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1. Cape Fear (1991)
R | 128 min | Crime, Thriller
A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis
Votes: 217,175 | Gross: $79.10M
2. A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Director: Scott Frank | Stars: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour, Boyd Holbrook
Votes: 127,421 | Gross: $26.31M
3. Murder by Death (1976)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Five famous literary detective characters and their sidekicks are invited to a bizarre mansion to solve an even stranger mystery.
Director: Robert Moore | Stars: Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Eileen Brennan
Votes: 41,748
4. Night Moves (1975)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Los Angeles private investigator Harry Moseby is hired by a client to find her runaway teenage daughter. Moseby tracks the daughter down, only to stumble upon something much more intriguing and sinister.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Gene Hackman, Jennifer Warren, Edward Binns, Harris Yulin
Votes: 17,767
5. Shaft in Africa (1973)
R | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Private investigator John Shaft is recruited to go undercover to break up a modern slavery ring where young Africans are lured to Paris to do chain-gang work.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Richard Roundtree, Frank Finlay, Vonetta McGee, Neda Arneric
Votes: 3,222 | Gross: $3.18M
6. Witchtrap (1989)
R | 92 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
Parapsychologists try to make an inn haunted by an evil witch's ghost safe for guests.
Director: Kevin Tenney | Stars: James W. Quinn, Kathleen Bailey, Judy Tatum, Rob Zapple
Votes: 1,293
7. The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)
PG | 106 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
In contemporary Hollywood, private investigator Sam Marlow gets plastic surgery to look like Humphrey Bogart and solves various cases just like Bogart's silver-screen detective characters from the 1940s.
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Robert Sacchi, Franco Nero, Michelle Phillips, Olivia Hussey
Votes: 670
8. The Black Bird (1975)
PG | 110 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The son of famous detective Sam Spade carries on the family tradition of getting involved with the Maltese Falcon - and with the people who will stop at nothing, including murder, to get it.
Director: David Giler | Stars: George Segal, Stéphane Audran, Lionel Stander, Lee Patrick
Votes: 625
9. The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977 TV Movie)
56 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
The grandson of the world's first and foremost consulting detective and his bumbling, bionic sidekick attempt to catch the only living descendant of Professor Moriarty.
Director: Joseph McGrath | Stars: John Cleese, Arthur Lowe, Ron Moody, Holly Palance
Votes: 731
10. Future Schlock (1984)
85 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
In a future time when middle-class, Stepford-type suburbanites have triumphed over individualists and non-conformists and made them prisoner, two vanquished but not defeated non-conformists carry on the fight as best they can.
Directors: Chris Kiely, Barry Peak | Stars: Mary-Anne Fahey, Mike Bishop, Tracey Callander, Tiriel Mora
Votes: 50
11. They Live Among Us (2011– )
Crime, Fantasy, Horror
Follows the lives of fallen angels, demons and ghosts, as they struggle to survive amidst the sea of humanity in a place known as the City of Angels.
Stars: Geoffrey M. Reeves, Rolf Saxon, Nina Rausch, Ivet Corvea
Votes: 24
12. Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992 TV Special)
120 min | Comedy, Music
Bob Newhart hosts a retrospective of The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), featuring many brief glimpses of the nearly endless parade of musical and comedic talents that graced the stage over the more than 22 years of the show's run, including many anecdotes.
Director: Jeff Margolis | Stars: Bob Newhart, The Amin Brothers, The Animals, Paul Anka
Votes: 46
13. Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock (2005 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
During the Great Depression, teen detective Nancy Drew visits the young woman who owns the Lilac Inn and investigates the mysterious occurrences going on there.
Director: Mike Paganini | Stars: Lani Minella, Dennis Regan, Sarah Papineau, Walayn Sharples
Votes: 90
14. The Long Goodbye: Elliot Gould discusses the film with Michael Connelly (2012 Video)
53 min | Documentary, Biography, Talk-Show
Elliott Gould Discusses The Long Goodbye - a conversation with crime novelist Michael Connelly, recorded in March 2012.
Stars: Michael Connelly, Elliott Gould
15. RiffTrax Live: Reefer Madness (2010 Video)
104 min | Comedy
Mike, Kevin and Bill riff on the 1936 propaganda film Reefer Madness. They also riff on shorts like More Dangerous Than Dynamite, Frozen Frolics, and At Your Fingertips: Grasses.
Director: Don Carr | Stars: Michael J. Nelson, Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy, Lauren Kyanka
Votes: 199
16. Behind the Riverside (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 45 min | Documentary
A short documentary about the making of Down by the Riverside (2007).
