Detective story

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows detective story

poster A Thief Catcher
A Thief Catcher
11mn - Comedy, Crime
Two criminals chase a plainclothes policeman who, while taking out his dog, witnesses their crime.
poster Do Detectives Think?
Do Detectives Think?
19mn - Comedy
An escaped convict is out to kill the judge who sentenced him. Two inept detectives are hired to guard the judge.
poster Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
(3.8/5)
Nonemn - Mystery, Drama
When Sherlock Holmes mysteriously disappears for days, a worried Dr. Watson teams up with Inspector Lestrade to track down the famous detective, leading them to a small curiosity shop where Holmes is work…
poster Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
(3.0/5)
62mn - Action, Crime, Mystery
A police detective uses his girlfriend to track down a homicidal maniac.
poster The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
25mn - Mystery, Comedy, Crime
Coke Ennyday, the scientific detective, divides his time into periods of "Sleep", "Eat", "Dope" and "Drinks". In fact, he overcomes every situation with drugs: consuming cocaine to increase his energy or …
poster Getting Evidence
Getting Evidence
14mn - Comedy
A jealous husband arrives in the office of Hawkshaw, a private detective. The husband is certain that his wife is being unfaithful, and he wants the detective to produce photographic evidence. The detecti…
poster Sherlock Holmes Baffled
Sherlock Holmes Baffled
1mn - Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes enters his drawing room to find it being burgled, but on confronting the villain is surprised when the latter disappears.
poster The Copper Beeches
The Copper Beeches
(2.6/5)
25mn -
An adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes story about a father trying to gain control of his daughter's inheritance does not include Watson.
poster The Adventure of the Wrong Santa Claus
The Adventure of the Wrong Santa Claus
14mn - Drama, Comedy, Family
When a burglar dressed as Santa Claus steals a family's Christmas presents, amateur detective Octavius sets out to recover the loot.
poster The Bat Whispers
The Bat Whispers
(3.2/5)
83mn - Crime, Drama, Mystery
Infamous burglar "The Bat" commits a daring jewelry theft despite heavy police presence. Soon after, a bank theft occurs, which may be the work of the criminal as well. Meanwhile, Cornelia Van Gorder has …
poster The Devil Plays
The Devil Plays
(2.6/5)
63mn - Mystery, Romance
A mystery novelist's detective skills are put to the test when he attends a party where a murder is committed.
poster The Musgrave Ritual
The Musgrave Ritual
(2.6/5)
18mn - Mystery, Crime
Reginald Musgrave’s maître d’hôtel has disappeared! Called to the rescue, Sherlock Holmes goes immediately to his friend, to inspect the premises. He finds a stolen jewel in the new maître d’hôtel’s jacke…
poster Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill
(3/5)
72mn - Crime, Mystery
A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purchasers of the boxes start to be murdered, Holmes and W…
poster Alice's Mysterious Mystery
Alice's Mysterious Mystery
(2.7/5)
6mn - Animation, Comedy, Horror
A mouse and his boss pose as dogcatchers and grab a schoolhouse full of dogs; they use several other ruses to round up dogs for, as we discover, a sausage factory. Alice and Julius are on the trail soon a…
poster Sherlock Jr.
Sherlock Jr.
(4.1/5)
49mn - Action, Comedy, Mystery
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
poster A Tattered Web
A Tattered Web
(2.8/5)
76mn - Crime, Drama, Thriller
A detective discovers his son-in-law is cheating on his wife. He confronts the other woman and accidentally kills her, then tries to pin the crime on a local derelict.
poster Rogues' Gallery
Rogues' Gallery
60mn - Mystery, Thriller
Reporter Patsy Reynolds and photographer Eddie Porter are assigned to interview John Foster, head of the Emmerson Foundation regarding a listening device the organization is working on. Foster evades them…
poster Blue Steel
Blue Steel
(2.7/5)
54mn - Action, Western
When Sheriff Jake sees a man at the safe and then finds the payroll gone, he trails him. Just as he is about to arrest him, the man saves his life. Still suspicious, he joins up with the man and later the…
poster Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
(3.0/5)
61mn - Mystery, Action, Crime
Detective Tracy (Morgan Conway) rescues Tess Trueheart (Anne Jeffreys) and Junior from a killer called Splitface (Mike Mazurki).
poster Suspense.
Suspense.
10mn - Drama, Thriller, Horror
An isolated house is too remote for a lone servant, who leaves a note, quietly exits the back door, and puts the key under the mat. Left alone in the house is a mother and her infant. A tramp has watched …
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