The Cheap Detective

Movie · 6.4 / 10 · 23 Jun 1978 · English

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.

The Late Show

Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 10 Feb 1977 · English

An over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped pussycat.

Who's Harry Crumb?

Movie · 6.0 / 10 · 3 Feb 1989 · English

Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidnapping.

Foul Play

Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 14 Jul 1978 · English

A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.

The Thursday Murder Club

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 22 Aug 2025 · English

A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.

Family Plot

Movie · 6.8 / 10 · 9 Apr 1976 · English

Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.

Murder by Death

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 23 Jun 1976 · English

Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed.

Zero Effect

Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 30 Jan 1998 · English

Daryl Zero is a private investigator and—along with his assistant, Steve Arlo—he solves impossible crimes and puzzles. Although Daryl's a master investigator, he doesn't know what to do with himself when he's not working; he has no social skills, writes bad music and drives Steve crazy.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Movie · 7.5 / 10 · 22 Jun 1988 · English

'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.

Knives Out

Movie · 7.8 / 10 · 27 Nov 2019 · English

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

The Mirror Crack'd

Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 6 Feb 1980 · English

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

A Shot in the Dark

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 23 Jun 1964 · English

Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles Dreyfus as casualties mount.