Director: Joe Hitchcock | Stars: Brad Davison, Jo Eggleton, Lydia Farley, Jordan-Leigh Foulds
18. Das Geheimnis des Maltesers (1992 TV Movie)
24 min | Crime
Director: Clemens Füsers | Stars: Guido Föhrweißer, Gerhard Haase-Hindenberg, Klaus Schindler, Dietmar Schuch
19. Taken by Storm (1983 Video)
25 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Director: Mario Andreacchio | Stars: Robin Harrison, Bernadette Bencini, Jonathan Leigh, Dave Flannagan
20. Maltézský sokol (1968 TV Movie)
80 min | Crime
Director: Miloslav Zachata | Stars: Jirina Bohdalová, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Eduard Cupák, Marie Drahokoupilová
21. Weekdays (2016)
5 min | Short, Comedy
Weekdays is short experimental film that explores the working life of Robert, and the love affair between his wife and boss.
Director: Stephen Harrington | Stars: Archie Burton, Nathan Jackson, Joelle Koissi, Lora Thomsen
22.
The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode:
Thing Is Missing
(1965)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror
When Thing goes missing, the family discovers he's been "thing-napped."
Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy
Votes: 258
23.
The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode:
Dick Martin and Anthony Newley
(1973)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family
Highlights include a wine-tasting session that gets out of hand; and a salute to movie detectives including Sherlock Holmes and Sam Spade.
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner
Votes: 94
24.
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode:
Last of the Private Eyes
(1963)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Kelly, a former cinema usher, wants to be a private eye; and he finds that life is just like the movies.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Robert Cummings, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, William Bendix
Votes: 9
25.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
And the Winner Is....
(1982)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Bruno's script is chosen to be produced and he is given the chance to choose the cast. Unfortunately he can't make up his mind as to whom to choose.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Albert Hague
Votes: 35
26.
Harry O (1973–1976)
Episode:
Lester
(1975)
Action, Crime, Drama
A college student is murdered on campus and the prime suspect seems more interested in the investigation than worried about it. All clues point in one direction, but Harry digs deeper to find the truth.
Director: Richard Lang | Stars: David Janssen, Anthony Zerbe, Jamie Smith-Jackson, Richard Schaal
Votes: 54
27.
Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode:
Man in a Box
(1968)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, War
Hogan is hot on the trail of capturing LeBeau, but not too quickly since he has a mission to complete.
Director: Richard Kinon | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary
Votes: 165
28.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999)
Episode:
Mighty Jack
(1991)
TV-14 | 97 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A secret organization called Mighty Jack (1968) uses a submarine to battle a terrorist organization. Joel and the Bots make a Mighty Jack pet food commercial and sing the song "Slow The Plot Down!"
Director: Jim Mallon | Stars: Trace Beaulieu, Joel Hodgson, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy
Votes: 469
29.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999)
Episode:
The Mole People
(1997)
TV-14 | 92 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Three archeologists discover an underground civilization but are taken prisoner by the natives in The Mole People (1956). Bobo suffers though Lawgiver Daze and Mike does his best to imitate the professor from the movie.
Director: Jim Mallon | Stars: Bill Corbett, Jim Mallon, Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy
Votes: 489
30.
Pinky and the Brain (1995–1998)
Episode:
Brain Noir
(1997)
TV-Y | 20 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In the 1940s, The Brain tries to acquire water rights to burgeoning Los Angeles...but someone is beating him to it.
Director: Charles Visser | Stars: Maurice LaMarche, Rob Paulsen, Jeff Bennett, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 109
31.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Another Mother - September 30, 1981
(1990)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After leaping into a single mother, Sam must prevent the 15-year-old son of his host from disappearing. Al and Sam also find out that very young children can see them as they really are.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Michael Stoyanov, Olivia Burnette
Votes: 600
32.
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: 682
33.
Remington Steele (1982–1987)
Episode:
A Steele at Any Price
(1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
An investigative reporter has disappeared after making a major purchase from an art auction house. Her news paper colleague asks Remington Steele Investigations to find her.
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan, Doris Roberts, Michael Cornelison
Votes: 128
34.
Remington Steele (1982–1987)
Episode:
Steele Flying High
(1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After Laura presses him into serving as an honorary chairman of a conservation committee devoted to saving the habitat of the bald eagle, Steele stumbles upon the death of the environmental... See full summary »
Director: Nick Havinga | Stars: Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan, James Read, Janet DeMay
Votes: 155
35.
Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979)
Episode:
Murder Ward
(1977)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Starsky arranges to be committed to a mental asylum where Hutch has been planted as a male nurse. They are investigating why this particular hospital has such a high fatality rate
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton
Votes: 240
36.
