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1. Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012–2015)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, History
A female sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of Melbourne in the late 1920s, fighting injustice with her pearl-handled pistol and her dagger-sharp wit.
Stars: Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ashleigh Cummings
Votes: 17,763
2. Phenomena (1985)
R | 116 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A young girl who has an amazing ability to communicate with insects is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Jennifer Connelly, Donald Pleasence, Daria Nicolodi, Dalila Di Lazzaro
Votes: 30,150
3. Brighton Rock (1948)
Not Rated | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
In Brighton in 1935, small-time gang leader Pinkie Brown murders a journalist and later desperately tries to cover his tracks but runs into trouble with the police, a few witnesses, and a rival gang.
Director: John Boulting | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, William Hartnell, Harcourt Williams
Votes: 6,842 | Gross: $0.22M
4. Dirty Linen (2023)
TV-MA | Action, Crime, Drama
Four houseworkers of a well-known aristocratic family mysteriously vanished one by one without a trace, meanwhile four people are out to get their hellish revenge against the prominent family itself.
Stars: Zanjoe Marudo, Francine Diaz, Janine Gutierrez, John Arcilla
Votes: 183
5. Ginger (1971)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A rich society girl is recruited to go undercover and expose a drug/blackmail/prostitution ring in her small town.
Director: Don Schain | Stars: Cheri Caffaro, Duane Tucker, Herbert Kerr, Casey Donovan
Votes: 643 | Gross: $0.87M
6. Blind (2011)
Not Rated | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Su-a loses her sight and kid brother in a car accident. No more police academy. 3 years later she takes a taxi which hits a woman. Su-a gets out. After reporting it, a cop works with her learning that her 4 other senses "see".
Director: Sang-hoon Ahn | Stars: Kim Ha-neul, Yoo Seung-ho, Jo Hie-bong, Yang Yeong-jo
Votes: 3,208
7. A Woman's Secret (1949)
Approved | 84 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
Failed singer Marian Washburn confesses she shot her friend, successful singer Susan Caldwell, but her manager Luke Jordan and Detective Fowler doubt her story and cannot establish a reasonable motive.
Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Maureen O'Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame, Bill Williams
Votes: 1,937
8. Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor (2004 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew is invited to an old manor in England to figure out why the woman living there has been acting strangely.
Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Amy Broomhall, Conni Ellern, Jenn Ruzumna
Votes: 125
9. Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge (2010 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew travels to Japan and investigates ghost sightings at a traditional inn.
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Kira Dorrian, Mikano Fukaya, Walayn Sharples
Votes: 76
10. Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger (1999 Video Game)
Adventure, Mystery
Nancy is invited to a TV soap's filming in New York City, as a friend of her's stars in it. Someone starts trying to kill the male lead, and Nancy must find out who.
Stars: Lani Minella, Moriah Angeline, Ryan Drummond, Bob Heath
Votes: 80
11. Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill (1998 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
In the first Nancy Drew point-and-click PC game from Her Interactive, Nancy sets off to solve a murder at a Florida high school when she visits her aunt, a student who apparently was blackmailing most of the other students.
Stars: Lani Minella, Rick Calvert, Bill Corkery, Kenton Leach
Votes: 73
12. Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships (2009 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew searches for buried treasure on a remote island in the Bahamas in order to meet the ransom demand after her best friend is kidnapped.
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Jonah Von Spreecken, Chiara Motley, Jennifer Pratt
Votes: 62
13. Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness (2015 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew investigates the disappearance of the captain of the Icelandic ship "Heerlijkheid".
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Katherine Grant-Suttie, Billie Wildrick, Gene Thorkildsen
Votes: 45
14. Nancy Drew: Labyrinth of Lies (2014 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew investigates a series of thefts from a museum in Greece.
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Julia Stockton, Katherine Grant-Suttie, Beau Prichard
Votes: 48
15. La princesse du Nil (1999– )
26 min | Animation
Historical fiction series series in the 13th century BCE. The protagonist is Neteb, Princess of Egypt. She is depicted as the younger sister of Queen Nefertari and the sister-in-law of ... See full summary »
Stars: Guillaume Orsat, Gilbert Lévy, Mathieu Buscatto, Olivier Jankovic
Votes: 32
16. Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy (2008 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery, Romance
Teen detective Nancy Drew searches for her friend's missing fiancé at a remote castle in the Irish countryside.
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Evan Mosher, Alycia Delmore, Matt Shimkus
Votes: 71
17. Ang pagsanib kay Leah Dela Cruz (2017)
TV-14 | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A lady cop who moves into a small town gets drawn to a case that involves a girl that's possessed by an evil spirit.
