Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "black-detective"

1. Crimes of the Future (2022)

R | 107 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Humans adapt to a synthetic environment, with new transformations and mutations. With his partner Caprice, Saul Tenser, celebrity performance artist, publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances.

Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman

Votes: 40,976

2. In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Approved | 110 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant

Votes: 83,751 | Gross: $24.38M

3. Shaft (1971)

R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

Director: Gordon Parks | Stars: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John

Votes: 21,085 | Gross: $16.69M

4. Devil in the Flesh (1998 Video)

R | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

She's young, sexy and dangerous. Debbie is the new girl in class with a skill for turning heads. From the moment she arrives in town following her parents' untimely death, Debbie sets her sights on her teacher, the high school heartthrob.

Director: Steve Cohen | Stars: Rose McGowan, Alex McArthur, Peg Shirley, J.C. Brandy

Votes: 2,982

5. 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: 9,886

6. The Evil Twin (2021 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Thriller

Emily escapes from an abusive relationship by moving back to her hometown only to discover she has a long-lost twin, but her newfound sister might be a murderer.

Director: Max McGuire | Stars: Emily Piggford, Ish Morris, Cory Lee, Tomas Chovanec

Votes: 234

7. Little Boy Blue (1997)

R | 105 min | Drama

19 y.o. Jimmy' s dad is a vicious, impotent Vietnam vet, who forces his wife and son to have incest. He has a secret he'll kill to keep. Jimmy won't abandon his two kid brothers by leaving.

Director: Antonio Tibaldi | Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Nastassja Kinski, John Savage, Shirley Knight

Votes: 2,256

8. The Right Temptation (2000)

R | 95 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A detective falls for the man she's supposed to be investigating; dire complications follow.

Director: Lyndon Chubbuck | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Rebecca De Mornay, Dana Delany, Adam Baldwin

Votes: 1,301

9. Mind Prey (1999 TV Movie)

90 min | Thriller, Drama

John Sandford's computer program developing detective, Lucas Davenport (Eriq LaSalle) is brought to tv. In this case a mentally deranged man (Titus Welliver) takes his former psychiatrist (... See full summary »

Director: D.J. Caruso | Stars: Eriq La Salle, Titus Welliver, Sheila Kelley, Kenneth Welsh

Votes: 243

10. Dying for A Good Grade (2021 TV Movie)

85 min | Thriller

INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS - Wanting to ensure she gets in to a great college, a student becomes involved in an admission scandal. When the police start snooping around and begin to close in on the ring leader, things turn deadly.

Director: Ken Friss | Stars: Karis Cameron, Stefanie von Pfetten, Rachelle Gillis, Joel Semande

Votes: 177

11. Her Married Lover (1999)

PG-13 | 92 min | Crime, Romance, Thriller

Film cutter Katie Griffin is hopelessly in love with writer Richard Mannhart, and starts an affair with him. When Mannhart's wife is killed in a road accident, Katie tells the police she ... See full summary »

Director: Roxanne Messina Captor | Stars: Roxana Zal, Perry King, Daniel Benzali, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson

Votes: 479

12. Badge of the Assassin (1985 TV Movie)

R | 120 min | Drama

Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent investigation puts a white assistant DA and a black police detective on the trail of the killers that ... See full summary »

Director: Mel Damski | Stars: James Woods, Yaphet Kotto, Alex Rocco, David Harris

Votes: 365

13. Malevolent (2002)

R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Detective Jack Lucas, a harried, self-hating, Los Angeles police detective races against the clock to clear his name when he's framed for a series of killings committed by a crafty serial killer, who targets him as his latest fall guy.

Director: John Terlesky | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Edoardo Ballerini, Kari Wuhrer, Gwen McGee

Votes: 600

14. Cutter (1972 TV Movie)

73 min | Crime, Drama

Private eye searches for a missing football quarterback in Chicago.

