The Big Sleep

Movie · 7.6 / 10 · 22 Aug 1946 · English

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.

Righteous Kill

Movie · 5.9 / 10 · 11 Sept 2008 · English

Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?

Street Kings

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 10 Apr 2008 · English

Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.

American Gigolo

Movie · 6.2 / 10 · 1 Feb 1980 · English

Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.

Reptile

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 29 Sept 2023 · English

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.

Gone Baby Gone

Movie · 7.3 / 10 · 18 Sept 2007 · English

When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.

China Moon

Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 4 Mar 1994 · English

Detective Kyle Bodine falls for Rachel Munro who is trapped in a violent marriage. After she shoots her husband, Kyle relucantly agrees to help hide the body, but his partner is showing an unusual flair for finding clues.

Farewell, My Lovely

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 8 Aug 1975 · English

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.

A Walk Among the Tombstones

Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 18 Sept 2014 · English

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

Klute

Movie · 6.8 / 10 · 23 Jun 1971 · English

A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.

Kiss the Girls

Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 29 Sept 1997 · English

Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.

Hollywoodland

Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 31 Aug 2006 · English

When Hollywood superstar George Reeves dies in his home, private detective Louis Simo is hired to investigate his death and gets caught in a web of lies involving a big studio executive's wife. Based on a true story.