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1. Death in Paradise (2011– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Cultures collide when British Detective Inspector is transferred from England to the Caribbean island of Saint Marie to head the island's police department.

Stars: Elizabeth Bourgine, Don Warrington, Danny John-Jules, Joséphine Jobert

Votes: 27,959

2. The Pink Panther (1963)

Approved | 115 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

The bumbling Inspector Clouseau travels to Rome to catch a notorious jewel thief known as "The Phantom" before he conducts his most daring heist yet: a princess' priceless diamond with one slight imperfection, known as "The Pink Panther".

Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Capucine

Votes: 56,640 | Gross: $10.88M

3. Gosford Park (2001)

R | 137 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Set in the 1930s, a group of pretentious rich and famous get together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.

Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Maggie Smith, Ryan Phillippe, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas

Votes: 93,990 | Gross: $41.31M

4. Without a Clue (1988)

PG | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A drunken Sherlock Holmes is really just a cover for the real detective, Dr. Watson.

Director: Thom Eberhardt | Stars: Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones, Lysette Anthony

Votes: 11,108 | Gross: $8.54M

5. Wild Men (2021)

Not Rated | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

In a desperate attempt to cure his midlife crisis, Martin has fled his family to live high up in the Norwegian mountains. Hunting and gathering like his ancestors did thousands of years ago.

Director: Thomas Daneskov | Stars: Rasmus Bjerg, Zaki Youssef, Bjørn Sundquist, Sofie Gråbøl

Votes: 2,533

6. Wacko (1982)

PG | 87 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Thirteen years after the "Lawnmower Killer" killed her sister, high school student Mary Graves and obsessed detective Dick Harbinger are on the lookout for the killer to reappear during the annual Halloween Pumpkin Prom.

Director: Greydon Clark | Stars: Joe Don Baker, Stella Stevens, George Kennedy, Julia Duffy

Votes: 1,434

7. The Detectives (1993–1997)

50 min | Comedy, Crime

In the never ending, high tech war against crime, Detective Constables Bob Louis and David Briggs are the Scud missiles of the police arsenal of intuition, hunches and inspired guesses... all of them hopelessly wrong.

Stars: Jasper Carrott, Robert Powell, George Sewell, Frank Windsor

Votes: 1,610

8. Around the World in 80 Days (I) (1989)

PG | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A Victorian Age English gentleman takes a wager that he can circle the globe in the unprecedented time of just eighty days.

Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle, Julia Nickson, Peter Ustinov

Votes: 3,492

9. Inspector Gadget (2015–2018)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When Dr. Claw returns, Inspector Gadget is brought out of retirement to defeat him again, now with Penny and Brain's open participation.

Stars: Ivan Sherry, Tara Strong, Martin Roach, Scott McCord

Votes: 733

10. Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1992 TV Movie)

PG | 188 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

King Edward asks Sherlock Holmes to perform one more task before his retirement: to safeguard the Star of Africa on a trip to Cape Town. Soon the fabled jewel is stolen and several people end up being murdered.

Director: Bill Corcoran | Stars: Christopher Lee, Patrick Macnee, Jenny Seagrove, Joss Ackland

Votes: 684

11. The Inspector (1965–1969)

6 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

A confident but inept French inspector tracks down a series of surreal villains with the help of the reluctant Sergeant Deux-Deux.

Stars: Pat Harrington Jr., Paul Frees, Larry Storch, June Foray

Votes: 110

12. Down Three Dark Streets (1954)

Passed | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An FBI agent investigates the murder of his partner by taking over the 3 cases he was working on, determined to find his killer.

Director: Arnold Laven | Stars: Broderick Crawford, Ruth Roman, Martha Hyer, Marisa Pavan

Votes: 1,565

13. Sh! The Octopus (1937)

Approved | 54 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

Comedy-mystery finds Detectives Kelly and Dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer octopus AND a mysterious crime figure named... See full summary »

Director: William C. McGann | Stars: Hugh Herbert, Allen Jenkins, Marcia Ralston, John Eldredge

Votes: 660

14. Mad Mission (1982)

93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A "James Bond" type burglar named King Kong (Sam Hui) tries to redeem himself and joins forces with Albert "Baldy" Au (Karl Maka), a bumbling police detective from the states, to try to ... See full summary »

Director: Eric Tsang | Stars: Samuel Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang, Dean Shek

Votes: 1,820

15. The Gorilla (1939)

Passed | 66 min | Comedy, Horror

When a wealthy man is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive.

