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Film Class: Detective Film
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The list Film Class: Detective Film includes
Midsomer Murders, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Sleepy Hollow, Exit to Eden and Carry on Screaming!.
The list consists of 643 members.
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Midsomer Murders
British television detective drama series
Overview: Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on Caroline Graham's Chief Inspector Barnaby book series, as originally adapted for television ...
Release date: 23 March 1997Director: Renny Rye, Peter SmithProducer: Ian Strachan, Brian True-MayWriter: Caroline Graham, Andrew PayneA veteran DCI and his young sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.
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Poirot
British TV series
Overview: Poirot (also known as Agatha Christie's Poirot) is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. David Suchet starred as the eponymous detective ...
Release date: 8 January 1989Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime, ThrillerDirector: Edward Bennett, Renny RyeProducer: Brian Eastman, Nick ElliottWriter: Guy Andrews, Michael BakerFrom England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot ... 0
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Sleepy Hollow
1999 film by Tim Burton
Overview: Sleepy Hollow is a 1999 American gothic supernatural horror film directed by Tim Burton. It is a film adaptation loosely based on Washington Irving's 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", and ...
Release date: 17 November 1999Director: Tim BurtonCast: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, Jeffrey JonesProducer: Francis Ford Coppola, Celia D. CostasWriter: Washington Irving, Kevin YagherIchabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people, with the culprit being the legendary apparition, The Headless ... 0
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Exit to Eden
1994 film by Garry Marshall
Overview: Exit to Eden is a 1994 American comedy thriller film directed by Garry Marshall and adapted to the screen by Deborah Amelon and Bob Brunner from Anne Rice's novel of the same name. The original music score ...Genre: Comedy, Thriller, Crime, RomanceDirector: Garry MarshallProducer: Nick Abdo, Gary DaiglerWriter: Anne Rice, Deborah AmelonElliot heads for the sexual fantasy island, Eden. He takes some photos of diamond smugglers. They and undercover cops want the photos and follow him to ... 0
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Carry on Screaming!
1966 film by Gerald Thomas
Overview: Carry On Screaming is a 1966 British comedy film, the twelfth in the series of 31 Carry On films (1958–1992). It was the last of the series to be made by Anglo-Amalgamated before the series moved to The ...
Release date: 16 August 1966Genre: Comedy, HorrorDirector: Gerald ThomasProducer: Frank Bevis, Peter RogersWriter: Talbot RothwellThe sinister Dr Watt has an evil scheme going. He's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores. 0
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Backdraft
1991 movie by Ron Howard
Overview: Backdraft is a 1991 American action thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. Starring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald ...
Release date: 24 May 1991Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Ron HowardCast: Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Scott GlennProducer: Raffaella De Laurentiis, Pen DenshamWriter: Gregory WidenTwo feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced ... 0
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Spenser: For Hire
American crime drama television series (1985-1987)
Overview: Spenser: For Hire is an American crime drama series based on Robert B. Parker's Spenser novels. The series, developed for TV by John Wilder and starring Robert Urich, was broadcast on ABC from September ...
Release date: 20 September 1985Genre: Drama, CrimeDirector: Winrich Kolbe, Virgil W. VogelProducer: William R. Yates, Michael J. MaschioWriter: Robert B. Parker, Johnny McGovernMystery/suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a ... 0
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True Crime
1999 film by Clint Eastwood
Overview: True Crime is a 1999 American mystery thriller film directed by Clint Eastwood, and based on Andrew Klavan's 1995 novel of the same name. Eastwood also stars in the film as a journalist covering the e ...
Release date: 19 March 1999Genre: Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Clint EastwoodProducer: Clint Eastwood, Tom RookerWriter: Andrew Klavan, Larry GrossCan an over-the-hill journalist uncover the evidence that can prove a death row inmate's innocence just hours before his execution? 0
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Thunderheart
1992 film by Michael Apted
Overview: Thunderheart is an American Neo-Western mystery film directed by Michael Apted from an original screenplay by John Fusco and released in 1992. The film is a loosely based fictional portrayal of events ...
Release date: 3 April 1992Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller, WesternDirector: Michael AptedProducer: Robert De Niro, John FuscoWriter: John FuscoA young mixed-blood FBI agent is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator on a murder on a poverty-stricken Sioux reservation. 0
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The Spirit
2008 American film directed by Frank Miller
Overview: The Spirit is a 2008 American neo-noir superhero film written and directed by Frank Miller and starring Gabriel Macht, Eva Mendes, Sarah Paulson, Dan Lauria, Paz Vega, Scarlett Johansson, and Samuel L ...
