becomes involved with a beautiful woman on the run from the mob and her psychopath boyfriend.1989John DahlAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.3 (4.9K votes)9420211228
Kill ZoneA near retired inspector and his unit are willing to put down a crime boss at all costs while dealing with his replacement, who is getting in their way. Meanwhile, the crime boss sends his top henchmen to put an end to their dirty sc2005Wilson Yip (*)Action, Crime, Thriller7.0 (12.1K votes)9320211228
KluteA small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute.1971Alan J. Pakula (*)Crime, Mystery, Thriller7.2 (25.1K votes)11420211228
Lady In The LakeThe lady editor of a crime magazine hires Phillip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder.1946Robert MontgomeryCrime, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller6.6 (5.5K votes)10520211228
Last Contract, The [Sista kontraktet]Young police officer Roger is on the trail of the international master assassin, while the assassin follows his plan to murder Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.1998Kjell SundvallCrime, Thriller6.2 (1.4K votes)11420230830
Laughing Policeman, TheIn San Francisco, California, one victim in a mass murder is a police detective. His partner and a new partner investigate in the city's seamy side.1973Stuart Rosenberg (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller6.4 (2.7K votes)11220211228
LauraA police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating.1944Otto Preminger (*)Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery8.0 (46.1K votes)8820211228
L'HumanitéWhen an 11-year-old girl is brutally raped and murdered in a quiet French village, a police detective who has forgotten how to feel emotions--because of the death of his own family in some kind of accident--investigates the crime, wh1999Bruno DumontDrama, Mystery6.9 (4.7K votes)14120211228
Long Goodbye, ThePrivate investigator Philip Marlowe helps a friend out of a jam, but in doing so gets implicated in his wife's murder.1973Robert Altman (*)Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.5 (30.5K votes)11220220414
Mafia [Il giorno della civetta]Following a murder in a small Sicilian town, the new chief of the Carabinieri must fight corrupt officials, the frightened silence of witnesses and the local Mafia boss in order to solve the case.1968Damiano DamianiCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.0 (1.4K votes)10820211228
Maltese Falcon, TheSan Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.1941John Huston (*)Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance8.0 (155.4K votes)10020211228
Man on the Roof [Mannen på taket]When a police inspector is murdered in hospital, the investigation led by detective Martin Beck uncovers reports of police misconduct and a possible revenge motive.1976Bo WiderbergAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.3 (4.1K votes)11020211228
Man Who Cheated Himself, TheA veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his newly-minted detective brother assigned to the case alongside him.1950Felix E. FeistCrime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery6.8 (2.2K votes)8120211228
Man Without a Map, The [Moetsukita chizu]A private detective is hired to find a missing man by his wife. Contradictory evidence and the lack of clues soon render the case as virtually unsolvable, as the detective grows more and more frustrated.1968Hiroshi TeshigaharaMystery6.6 (494 votes)11820211228
ManhunterFormer FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.1986Michael Mann (*)Crime, Mystery, Thriller7.2 (71.5K votes)12020211228
MarshlandTwo cops lost in the deep south of Spain. One serial killer to catch. A lot of secrets and lies to disclose.2014Alberto RodríguezAction, Crime, Mystery, Thriller7.3 (33.1K votes)10520211228
Max and the Junkmen [Max et les ferrailleurs]A detective decides to go undercover and set up a group of robbers, but he may be getting too caught up in the task at hand.1971Claude SautetCrime, Drama, Romance7.3 (2.5K votes)11220211228
Memories of Murder [Salinui chueok]In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.2003Bong Joon Ho (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.1 (166.8K votes)13220211228
Memory of a Killer, TheVincke and Verstuyft are the best detectives of the Antwerp police department. They are confronted with the murder on a leading executive and put all their effort to catch the murderer.2003Erik Van LooyAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.3 (9.7K votes)12320211228
Murder My SweetAfter being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.1944Edward Dmytryk (*)Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller7.6 (13K votes)9520211228
Murder on The Orient ExpressIn December 1935, when his transcontinental luxury train is stranded by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before, with a multitude of suspects.1974Sidney Lumet (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery7.3 (60.4K votes)12820211228
Mystery RoadAn indigenous detective returns to the Outback to investigate the murder of a young girl.2013Ivan SenCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.6 (7.4K votes)12120211228
