Strange Days

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 13 Oct 1995 · English

In the last days of 1999, ex-cop turned street hustler Lenny Nero receives a disc which contains the memories of the murder of a prostitute. With the help of bodyguard Mace, he starts to investigate and is pulled deeper and deeper in a whirl of murder, blackmail and intrigue.

Body Double

Movie · 6.8 / 10 · 25 Oct 1984 · English

After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope one night, he spies a gorgeous woman dancing in her window. But when he witnesses the girl's murder, it leads Scully through the netherworld of the adult entertainment industry on a search for answers—with porn actress Holly Body as his guide.

8MM

Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 26 Feb 1999 · English

A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.

Blue Velvet

Movie · 7.6 / 10 · 19 Sept 1986 · English

The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.

Nightcrawler

Movie · 7.7 / 10 · 23 Oct 2014 · English

When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

Chinatown

Movie · 7.9 / 10 · 20 Jun 1974 · English

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.

The Lincoln Lawyer

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 17 Mar 2011 · English

Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Mick spends most of his time defending petty crooks and other bottom-feeders, so it comes as quite a surprise when he lands the case of a lifetime: defending a Beverly Hills playboy who is accused of attempted murder. However, what Mick initially thinks is an open-and-shut case with a big monetary reward develops into something more sinister.

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.

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.

Who'll Stop the Rain

Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 2 Aug 1978 · English

John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally burnt out veteran into delivering the drugs stateside to his wife. Everything soon falls apart and Ray ends up on the run with John's wife trying to evade crooked narcotics agents.

Vice Squad

Movie · 6.2 / 10 · 22 Jan 1982 · English

An unlikely Hollywood hooker helps a detective set a trap for a mutilator pimp.

The Dead Girl

Movie · 6.0 / 10 · 7 Nov 2006 · English

The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated women begin to intersect.