Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "investigation", "partnership"

1. Breaking Bad (2008–2013)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future.

Stars: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Betsy Brandt

Votes: 2,139,928

2. White Collar (2009–2014)

TV-PG | 40 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A white-collar criminal agrees to help the FBI catch other white-collar criminals using his expertise as an art and securities thief, counterfeiter, and conman.

Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Tiffani Thiessen

Votes: 141,601

3. Watchmen (2009)

R | 162 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

In a version of 1985 where superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach on the trail of a conspiracy that will change the course of history.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman

Votes: 582,933 | Gross: $107.51M

4. Hell or High Water (II) (2016)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Toby is a divorced father who's trying to make a better life. His brother is an ex-con with a short temper and a loose trigger finger. Together, they plan a series of heists against the bank that's about to foreclose on their family ranch.

Director: David Mackenzie | Stars: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, Gil Birmingham

Votes: 252,743 | Gross: $27.01M

5. The French Connection (1971)

R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.

Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco

Votes: 135,815 | Gross: $15.63M

6. 2 Guns (2013)

R | 109 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

Two hardened criminals get into trouble with the US border patrol after meeting with a Mexican drug lord, and then revelations start to unfold.

Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Bill Paxton

Votes: 225,490 | Gross: $75.61M

7. The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Passed | 100 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

San Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.

Director: John Huston | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre

Votes: 166,669 | Gross: $2.11M

8. Nash Bridges (1996–2001)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A smart alecky San Francisco, California cop and his get rich quick scheme of a partner keep tabs on crime and take down the bad guys in the Bay Area.

Stars: Don Johnson, Cheech Marin, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Jeff Perry

Votes: 8,108

9. Running Scared (1986)

R | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer who nearly killed them in the past.

Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal, Steven Bauer, Darlanne Fluegel

Votes: 15,024 | Gross: $38.50M

10. Hard Boiled (1992)

R | 128 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan

Votes: 54,059

11. Terriers (2010)

TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack, in an unlicensed private investigation business.

Stars: Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James, Laura Allen, Kimberly Quinn

Votes: 11,265

12. Resident Evil 5 (2009 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Sent in by the BSAA, Chris Redfield has a new mission. It takes him into South Africa where he encounters a new horror and relives an old past.

Directors: Yasuhiro Anpo, Kenichi Ueda | Stars: Roger Craig Smith, Eva La Dare, D.C. Douglas, Patricia Ja Lee

Votes: 9,462

13. Shatter (1974)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Shatter, an international hitman, is hiding out in Hong Kong after he has completed a contract out on an African leader. Shatter soon finds out that everyone wants him dead, including the ... See full summary »

Directors: Michael Carreras, Monte Hellman | Stars: Stuart Whitman, Lung Ti, Lily Li, Peter Cushing

Votes: 621

14. Christopher Crumpet's Playmate (1955)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Christopher Crumpet has an imaginary elephant for a playmate. Christopher's father begins to see the elephant. Mr. Crumpet reveals this to his co-worker, Mr. Bilgewater, who quickly plays ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Cannon | Stars: Marvin Miller, Marian Richman

Votes: 56

15. The Lone Defender (1934)

Drama, Mystery, Romance

Feature version of the same-titled 1930 serial, with re-shot and added material.

Stars: Rin Tin Tin, Walter Miller, June Marlowe, Buzz Barton

Votes: 16

16. Living Dangerously (1936)

Approved | 72 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

When Doctor Stanley Norton finds his partner, Doctor Henry Pryor, has been illegally selling drugs to addicts, he dissolves the partnership. Seeking revenge, Pryor accuses Norton of ... See full summary »

Director: Herbert Brenon | Stars: Otto Kruger, Leonora Corbett, Francis Lister, Aileen Marson

Votes: 26

17. Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode: Hard Knocks/Lady Godiva (1981)

TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Aspiring private investigator Steve Pryor gets advice from Bogart himself; and young Sheila Godfrey wants to be a champion equestrian, so Roarke sends her to medieval Coventry and turns her into Lady Godiva.

Director: Don Weis | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Ken Berry, Gunilla Hutton

Votes: 60

18. Talio: Avenger Buddies (2020)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2020)

Crime

A man walks into the agency looking for help finding who murdered his wife and raided the safe twenty-five years ago. He has limited time and the statute of limitation has kicked in, which ... See full summary »

Stars: Mariko Akama, Yui Asaka, Ken'ichi Endô, Minami Hamabe

19. The Michael Knowles Show (2017– )
Bud Light Transitions into Total Damage Control (2023 Podcast Episode)

45 min | Talk-Show

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Star: Michael J. Knowles