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1. Magpie Murders (2022– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Editor Susan Ryeland gets drawn into a web of intrigue and murder when she receives Alan Conway's unfinished manuscript of an Atticus Pünd mystery.
Stars: Conleth Hill, Lesley Manville, Tim McMullan, Ian Lloyd Anderson
Votes: 7,008
2. Suspicion (1941)
Approved | 99 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
A shy young heiress marries a charming gentleman, and soon begins to suspect he is planning to murder her.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce
Votes: 42,491 | Gross: $4.50M
3. Her Alibi (1989)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Phil has writer's block after 30 detective novels. In court for inspiration, he sees a cute Romanian murder suspect. He provides her alibi. She stays with him. Will he live to write another novel?
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, William Daniels, James Farentino
Votes: 7,808 | Gross: $18.70M
4. The Singing Detective (2003)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
From his hospital bed, a writer suffering from a skin disease hallucinates musical numbers and paranoid plots.
Director: Keith Gordon | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Robin Wright, Mel Gibson, Jeremy Northam
Votes: 8,948 | Gross: $0.34M
5. The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A telephone operator ends up drunk and at the mercy of a cad in his apartment. The next morning she wakes up with a hangover and the terrible fear she may be a murderess.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern, Raymond Burr
Votes: 6,213
6. Under the Hood (2009 Video)
PG | 38 min | Short, Action, Adventure
A television interview with Hollis Mason, The first Nite-Owl, about his life and the superhero community.
Director: Eric Matthies | Stars: Ted Friend, Stephen McHattie, Carla Gugino, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Votes: 1,963
7. Angoor (1982)
Not Rated | 131 min | Comedy
Based on Shakespeare's 'A Comedy of Errors', this is a story of identical twins (2 pairs) and mistaken identities.
Director: Gulzar | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Moushumi Chatterjee, Deven Verma, Aruna Irani
Votes: 5,827
8. Chhupam Chhaai (2016)
94 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In a small town in the heart of India, six teenage friends who secretly run "Friends Private Detective Agency," encounter their most challenging case; a murder mystery.
Director: Pratik Mittal | Stars: Akshat Jain, Sanket Chauhan, Anshu Khatri, Purva Bhawsar
Votes: 94
9. Vanka (2013 TV Movie)
87 min | Comedy
Overweight Dasha works as a proof-reader for a glossy magazine. Commonsense and previous experience have taught her not to harbour any illusions concerning a happy private life. So instead,... See full summary »
Director: Vyacheslav Lavrov | Stars: Mariya Bortnik, Maksim Saprykin, Anton Batyrev, Aleksandra Nazarova
Votes: 29
10. Super Juvenile Detective Team NEO Beginning (2019)
92 min | Mystery
The Film follows the great grandson of Young Kobayashi, Yoshiro Kobayashi, his best friend Watari,and Kogoro Akechi's granddaughter Soya Akechi, and together they will face the Fiend of Twenty Faces as well as their own fate.
Director: Shintarô Ashizuka | Stars: Mahiro Takasugi, Gaku Sano, Mizuki Higashino, Mayu Hotta
11. The Birth of Bond: The 007 Devotees (1963 Video)
7 min | Short, News
CBC-TV's ''701'' looks at the devoted fan following of Britain's famous fictional spy.
Stars: Alan Hamel, Percy Saltzman, Lister Sinclair
12.
Skippy (1968–1970)
Episode:
The Black Spider
(1969)
Adventure, Drama, Family
Sonny's been reading a lurid novel about blackmailers and he spots Clancy crying after reading a letter, he becomes convinced that his young friend has received a note from someone demanding money.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Ed Devereaux, Tony Bonner, Ken James, Garry Pankhurst
13.
The Good Place (2016–2020)
Episode:
A Chip Driver Mystery
(2019)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
One of the new residents creates a division in the ranks.
Director: Steve Day | Stars: Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D'Arcy Carden
Votes: 2,147
14.
Bored to Death (2009–2011)
Episode:
The Alanon Case
(2009)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
During an unsuccessful attempt to win back Suzanne, Jonathan gets a phone call and a new case: A woman named Jennifer wants him to tail her boyfriend Gary to see if heʼs been ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Zach Galifianakis, Ted Danson, Olivia Thirlby
Votes: 509
15.
Bored to Death (2009–2011)
Episode:
Stockholm Syndrome
(2009)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After his girlfriend Suzanne moves out because of his failure to stop drinking and smoking pot, between-books novelist Jonathan Ames peruses his favorite Raymond Chandler novel, "Farewell, ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Zach Galifianakis, Ted Danson, Heather Burns
Votes: 658
16.
Portrait souvenir (1960–1969)
Episode:
Georges Simenon, part 4: Maigret
(1963)
36 min | Documentary
Director: Paul Seban | Stars: Georges Simenon, Roger Stéphane
17.
Rebound (1952–1953)
Episode:
It Wouldn't Be Fair
30 min | Drama, Mystery
An avid reader of murder mysteries tries to make suggestions to help her boyfriend, a police detective crack a tough case, but is rebuffed.
Director: Harve Foster | Stars: Jeff Donnell, Frank Ferguson, Sam Flint, Duane Grey