Release date: 25 December 2008Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, ThrillerDirector: Frank MillerProducer: Jeff Andrick, Michael BurnsWriter: Frank Miller, Will EisnerRookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City. 0
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The Name of the Rose
1986 mystery and historical drama movie directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Overview: The Name of the Rose is a 1986 Italian-German-French mystery and historical drama directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on the novel of the same name by Umberto Eco. Sean Connery stars as the Franciscan ...
Release date: 24 September 1986Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, CrimeDirector: Jean-Jacques AnnaudCast: Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin, Michael Lonsdale, Volker PrechtelProducer: Franco Cristaldi, Jake EbertsWriter: Umberto Eco, Andrew BirkinAn intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey. 0
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The Maltese Falcon
1941 film by John Huston
Overview: The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 American film noir directed and scripted by John Huston in his directorial debut, based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. It stars Humphrey Bogart as ...
Release date: 3 October 1941Genre: Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery, DramaDirector: John HustonProducer: Henry Blanke, Hal B. WallisWriter: John Huston, Dashiell HammettSan 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 ... 0
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2009 crime thriller film by Niels Arden Oplev
Overview: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Swedish: Män som hatar kvinnor, 'Men who hate women') is a 2009 crime thriller film directed by Niels Arden Oplev from a screenplay by Rasmus Heisterberg and Nikolaj Arcel ...
Release date: 27 February 2009Genre: Thriller, Crime, Mystery, DramaDirector: Niels Arden OplevProducer: Susann Billberg-Rydholm, Anni Faurbye FernandezWriter: Nikolaj Arcel, Rasmus HeisterbergA journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years. 0
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The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
1990 action/comedy film directed by Renny Harlin
Overview: The Adventures of Ford Fairlane is a 1990 American action comedy mystery film directed by Renny Harlin and written by David Arnott, James Cappe, and Daniel Waters based on a story by Arnott and Cappe ...
Release date: 11 July 1990Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Music, MysteryDirector: Renny HarlinProducer: Michael Levy, Steve PerryWriter: Daniel Waters, James CappeA vulgar private detective is hired to find a missing groupie and is drawn into a mystery involving a series of murders tied to the music industry. 0
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Sherlock Holmes
2009 film by Guy Ritchie
Overview: Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 period mystery action film based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film was directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel ...
Release date: 24 December 2009Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Guy RitchieProducer: Bruce Berman, Steve Clark-HallWriter: Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony PeckhamDetective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England ... 0
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Shaft
1971 American film directed by Gordon Parks
Overview: Shaft is a 1971 American crime action film directed by Gordon Parks and written by Ernest Tidyman and John D. F. Black. It is an adaptation of Tidyman's novel of the same name and it's the first entry ...
Release date: 25 June 1971Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Gordon ParksCast: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, Gwenn Mitchell, Lawrence PressmanProducer: Joel Freeman, David GoldenWriter: Ernest Tidyman, John D.F. BlackCool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter. 0
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Sea of Love
1989 film
Overview: Sea of Love is a 1989 American neo-noir thriller film directed by Harold Becker, written by Richard Price and starring Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin and John Goodman. The story concerns a New York City detective ...
Release date: 15 September 1989Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, RomanceDirector: Harold BeckerProducer: Martin Bregman, Michael BregmanWriter: Richard PriceA detective investigating a series of murders becomes involved with a woman who may be the culprit. 0
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Nancy Drew
2007 film by Andrew Fleming
Overview: Nancy Drew is a 2007 American mystery comedy film loosely based on the popular series of mystery novels about the titular teen detective of the same name by Edward Stratemeyer. It stars Emma Roberts as ...
Release date: 15 June 2007Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery, Thriller, RomanceDirector: Andrew FlemingProducer: Susan Ekins, Cherylanne MartinWriter: Andrew Fleming, Tiffany PaulsenTeen detective Nancy Drew accompanies her father on a business trip to Los Angeles, where she happens upon clues to a murder mystery involving a movie ... 0
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Murders in the Rue Morgue
1932 film
Overview: Murders in the Rue Morgue is a 1932 American pre-Code horror film directed by Robert Florey. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1841 short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", the film stars Bela Lugosi as Doctor ...
Release date: 21 February 1932Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, RomanceDirector: Robert FloreyProducer: E.M. Asher, Carl Laemmle Jr.Writer: Edgar Allan Poe, Robert FloreyA mad scientist seeks to mingle human blood with that of an ape, and resorts to kidnapping women for his experiments. 0
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Murder on the Orient Express
1974 film directed by Sidney Lumet
Overview: Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 British mystery film directed by Sidney Lumet, produced by John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin, and based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie.
Release date: 24 November 1974Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Sidney LumetCast: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre CasselProducer: John Brabourne, Richard B. GoodwinWriter: Paul Dehn, Agatha ChristieIn December 1935, when his transcontinental luxury train is stranded by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred ... 0
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