Director: Katski Flores | Stars: Sarah Lahbati, Shy Carlos, Julian Trono, Olive Nieto
Votes: 24
18. Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel (2003 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew investigates when a carousel at the Captain's Cove Amusement Park begins mysteriously starting up in the middle of the night shortly after one of its antique horses was stolen.
Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Laurie Jerger, Gary Hoffman, Jonah Von Spreecken
Votes: 91
19. Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse (2011 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew travels to a castle in Germany and investigates sightings of a mysterious monster.
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Gerald B. Browning, Marianna de Fazio, Sara Mountjoy-Pepka
Votes: 68
20. Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion (2000 Video Game)
Adventure, Mystery
Nancy drew visits her house keeper's friend, Rose, down in San Francisco trying to open her Victorian mansion into a bed & breakfast. Although, there are strange happenings going on... ... See full summary »
Stars: Lani Minella, Janis Page, Valerie Moseley, Scott Carty
Votes: 105
21. Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch (2004 Video Game)
Adventure, Mystery, Romance
Teen detective Nancy Drew visits Shadow Ranch and investigates the mysterious accidents that follow sightings of a ghostly horse.
Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Abby Murray, Patty Pomplun, Wayne Rawley
Votes: 125
22. Nancy Drew: The Silent Spy (2013 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew travels to Glasgow to investigate the role a mysterious terrorist organization played in her mother's death.
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Jeff Allen Pierce, Julia Stockton, Sofia Rybin
Votes: 55
23. The Nurse's Secret (1941)
Passed | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Murder mystery with a nurse (Lee Patrick) moving into a mansion after an apparent suicide to care for the old mother. The mother is kind of spooky, but so is the butler, and the girlfriend,... See full summary »
Director: Noel M. Smith | Stars: Lee Patrick, Regis Toomey, Julie Bishop, Ann Edmonds
Votes: 234
24. Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island (2003 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew travels to the Pacific Northwest and investigates after a whale-watching tour boat is vandalized.
Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Alisa Murray, Jena Cane, Wayne Rawley
Votes: 98
25. Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull (2007 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew and her best friend Bess Marvin travel to New Orleans and search for a missing crystal skull rumored to make its owner immortal.
Director: Mike Paganini | Stars: Lani Minella, Jennifer Pratt, Scott Carty, Jason Sharp
Votes: 100
26. Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen (2012 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery, Romance
Teen detective Nancy Drew joins a team of archaeologists and explores the mysteries of an ancient Egyptian tomb.
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Dave Rivas, Marianna de Fazio, Gabriel Wolf
Votes: 51
27. What 80 Million Women Want (1913)
56 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A suffragist exposes a corrupt political boss who had compromised her lawyer fiancé.
Director: Will Louis | Stars: Emmeline Pankhurst, Harriot Stanton Blatch, Ethel Jewett, Reginald Everett
Votes: 53
28. Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake (2002 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew investigates sightings of ghost dogs at the former home of a 1920s gangster.
Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Katie Klein, Scott Plusquellec, David S. Hogan
Votes: 121
29. Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes (2011 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew is arrested after being framed for arson, so Nancy's friends search for evidence to help clear her name.
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Laura Hanson, Gene Thorkildsen, Meaghan Halverson
Votes: 61
30. Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock (2005 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
During the Great Depression, teen detective Nancy Drew visits the young woman who owns the Lilac Inn and investigates the mysterious occurrences going on there.
Director: Mike Paganini | Stars: Lani Minella, Dennis Regan, Sarah Papineau, Walayn Sharples
Votes: 90
31. Nancy Drew: The Shattered Medallion (2014 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew travels to New Zealand to compete in a reality TV competition and ends up investigating the strange mishaps that are causing the show to spiral out of control.
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Jennifer Pratt, Sofia Rybin, Shiromi Arserio
Votes: 43
32. Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice (2008 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew goes undercover in Venice to track down an art thief known as "The Phantom".
Director: Mike Paganini | Stars: Lani Minella, Adrienne MacIain, Jonah Von Spreecken, Gin Hammond
Votes: 68
33. Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand (2002 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew interns at a museum featuring an exhibit on ancient Mayan culture while investigating the theft of a priceless artifact.
Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Laurie Jerger, Jake Perrine, David S. Hogan
Votes: 89
34. Nancy Drew: The Final Scene (2001 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew searches for her kidnapped friend in a theater that is due to be demolished in three days.
Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, David S. Hogan, Max Holechek, Bob Heath
Votes: 106
35. Nancy Drew: The Creature of Kapu Cave (2006 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew teams up with the Hardy Boys to investigate a legendary creature that may be causing the strange things happening in the Hawaiian rain forest.
