True detective

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows true detective

poster Deadly Vows
Deadly Vows
(3.0/5)
87mn - Short, Crime, Drama
Tom Weston is a short tempered truck driver who has always aspired to live big. He begins dating Bobbi Gilbert, who is half his age and plans on marrying her, which is a problem since he's already married…
poster Blackmail
Blackmail
(2.9/5)
67mn - Action, Crime, Romance
A private detective is offered a job protecting a rich business man from suspected blackmail. Before he can accept the case a murder is uncovered.
poster The Shadow on the Window
The Shadow on the Window
(3.1/5)
76mn - Crime, Drama
Three delinquents murder a prosperous farmer at an isolated farm house. One witness to the crime - the dead man's secretary - is then taken hostage. The other witness - her young son - is thrown into stat…
poster The Woman in Green
The Woman in Green
(3/5)
57mn - Mystery, Crime, Drama
Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.
poster Blood Alley
Blood Alley
86mn - Action, Crime, Thriller
Elijah Kane Is on a new mission for the government after being promised that the CIA will provide information about who put out a hit on his previous team. Kane and the new team have to take down a high l…
poster Tempting Fate
Tempting Fate
(2.9/5)
96mn - Sci-Fi, Short
A man who is still mourning the death of the woman he loves, meets a man who says he created a machine that can bring anyone to a parallel world. He goes and sees the woman he loves is still alive in that…
poster Vows of Deception
Vows of Deception
(2.9/5)
94mn - Short, Drama, Thriller
When a prominent lawyer is found murdered, his wife is promptly arrested and charged with the crime. She swiftly accuses her stepson, with whom she claims to be having an affair. This sheds enough reaso…
poster Prime Evil
Prime Evil
83mn - Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Nestled in a Manhattan monastery, evil is lurking. A group of devil worshipping monks are stalking the city, looking for victims to sacrifice to the dark lord in the hope of bringing satanic rule to the w…
poster Escape 2120
Escape 2120
107mn - Sci-Fi
A detached orphan teen escapes to the future in suspended animation, but when he arrives at a natural utopia, he must evade a lynch mob convinced that he's the prophesied Devil's Child.
poster Deadwood '76
Deadwood '76
97mn - Western
A young drifter is mistaken for Billy the Kid. The concequences prove deadly.
poster Jacquilynn The Ripper
Jacquilynn The Ripper
95mn - Horror, Thriller, Fantasy
Serial killers have roamed the earth since mankind first arrived. They shape shift and viciously kill unsuspected victims, then feeds off the terror and folklore they leave in its wake. The Zodiac Killer,…
poster Angel on My Shoulder
Angel on My Shoulder
(3.4/5)
100mn - Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.
poster Wolf Riders
Wolf Riders
(3.1/5)
56mn - Western
Deputy Indian Agent is framed for the murder of a captured fur thief actually killed by his boss in rivalry for affections of a saloon girl.
poster Little Dead Rotting Hood
Little Dead Rotting Hood
90mn - Fantasy, Horror, Romance
The residents of a small town discover that something more sinister than killer wolves is lurking in the backwoods: first the wolves start turning up dead...then people.
poster Deadly Family Secrets
Deadly Family Secrets
95mn - Thriller
A New York executive, Martha, witnesses a murder and discovers that the killer is her new brother-in-law. When her sister is nearly killed and her sister's children kidnapped to silence her, she must unra…
poster Rukus
Rukus
(3.2/5)
87mn - Drama, Animation, Fantasy
A hybrid of documentary and fiction, Rukus is a queer coming-of-age story set in the liminal spaces of furry conventions, southern punk houses, and virtual worlds.
poster Borderline
Borderline
(3.1/5)
88mn - Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Los Angeles police know that Pete Ritchie has been bringing drugs into the city, but they can't pin a single piece of evidence on him. After many botched attempts to get at the crook, they resort to h…
poster Texas Wildcats
Texas Wildcats
(3/5)
57mn - Western
Lightning Bill Carson and sidekick Magpie are after Burrows, the man that killed a friend of theirs. Burrows is after the Arden ranch and his gang are rustling their cattle. Bill is robbing Burrows while …
poster The Dark Mist
The Dark Mist
101mn - Action, Adventure, Fantasy
With the future of the world hanging in the balance, one fearless hero's quest to solve "The Riddle of the Chosen". As the Lord Protector makes his way through a land of magic and mystery, his allies grow…
poster Gone, But Not Forgotten
Gone, But Not Forgotten
(2.8/5)
90mn - Drama, Romance, Thriller
Questions about the identity of an amnesiac threaten his romance with the park ranger who rescued him.
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