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poster
Amazon Prime Video
89
8.3
/178632/
80
/2759/
81
/1938/
4.3
/197735/
97
/110/
95
/2252/
95
/18/
cc age 12+

Double Indemnity (1944)
A seductive housewife draws an insurance salesman into a plot of adultery and crime to collect on her husband's life insurance.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
89
8.4
/759715/
82
/13386/
82
/8752/
4.4
/863547/
90
/147/
94
/16502/
94
/15/
cc age 16+

Apocalypse Now (1979)
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
poster
88
8.2
/651565/
79
/10162/
78
/5301/
4.1
/366806/
99
/165/
94
/6451/
91
/28/
cc age 17+

L.A. Confidential (1997)
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
88
8.1
/192964/
78
/3019/
79
/2014/
4.2
/174084/
99
/97/
93
/3386/
97
/30/
cc age 13+

The Third Man (1949)
In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.
poster
Kanopy
88
8.1
/372212/
79
/6226/
79
/4091/
4.3
/438964/
98
/144/
93
/5230/
92
/23/
cc age 15+

Chinatown (1974)
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
poster
87
7.9
/172830/
77
/2868/
77
/1804/
3.9
/135929/
99
/111/
91
/2982/
97
/16/
cc age 12+

The Maltese Falcon (1941)
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
7.9
/94538/
76
/1627/
76
/1107/
4.0
/75195/
96
/68/
91
/1676/
86
/19/
cc age 12+

The Big Sleep (1946)
Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
85
8.0
/43600/
77
/795/
76
/625/
4.1
/52687/
93
/41/
92
/641/
85
/19/

Out of the Past (1947)
The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
7.9
/38428/
77
/871/
75
/637/
4.2
/70603/
96
/52/
89
/442/

In a Lonely Place (1950)
A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.
poster
85
7.7
/148233/
74
/3237/
75
/2039/
4.0
/185867/
97
/93/
87
/2340/
94
/18/
cc age 16+

The French Connection (1971)
Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.
poster
84
8.6
/1975344/
85
/42624/
83
/22352/
4.4
/2957505/
84
/156/
95
/26051/
65
/22/
cc age 17+

Se7en (1995)
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.
poster
82
8.1
/869811/
80
/31331/
79
/14520/
4.1
/1280382/
89
/132/
91
/25116/
84
/15/
cc age 16+

Blade Runner (1982)
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.
poster
MGM Plus
81
7.5
/42605/
74
/1137/
74
/725/
4.2
/142027/
95
/57/
87
/679/
87
/17/

The Long Goodbye (1973)
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
80
7.8
/905554/
76
/34677/
77
/11419/
4.0
/3471509/
85
/528/
87
/9068/
72
/68/
cc age 14+

The Batman (2022)
In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.0
/29586/
69
/657/
69
/587/
3.7
/63170/
92
/52/
81
/709/
92
/7/

Alphaville (1965)
Lemmy Caution is on a mission to eliminate Professor Von Braun, the creator of a malevolent computer that rules the city of Alphaville. Befriended by the scientist’s daughter Natasha, Lemmy must unravel the mysteries of the strictly logical Alpha 60 and teach Natasha the meaning of the word “love.”
poster
78
7.8
/161546/
78
/5432/
77
/2854/
4.0
/273504/
83
/86/
87
/1737/
67
/19/

I Saw the Devil (2010)
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.
poster
80
77
7.8
/16278/
76
/283/
75
/270/
4.0
/16809/
86
/22/
90
/214/

Night and the City (1950)
Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan.
poster
77
7.2
/336556/
71
/7988/
69
/5055/
3.5
/312280/
92
/203/
77
/3961/
78
/37/
cc age 18+

Insomnia (2002)
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
78
76
7.5
/15975/
73
/342/
72
/243/
3.7
/12338/
89
/18/
86
/220/

Murder, My Sweet (1944)
After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.
poster
76
7.1
/20685/
69
/569/
67
/335/
3.8
/46499/
78
/85/
72
/193/
82
/9/

Night Moves (1975)
Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case - a former Hollywood actress wants Moseby to find and return her daughter. Harry travels to Florida to find her, but he begins to see a connection between the runaway girl, the world of Hollywood stuntmen, and a suspicious mechanic when an unsolved murder comes to light.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
7.0
/10614/
70
/216/
65
/172/
3.5
/9193/
76
/33/
71
/76/
70
/9/

Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled with seductress Helen Grayle and discovers a web of dark secrets that are better left hidden.
poster
74
6.8
/27014/
70
/846/
65
/437/
3.7
/40998/
92
/123/
71
/379/
78
/21/
cc age 15+

Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.
poster
74
7.1
/113215/
71
/2802/
68
/1322/
3.7
/129578/
79
/141/
86
/9209/
72
/34/
cc age 17+

Brick (2006)
A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
6.8
/25381/
68
/652/
66
/419/
3.4
/19292/
77
/26/
72
/580/
67
/13/

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby Reardon. He finds a slip of paper containing a list of people who are 'The Friends and Enemies of Carlotta'.
poster
68
6.5
/23652/
65
/724/
64
/531/
3.4
/63793/
63
/8/
69
/1404/

Suicide Club (2001)
When 54 high school girls throw themselves in front of a subway train it appears to be only the beginning of a string of suicides around the country. Detective Kuroda tries to find the answer to this mystery, which isn't as simple as he had hoped.
poster
66
6.4
/7349/
62
/176/
62
/133/
3.4
/8769/
83
/18/
49
/61/

