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Plot Summary:
Since her parents death, hobby-detective Trudi lives with her young aunt Julia. When a nearby Turkish restaurant is smashed one night, everybody assumes by default an act of racism. Trudi however did notice a strange guest named Mangold there the day before. Also the caretaker seems very keen on getting the restaurant out of the building. The police and host Kemal don't seem particularly interested in investigating the event, so Trudi starts her own investigations in the style of Sherlock Holmes, with the help of her friend Tom and runaway Rollo.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Family, Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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When Duty Calls (2015)
Plot Summary:
When newlyweds, Ellie and Martin, both volunteer at their local police department they find themselves tangled in a criminal case.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 248
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Red Zora (2008)
Plot Summary:
In this sun soaked adventure for the entire family, a group of five orphaned children form their own makeshift family while attempting to operate outside the rules of society. Though they must sometimes steal to survive, their loyalty to one another means that they will always have a brother or sister to count on.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 305
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Germany, Sweden
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags:
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Kreutzer is Coming (2010)
Plot Summary:
Detective Kreutzer follows a case of a jazz singer murdered in a club. What unravels as the detective gets closer to the truth, surprises even Kreutzer himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 215
Genere: Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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The Killing Field (2014)
Plot Summary:
A task force is sent to a small country town to investigate a shocking crime.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 764
Genere: Crime
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: realistic, detective
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Conni & Co. (2016)
Plot Summary:
A young girl goes through the ups and downs of school-life.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags:
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Murders at the House of Death (2019)
Plot Summary:
Yuzuru Hamura (Ryunosuke Kamiki) is a university student and a fan of mystery novels. Against his will, he was forced to join the school's mystery club. The club is led by Kyosuke Akechi (Tomoya Nakamura). Meanwhile, Hiruko Kenzaki (Minami Hamabe) appears in front of them. She attends the same university and she is also a private detective. These 3 people attend a summer camp and stay at Shijinso pension in the mountains. On their first day there, they must barricade themselves in the pension. The next morning, they discover a murder has taken place in the pension.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 263
Genere: Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing
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The Famous Five 4 (2015)
Plot Summary:
The famous five George, Julian, Dick, Anne and Timmy the dog are spending holidays together. But when they are invited by Berhard, father of Julian, Dick and Anne, to visit an egyptian exhibition they see a burglar. They have a look at the mummy the burglar was tempering with to find a golden amulet. The famous five decide to visit Egypt to hand over the amulet. When arriving in Egypt Bernhard is arrested because he's asserted he stole the amulet and replaced it with a fake. Now its up to the young detectives to solve the case and prove their fathers innocence.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 362
Genere: Adventure, Crime, Family, Thriller
Country: Germany, Tunisia
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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Neben der Spur - Amnesie (2016)
Plot Summary:
A commissar seeks the help of a psychiatrist when he suffers from amnesia amidst a case.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 118
Genere: Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, thought provoking, suspense, realistic
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Kid Cop (1996)
Plot Summary:
A kid starts hanging around a police station because his dad was a cop, but now his dad is dead. Everyone tells him he should stay out of the way, but he doesn't, because he's real sad about his dead dad. They're all pretty nice to him because they have fond memories of his dead dad. He meets a girl who is mean to him, but then she's nice when she finds out about his dead dad. Some goofy criminals are planning an elaborate heist, but watch out, because kid cop (his dad is dead) is on the case! Tim Thomerson plays a mechanic who wears a Bob Marley t-shirt, complains about the man, and invites a woman back to house to listen to The Doors with him.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Dangerous Davies (1981)
Plot Summary:
When D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a notorious criminal kingpin, he uncovers the details of 15 year old cold case.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 385
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: independent film, detective series
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Five Get Into Trouble (1970)
Plot Summary:
The four kids, Julian, Dick, Georgina and Anne plus the dog Tim go on a bike-trip without any grownups around, but they are soon followed by a another boy, Richard, who is pursued by kidnappers.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 161
Genere: Crime, Family
Country: Denmark, West Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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The Olsen Gang's Big Score (1972)
Plot Summary:
After his usual stay behind bars, Egon has another cunning plan involving millions. They rob over 4 million from a money transport. The gang keeps a low profile and hide the money. But it's stolen by "Kongen" and "Knægten", who immediately start living it up - in the penthouse suite at the Sheraton. The suitcase with the money changes hands several times, before Kongen's daughter takes of with all the money.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags:
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Trigger (2006)
Plot Summary:
A warm, dramatic story about eleven-year-old Alise's encounter with a wild horse on the run.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 183
Genere: Family
Country: Norway
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags:
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A Piggy Tale (1991)
Plot Summary:
Dolly, a lovely, adorable little girl from the mountain region. Due to the death of her parents, she was sent to her parents' friend, Mrs. Chu's care. When Dolly and her mini pig playmate, Guava, first came to Taipei, they brought a great change in the life of the Chu family and created a series of thrilling amusing incidents. One day, Papa Chu brought Guava to the office but negligently lost it. When Dolly heard that Guava got lost, she was very sad and decided to leave home to search for Guava. In order to help Dolly, Chu Pi, Papa Chu's son, called his buddies to join Dolly in the search of Guava. An interesting, worrying search journey by a group of children began.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Family, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration:
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Here Comes Kalle (2006)
Plot Summary:
Da kommt Kalle is a German television series.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Crime, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags:
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John Grin's Christmas (1986)
Plot Summary:
An adaptation of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol " with Robert Guillaume as John Grin, the Scrooge character. His son Kevin has a role as the Bob Cratchit character, with Geoffrey Holder and Ted Lange as two of the Ghosts.
IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 37
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: christmas special
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A Kid Called Danger (1999)
Plot Summary:
A young boy dreams of someday becoming a detective just like his father.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, detective
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Princess and the Pony (2011)
Plot Summary:
A sheltered young princess is sent to live with relatives in America, where she befriends a pony held captive by a shady carnival owner.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 288
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: touching, captivating, light, sincere, entertaining, feel good, serious, realistic
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Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency (2009)
Plot Summary:
13-year-old Sam Steele Jr. forms his own private detective agency to emulate his father, Des Moines detective Sam Steele, and helps track down a jewel thief.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 164
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, detective
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Red Mercury (2005)
Plot Summary:
Three young Muslim men, part of a terror cell, are making a bomb in a London flat, when they get a call to vacate immediately with their gear. The police have been alerted and they are under suspicion.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 361
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags:
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Famous Five (2012)
Plot Summary:
The film recounts the adventures of Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog on their first holiday together at the seaside. In an old smugglers' cave, the children happen to overhear a radio message that refers to the abduction of George’s father Quentin. The professor has set up a laboratory on Kirrin Island where he’s doing research on a new energy generation method. Someone has obviously taken great interest in the valuable research results. But neither the police nor George’s mother Fanny believe the children. They are now on their own and discover a conspiracy that almost takes their breath away.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 766
Genere: Adventure, Crime, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, mysterious, exciting, light, educational
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Emil and the Detectives (2001)
Plot Summary:
The twelve-year-old Emil and his father are haunted by bad luck. To take a break from a series of family disasters, Emil is allowed to spend a few days with a friend of the family, the female priest Hummel in Berlin. In the train he runs across the slick Max Grundeis who anaesthetizes Emil and steals his savings of 1500 DM. When he finally arrives in Berlin, Emil and a gang of street kids, led by the cheeky girl Pony Hütchen, try to find the gangster, who haunts the posh Hotel Adlon as a hotel thief. Meanwhile, to prevent anyone from finding out about Emil's mishap, Gypsi, a member of the gang of kids, passes himself off as Emil, thus wreaking havoc on the home of the priest.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Family, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, humorous, entertaining
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Rafiki (2009)
Plot Summary:
Three friends - Julie, Mette and Naisha - are enjoying the first snow in the village. They have snowball fights with the boys and look forward to Christmas. One day Naisha suddenly disappears. With a secret address written in invisible ink as their only clue, they sneak onto the night train to the city. They need to find Naisha before the police do.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 193
Genere: Family
Country: Norway
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: captivating, feel good, light, entertaining, touching, realistic, semi serious
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Famous Five 3 (2014)
Plot Summary:
In their third cinema adventure the Famous Five are searching for a pirate treasure.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 429
Genere: Adventure, Crime, Family
Country: Germany, Thailand
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, exciting
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Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid (2008)
Plot Summary:
Roxy is at it again when, in pursuit of a local journalism award, she brings home a mysterious amnesiac who was found soaking wet outside of the local coffee shop. After ceremoniously naming her ANNIE NONYMOUS, Roxy takes the young lady home and finds that even the most common household item is a complete mystery to Annie. When Annie returns dripping wet from the lake several nights in a row, Roxy determines what is abundantly clear to her, Annie is a mermaid. A mermaid who has to find her way home.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 234
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, touching, offbeat, stylized, semi serious
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Famous Five 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
For their bicycle tour to Catmoor, the friends Julian, Dick and Anne, their cousin Georgina, called George, and her dog Timmy have long looked forward to. But the camping holiday in the countryside ends with the kidnapping of Dick, confuse the two underprivileged hoodlums with the same age millionaire's son Hardy. With sophistication and courage, the five friends take on his trail that leads from a mysterious traveling circus to the castle "Owls Nest" where the kidnappers force Dick to coax the clue to a giant emerald.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 506
Genere: Adventure, Crime, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, light, captivating, exciting, realistic
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Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism (2015)
Plot Summary:
An orphan who practices hypnosis faces off against a bank robber who wants her book on the art form.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, light, inspirational, touching, feel good
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Get a Clue (2002)
Plot Summary:
A rich kid and her friends investigate the disappearance of one of her teachers.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, semi serious, teen, romantic, family comedy, realistic
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The Fall of the Krays (2016)
Plot Summary:
The brutal brothers from Bethnal Green are back and bloodier than ever in Fall of the Krays. Following on from the ferocious Rise Of The Krays, Fall of the Krays picks up the story of the infamous Firm as the cracks start to show in the brothers business plans and their sanity. Having secured their empire and their infamy, the brothers must now fight to keep hold of both as the obsession of one police officer becomes entwined with a burgeoning romance and a dangerous state of mind for Reggie and Ronnie respectively.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 725
Genere: Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Nancy Drew (2007)
Plot Summary:
Intrepid teenage private eye Nancy Drew heads to Tinseltown with her father to investigate the unsolved murder of a movie star in this old-fashioned whodunit based on Carolyn Keene's popular series of books for young adults. But can the small-town girl cut through the Hollywood hype to solve the case?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: detective, teen, humorous, feel good, light, entertaining, semi serious, talky, cult classic, realistic