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Horror, Mysterie, crime film, detective film, horror film
In 1870s France, a string of strange murders occur on the Rue Morgue, a fictional street in Paris. The authorities are baffled, but they do know of one man who may have the answers - a professor named Dupin. Dupin agrees to help the police.
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Detective Film, crime film, mystery film
Sherlock Holmes is visited by Mr. Chalmers, an insurance agent with a strange tale. Seven single men, calling themselves the "Good Comrades", live together in the remote Scottish castle of Drearcliffe House, near the village of Inverneill.
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Detective Film, mystery film, spy film
Alfred Pettibone, a British secret agent carrying a vital secret document, is murdered on his way to deliver it in the U.S. The British government turns to Sherlock Holmes for help. He deduces that Pettibone converted the document to micro…
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Crime, crime film, drama film, satanic film
thumb|left|Says Ted: "After I've cleared up a couple murders, you and I could have lots of fun." Private detective Ted Shane returns to work with his former partner Ames, who is not particularly happy about the situation because his wife A…
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Action, Criminal Comedy Film, action film, comedy film, crime film, crime thriller film, thriller film
Andorran prostitute and single mother Catalina "Cat" Rona is hired to participate in an orgy in Montenegro along with other escorts, for powerful men including former U.S. Senator William Krebb. When the senator kills one of the women, sec…
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Detective Film, mystery film
About to leave London for a much-needed holiday, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson receive a cryptic invitation. Intrigued, Holmes accepts and is met by the prime minister of Rovenia [Rovinia], who begs him to escort Prince Nikolas home.
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Political Thriller, crime film, political thriller film, psychological thriller, spy film
Sergeant Scobie Malone of the New South Wales Police (NSW Police) is summoned to Sydney by the gruff Premier of New South Wales, Mr Flannery, who asks Malone to travel to London and arrest the senior Australian diplomat in Britain, Sir Jam…
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detective film
Narrated in part by David Brian as Gerard Dennis, the film follows his criminal career targeting the homes of wealthy and famous socialites and movie stars, stealing mostly jewels and furs, from Toronto, Canada to New Rochelle, New York to…
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Detective Film, Komödie, comedy drama, comedy film, crime film
Ten-year old Emil Tischbein travels by bus from Neustadt to Berlin, carrying an envelope containing 400 marks that his mother has entrusted him to deliver to his grandmother. Emil falls asleep during the bus ride and wakes up to find the m…
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Thriller, drama film, film noir
DCI Bernie Reid's latest case is the mystery of a man brutally murdered in a London apartment building. As an insomniac going through a divorce, Reid's concentration on the case is further complicated after an encounter with Anna, an enigm…
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Crime, Detective Film, Komödie, parody film
When San Francisco private detective Sam Spade dies, his son, Sam, Jr., inherits his father's agency, including the sarcastic secretary, Effie Perine (also known as "Godzilla"). He must also continue his father's tradition of "serving mino…
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Film Noir, drama film, film noir, mystery film
Shortly before Christmas in New York City, one-armed insurance investigator Jack Williams is looking at a college yearbook photo of John Hansen when someone slips into his apartment and shoots him to death. Hot-headed private investigator …
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Horror, Horror comedy, Parodie, comedy horror, horror film
Dick Harbinger is a police officer. Thirteen years ago, on Halloween, a man wearing a pumpkin head and driving a lawnmower murdered several children. Everyone is a suspect.
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Crime, comedy drama, mystery film
Trixie Zurbo is an eccentric woman who longs to quit her job as a security guard in a department store and become a private detective. She finally gets her wish when she takes a job in security at a casino. She accidentally becomes involve…
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LGBTQ-related film, Thriller, drama film, thriller film
In Australia, a young woman called Mickey reads a poem to an audience at a bar. When she leaves, she gets into an unseen person's car. Jill Fitzpatrick is a former police officer turned private detective, who investigates missing persons.
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Drama, LGBTQ-related film, Sexploitation Film, exploitation film
Meg is a Boston housewife, who is sexually assaulted by a janitor at her apartment building. She escapes when he hears someone coming, but he leaves a note under her door threatening to tell her husband if she doesn't come to his apartment…
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Action, Crime, action film
In an unnamed American city, one of the men working for a dangerous Yakuza boss known as Akira Tanaka steals a statuette that Tanaka had planned to use as a peace offering between the local Yakuza and a rival Chinese tong. After Tanaka rec…
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Horror, Splatter Film, erotic thriller, horror film, slasher film
Nancy Weston, a reporter for The Globe, approaches Abraham Gentry, an obnoxious private investigator, and offers him $25,000 on behalf of The Globe to investigate the brutal murder of stripper Suzie Cream Puff. She sweetens the deal with a…
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Sherlock Holmes television program
The Baker Street Irregulars investigate as several of their members go missing, while also trying to prevent Sherlock Holmes – who is undergoing a personal crisis – being convicted of murder.
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Crime, Thriller, thriller film
Sergeant J.J. Striker, a hard-drinking cop, teams up with a hooker to track down a serial killer that kills prostitutes and paints Chinese symbols on his victims.
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Detective Film, Komödie, crime film, mystery film
In the opening sequence, a former FBI agent named Carter Morstan receives an unwelcome visit by a man named Small. In the ensuing struggle, a gunshot rings out. Subsequently, a body is wrapped into a carpet and set alight.
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Crime, Mysterie
Horror, Sci-Fi, horror film
Ever since he lost his wife and son in a devastating fire, Detective Jack Murphy has wandered around life in a fog. He is forced to face his terrifying memories when his partner Gus is killed in a manner too brutal to be human, too clever …
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Horror comedy, Monster Film, Sci-Fi, comedy horror, monster film, vampire film
Anna Quarrels works in the Rare Books Room of a library. A man approaches her, introducing himself as Mr. Jamison from the University of Chicago.
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