Cinema HoundSniffing out great movies.Explore films with detective genres and themes.
Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 717 films · Page 24.
Thriller
A newlywed Japanese couple travel to the Hotel Chelsea in New York City to enjoy their honeymoon. One night, the wife finds the lifeless body of her husband and a video containing footage of the brutal murder. A police detective arrives at…
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ghost film, horror film, neo-noir, science fiction film, zombie film
This original story marries three different elements into one plot. Alex Stokes (Andrew Roth) is a self-destructive, down-on-his-luck investigator who takes cases wherever he can. When a mysterious man offers him a healthy sum to follow hi…
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Detective Film, Family Comedy, children's film
When it is near Serenity Falls's 150th anniversary, a part of the celebration lighthouse is stolen, which is being used by a shaman Roxy is learning about for a Festival of the Lights.
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adventure film
Mine owner Jackson Decker orders his manager to obtain miner Tom Bailey's milling machinery, no matter what the cost. When Bailey is found murdered, suspicion naturally falls on Jackson and his manager. Jackson's son, a Canadian Mountie, i…
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Action, Buddy Cop, Komödie
Two actors who play detectives are fired from their jobs. They decide to go into business as private investigators.
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crime film, detective film
A former WWII hero is appointed head of the state police by the governor of Louisiana to eliminate corruption in 1952.
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Detective Film, Drama, Mysterie, mystery film
When a rich widow is found murdered in her house, her companion Celia, who has vanished, along with the victim's jewellery, is the chief suspect. Inspector Hanaud investigates.
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Detective Film, Komödie, adventure film
While on a train from his home in the countryside to stay with his grandfather in London, a boy named Emil suspects that he has been robbed of his money by a suspicious-looking man in the same carriage wearing a bowler hat. In London, with…
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crime film, mystery film
thumb|thumbtime=5|The Voice of the City (1929) A young man is accused of murder and a master detective is set to track him down and uncover conclusive evidence of his guilt, but the more he works on the case, the more he becomes convinced …
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detective film
Crime, Drama, drama film, mystery film, romance film
A radio star takes a vacation and is later found murdered. Barbara Hammond is accused of the murder and Jerry Beall tries to prove her innocence.
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Thriller
Sam Jarrett, a middleweight boxing champion turned globe-trotting private detective, specializes in art crimes. He is tasked with tracking down the missing Book of Adam and Eve, a collection of rare biblical papyrus scrolls stolen from a m…
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detective film
detective film
Jacqueline De Bellefort introduces her fiancé, Simon Doyle , to her wealthy friend Linnet Ridgeway in the hope that Linnet will give him a job. Instead, Linnet marries Simon herself and they head off for a honeymoon in Egypt . A bitter Jac…
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detective film
The squabbling city editor and a hotshot female reporter eventually join forces to try to bring down a major crime syndicate, responsible for the murder of the new police commissioner.
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detective film
Patrick Nevil makes the casual acquaintance of fellow American Agnes Stuart while on vacation in Mexico City. What Stuart doesn't know is that Nevil is a treasury agent, out to get expatriate counterfeiters Dr. Lilley and George Richards.
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crime film, detective film
crime film
The Maddick commit a diamond robbery and murder a police officer investigating their crimes. A paper with the cryptic writing "AD 1935" is found on the murdered officer's body. Outsmarted by the gang, the police assistant commissioner and …
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mystery film, silent film
Retired CID inspector Angus Blake tries to prevent a female jewel thief named the Queen of Diamonds from stealing a valuable ring which, according to legend, carries a curse.
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neo-noir
The Burial Society tells the story of Sheldon Kasner, whose existence has recently turned to one of quiet anxiety. His workload is mounting as his reimbursement for it continues to diminish, and Sheldon justifiably falls into a deep depres…
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Tragic Comedy Film
An elderly widow, Anna Marshall (Harris), lives in isolation following the death of her beloved husband. With no friends and an estranged son, Anna is a senior citizen alone in the world—obsolete and discarded. The only visitor since her h…
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Animation, Cartoon, Stop Motion, TV Show, family film, fantasy film, musical comedy, mystery film
Detective Film, Film Noir, film noir, thriller film
Secret agent Traveller (played by Vincent van Ommen) works for an organization known only as The Bureau. Having failed his last mission, Traveller is given one last chance with a cryptic objective: find the mysterious Sterns. But who is St…
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