Cop (1988)
An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.
poster
70
66
6.8
/11979/
70
/229/
66
/178/
3.5
/9296/
95
/21/
73
/151/
51
/6/

Harper (1966)
Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved along the way with an assortment of unsavory characters and an illegal-alien smuggling ring.
poster
Kanopy
71
66
7.0
/5640/
68
/203/
67
/142/
3.5
/10721/
84
/83/

Felidae (1994)
A domestic house cat named Francis investigates the grisly feline murders taking place in his new neighborhood.
poster
65
6.5
/3531/
69
/92/
63
/66/
3.2
/1438/
63
/8/
59
/45/

Tony Rome (1967)
Tony Rome, a tough Miami PI living on a houseboat, is hired by a local millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter, and in the process has several encounters with local hoods as well as the Miami Beach PD.
poster
fuboTV
68
63
7.0
/9693/
71
/190/
68
/148/
3.4
/6720/
82
/11/
67
/93/
51
/8/

Dead Reckoning (1946)
War heroes Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are sent to Washington, D.C, to receive top honors for their service. Johnny, seemingly terrified by the publicity that awaits him, jumps off the train and later turns up dead. Suspecting foul play, Rip begins digging into his pal's past. He encounters cover-ups, threats to his own life and deadly femme fatale Coral Chandler.
poster
68
63
6.8
/7512/
67
/187/
63
/119/
3.4
/7355/
73
/11/
69
/128/

The Seven-Ups (1973)
A 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.
poster
63
6.6
/40831/
68
/946/
65
/829/
3.2
/16529/
58
/40/
49
/282/
64
/26/

True Crime (1999)
Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.
poster
62
6.4
/4256/
66
/89/
60
/86/
3.2
/1717/
71
/7/
53
/37/

Marlowe (1969)
Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are murdered with ice picks, exotic dancers, blackmailed television stars and self-preserving gangsters. Soon, Marlowe's life is on the line right along with his case.
poster
60
6.2
/33386/
63
/2204/
58
/763/
3.1
/31986/
74
/265/
51
/240/
62
/44/
cc age 16+

Destroyer (2018)
When Erin Bell was a young cop, she was given an undercover assignment that ended badly and destroyed her life. Years later, she must face her demons in order to make peace with her past.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
60
6.7
/4097/
70
/81/
66
/57/
3.3
/1668/
75
/8/
69
/76/
74
/7/

My Favorite Brunette (1947)
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.
poster
Netflix
59
6.8
/106710/
68
/4106/
66
/1126/
3.0
/112936/
44
/84/
71
/422/
52
/23/
cc age 16+

Reptile (2023)
Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
poster
59
6.4
/6350/
66
/182/
62
/92/
3.1
/3836/
53
/17/
57
/82/

The Cheap Detective (1978)
A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
62
57
6.3
/5602/
65
/228/
60
/119/
3.2
/9849/
58
/61/

Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.
poster
64
56
6.4
/3951/
64
/61/
62
/72/
3.2
/2495/
75
/12/
62
/42/
61
/8/

Hammett (1982)
Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with tuberculosis who writes pulp fiction for a living, receives an unexpected visit from an old friend asking for help.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
55
6.8
/3184/
65
/50/
61
/46/
3.4
/2258/
100
/8/
53
/29/

The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
60
54
6.5
/6866/
64
/151/
60
/106/
3.1
/6190/
60
/10/
51
/112/

Lady in the Lake (1946)
Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
54
5.8
/6093/
60
/136/
58
/95/
2.9
/5174/
57
/7/
28
/59/

The Big Sleep (1978)
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster.
poster
63
52
6.8
/3534/
65
/54/
63
/52/
3.3
/1835/
71
/7/
49
/51/

The Maltese Falcon (1931)
A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
49
5.4
/14420/
56
/1099/
57
/418/
2.4
/16953/
25
/110/
37
/197/
41
/24/
cc age 15+

Marlowe (2023)
Private detective Philip Marlowe becomes embroiled in an investigation involving a wealthy Californian family after a beautiful blonde hires him to track down her former lover.
poster
48
6.4
/20085/
68
/492/
60
/220/
3.0
/6197/
23
/31/
67
/551/
24
/13/

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientele, who depend on his keen eye and smug discretion. So when a heavy-metal musician dies mid-concert, Fairlane is on the case before the lights come up. But things turn shocking when radio personality Johnny Crunch hires Fairlane to find a missing groupie mere hours before he is electrocuted live on air.
poster
47
5.6
/79288/
58
/1516/
56
/1169/
2.7
/38595/
31
/191/
27
/6073/
49
/35/
cc age 18+

The Black Dahlia (2006)
In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer of an aspiring young actress.
poster
46
5.0
/5746/
56
/112/
47
/107/
2.6
/2219/
24
/29/
23
/61/

V.I. Warshawski (1991)
Victoria "V.I" Warshawski is a Chicago based private detective who agrees to babysit for her new boyfriend; then he is murdered. Being the detective type, she makes the murder her next case. In doing so she befriends the victim's daughter, Kat, and together they set out to crack the case.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
46
45
5.3
/9216/
62
/1022/
54
/251/
2.5
/3898/
35
/17/
18
/46/
50
/7/
cc age 16+

A Kind of Murder (2016)
In 1960s New York, Walter Stackhouse is a rich, successful architect and unhappily married to the beautiful but damaged Clara. His desire to be free of her feeds his obsession with Kimmel, a man suspected of brutally murdering his own wife. When Walter and Kimmel's lives become dangerously intertwined, a ruthless police detective becomes convinced he has found the murderer. But as the lines blur between innocence and intent, who, in fact, is the real killer?


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