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1. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
PG | 104 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer
Votes: 216,599 | Gross: $156.45M
2. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Film noir parody with a detective uncovering a sinister plot. Characters from classic noir films appear as scenes from various movies interjected into the story.
Director: Carl Reiner | Stars: Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Alan Ladd, Carl Reiner
Votes: 23,693 | Gross: $18.20M
3. The Cheap Detective (1978)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
San Francisco, 1940, detectives, dames, documents, Nazis, and a treasure.
Director: Robert Moore | Stars: Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar
Votes: 5,742
4. Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)
R | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The "bad boys of magic" go over the edge in this mind-blowing, role-switching comedy murder mystery set in the dizzying world of Atlantic City casinos.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Penn Jillette, Teller, Caitlin Clarke, David Patrick Kelly
Votes: 2,018
5. Smart Philip (2003)
95 min | Comedy, Crime
Inspired by the stories of the American writer Raymond Chandler, the classical hero is private detective Phil Marlowe, a romantic cowboy, who takes the law into his own hands in the rough ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Marhoul | Stars: Tomás Hanák, Vilma Cibulková, Pavel Liska, Bohumil Klepl
Votes: 516
6. Discworld Noir (1999 Video Game)
Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Third game based on Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. On a dark and stormy night in the city of Ankh-Morpork, the first and only private investigator on the Discworld, Lewton (you), is ... See full summary »
Director: Gregg Barnett | Stars: Rob Brydon, Robert Llewellyn, Nigel Planer, Kate Robbins
Votes: 274
7. The Most Wanted Man (1953)
Unrated | 85 min | Comedy, Crime
Joe Calvert (Fernandel) is a nearsighted, friendly man who works as a clerk in a large department store, who gets into embarrassing situations when he isn't wearing his glasses. Since Joe ... See full summary »
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Fernandel, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Louis Seigner, David Opatoshu
Votes: 305
8. Joë Caligula - Du suif chez les dabes (1969)
85 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young crook called Joë Caligula and his crew make war on a Parisian gang.
Director: José Bénazéraf | Stars: Gérard Blain, Jeanne Valérie, Ginette Leclerc, Junie Astor
Votes: 110
9. Robert De Niro Loves Porn (2010)
3 min | Short, Comedy
Robert De Niro loses his cool when a computer technician finds pornography on his computer.
Director: Justin Fair | Stars: Chad Ridgely, James Bagnell
Votes: 234
10. Dead in France (2012)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A socially-challenged hitman's French retirement is ruined by the dodgy Brits on the Cote d'Azur.
Director: Kris McManus | Stars: Celia Muir, Darren J. Bransford, Lee Cheney, Kate Loustau
Votes: 289
11. 4 O'Clock (2021)
86 min | Comedy, Thriller
Special agent Mott McCampbell has a mission, escorting a Japanese dignitary from JFK airport to the United Nations. A gang of discontented stewardesses has a different plan, kidnapping. ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Flanagan | Stars: Suzan Al-Doghachi, Kimberlee Gayheart, Moira Gentry, Ken Hiratsuka
Votes: 22
12. Bullseye (I) (2014)
PG-13 | 85 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
It's the year 1935 and Private Detective Dick Polakowski has recently bankrupted Charlie's Casino, the city's headquarters of organized crime. Charlie Rodriguez and the Charlie Brothers ran... See full summary »
Director: Alex Prister | Stars: Steve Rimpici, Tiffany Lloyd, Robert Werner, Aaron Liebman
Votes: 10
13. Black and White and Dead All Over (2016)
13 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A 1940s detective investigates a bizarre death that might have a supernatural explanation.
Director: Alex Brewer | Stars: Jon Blizzard, Annick Blizzard, Evan Pemberton, Gary Belding
14. A Street Walker's Novelty (2009 Video)
PG | 8 min | Short, Romance
Bianca faces the harsh reality of prostitution. After realizing there is no way out, she unexpectedly meets Dallis, a novelist writing his love story.
