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1. The Nice Guys (2016)
R | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.
Director: Shane Black | Stars: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer
Votes: 374,374 | Gross: $36.26M
2. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama, Mystery
Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama, and comedy about people of different backgrounds committing murders, suicides, thefts, and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations, perceived or not.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, Lillian O'Malley, John Williams
Votes: 19,350
3. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
After being mistaken for an actor, a New York thief is sent to Hollywood to train under a private eye for a potential movie role, but the duo are thrown together with a struggling actress into a murder mystery.
Director: Shane Black | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, Corbin Bernsen
Votes: 237,605 | Gross: $4.24M
4. Ironside (1967–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wheelchair-using, crime-fighting detective Robert T. Ironside battles the bad guys on the streets of San Francisco.
Stars: Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Don Mitchell, Barbara Anderson
Votes: 4,102
5. Shadow of Fear (1955)
76 min | Mystery
A college student returns home to attend her father's funeral and begins to suspect her stepmother of foul play.
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Mona Freeman, Jean Kent, Maxwell Reed, Hugh Miller
Votes: 209
6. Three Cases of Murder (1954)
99 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A trilogy of fantastic stories involving murder and the supernatural.
Directors: David Eady, George More O'Ferrall, Wendy Toye, Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, John Gregson, Elizabeth Sellars, Emrys Jones
Votes: 1,138
7. The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942)
Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A man believed to be dead and buried escapes from his grave and returns to the scene of the crime seeking revenge.
Director: Herbert I. Leeds | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Helene Reynolds, Henry Wilcoxon
Votes: 684
8. Dressed to Kill (1941)
Passed | 74 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
Detective Michael Shayne and his girlfriend Joanne are on their way to be married when a scream from a nearby hotel room draws his attention to a pair of theatrical murders.
Director: Eugene Forde | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, Sheila Ryan, William Demarest
Votes: 1,202
9. Blonde for a Day (1946)
Approved | 68 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A newspaper reporter, Tim Rourke (Paul Bryar) keeps writing articles attacking the police department for its failure to solve a chain of murders, and this nearly leads to the reporter's ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Hugh Beaumont, Kathryn Adams, Cy Kendall, Marjorie Hoshelle
Votes: 146
10. Sleepers West (1941)
Approved | 74 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mike Shayne tries to distinguish criminals from red herrings as he escorts a surprise witness via rail to a high profile trial in San Francisco.
Director: Eugene Forde | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Lynn Bari, Mary Beth Hughes, Louis Jean Heydt
Votes: 637
11. Murder Is My Business (1946)
Passed | 64 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Private eye tries to find a killer.
Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Hugh Beaumont, Cheryl Walker, Lyle Talbot, George Meeker
Votes: 125
12. Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Michael Shayne is a private detective who solves crimes in Miami, Florida.
Stars: Richard Denning, Herbert Rudley, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue
Votes: 105
13. The Web (1950–1954)
30 min | Drama
Live dramas based on stories by members of the Mystery Writers of America
Stars: John Shellie, Tom Gorman, E.G. Marshall, Audra Lindley
Votes: 57
14. Time to Kill (1942)
Approved | 61 min | Comedy, Crime, Film-Noir
A private detective is hired to retrieve a valuable antique coin that was stolen from an old dowager to pay off a blackmailer. The private eye soon finds himself up to his ears in cover-ups... See full summary »
Director: Herbert I. Leeds | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Heather Angel, Doris Merrick, Ralph Byrd
Votes: 339
15. Blue, White and Perfect (1942)
Passed | 74 min | Crime, Mystery
Detective Michael Shayne boards a Hawaii-bound ocean liner on the trail of stolen industrial diamonds and a German smuggling ring.
Director: Herbert I. Leeds | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, Helene Reynolds, George Reeves
Votes: 536
16. Too Many Winners (1947)
Approved | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Michael Shayne accepts an assignment to investigate a gang of pari-mutual race tickets counterfeiters over the protests of his secretary, Phyllis Hamilton, who wants him to join her on a ... See full summary »
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Hugh Beaumont, Trudy Marshall, Ralph Dunn, Claire Carleton
Votes: 104
17. Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After gumshoe Mike Shayne is hired by a millionaire to keep his daughter away from gambling and gamblers, he becomes involved in the murder of a racetrack tout.
