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Plot Summary:
A crime series featuring real stories packed with shocking twists and turns.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 172
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: detective
Best tv shows and movies like James Patterson's Murder is Forever (2018):
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Knightwatch (1988)
Plot Summary:
Knightwatch is a television drama aired by ABC as part of its fall 1988 lineup. It had been promoted as an original series in light of summer reruns continuing into the fall due to the 1988 Writers Guild of America Strike. Knightwatch centers around the activities of the "Knights of the City", a volunteer group set up to assist law enforcement. It was largely made up of ex-gang members; the program focused on its charismatic leader, Tony Maldonado. Operating out of donated space in the basement of a church, the group practiced martial arts and other unarmed techniques since they were not commissioned police officers and did not use firearms. Keeping young people with violent pasts from reverting to this pattern in their new-found calling was a constant challenge to Tony, as were the interpersonal relationships constantly developing among his young colleagues. Knightwatch was a Nielsen ratings failure, undoubtedly due to being forced to compete with NBC's The Cosby Show and A Different World and CBS's 48 Hours. It was cancelled after only 3 months on the air.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: detective
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Missing (2009)
Plot Summary:
DS Mary Jane Croft runs the under-resourced Missing Persons Unit.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 279
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: detective
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Control - Hanzai Shinri Sousa (2011)
Plot Summary:
Segawa Rio, a quick-acting detective, gets transferred to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's Violent Crimes Division after she got shot during her previous case. She is made to work together with Nagumo Jun, a level-headed but eccentric psychology professor whose skills at behavioral analysis are the key to tracking down the criminals. There's also Teranishi Kei, a shy young detective who's had a crush on Segawa since their days at the academy.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: detective
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For My Man (2015)
Plot Summary:
A true crime series featuring the salacious and shocking stories of women who have been arrested for a crime they did in the name of love. From a killing spree across the mid-west to being an inside informant at the DEA and from murdering an unsupportive mother to robbing fifteen banks in under a year, these women have no limits as to how far they’ll go for their men.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration:
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American Gangster: Trap Queens (2019)
Plot Summary:
American Gangster: Trap Queens is a new installment of the critically acclaimed American Gangster series that examines the lives and the legend behind some of America's most notorious female criminals.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min
Plot tags:
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Meet Marry Murder (2020)
Plot Summary:
What happens when the one you commit to spend your life with ends up taking it instead? This series looks at partner-homicide cases; stories of wives killing husbands, husbands killing wives (much more common), and love turning to loathing as passions get out of control.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 141
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags:
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Still a Mystery (2018)
Plot Summary:
Each episode re-examines a single crime case where unanswered questions still remain. Through original interviews those involved, the evidence is dissected and new theories are presented in a quest to uncover the truth.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration:
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MacGruder and Loud (1985)
Plot Summary:
MacGruder and Loud is an American crime drama from Aaron Spelling Productions that aired on ABC in 1985. The series stars John Getz and Kathryn Harrold as married police officers Malcolm MacGruder and Jenny Loud in a Los Angeles Police Department-styled police agency. They fought a battle every day to keep it a closely guarded secret from their boss, Sgt. Hanson. Malcolm and Jenny lived in a duplex-type apartment complex where there was a secret door behind the grandfather clock in her apartment, where Malcolm could sneak in and enjoy her company. This was one of the few failures from Aaron Spelling's production company in its history, since it was picked by ABC to debut right after the Super Bowl in 1985 and was heavily promoted during the game. The promotion resulted in high ratings at first, but following a quick decline, the series was cancelled three months into its run, after ranking 40th out of 104 programs that aired that season with an average 15.76 household rating, according to TVTango.com. Because of the frequent commercials during the Super Bowl, the following night Johnny Carson ask rhetorically during his monologue on The Tonight Show: "Did you see that new show, 'Frequent and Loud'?".