Directors: Nina Coppola, Jacob Stuart | Stars: Nina Coppola, Christopher B. Papale, Brandon Seevers
Votes: 8
15. Danger, Dames & Dangerous Games (2012)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
In this film noir comedy an inept accountant who is prone to narrating his own life wants to be a detective. Inevitably he ends up in the middle of a gruesome murder case which reveals a ... See full summary »
Director: Alexander Salazar | Stars: Justin Marshall Elias, Jeremy Dunford, Hector Gonzalez, Peter McGlynn
16. The Golden Ram (2010)
74 min | Comedy, Mystery
A New York City private investigator is hired by a mysterious Frenchwoman. His mission is to find a legendary and priceless jewel, originally stolen in the 15th Century from a Berber tribe ... See full summary »
Director: Alain G Cloarec | Stars: Laurent Laperdris, Jean Laperdris, Alain G Cloarec, Chris Arocho
17. IRL Files: A Text in the Night (2010 Video)
Short, Comedy
Directors: Frankie Cordero, David Fishel | Star: Ben Schmidt
18. Attaché (2015)
11 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Tomás Krauz | Stars: Jakub Albl, Jan Podhorník, Vojtech Stochl, Ludmila Sínová
19. The Roly Poly Man: Constructing a Slug (2004 Video)
7 min | Short, Talk-Show
Stars: Chris Wauchop, David Young
20. Creatures in My House (2021)
11 min | Animation, Short
This quirky household is full of frenetic monstrous energy set off by the morning alarm. We discover what the ruckus in the kitchen is really about in this colorful nod to film noir, German expressionism. It's horrifyingly delightful.
Director: Ilena Finocchi | Stars: Ilena Finocchi, Oscar Finocchi, Vita Finocchi, William F. Wilson II
21. Under a Vest (2011)
6 min | Short, Comedy
As darkness falls across the city, a blonde with a gun investigates a noise - but all is not what it seems when deception is nine tenths of the law.
Director: Kal Bonner | Stars: Huey Morgan, Ian Degruchy, Brett Wheeler, Justyn Thomas
Votes: 12
22. Who is the Roly Poly Man? (2004 Video)
9 min | Short, Talk-Show
Stars: Paul Chubb, Kym Goldsworthy, Peter Green, Susan Lyons
23. The Movie Parody Network (2010– )
25 min | Comedy
Somewhere in a dystopian future, a TV studio struggles to stay afloat by broadcasting live recreations of old film noir movies.
Stars: Chad Lowe, Jake Correll, Scott Winchester, Jean Trout
24. Transdimension (2011)
13 min | Short, Mystery
Director: Marco Paredes | Stars: Juan Manuel Iribarren, Jorvel Lee, Langen Lozada
25. Jack Lemming, Private Investigator (2022– )
25 min | Comedy
Jack Lemming is a private eye with no luck, no prospects, no money and no future. So what's a down-on-his-luck detective to do when a mysterious femme fatale walks into his life and drags ... See full summary »
26. The Murder of Jonathan Ripley (2011)
6 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
It was supposed to be Jonathan Ripley's birthday, but one of his guests left him the gift of a dagger in the heart. Three suspects. Three very different stories. One film noir with a twist ... See full summary »
Director: Ally Riches | Stars: Cory Corbett, Talia Eilon, Jez Hunghanfoo, Lindsey Loon
Votes: 9
27. Disposable (2010)
6 min | Short, Mystery, Romance
A Junkyard. A Robot. A Woman.
Director: Alexis Gambis | Stars: Ben Mac Brown, Stephanie Ellis
28. The Case (I) (2010)
8 min | Short, Crime, Romance
Detective Jack Law gets a visit from a client, Faye S. to retrieve her kidnapped twin sister from the notorious crime boss DR. Acula. Will he take the case?
Director: Timothy Tau | Stars: Hidekun Hah, Max Phyo, Cynthia San Luis, Oliver Seitz
Votes: 47
29. Gangstas (2010)
20 min | Short
What to do when the financing for a film just won't turn up? This is the question which troubles Soumaya and Violeta, two young filmmakers and friends. Hard hit by the ongoing crisis, it ... See full summary »
Director: Violeta Braña-Lafourcade | Stars: Silke Ruiz, Coki Ruiz, Laura Rojas Godoy, David Vega
Votes: 11
30. Bombasto (2011)
11 min | Short, Action, Comedy
A lone detective tracks down a psychotic killer through the filth ridden streets of Downtown, but his nemesis seems to be far more clever then he could have ever expected.
Director: Jace Daniel | Stars: Neil Wade Freer, Christian Lagadec, John Litster, Jace Daniel
Votes: 6
31. Garfield: Caught in the Act (1995 Video Game)
K-A | Animation, Action, Adventure
Garfield has been trapped in his TV by an electronic monster called the Glitch. Find the remote control in each of the six levels in this 2D platform game to face the level bosses and eventually the Glitch itself to get back out.
Votes: 36
32. Xindl X: Nejlepsí kuchar (2011 Music Video)
6 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
When prohibition is imposed on soft drinks, undercover cops are tracking a gang of soda smugglers.
