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

1. Veronica Mars (2004–2019)

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

After her best friend is murdered, and her father is removed as county Sheriff, Veronica Mars dedicates her life to cracking the toughest mysteries in the affluent town of Neptune.

Stars: Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni, Percy Daggs III

Votes: 78,068

2. Whitstable Pearl (2021– )

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Local restaurant owner Pearl Nolan sets up a local detective agency after undergoing police training in an earlier career. She is soon embroiled in her first case when she discovers the body of her close friend Vinnie.

Stars: Howard Charles, Frances Barber, Isobelle Molloy, Sophia Del Pizzo

Votes: 3,433

3. Private Eyes (2016–2021)

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

Former professional hockey player Matt Shade partners with private eye Angie Everett to solve crimes around Toronto.

Stars: Jason Priestley, Cindy Sampson, Barry Flatman, Jordyn Negri

Votes: 5,657

4. The Spencer Sisters (2023– )

43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Police officer Darby Spencer and her mystery novelist mother Victoria Spencer have opposite personalities but still embark on the unlikeliest of ventures: becoming partners in a private detective agency.

Stars: Lea Thompson, Stacey Farber, Thomas Antony Olajide, Edward Ruttle

Votes: 896

5. Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017–2021)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The series follows Frankie Drake, a female private detective operating in Toronto in the 1920s.

Stars: Lauren Lee Smith, Chantel Riley, Rebecca Liddiard, Sharron Matthews

Votes: 3,179

6. Diabolique (1996)

R | 107 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

The wife and mistress of the sadistic dean of an exclusive prep school conspire to murder him.

Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik | Stars: Sharon Stone, Isabelle Adjani, Chazz Palminteri, Kathy Bates

Votes: 15,373 | Gross: $17.10M

7. Baywatch Nights (1995–1997)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Baywatch veteran Mitch Buchannon moonlights as a P.I. with his two friends Garner and Ryan. In season 2, Diamont replaces Garner, and Mitch's cases suddenly take a hard turn towards supernatural horror.

Stars: David Hasselhoff, Angie Harmon, Eddie Cibrian, Donna D'Errico

Votes: 1,569

8. Honey West (1965–1966)

Not Rated | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After her father's death, Honey West takes over his high-tech private-detective firm, assisted by rugged Sam Bolt--and her pet ocelot Bruce.

Stars: Anne Francis, John Ericson, Bruce, Irene Hervey

Votes: 808

9. Greedy (1994)

PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy

Rich, old uncle Joe is surrounded by relatives waiting/hoping for him to die while trying to look good and backstabbing the competition. What should he do?

Director: Jonathan Lynn | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Kirk Douglas, Nancy Travis, Olivia d'Abo

Votes: 15,967 | Gross: $13.15M

10. Badlapur (2015)

Not Rated | 134 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Raghu begins walking a fine line between good and evil as he exacts violent revenge on two criminals who killed his family 15 years ago.

Director: Sriram Raghavan | Stars: Varun Dhawan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Yami Gautam, Huma Qureshi

Votes: 25,838 | Gross: $0.37M

11. Piranha (1995 TV Movie)

R | 89 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Remake of the classic film tale of nature biting back. When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

Director: Scott P. Levy | Stars: William Katt, Alexandra Paul, Monte Markham, Darleen Carr

Votes: 2,544

12. True Believer (1989)

R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A cynical former civil liberties attorney now reduced to "specializing" in defending drug dealers becomes transformed by an eight-year-old murder case.

Director: Joseph Ruben | Stars: James Woods, Robert Downey Jr., Margaret Colin, Yuji Okumoto

Votes: 5,429 | Gross: $8.74M

13. Deception (2003 TV Movie)

R | 88 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Erin, a struggling actress, has little faith in men. She works for a detective agency, her job is to seduce married men and let their wives catch them in the act. But lately, Erin is been ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Roy | Stars: Dina Meyer, Steve Bacic, Gary Hudson, Anna Silk

Votes: 312

14. Stacey (1973)

R | 81 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The sleazy and dangerous adventures of a gorgeous female private detective.

Director: Andy Sidaris | Stars: Anne Randall, Alan Landers, James Westmoreland, Marjorie Bennett

Votes: 263

15. V.I. Warshawski (1991)

R | 89 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A female PI babysitting for a boyfriend gets stuck with his daughter and the case of her murdered father.

Director: Jeff Kanew | Stars: Kathleen Turner, Jay O. Sanders, Charles Durning, Angela Goethals

Votes: 5,509 | Gross: $11.13M

16. Confidentially Yours (1983)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

After he's implicated in several murders, a real estate agent hides out from the cops while his intrepid secretary does some private investigating of her own to locate the killer.

Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Fanny Ardant, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Philippe Laudenbach

Votes: 7,494

17. Secret Pleasures (2002)

R | 90 min | Drama, Romance

An attractive woman detective, expert in cases of conjugal infidelity is hired by a mysterious millionaire, unaware that she will get involved in a feverish love triangle to gather all the evidence she needs to finish the case.

Director: Michael Paul Girard | Stars: Kim Yates, Rick Majeske, Nikki Fritz, Everett Rodd

Votes: 435

18. 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: 1,257

19. Love at Large (1990)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Vampish miss Dolan hires hardboiled P.I. Harry Dobbs to tail her shady boyfriend. Harry realizes that the man leads a double life but then his client disappears. Harry teams up with his own tail, P.I. Stella Wynkowski, to clear things up.

Director: Alan Rudolph | Stars: Tom Berenger, Elizabeth Perkins, Anne Archer, Kate Capshaw

Votes: 1,484 | Gross: $1.44M

20. Framed for Murder (2007 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 94 min | Thriller

When a woman falsely accused of murdering her husband is released from prison after eight years, she hires a private investigator, determined to find out who framed her. However, she does not realize that the killer is about to do it again.

Director: Douglas Jackson | Stars: Elisa Donovan, Susan Walters, Perry King, Claire Brosseau

Votes: 533

21. Wicked Temptations (2002 Video)

Unrated | 86 min | Thriller

With a name like Sam Sharp, people expect a detective -- not a gorgeous woman. For the most part, Sam's cases are pretty tame, so when she receives a request to track down the sexy young ... See full summary »

Director: Eric Gibson | Stars: Monique Parent, Keri Windsor, Frank Harper, Daniel D. Anderson

Votes: 205

22. Trenchcoat (1983)

PG | 91 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

An aspiring mystery writer becomes accidently embroiled in an international plot during a two-week stay in Malta.

Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Margot Kidder, Robert Hays, David Suchet, Gila von Weitershausen

Votes: 553 | Gross: $4.30M

23. The Abductors (1972)

R | 90 min | Action, Drama

Cheerleaders and models are kidnapped & sold by a white slavery ring. Female agent is sent to rescue them.

Director: Don Schain | Stars: Cheri Caffaro, Richard Smedley, Patrick Wright, Laurie Rose

Votes: 489 | Gross: $0.94M

24. Snoops (1999)

45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

In this detective series with a comical note, Glenn Hall runs an unconventional flashy private detective agency in Los Angeles, and means business above all, never mind the rules--if she ... See full summary »

Stars: Gina Gershon, Paula Jai Parker, Edward Kerr, Danny Nucci

Votes: 283

25. Bikini Bound (2004 Video)

68 min | Adventure

Two lowlifes are squatting in a mansion, searching for a hidden treasure. When beautiful Amber inherits the home and unexpectedly shows up to move in, the treasure hunters grab the buxom ... See full summary »

Director: Jon Woods | Stars: Amber Michaels, Shannan Leigh, Cleo Nicole, Goldie Blair

Votes: 26

26. Spider-Woman, Agent of S.W.O.R.D. (2009– )

TV-14 | 10 min | Animation, Short, Action

After the failed alien invasion of Earth, revenge-seeking P.I. Jessica Drew, a.k.a. Spider-Woman, is recruited by S.W.O.R.D., an agency specialized in eliminating alien threats, to track down the remaining aliens disguised as humans.

Stars: Jolynn Carpenter, Nicolette Reed, Andy Mackenzie, Stephanie K. Thomas

Votes: 594

27. Cassie & Co. (1982)

60 min | Drama

Cassie Holland is a tough and feisty former police officer-turned-private detective who takes advantage of her looks to solve cases.

Stars: Angie Dickinson, John Ireland, Dori Brenner, A Martinez

Votes: 52

28. The Sixth Time (2017)

109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A private detective engages in a sexually-charged relationship with a real estate broker.

Director: Maarit Lalli | Stars: Pihla Viitala, Antti Luusuaniemi, Dick Idman, Arja Saijonmaa

Votes: 499

29. Des frissons partout (1963)

91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Jeff Gordon, FBI agent, infiltrates a gang and finds himself in the midst of a gang war.