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 122
Genere: Drama, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: detective, detective series
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Hope Street (2020)
Plot Summary:
The arrival of DC Leila Hussain sets tongues wagging – what brings this big city girl to a sleepy Northern Irish seaside town? Warm-hearted detective drama in a stunning setting.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: detective
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Blanca (2021)
Plot Summary:
Blanca Ferrando is a young woman who became blind at the age of twelve, due to a dramatic fire in which her older sister Beatrice died and which was caused by her violent boyfriend, Sebastian. This tragedy made her develop a very strong sense of justice to the point of pushing her to join the police. Blanca is helped by her most trusted friends: her guide dog Linneo, a female bulldog who protects and comforts her in the most difficult moments, and her beautician friend, Stella. After overcoming her work challenges, she finds herself facing sentimental ones: torn between two men, Inspector Michele Liguori, a man of many secrets, and Nanni, a young cook.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 560
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: detective
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The Real Story with Maria Elena Salinas (2017)
Plot Summary:
Investigative journalist Maria Elena Salinas peels back the layers of national headline-making crimes in search of new evidence, unheard perspectives, and updates to the cases.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration:
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Murderous Affairs (2016)
Plot Summary:
Zeros in on love affairs gone wrong and spouses who are driven to kill - stories that give a whole new meaning to the vow: Till death do us part.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 232
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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And Then There Were None (2017)
Plot Summary:
Hotel “Shizen no Shima” is located on an small, remote island. The owner of the hotel invites 10 people to the island, but when they arrive they learn that the owner is not there. These 10 people do not know why they are there or what will happen to them.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 57
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 215 min
Plot tags: detective
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The Snake Bearer (2005)
Plot Summary:
Norwegian Miniseries based on Unni Lindell's mystery novel by the same title.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 138
Genere: Crime
Country: Norway
Duration:
Plot tags: detective
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For Life (2020)
Plot Summary:
A tough police investigator and her team are currently solving murder cases. 15 years later she's at a completely different and more dangerous place.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 413
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Norway
Duration:
Plot tags: detective
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Private Eye (1987)
Plot Summary:
Private Eye is an American crime drama that aired from September 13, 1987 until January 8, 1988.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: detective
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The Gypsy Bride (2022)
Plot Summary:
Set in the heart of the Spanish Romani community, the fiction follows police inspector Elena Blanco and her team, as they try to crack the crime case pertaining to the murders of sisters Lara and Susana Macaya, separated by a 7-year gap.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: detective
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A Promise to Carolyn (1996)
Plot Summary:
When two sisters can no longer go on living with the painful memory of their baby sister being murdered 37 years ago by their stepmother, together they try to uncover the truth.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sad, detective
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Payback (2022)
Plot Summary:
A true crime documentary series that profiles stories of revenge, told through gripping interviews with the family members, community members, and law enforcement who experienced the events firsthand.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: detective
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White Lab (2014)
Plot Summary:
Due to violent crimes becoming more and more complicated, it is crucial to make arrests with concrete evidence. The White Lab is the formed within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Departments First Investigative Division. The lab uses scientific investigation methods involving physics, chemistry, biology and medical science to solve cases. Members of the White Lab have knowledge of these scientific areas and have the authority to investigate cases. At the White Lab, Satoshi (Kazuki Kitamura) is a detective. He solves cases with his excellent scientific methods as well as his own unique methods.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 11
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: detective
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Shroud for a Nightingale (1984)
Plot Summary:
British TV mini series.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 379
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: detective
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Cover Her Face (1985)
Plot Summary:
Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh investigates the death of Alice Liddell who ran a home for unwed mothers. One of those residents is Sally Jupp who was a witness in a drugs smuggling and murder investigation in London. Sally works at the local manor house for the Maxies and it is apparent that eldest son Stephen has more than just a passing interest in her. The night after they announce their engagement, Sally is found strangled in her bed. The question is whether her death is related to the London investigation or a completely different reason altogether. Her engagement created a good deal of ill feeling among the Maxies and several guests in the house with any one of them having a motive to kill her.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 360
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 291 min
Plot tags: detective
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Extreme Measures (2018)
Plot Summary:
The stories of real people who are tormented by the past and take extreme measures to solve the murders of loved ones.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 43
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
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The Rookies (1972)
Plot Summary:
The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: detective, retro, vintage
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Maxine (2022)
Plot Summary:
True crime docu-series about Maxine Carr and Ian Huntley.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags:
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Arrest and Trial (1963)
Plot Summary:
Arrest and Trial is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963-1964 season on ABC, airing Sundays from 8:30-10 p.m. Eastern.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: detective, vintage
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The Lørenskog Disappearance (2022)
Plot Summary:
When a billionaire's wife vanishes, Norwegian police must deal with the frenzied press and deceitful informants to find the truth.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 259 min
Plot tags:
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Night Heat (1985)
Plot Summary:
Night Heat is a Canadian police drama series, which aired on CTV from 1985 to 1991. The show also aired on CBS in the United States from 1987 to 1993 and was the first Canadian-produced drama series to air on an American network. CBS aired the series as part of CBS Late Night, a late night block of drama programming. The show starred Allan Royal as journalist Tom Kirkwood, who chronicled the nightly police beat of detectives Kevin O'Brien and Frank Giambone. The cast also included Susan Hogan, Wendy Crewson, Sean McCann, Louise Vallance, and Clark Johnson. Concurrent with her work on Night Heat, Vallance was starring in the children's series Zoobilee Zoo, playing a very different character. Night Heat has since aired in reruns on Showcase, TVtropolis and DejaView. A popular urban legend surrounds the filming of an episode featuring scenes set in New York City but filmed in Toronto. It is said that garbage was strewn around on the scene, to mimic New York's less clean appearance than Toronto. However, while the cast and crew were on a lunch break, a City of Toronto Sanitation official 'cleaned' the street, believing it to be genuinely dirty. This story has been associated with various films, but is thought most likely to have occurred during the filming of Night Heat, if at all..
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 413
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: detective
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Missing Persons (1993)
Plot Summary:
Missing Persons is a short-lived American crime drama television series, set in Chicago. It followed a fictitious missing persons unit; each episode usually following the investigation into three or more cases. It ran on ABC from August 30, 1993 to February 17, 1994. It was produced by Gary Sherman Productions in association with Stephen J. Cannell Productions, and often used local Chicago-based actors, as well as occasional big-name guest stars such as Nina Foch, Eddie Bracken and Lois Smith. Semi-regulars included Ian Gomez, Irma P. Hall, Laura Cerón and Valerie Harper. Unlike most series from Cannell's company, he did not create or co-create this series.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Drama, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: detective
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Major Case Squad (2014)
Plot Summary:
A criminal series set in Czech Republic, where a group of top class detectives are solving cases based on a true stories.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: detective, poliziottesco