Director: Jakub Sommer | Stars: Ondrej Ládek, Michal Dlouhý, Jan Dolanský, Jana Pidrmanová
Votes: 15
33.
Get Smart (1965–1970)
Episode:
Maxwell Smart, Private Eye
(1967)
TV-G | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Max is moonlighting as a private investigator when cutbacks hit CONTROL.
Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Edward Platt, Roxane Berard
Votes: 196
34.
Picket Fences (1992–1996)
Episode:
Forget Selma
(1996)
Crime, Drama, Family
Wambaugh hopes to win Miriam over again but her new charming boyfriend Hal stands in his way. Wambaugh gets suspicious of him when Hal suggests Miriam to let him invest her, Selma's and their friends' money.
Director: Michael Lange | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly
Votes: 50
35.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Play It Again, Seymour - April 14, 1953
(1989)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam, in the body of a Bogie-like shamus, teams up with a 'neat kid' to find the hit man who killed his partner.
Director: Aaron Lipstadt | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Claudia Christian, Willie Garson
Votes: 677
36.
VR.5 (1995–1997)
Episode:
Escape
(1995)
Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Sydney is kidnapped by a faction of the Committee who brutally question her to discover her secret. She manages to contact Duncan for help, and he enters into VR in search of her. Oliver is... See full summary »
Director: Jim Charleston | Stars: Lori Singer, Michael Easton, Anthony Head, Dayton Callie
Votes: 29
37.
The Jim Henson Hour (1987–1992)
Episode:
Dog City
(1989)
48 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In the tough streets of Dog City, Ace inherits a saloon from his late Uncle Harry and is unwilling to pay the protection money.
Director: Jim Henson | Stars: Camille Bonora, Rickey Boyd, Fran Brill, Kevin Clash
Votes: 85
38.
Mama's Family (1983–1990)
Episode:
The Big Nap
(1990)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy
Thelma spends her nights watching a detective movie marathon. When Iola's mother disappears and the family searches for her, Thelma dreams she's a private eye on The Case of the Missing Mother.
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Vicki Lawrence, Ken Berry, Dorothy Lyman, Allan Kayser
Votes: 65
39.
Raw Toonage (1992)
Episode:
Bonkers in Space/Cro-Magnum PI/The Treasure of the Sierra Marsdre
(1992)
TV-Y | Animation, Short, Adventure
Scrooge McDuck is testing his new security system. Space car washer Bonkers must save his buddy Jitters before he's sucked into a black hole. Hardboiled caveman P.I. investigates a patent thief. Marsupilami follows a jungle treasure map.
Stars: Jack Angel, Jeff Bennett, Gregg Berger, Rodger Bumpass
40.
Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode:
Bill & Toony in Black & White
(2021)
TV-PG | Animation, Comedy
When the studio runs out of ink, the show becomes a black-and-white film noir mystery, with a lineup heavy on caper cartoons: Naughty Neighbors (1939), The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (1946), Catty Cornered (1953), Private Eye Popeye (1954), Ready, Woolen and Able (1960).
Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein
Votes: 10
41.
Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode:
Lingo Bingo
(2021)
TV-PG | Animation, Comedy
Bill and the gang celebrate different types of popular slang, with a lineup of classic cartoons including Symphony in Slang (1951), What Makes Daffy Duck (1948), Tree Cornered Tweety (1956), Shishkabugs (1962), and Shake Your Powder Puff (1934).
Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein
Votes: 7
42.
Johnny Bravo (1997–2004)
Episode:
Galaxy Boy Johnny/Damien's Day Out/Noir Johnny
(2000)
TV-Y7 | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Johnny bumps into a starship captain in the park and is beamed aboard his ship. There Johnny wages war against Kharlok, the evil alien captain. / Johnny takes care of a little baby left on ... See full summary »
Directors: Russell Calabrese, Kirk Tingblad | Stars: Jeff Bennett, Brenda Vaccaro, Mae Whitman, Tom Kenny
Votes: 81
43.
The Looney Tunes Show (2011–2015)
Episode:
The Black Widow
(2013)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Daffy drags Porky along on spring break when nobody else will go with him and the two quickly end up in jail in a small town in Mexico.
Director: Seth Kearsley | Stars: Jeff Bergman, Fred Armisen, Bob Bergen, Kwesi Boakye
Votes: 119
44.
Sherlock (2010–2017)
Episode:
The Final Problem
(2017)
TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A dark secret in the Holmes family rears its head with a vengeance, putting Sherlock and friends through a series of sick, manipulative psychological and potentially fatal games.
Director: Benjamin Caron | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Mark Gatiss, Una Stubbs
Votes: 29,061