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: The Ritz Brothers, Jimmy Ritz, Harry Ritz, Al Ritz

Votes: 1,671

16. Mad Mission Part 2: Aces Go Places (1983)

100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Black Gloves (Joe Dimmick), a European Assassin, is seeking to avenge his brother White Gloves' death against reformed criminal King Kong (Samuel Hui) and Detective Albert "Baldy" Au (Karl ... See full summary »

Director: Eric Tsang | Stars: Samuel Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang, Yasuaki Kurata

Votes: 1,318

17. Mad Mission 3: Our Man from Bond Street (1984)

81 min | Action, Comedy

A master thief is duped by lookalikes for James Bond and the Queen of England into stealing a valuable gem from a heavily guarded location then must help the police recover it.

Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Samuel Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang, Jean Mersant

Votes: 1,149

18. One Frightened Night (1935)

Passed | 66 min | Comedy, Mystery

An eccentric millionaire, unable to locate his only granddaughter, decides to divide his estate among a group of people less close to him: his niece and nephew, his attorney, his doctor, ... See full summary »

Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Charley Grapewin, Mary Carlisle, Arthur Hohl, Wallace Ford

Votes: 452

19. The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916)

Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy, Short

A bumbling detective comes to the rescue of a damsel in distress when a drug smuggler wants to force her to marry him.

Director: John Emerson | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Bessie Love, Allan Sears, Tom Wilson

Votes: 1,004

20. Mad Mission 4: You Never Die Twice (1986)

86 min | Action, Comedy

Baldy and King Kong shuttle between New Zealand and Hong Kong to recover a hi-tech prism that can impart superhuman powers

Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Samuel Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang, Sally Yeh

Votes: 878

21. Hot Ice (1955)

Passed | 16 min | Comedy, Short

The stooges apply for job as 'Yard Men' at Scotland Yard, thinking they'll become detectives, but instead wind up as gardeners. When they accidentally see a memo about the theft a famous ... See full summary »

Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Kenneth MacDonald

Votes: 288

22. The Detectress (1919)

21 min | Comedy, Short

Aspiring detective Lizzie goes to Chinatown to track down some stolen papers, not realizing she's had them in her pocket all along.

Directors: Bruno C. Becker, Gale Henry | Stars: Gale Henry, Milburn Morante, Hap Ward, Eddie Baker

Votes: 99

23. Wedding Slips (1928)

9 min | Comedy, Short

A young pair of newlyweds crash into a gypsy camp, where strange encounters with love and the law await them.

Director: Jules White | Stars: Monte Collins, Lucille Hutton, Jack Lloyd, Robert Graves

Votes: 28

24. Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode: Odds Against Donald Jordan (1969)

TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Mannix is hired to find Donald Jordan, a missing compulsive gambler. Mannix gets differing stories from Jordan's sister, wife and business partner. Then, he finds Jordan, who claims not to ... See full summary »

Director: Stuart Hagmann | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, James Olson, Nan Martin

Votes: 123

25. Soap (1977–1981)
Episode: Episode #1.13 (1977)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In the aftermath of Peter's murder, Chief of Police Tinkler goes over the facts with both the Tates and the Campbells.

Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Jimmy Baio, Diana Canova, Billy Crystal, Cathryn Damon

Votes: 142

26. Fearless Fosdick (1952– )
Episode: Mr. Ditto (1952)

Comedy

Fosdick matches wits with Mr. Ditto, a criminal master of disguise who's been committing crimes disguised as Fosdick.

Director: Mary Chase | Stars: John Griggs, Gilbert Mack, Jean Carson

27. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Bill Failed PE (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Bill discovers that he needs to pass gym class in order to officially graduate from middle school, with a cartoon lineup focused on athletics: His Hare Raising Tale (1951), The Chump Champ (1950), To Duck... or Not to Duck (1943), Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky (1936), Cat's Paw (1959).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

Votes: 7