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Sylvia (1965)

A private detective is hired by a wealthy man to uncover his wife's past, but in the process of...

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Manhunter (1986)

An ex-FBI sleuth (William L. Petersen) returns to psych out a full-moon ritual killer as only he...

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The Death Kiss (1933)

A Hollywood studio manager (Bela Lugosi) and writer (David Manners) join the plot of an actor shot...

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Murder By Decree (1979)

The murders by the infamous British criminal, Jack the Ripper, catch the attention of Sherlock...

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Backdraft (1991)

Two brothers (Kurt Russell, William Baldwin) fight each other and an outbreak of arson as Chicago...

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Bulldog Jack

Filling in for British sleuth Bulldog Drummond, Jack (Jack Hulbert) pursues jewel thieves and their...

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Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

A fiendish doctor victimizes young women as part of his experimentation with apes. Based on the...

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My Favorite Brunette (1947)

A baby photographer (Bob Hope) plays private eye to help a woman (Dorothy Lamour) find her uncle,...

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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)

Watson (Nigel Bruce) brings in Holmes (Basil Rathbone) on a case of ritual murder at the old...

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The Black Camel (1931)

The unsolved murder of a Hollywood actor several years earlier and an enigmatic psychic are the keys...

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The Canary Murder Case

This early talkie is the film that destroyed the career of popular silent leading lady Louise...

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

This first talkie version of Conan Doyle's classic thriller The Hound of the Baskervilles stars...

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On the Other Hand, Death (2008)

A gay detective (Chad Allen) helps a lesbian couple when they become the victims of harassment.

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The Lost Son (2001)

A wealthy couple hire a detective (Daniel Auteuil) to track their adult son, missing after...

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Wicked, Wicked

A Halloween-masked knifer stalks a singer (Tiffany Bolling) and others at a beach hotel, in...

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Some Girls Do (1969)

Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond traces the sabotage of a supersonic airliner to a gang of murderous women.

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Going Undercover (1988)

A bungling gumshoe tries hard to affect a hard-boiled demeanor, despite the fact that his latest...

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The Jigsaw Murders

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Diamond's Edge (1990)

A would-be private eye and his younger brother are embroiled in an international caper.

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True Crime (1996)

A teen sleuth (Alicia Silverstone) thinks a classmate's murder is part of a series of West Coast...

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The Theory of the Leisure Class

Corrupt reporter Cindie bribes bar owner Julie into spilling her life story. As the night unfolds,...

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Mississippi Burning (1988)

Two FBI agents face racism while investigating the disappearance of three civil rights activists in...

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Small Town Conspiracy

An alcoholic police chief (Zen Gesner) investigates the murder of a Japanese girl just days before...

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The Hard Way (1991)

A Hollywood star (Michael J. Fox) of action movies tags along with a New York police detective...

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The Lawyer (1969)

Barry Newman stars as Tony Petrocelli, a maverick Midwestern attorney. Petrocelli is hired to defend...

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True Crime (1999)

An investigative reporter (Clint Eastwood) has only 12 hours to prove a condemned man's (Isaiah...

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Mastermind (1975)

A Charlie Chan-like inspector (Zero Mostel) outwits spies to protect a robotic invention.

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Exit to Eden (1994)

A Los Angeles detective (Rosie O'Donnell) and her partner (Dan Aykroyd) pursue a diamond smuggler to...

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Brown's Requiem (2000)

A fat man hires a private eye (Michael Rooker) to investigate a Hollywood businessman housing his...

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Felidae

A sharp-witted male cat named Francis investigates a series of feline murders, in which the hapless...