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Film Theme: Star Detectives
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The list Film Theme: Star Detectives includes
Agatha Christie's Poirot, Monk, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep.
The list consists of 81 members.
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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 ...
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Monk
American detective comedy-drama television series
Overview: Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the title character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is ...
Release date: 12 July 2002Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, CrimeDirector: Randall Zisk, Jerry LevineProducer: Andy Breckman, David HobermanWriter: Andy Breckman, Hy ConradAdrian Monk is a brilliant San Francisco detective, whose obsessive compulsive disorder just happens to get in the way. 0
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
US police procedural drama television series
Overview: Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural drama television series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the ...
Release date: 7 October 2001Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Frank Prinzi, Jean de SegonzacCast: Kathryn Erbe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance, Leslie Hendrix, Eric BogosianProducer: Rene Balcer, Arthur W. ForneyWriter: Rene Balcer, Dick WolfThe third "Law and Order" series involves the criminal justice system from the criminal's point of view. 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 Big Sleep
1946 US film noir by Howard Hawks
Overview: The Big Sleep is a 1946 film noir directed by Howard Hawks, the first film version of the 1939 novel of the same name by Raymond Chandler. The film stars Humphrey Bogart as private detective Philip Marlowe ...
Release date: 23 August 1946Genre: Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Howard HawksProducer: Howard Hawks, Jack L. WarnerWriter: William Faulkner, Leigh BrackettPrivate detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love. 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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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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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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Miami Vice
2006 film by Michael Mann
Overview: Miami Vice is a 2006 action thriller film written and directed by Michael Mann. The film is an adaptation of the 1980s television series of the same name, on which Mann was an executive producer.
Release date: 20 July 2006Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Michael MannProducer: Sarah Bradshaw, Pieter Jan BruggeWriter: Michael Mann, Anthony YerkovichBased on the 1980's TV action/drama, this update focuses on vice detectives Crockett and Tubbs as their respective personal and professional lives ... 0
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Kiss the Girls
1997 film by Gary Fleder
Overview: Kiss the Girls is a 1997 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Gary Fleder and starring Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, and Cary Elwes. The screenplay by David Klass is based on James ...
Release date: 10 September 1997Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Gary FlederProducer: David Brown, C.O. EricksonWriter: James Patterson, David KlassPolice hunting for a serial kidnapper are helped when a victim manages to escape for the first time. 0
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Inside Man
2006 film by Spike Lee
Overview: Inside Man is a 2006 American heist thriller film directed by Spike Lee, and written by Russell Gewirtz. It centers on an elaborate bank heist on Wall Street over a 24-hour period. The film stars Denzel ...
Release date: 16 March 2006Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, MysteryDirector: Spike LeeCast: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe, Chiwetel EjioforProducer: Jonathan Filley, Brian GrazerWriter: Russell GewirtzA police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation ... 0
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Evil Under the Sun
1982 film by Guy Hamilton
Overview: Evil Under the Sun is a 1982 British locked-room mystery film based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie and directed by Guy Hamilton. Peter Ustinov stars as Hercule Poirot, the Belgian ...
Release date: 12 February 1982Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Guy HamiltonProducer: John Brabourne, Richard B. GoodwinWriter: Anthony Shaffer, Agatha ChristieTrying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. When ... 0
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Dick Tracy
1990 action crime film directed by Warren Beatty
Overview: Dick Tracy is a 1990 American action crime film based on the 1930s comic strip character of the same name created by Chester Gould. Warren Beatty produced, directed, and starred in the film, whose sup ...
Release date: 14 June 1990Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Family, Thriller, Comedy, RomanceDirector: Warren BeattyCast: Warren Beatty, Charlie Korsmo, Michael Donovan O'Donnell, Jim Wilkey, Stig Eldred, Neil SummersProducer: Warren Beatty, Jon LandauWriter: Chester Gould, Jim CashThe comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Ca ... 0
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Death on the Nile
1978 film by John Guillermin
Overview: Death on the Nile is a 1978 British mystery film based on Agatha Christie's 1937 novel of the same name, directed by John Guillermin and adapted by Anthony Shaffer. The film features the Belgian detective ...
Release date: 29 September 1978Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama, ThrillerDirector: John GuillerminProducer: John Brabourne, Richard B. GoodwinWriter: Anthony Shaffer, Agatha ChristieAs Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship ... 0
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American Gangster
2007 film by Ridley Scott
Overview: American Gangster is a 2007 American biographical crime film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by Steven Zaillian. The film is fictionally based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a ...
Release date: 19 October 2007Genre: Crime, Drama, BiographyDirector: Ridley ScottProducer: Sarah Bowen, Michael CostiganWriter: Steven Zaillian, Mark JacobsonAn outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film. 0
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Shadow of the Thin Man
1941 film by W. S. Van Dyke
Overview: Shadow of the Thin Man is the fourth of the six The Thin Man films. It was released in 1941 and was directed by W. S. Van Dyke. It stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles. Also, in ...
Release date: 21 November 1941Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama, Mystery, CrimeDirector: W.S. Van DykeProducer: Hunt StrombergWriter: Irving Brecher, Harry KurnitzA jockey has been shot dead at the race track. Famous detective Nick Charles and his wife Nora happen to be on the scene and Lt. Abrahams asks for Nick's ... 0
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Lady in the Lake
1947 film by Robert Montgomery
Overview: Lady in the Lake is a 1947 American film noir that marked the directorial debut of Robert Montgomery, who also stars in the film. The picture also features Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, Leon Ames ...
Release date: 23 January 1947Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, RomanceDirector: Robert MontgomeryProducer: George HaightWriter: Steve Fisher, Raymond ChandlerThe lady editor of a crime magazine hires Phillip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder. 0
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Farewell, My Lovely
1975 film by Dick Richards
Overview: Farewell, My Lovely is a 1975 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Dick Richards and featuring Robert Mitchum as private detective Phillip Marlowe. The picture is based on Raymond Chandler's ...Release date: 8 August 1975Genre: Crime, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Dick RichardsCast: Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland, Sylvia Miles, Anthony Zerbe, Harry Dean StantonProducer: Jerry Bick, Jerry BruckheimerWriter: David Zelag Goodman, Raymond ChandlerThis, the second adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel, is much closer to the source text than the original - 0
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Deadlier Than the Male
1967 British film by Ralph Thomas
Overview: Deadlier Than the Male is a 1967 British adventure crime neo noir mystery film. It is one of the many take-offs of James Bond produced during the 1960s, but is based on an already established detective ...
Release date: 12 February 1967Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime, Adventure, MysteryDirector: Ralph ThomasProducer: Betty Box, Sydney BoxWriter: Jimmy Sangster, David D. OsbornBritish agent Bulldog Drummond is assigned to stop a master criminal who uses beautiful women to do his killings. 0
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Appointment with Death
1988 Poirot mystery film directed by Michael Winner
Overview: Appointment with Death is a 1988 American mystery film and sequel produced and directed by Michael Winner. Made by Golan-Globus Productions, the film is an adaptation of the 1938 Agatha Christie novel ...Release date: 15 April 1988Genre: Mystery, CrimeDirector: Michael WinnerProducer: Yoram Globus, Menahem GolanWriter: Agatha Christie, Anthony ShafferWhen a former prison wardress who dominates the lives of her three adult stepchildren and her daughter is found dead at an archaeological dig near the ... 0
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