Director: Raoul André | Stars: Eddie Constantine, Perrette Pradier, Daniel Emilfork, Clément Harari

Votes: 105

30. The Undercover Woman (1946)

Approved | 56 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

A lady investigator from San Francisco,invited with her wisecracking friend to a society event on a Western ranch in the country,gets involved trying to get information on the husband of ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: Stephanie Bachelor, Robert Livingston, Isabel Withers, Helene Heigh

Votes: 26

31. Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (1944)

Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Crime, Music

While working in a defense plant, Patsy (Merkel) is rendered unconscious-or at least, more unconscious than usual. While knocked out, she dreams that she's a fearless detective, teamed with... See full summary »

Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Una Merkel, Harry Einstein, Donald Novis, Lillian Cornell

Votes: 105

32. Absconding (2005 Video)

61 min | Adventure, Crime

A secretary at City Hall discovers her supervisor is about to walk off with a valuable stamp called 'The Damsel of Freedonia' worth three million dollars which the city had purchased as an ... See full summary »

Director: Jon Woods | Stars: Shannan Leigh, Jenni Lee, Karina Santos, Ariel Anderssen

33. Time Stand Still: A Carol Reed Mystery (2006 Video Game)

Adventure, Crime, Mystery

In her third detective adventure, Englishwoman in Sweden, Carol Reed, investigates a haunted house that holds dark secrets not necessarily of supernatural kind.

Stars: Sarah Anne Williams, Björn Larsen, Ann Nyström, Sue Anderson

34. Fate by Numbers (2007 Video Game)

Adventure, Crime, Mystery

In a neo-noir dystopian future, private detective Alice Sanger is hired to steal a briefcase. It's a set up and she's shot. She recovers and tries to figure out who played her and why. The corporates or the revolutionaries?

Director: Paul van der Meer | Stars: Mark Janicello, Janusz Madej

35. Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)
Episode: Angels on Ice (1977)

Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Performers for an ice show mysteriously disappear before the big opening. Kelly learns it's part of an assassination plot on the show's opening night, but she's captured before she can alert anyone.

Director: Bob Kelljan | Stars: Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, David Doyle

Votes: 228

36. Medium (2005–2011)
Episode: The First Bite Is the Deepest (2009)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Cynthia Keener returns, asking Allison to help find a missing friend of hers. Allison is also asked by a real estate mogul to help find his missing wife.

Director: Patricia Arquette | Stars: Patricia Arquette, Miguel Sandoval, David Cubitt, Sofia Vassilieva

Votes: 187

37. Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020– )
Episode: Angel of Inferno (2022)

TV-14 | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Eliza is hired to solve a case of blackmail in the shady world of Victorian medicine, and finds herself with a new rival-Patrick Nash, the owner of a large private detective agency who wants to hire her or crush her agency.

Director: Ivan Zivkovic | Stars: Kate Phillips, Cathy Belton, Nenad Herakovic, Pal Aron

Votes: 305

38. The Watcher (2022– )
Episode: Blood Sacrifice (2022)

TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

After hiring a private detective, Dean speaks with a former homeowner who's still shaken by what he endured. Nora and the kids move into a motel.

Director: Paris Barclay | Stars: Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Mia Farrow, Noma Dumezweni

Votes: 1,868

39. The Watcher (2022– )
Episode: Someone to Watch Over Me (2022)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

As Dean digs deeper into the house's history, Theodora discovers Dakota's disturbing screen name - and Ellie's secret relationship comes to light.

Director: Paris Barclay | Stars: Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Mia Farrow, Noma Dumezweni

Votes: 1,719

40. The Watcher (2022– )
Episode: The Gloaming (2022)

TV-MA | 44 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Dean and Nora find a hidden room where someone's been living. Theodora shares intriguing intel about Roger Kaplan. The family makes a fateful decision.

Director: Max Winkler | Stars: Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Mia Farrow, Noma Dumezweni

Votes: 1,611

41. Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020– )
Episode: Bloodline (2022)

TV-14 | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Detective Fitzroy sees one of his colleagues plant evidence on a suspect. With Duke away, Fitzroy turns to Eliza and hires her to look into a case of police corruption.

Director: Ivan Zivkovic | Stars: Tim Chipping, Evan McCabe, Simon Ludders, Kate Phillips

Votes: 240

42. Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020– )
Episode: The Heir (2022)

TV-14 | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Eliza is on the verge of earning life-changing money finding the heir to an unclaimed fortune. It's a race to claim the money and Eliza will need Duke's help, but a revelation about his personal life makes working together impossible.

Director: Steve Hughes | Stars: Kate Phillips, Goran Stricevic, Will Merrick, Tamsin Newlands

Votes: 227

43. Lilyhammer (2012–2014)
Episode: Tiger Boy (2014)

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

New years eve. Frank sees a girl in trouble, but when he decides to intervene, he's the one who needs help.

Director: Simen Alsvik | Stars: Steven Van Zandt, Trond Fausa, Steinar Sagen, Robert Skjærstad

Votes: 387

44. Unreported World (2000– )
Episode: India's Love Cheat Detectives (2018)

24 min | Documentary, News

Nelufar Hedayat travels to Delhi and goes undercover with a female-owned private detective agency to examine a huge rise in the number of private investigators tasked with exposing love cheats in India.

Director: Charlie Mole | Stars: Nelufar Hedayat, Krishnan Guru-Murthy