Mystic RiverThe lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them has a family tragedy.2003Clint Eastwood (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.9 (444.2K votes)13820211228
Naked City, TheA step-by-step look at a murder investigation on the streets of New York.1948Jules DassinCrime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller7.6 (13.3K votes)9620211228
Night in Nude [Nûdo no yoru], AA private investigator takes on an odd job to retrieve a lost Rolex, only to find himself lured into a case filled with violence and sex by his mysterious employer. (Japanese with English subtitles).1993Takashi IshiiCrime, Thriller6.4 (294 votes)11020211228
Night In Nude, AA private investigator takes on an odd job to retrieve a lost Rolex, only to find himself lured into a case filled with violence and sex by his mysterious employer. (Japanese with English subtitles).1993Takashi IshiiCrime, Thriller6.4 (295 votes)11020211228
Night MovesLos Angeles private investigator Harry Moseby is hired by a client to find her runaway teenage daughter. Moseby tracks the daughter down, only to stumble upon something much more intriguing and sinister.1975Arthur Penn (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.1 (14.4K votes)10020211228
Offence, TheA burnt-out British police detective finally snaps whilst interrogating a suspected child molester.1973Sidney Lumet (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller6.9 (6.7K votes)11220211228
Petit lieutenant, LeA rookie policeman from provincial Le Havre volunteers for the high pressure Parisian homicide bureau and is assigned to a middle-aged woman detective.2005Xavier BeauvoisCrime, Drama7.0 (2.5K votes)11020211228
Presumed InnocentAs a lawyer investigates the murder of a colleague, he finds himself more connected to the crime than anyone else.1990Alan J. Pakula (*)Mystery, Thriller6.9 (40.8K votes)12720211228
PrisonersWhen Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.2013Denis Villeneuve (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.1 (675K votes)15320220414
Private Affair, A [Une affaire privée]It's been six months since Rachel Siprien disappeared. At the request of Rachel's mother, private detective François takes over the investigation. The young woman, with a complex and multi-faceted personality, is part of a strange ne2002Guillaume NiclouxCrime, Mystery, Thriller6.2 (906 votes)10720211228
Private Hell 36When 2 detectives steal $80,000 from a dead robber, one of them suffers from a guilty conscience which could lead to murder.1954Don Siegel (*)Crime, Drama, Film-Noir6.7 (1.5K votes)8120211228
Q&ADirty cop, Mike Brennan thinks he got away with murder. But during a routine Q&A, the righteous assistant DA finds a clue that sets them both on a collision course.1990Sidney Lumet (*)Unknown6.5 (6.2K votes)13220220711
Railroaded!A beautician and her crooked boyfriend attempt to rob the bookie operation located in the back room, but when the plan goes wrong, they frame an innocent man.1947Anthony Mann (*)Crime, Drama, Film-Noir6.7 (1.6K votes)7220211228
Romeo Is BleedingA womanizing, crooked cop on the payroll of the mafia is confronted with the reality of his double life after he is asked to kill a beautiful and ruthless Russian gangster.1993Peter MedakCrime, Drama, Romance6.6 (13.8K votes)11020211228
Room of DeathTwo unemployed computer technicians discover 2 million euros next to a dead body in a field of windmills.2007Alfred LotCrime, Mystery, Thriller6.3 (1.8K votes)11520211228
Running Out Of Time [Am zin]Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime Syndicates.1999Johnnie To (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.4 (5.8K votes)9320211228
Sea of LoveA detective investigating a series of murders becomes involved with a woman who may be the culprit.1989Harold BeckerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller6.8 (40.1K votes)11320211228
Secret In Their Eyes, The [El secreto de sus ojos]A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.2009Juan José Campanella (*)Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller8.2 (205.7K votes)12920220414
SevenTwo detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.1995David Fincher (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.6 (1.6M votes)12720211228
Seven-Ups, TheA tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.1973Philip D'AntoniAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery6.8 (5.3K votes)10320211228
ShaftCool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.1971Gordon Parks (*)Action, Crime, Thriller6.6 (18.4K votes)10020211228
Shameless, The [Mu-roe-han]In order to capture a mob enforcer, homicide detective Jung befriends his girlfriend, Hye-kyung, only to fall in love with her.2015Seung-uk OhCrime, Drama6.0 (567 votes)11820220414
ShatteredAfter a horrific car wreck leaves him an amnesiac, a man slowly begins to unravel his shocking past.1991Wolfgang Petersen (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.5 (9.5K votes)9820211228