Director: Richard Irving | Stars: Peter De Anda, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Rush, Gabriel Dell

Votes: 33

15. In Search of Bony (2007)

52 min | Documentary, Crime

The film explores how British author Arthur Upfield created the world's first aboriginal detective, Napoleon Bonaparte or Bony to his fans (who included Orson Welles) and how Bony became a ... See full summary »

Director: Lisa Matthews | Star: Aaron Pedersen

16. This Killing Business (2013)

Not Rated | 88 min | Crime

Climb inside the mind of a sociopath; an office worker kills his way into management but gets into trouble with his talkative girlfriend and a corrupt detective. Jim Collins has decided to ... See full summary »

Director: Federico Muchnik | Stars: Alexander Cook, Vincent Ernest Siders, Michala Hansen, Paul Melendy

Votes: 23

17. Omission (2013)

99 min | Thriller

A deep crisis will lead a psychiatrist to the extreme decision of "cleanse" society. His path will cross Santiago Murray, a priest who has just returned to Buenos Aires, willing to assist the needy people of his neighborhood.

Director: Marcelo Páez Cubells | Stars: Gonzalo Heredia, Carlos Belloso, Eleonora Wexler, Gabriela Bevacqua

Votes: 31

18. Adventurizing with the Chopper (1976 TV Movie)

30 min | Adventure, Comedy

A black private eye, who fancies himself a karate expert and master detective but is actually a dolt, solves crimes with the help of his idolizing assistant and helpful secretary, much to the chagrin of the police force.

Director: Hy Averback | Stars: Harrison Page, Antonio Fargas, Ketty Lester, Lawrence Cook

19. Dead Man's Gun (1997–1999)
Episode: The Pinkerton (1998)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Western

The owner of a silver mine calls in the best Pinkerton man when his wife is kidnapped for ransom. His investigation goes round and round until he figures out the roles everyone has really been playing all along.

Director: Brenton Spencer | Stars: Tom Butler, Bill Croft, Michael Dorn, Eric Keenleyside

Votes: 8

20. Backstrom (2015)
Episode: Dragon Slayer (2015)

TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Detective Everett Backstrom and his team investigate when the apparent suicide of a senator's son turns out to be homocide.

Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy

Votes: 519

21. Backstrom (2015)
Episode: Takes One to Know One (2015)

TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Backstrom and his team investigate when a youth pastor is found murdered at a church.

Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy

Votes: 331

22. Backstrom (2015)
Episode: Bella (2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The Special Crimes Unit helps investigate an escalating serial arsonist.

Director: Alex Chapple | Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy

Votes: 372

23. Backstrom (2015)
Episode: I Am a Bird Now (2015)

TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

When the team investigates the murder of a drag queen blogger, Backstrom declares it a hate crime.

Director: David Boyd | Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy

Votes: 311

24. Backstrom (2015)
Episode: Bogeyman (2015)

TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Backstrom and the team have three days to save a teen who was taken by an elusive online predator.

Director: Jeff Woolnough | Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy

Votes: 419

25. Backstrom (2015)
Episode: Ancient, Chinese, Secret (2015)

TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

As Backstrom and the SCU investigate the murder of a fortune teller, secrets are revealed.

Director: Sarah Pia Anderson | Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy

Votes: 264

26. Backstrom (2015)
Episode: Enemy of My Enemies (2015)

TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Backstrom and his team works with his estranged father to find a suspected eco-terrorist.

Director: Jace Alexander | Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy

Votes: 265

27. Backstrom (2015)
Episode: Love Is a Rose and You Better Not Pick It (2015)

TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The S.C.U. investigates when a young female sex surrogate is found dead.

Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy

Votes: 208

28. Backstrom (2015)
Episode: Give 'Til It Hurts (2015)

TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The team investigates when a hit-and-run leaves a wealthy woman dead.

Director: Rob Hardy | Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy

Votes: 228

29. Backstrom (2015)
Episode: Inescapable Truth (2015)

TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The team investigates when a witness in a drug investigation escapes from rehab and ends up dead.

Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy

Votes: 219

30. Backstrom (2015)
Episode: Corkscrewed (2015)

TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Valentine's abuser, Dante Trippi, is murdered and left on Backstrom's doorstep.

Director: Jeffrey Walker | Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy

Votes: 180

31. Backstrom (2015)
Episode: I Like to Watch (2015)

TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The investigation into a death at a performance art festival turns up several potential killers.

Director: Adam Arkin | Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy

Votes: 195

32. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: The Greater Good (2015)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

D.B. makes the risky decision to use his daughter as bait to catch the Gig Harbor Killer, and discovers the shocking identity of the killer's partner.

Director: Alec Smight | Stars: Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, George Eads, Jorja Fox

Votes: 390

33. Backstrom (2015)
Episode: Rock Bottom (2015)

TV-14 | 47 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Backstrom must make a decision when he suspects his father knows about a meth dealer's activities.

Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy

Votes: 216