Director: Eugene Forde | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Joan Valerie, Walter Abel
Votes: 604
18. Just Off Broadway (1942)
Approved | 65 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Private detective Michael Shayne (Lloyd Nolan) is serving on the jury trying Lillian Hubbard (Janis Carter) for the murder of Harley Forsythe. A witness with information that could clear ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert I. Leeds | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Phil Silvers, Janis Carter
Votes: 305
19. Larceny in Her Heart (1946)
Approved | 68 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
In the second of the PRC "Michael Shayne" series,civic crusader Burton Stallings hires private detective Michael Shayne to locate the former's missing step-daughter Helen. Shayne discovers ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Hugh Beaumont, Cheryl Walker, Ralph Dunn, Paul Bryar
Votes: 81
20. Three on a Ticket (1947)
Passed | 64 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A private detective, who has been shot, stumbles into the office of Michael Shayne (Hugh Beaumont), and dies before Shayne can question him. Shayne finds a baggage ticket in his hand. He ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Hugh Beaumont, Cheryl Walker, Paul Bryar, Ralph Dunn
Votes: 99
21. Decision (1958)
30 min | Drama
This 1958 summer replacement series for "The Loretta Young Show" consisted of pilots for other series such as a short version of "The Virginian" starring James Drury and "Man Against Crime"... See full summary »
Stars: James Drury, Michael Rennie, Mark Stevens, Merry Anders
Votes: 25
22. Life with Linkletter (1950–1970)
30 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Talk/Variety show on ABC starring Art Linkletter and his son, Jack Linkletter.
Stars: Art Linkletter, Jack Linkletter, Art James, Jack Slattery
Votes: 19
23.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
A Personal Matter
(1959)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
A failing mining operation in the Mexican hills has claimed its latest 'victim'; the American project engineer is fed up with cave-ins and other recurring problems. Unexpectedly, a car ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Henreid | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Wayne Morris, Joe Maross, Frank Silvera
Votes: 466
24.
Decision (1958)
Episode:
Man on a Raft
(1958)
Drama
A pretty young widow hires Mike to investigate the mysterious death of her husband who was about to come into a substantial inheritance when he reached his 30th birthday. She believes his ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Stevens | Stars: Mark Stevens, Merry Anders, William Kendis, Robert Brubaker
Votes: 15
25.
Ironside (1967–1975)
Episode:
Officer Bobby
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The plane Ironside was about to board is bombed, and a baby is left in his van! Ironside takes the infant boy home to wait for his mother and her ex-husband, the only people from the plane's passenger list who are unaccounted for.
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Raymond Burr, Nancy Malone, Jeanne Cooper, Don Galloway
Votes: 65
26.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
A Night with Nora
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Paul Stewart | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley
27.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Blood on Biscayne Bay
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Shayne is hired to sell a value pearl necklace quickly and use the proceeds to pay off a gambling debt. When Shayne opts to pressure the gambling club owner into turning the IOU over to him... See full summary »
Director: Paul Stewart | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley
Votes: 11
28.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Call for Michael Shayne
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Mike is hired to investigate a suspicious death that the police have already ruled as accidental. When his activities threaten the election campaign of a would-be state attorney, the career... See full summary »
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley
Votes: 14
29.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Date with Death
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
A wino comes to Mike Shayne with a wild story about two thugs beating an abducting a man who was standing next to him on the waterfront. Mike believe the old man's story, but the police are... See full summary »
Director: Otto Lang | Stars: Richard Denning, Margie Regan, Meade Martin, Richard Banke
Votes: 10
30.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Dead Air
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Lucy's friend Pat comes to Michael for help, certain that a popular but personally dislikable TV ventriloquist is going to kill her husband, whom Pat has become romantically involved with.