Sniper, TheA sniper kills young brunettes as the police attempt to grapple with the psychology of the unknown assailant.1952Edward Dmytryk (*)Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller7.1 (3.2K votes)8820211228
SPL - Kill ZoneA near retired inspector and his unit are willing to put down a crime boss at all costs while dealing with his replacement, who is getting in their way. Meanwhile, the crime boss sends his top henchmen to put an end to their dirty sc2005Wilson Yip (*)Action, Crime, Thriller7.0 (12.2K votes)9320211228
Stray DogDuring a sweltering summer, a rookie homicide detective tries to track down his stolen Colt pistol.1949Akira Kurosawa (*)Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller7.9 (16.7K votes)12220211228
TattooTwo police detectives, a grizzled veteran and one fresh-faced rookie, hunt a ritualistic serial killer murdering people with tattoos and skinning them.2002Robert SchwentkeCrime, Drama, Horror, Thriller6.3 (3K votes)10820211228
Thomas Crown Affair, TheA debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist, only to match wits with a sexy insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man.1968Norman Jewison (*)Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller7.0 (24.5K votes)10220211228
T-MenTwo US Treasury agents hunt a successful counterfeiting ring.1947Anthony Mann (*)Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller6.9 (3.5K votes)9220211228
To Live and Die in L AA fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.1985William Friedkin (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.3 (32.5K votes)11620211228
Touch of EvilA stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border town.1958Orson Welles (*)Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller8.0 (102.7K votes)9520211228
Training DayA rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.2001Antoine FuquaCrime, Drama, Thriller7.7 (417.5K votes)12220211228
True ConfessionsA worldly ambitious monsignor clashes with his older brother, a cynical Los Angeles homicide detective who is investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.1981Ulu GrosbardCrime, Drama6.3 (8K votes)10820211228
Twilight [Szürkület]When a schoolgirl is found murdered in the woods, a retiring detective tries to find her murderer.1990György FehérCrime, Drama, Mystery7.4 (401 votes)10520211228
Under SuspicionIn Brighton in 1959, disgraced cop turned private detective Tony Aaron works largely on falsifying adulteries for use as evidence in divorce cases. He involves his wife as the fictional co-respondent for painter Carlo Stasio but the 1991Simon MooreCrime, Drama, Thriller6.5 (4.1K votes)9920211228
Union StationA sharp-eyed woman spots a man with a gun on a train and her alert to the railroad police helps them in their search for a ruthless gang who have kidnapped a blind heiress.1950Rudolph MatéCrime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller6.8 (2.5K votes)8120211228
VertigoA former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.1958Alfred Hitchcock (*)Mystery, Romance, Thriller8.3 (389.4K votes)12820211228
Violent Four, The [Banditi a Milano]A detective is assigned to head a manhunt for four violent bank robbers.1968Carlo LizzaniCrime, Drama7.1 (731 votes)9820211228
Walk Among the Tombstones, APrivate investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.2014Scott FrankAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.5 (118.1K votes)11420211228
West Side Avenue [Batang West Side]A Filipino teenager is shot to death on a New Jersey, USA sidewalk: an investigation starts and his family and friends are interviewed. Along the way, more about him is revealed and so is more about the Filipino community in Ameri...2001Lav DiazCrime, Drama7.7 (175 votes)31520220822
What Have They Done to Your DaughtersPolice investigate apparent suicide of teen girl and uncover details of a teenage prostitution racket. They go on the hunt for a motorcycle riding killer.1974Massimo DallamanoAction, Crime, Mystery, Thriller7.0 (2K votes)9620211228
Where the Sidewalk EndsDet. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. Will Dixon's vicious nature get the better of him?1950Otto Preminger (*)Crime, Drama, Film-Noir7.6 (8.7K votes)9520211228
Wings of the Kirin, The [Kirin no tsubasa - Gekijouban Shinzanmono]A man is stabbed to death in Tokyo's Nihonbashi area. The victim staggers with the knife still in the wound for eight minutes before collapsing under the winged statues of two Kirin on the famous Nihonbashi bridge. The suspect, on...2011Nobuhiro DoiCrime, Drama, Thriller6.5 (817 votes)12920220822
World of Kanako, The [Kawaki]As former detective Akikazu searches for his missing daughter, Kanako, he soon learns she has a mysterious secret life.2014Tetsuya NakashimaDrama, Mystery, Thriller6.5 (5K votes)11820211228
Year of the DragonA police detective cracks down on organized crime in Chinatown after the murders of Triad and Mafia leaders.1985Michael Cimino (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.9 (15.4K votes)13420211228
ZodiacBetween 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.2007David Fincher (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.7 (512.1K votes)15720211228