Director: Mike Paganini | Stars: Lani Minella, Jonah Von Spreecken, Robert Jones, Scott Carty
Votes: 84
36. Nancy Drew: Danger by Design (2006 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew goes undercover in Paris to determine the cause of a famous fashion designer's bizarre behavior.
Director: Mike Paganini | Stars: Lani Minella, Amy Broomhall, Megan Hill, Shawnmarie Stanton
Votes: 84
37. Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device (2012 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew investigates after a theoretical physicist is found electrocuted in a Colorado laboratory.
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Katherine Grant-Suttie, Marc Biagi, Sara Mountjoy-Pepka
Votes: 44
38. Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower (2001 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew is snowed-in at Wickford Castle and investigates clues left in the castle's tower by Marie Antoinette.
Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Thomas Stewart, Justin Barrett, Tara V. Smith
Votes: 121
39. Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger! (2009 Video Game)
Adventure, Mystery
Defuse an Explosive Situation at an Exclusive Resort.
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Matt Shimkus, Amy Broomhall, Mark Waldstein
Votes: 19
40.
The Secrets of Isis (1975–1976)
Episode:
Now You See It...
(1976)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Rick is framed for stealing a machine that controls the weather.
Director: Arthur H. Nadel | Stars: JoAnna Cameron, Brian Cutler, Ronalda Douglas, John Davey
Votes: 39
41.
Night Visions (2001–2002)
Episode:
Now He's Coming Up the Stairs/Used Car
(2001)
TV-14 | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
A psychiatrist has the ability to absorb people's mental illnesses, but can he help a seemingly possessed child? / An unhappy wife comes to believe that the used car her husband bought her is possessed by the spirit of a young woman.
Directors: Nick Gomez, Michael W. Watkins | Stars: Luke Perry, Sherilyn Fenn, Hart Bochner, Allison Hossack
Votes: 116
42.
Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode:
Coma
(1990)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Albert determines that neither Leo nor Jacques killed Laura, but he is unable to find any leads into who shot Cooper. Cooper says they must find the third man, who he believes to be Bob, the gray-haired man.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 4,843
43.
Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode:
Cooper's Dreams
(1990)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cooper and company have tea with the Log Lady, who tells them there was a third man following after Leo and Jacques the night Laura died. At Jacques Renault's cabin Cooper, Hawk, and Truman find Waldo the bird.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 5,347
44.
Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode:
Laura's Secret Diary
(1990)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Leland confesses to killing Jacques Renault. Andy wants to take a new sperm count test. Rumor spreads that a food critic is coming to Twin Peaks. Jean asks Ben to set a trap for Cooper in exchange for Audrey's life.
Director: Todd Holland | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 4,446
45.
Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode:
May the Giant Be with You
(1990)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A wounded Agent Cooper has a vision of a giant who gives him several clues about the murder of Laura Palmer. Shelly and Pete recover from the mill fire, but Josie and Catherine are missing.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 5,731
46.
Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode:
Realization Time
(1990)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Audrey cons her way into working at the perfume counter where Laura worked and discovers that it's being used as a recruitment post for One Eyed Jack's. James, Donna and Maddy plan to lure Jacoby away from his office.
Director: Caleb Deschanel | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 5,230
47.
Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode:
The Last Evening
(1990)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Audrey is hired at One Eyed Jack's, but is caught in a trap when her father arrives. Cooper gets Jacques Renault to reveal the details of Laura's last night in the cabin. Deputy Andy saves Truman's life and apprehends Renault.
Director: Mark Frost | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 5,812
48.
Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode:
The Man Behind the Glass
(1990)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ronette is attacked in her hospital bed by an unseen person. Jean Renault, brother of Jacques and Bernard, plans to blackmail Ben Horne for the release of Audrey. Donna meets with Harold Smith, a shut-in who had befriended Laura.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 4,512
49.
Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode:
The One-Armed Man
(1990)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cooper questions Dr. Jacoby, who suspects Leo Johnson is the killer. Gordon Cole, Cooper's supervisor, calls in with Albert's report. Josie Packard spies on Ben Horne and Catherine Martell. Hawk tracks down the One-Armed Man.
Director: Tim Hunter | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 5,466
50.
Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode:
The Orchids Curse
(1990)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cooper remembers the message under his bed. Shelly and Bobby begin Leo's home care. Sternwood hears pretrial motions and declares Leo not fit for trial. Nadine comes home, still thinking she's in high school.
Director: Graeme Clifford | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 4,457