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Herbert Rudley, Margie Regan
Votes: 15
31.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Death Selects the Winner
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama
A publicist tries to hire Mike to serve as the bodyguard for one of the two favorites in a high stakes beauty contest, but he refuses the offer. When the other favorite is found murdered in... See full summary »
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley
Votes: 14
32.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Die Like a Dog
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley
33.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Dolls Are Deadly
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Paul Stewart | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley
34.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Final Settlement
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
When Trina DeWitt, a best-selling novelist, informs her ne'er-do-well husband she has filed for a divorce, her spouse reacts violently. In the ensuing struggle the man falls on the ice pick... See full summary »
Director: Paul Stewart | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley
Votes: 14
35.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Four Lethal Ladies
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Marty Maxwell, a wealthy, but unhappily single tycoon decides to marry one of his four ex-wives and invites the women to a party to get reacquainted. He also invites Mike Shayne to the ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Herbert Rudley, Margie Regan
Votes: 19
36.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Framed in Blood
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley
37.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
It Takes a Heap o' Dyin'
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The Palmers, a recently married couple, buy a mansion for back taxes and soon find themselves beset by strange neighbors, intruders and mysterious bumps in the night. When a large trunk ... See full summary »
Director: Otto Lang | Stars: Richard Denning, Margie Regan, Richard Banke, Jack Ging
38.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Marriage Can Be Fatal
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Vinnie Pico tries to hire Mike to break up his kid sister's wedding with a unscrupulous playboy, even offering him a blank check for his fee. When Shayne refuses, Vinnie knocks the private ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Doniger | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Herbert Rudley, Margie Regan
Votes: 21
39.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Murder Is a Fine Art
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Bohemian painter Adam Quick refuses Mike and Tim's offer to pay his fine for slugging a sleazy art dealer, preferring to get his day in court. Tim uses his connections to introduce Adam's ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Herbert Rudley, Margie Regan
Votes: 9
40.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Murder Plays Charades
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Mike is hired to investigate the murder of Voltane, a magician appearing at a charity event. He soon discovers that the magician and his lovely assistant, Kara, where married and ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Stewart | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley
Votes: 21
41.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Murder 'Round My Wrist
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
While recovering from an embarrassing injury - being shot in his rear end with a spear gun - Shayne becomes involved in a wrongful death investigation when his internist is accused an ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Doniger | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley
Votes: 19
42.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Murder and the Wanton Bride
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama
A man is found murdered in an alley. The only clue to his identity is a note scrawled inside a matchbook cover regarding an appointment with Mike at 9:00 a.m. on the following day. Since ... See full summary »
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley
Votes: 29
43.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Murder at the Convention
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
When a sleazy detective is killed at a private investigator's convention in Miami, there is little regret shown among the two hundred attendees. Nevertheless the private eyes quickly embark... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Herbert Rudley, Margie Regan
Votes: 11
44.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Murder in Wonderland
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama
An accountant working for a notorious racketeer is murdered while talking to Mike Shayne on the phone. Police believe that the man was carrying a list of all of the racketeers business ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Stewart | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley
Votes: 27
45.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
No Shroud for Shayne
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Mike returns from a three-day fishing trip and discovers that he was reported to have died in a plane crash. Mike decides to remain dead so he can investigate the man who impersonated him ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Doniger | Stars: Richard Denning, Margie Regan, Meade Martin, Richard Banke
Votes: 11
46.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Shoot the Works
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Lucy asks Mike to investigate the murder of her friend's husband. An apparently loving spouse, he been discovered with his bags packed, two airplane tickets for Paris in his pocket and a ... See full summary »
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley
Votes: 36
47.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Spotlight on a Corpse
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
When a movie producer is found murdered on his set, Shayne is hired by the man financing the film to assist the police in the investigation. Shayne discovers that the actresses working on ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Richard Denning, Herbert Rudley, Gary Clarke, Herbert Marshall
Votes: 18
48.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Strike Out
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Stars: Richard Denning, Herbert Rudley, James Best, Peter Baldwin
49.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
The Ancient Art of Murder
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Robert B. Sinclair | Stars: Richard Denning, Herbert Rudley, Parley Baer, Gil Frye
50.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
The Badge
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
A police sergeant who believed he was about to crack a major case was gunned down in a rundown section of Miami. Before he died, he pinned his badge on the symbol of the Ravens, one of ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Stewart | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley
Votes: 10