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1. Beck (1997– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Commissioner Martin Beck and his eccentric partner Gunvald Larsson investigate murders in Stockholm, Sweden.
Stars: Peter Haber, Ingvar Hirdwall, Rebecka Hemse, Måns Nathanaelson
Votes: 6,361
2. Spenser Confidential (2020)
R | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When two Boston police officers are murdered, ex-cop Spenser teams up with his no-nonsense roommate Hawk to take down criminals.
Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Winston Duke, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger
Votes: 97,709
3. Solomon Kane (2009)
R | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A ruthless mercenary renounces violence after learning his soul is bound for hell. When a young girl is kidnapped and her family slain by a sorcerer's murderous cult, he is forced to fight and seek his redemption slaying evil.
Director: M.J. Bassett | Stars: James Purefoy, Max von Sydow, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Pete Postlethwaite
Votes: 76,429
4. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
PG-13 | 109 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
When assorted people start having inexplicable delusions that lead to their deaths, a teenage Sherlock Holmes decides to investigate.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, Sophie Ward, Anthony Higgins
Votes: 23,413 | Gross: $19.74M
5. Wallander (2005–2013)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Swedish cop in a small town by the Baltic coast.
Stars: Krister Henriksson, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Mats Bergman, Douglas Johansson
Votes: 6,202 | Gross: $0.01M
6. Young Wallander (2020–2022)
TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follow recently graduated police officer Kurt Wallander as he investigates his first case.
Stars: Adam Pålsson, Leanne Best, Ellise Chappell, Sara Seyed
Votes: 13,394
7. Backstrom (2015)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Portland Police Bureau's Elite Special Crimes Unit is led by Det. Lt. Everett Backstrom, an alcoholic smoker whose health is failing, but he takes on cases in special circumstances.
Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy
Votes: 9,876
8. Agent Hamilton (2020–2022)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
In the wake of a series of bombings and cyberattacks in Stockholm, agent Carl Hamilton soon finds himself on a life-threatening mission against an invisible enemy with traces leading to Russian, Swedish and US intelligence forces.
Stars: Jakob Oftebro, Annika Hallin, Nina Zanjani, Jörgen Thorsson
Votes: 3,085
9. Agatha Christie's Hjerson (2021– )
44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
We get to follow the former criminal investigator Sven Hjerson who has been involved in solving some of Sweden's most difficult cases of all time.
Stars: Johan Rheborg, Hanna Alström, Maria Lundqvist, David Fukamachi Regnfors
Votes: 1,129
10. Miss Sherlock (2018)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic literary characters, the series follows Dr. Wato-san Tachibana and Sara Shelly "Sherlock" Futaba, an eccentric police consultant who uses deduction to solve strange cases in modern-day Japan.
Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Shihori Kanjiya, Ken'ichi Takitô, Tomoya Nakamura
Votes: 1,261
11. Hassel (2017)
43 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Hassel is a street-smart detective. When his father figure is brutally murdered, he leads a below-the-radar investigation to avenge his death which cause consequences for his family.
Stars: Ola Rapace, Aliette Opheim, Wilma Lidén, Shanti Roney
Votes: 724
12. Your Name Here (I) (2008)
106 min | Biography, Drama, Horror
The lines between reality and perception blur in this comic journey into the life and mind (literally!) of one of sci-fi's most brilliant authors. Paranoid conspiracies of the highest order... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Wilder | Stars: Bill Pullman, Taryn Manning, Harold Perrineau, Traci Lords
Votes: 192
13. Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
Passed | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree.
Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Donna Reed, Philip Dorn, Phil Brown
Votes: 470
14. Roland Hassel (2012)
74 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Retired police inspector is trying to solve the 1986 murder of prime minister Olof Palme.
Director: Måns Månsson | Stars: Lars-Erik Berenett, Roland Eriksson, Arne Malmgren, Paul Fried
Votes: 281
15.
Maria Wern (2008– )
Episode:
Fienden ibland oss: Del 1
(2020)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
During a military exercise on Gotland, thousands of soldiers are mobilized on the island. A sudden explosion occurs in a military protection area and a young soldier loses his life.
Director: Lisa Ohlin | Stars: Eva Röse, Allan Svensson, Jerka Johansson, Peter Perski
Votes: 135
16.
Maria Wern (2008– )
Episode:
Fienden ibland oss: Del 2
(2020)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Lisa Ohlin | Stars: Eva Röse, Allan Svensson, Jerka Johansson, Peter Perski
Votes: 124