Without a Trace (2002–2009)
Episode:
Victory for Humanity
(2003)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A well-liked teacher who is eager to change the world disappears after teaching late at the high school where he works. As the team investigates, they soon discover he may have over-stepped his boundaries with a few of his students.
Director: Charles Correll | Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Enrique Murciano
Votes: 215
37.
The Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991)
Episode:
The Long, Long, Long, Goodbye
(1987)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The spirit of detective Phillip Spade aids the Ghostbusters to catch a cursed Ghost named Blackey. To set things right, the guys must find King Todd's treasure and return it to the museum before the ancient ghost demolishes them.
Stars: Arsenio Hall, Maurice LaMarche, Lorenzo Music, Laura Summer
Votes: 85
38.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk, Private Eye
(2006)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
With work scarce from the police department, Natalie manipulates Monk into opening his own agency, but his first case may be deadly.
Director: Peter Weller | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,240
39.
Supergirl (2015–2021)
Episode:
Back from the Future - Part One
(2020)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Winn Schott returns from the future just as Supergirl is pursuing a Toyman copycat.
Director: David Harewood | Stars: Melissa Benoist, Chyler Leigh, Katie McGrath, Jesse Rath
Votes: 1,669
40.
Dare Me (2019–2020)
Episode:
Shock & Awe
(2020)
TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Addy and Colette feel the heat; Beth's digging begins to pay off, leading to revelations.
Director: Jamie Travis | Stars: Willa Fitzgerald, Herizen F. Guardiola, Marlo Kelly, Rob Heaps
Votes: 192
41.
General Hospital (1963– )
Episode:
Episode #1.11827
(2009)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: William Ludel | Stars: Lexi Ainsworth, Bradford Anderson, Maurice Benard, Julie Berman
42.
Castle (2009–2016)
Episode:
Slice of Death
(2011)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Castle knows of four pizzerias named "Nick," with various combinations of the predicates terrific and/or authentic. But their owners, bitter rivals, continually sabotage each other with ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Boyum | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Votes: 1,213
43.
Teledrama (1955– )
Episode:
O Falcão Maltês
(1956)
Drama
Stars: Walter Avancini, David Conde, Borges de Barros, Rebelo Júnior
44.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Frame by Frame
(2013)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team gets a second crack at a reclusive millionaire who may have gotten away with murder 14 year earlier when a new dead body is found in his home.
Director: Alec Smight | Stars: Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, George Eads, Jorja Fox
Votes: 507
45.
DVD-R Hell (2011– )
Episode:
Tequila and Bonetti: Street Dogs
(2015)
22 min | Comedy
Brad begins his 12-part look at the short-lived 90's cop show Tequila and Bonetti about a cop who finds himself partnered with a talking dog.
Director: Brad Jones | Star: Brad Jones
Votes: 9
46.
The Great Detectives (1999– )
Episode:
The Simple Art of Philip Marlowe
(1999)
49 min | Documentary
Nigel Williams travels to California to explain the career of Raymond Chandler, the creator of the greatest hard-boiled detective, Philip Marlowe and his relationship with another famous ... See full summary »
Directors: Elizabeth Levy, Randall Wright | Stars: Nigel Williams, Ranger Rodriguez, Raymond Chandler, Ian Fleming
47.
Sun Records (2017–2018)
Episode:
Never Better
(2017)
TV-14 | 45 min | Biography, Drama, History
Sam's worsening anxiety attacks lead to a radical new medical procedure. Elvis tries to win Trixie back. Overseas, Johnny Cash makes a decision that will affect his girlfriend back home.
Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Chad Michael Murray, Margaret Anne Florence, Keir O'Donnell, Drake Milligan
Votes: 50
48.
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio (2009– )
Screen Directors Playhouse: Chicago Deadline
(2017 Podcast Episode)
History
Adam Graham presents "Screen Directors Playhouse": a March 24, 1950 broadcast based on Chicago Deadline (1949), a Paramount production adapted for radio by Richard Alan Simmons.
Stars: Adam Graham, Alan Ladd, Raymond Burr
49.
The Cinema Snob (2007– )
Episode:
Let There Be Light
(2018)
TV-MA | 31 min | Comedy
Director: Brad Jones | Star: Brad Jones
Votes: 19
50.
Magnum P.I. (2018–2024)
Episode:
Bad Day to Be a Hero
(2018)
TV-PG | 41 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Magnum must help Rick's crush after her illegal poker game is robbed by masked gunmen.
Director: Lin Oeding | Stars: Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill
Votes: 597