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1. Vertigo. 1958 2h 8m PG. 8.3 (427K) Rate. 100 Metascore. A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed. Director Alfred Hitchcock Stars James Stewart Kim Novak Barbara Bel Geddes. 2. Laura.
- The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo
- Dirty Harry
- The Thin Man
- Insomnia
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
- Zodiac
- Brick
- L.A. Confidential
- The Third Man
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Few detective stories are as brutally aberrant as Stieg Larsson’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” and for that reason, perhaps it was more than appropriate that David Fincher helm the English adaptation. The material provided to Fincher is bleak, which he certainly isn’t a stranger of, and the vision he’s provided in past efforts (which we'll ge...
If you think about it, there aren’t many discernible qualities that separate Clint Eastwood’s Harry Callahan from his ‘Man with No Name’ in Sergio Leone’s Dollars trilogy; just trade in the Western garb and a regular six-shooter for suits and a .44 Magnum that could blow your head clean off. Even in the final shootout with Scorpio, the dilapidated ...
In a list mixed with archetypal and unconventional personalities, these two detectives Charles, Nick (William Powell) and Nora (Myrna Loy), find themselves straddling the line between both. On the one hand, they both, especially Nick, exemplify how a charismatic Hollywood actor is to present himself or herself. Like many an actor in his era, Powell...
Christopher Nola has made himself a reputation for his unique vision, especially with regards to his projects outside of his Dark Knight trilogy. For that reason, he joins David Fincher as a director with multiple films on this list, and it starts with the film that got him Batman Begins: Insomnia. Many films on this list stand apart in one way or ...
Roger Rabbit is potentially one of the last fictional talking mammals anyone would expect to intentionally commit a crime, and yet he found himself at the center of a story of “greed, sex and murder,” as Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) puts it. With Who Framed Roger Rabbit, director Robert Zemekis and company created an innovative amalgamation of live-...
Most recently, Shane Black used Hollywood’s peculiar history in the seventies as part of the narrative in The Nice Guys, but with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, he completely lampoons conventional filmmaking and film industry culture -- while providing a decent mystery along the way. Much of the focus here is on the comedy, as Harry (Robert Downey, Jr.) and ...
The identity of the Zodiac killer is one of America’s greatest, most haunting mysteries, quite like the identity of Jack the Ripper for England. Though much like the latter’s film From Hell, David Fincher’s Zodiac seems to have its own ideas about who the culprit was, even if the case is never fully resolved. Speculation aside, Fincher can help spi...
Rian Johnson’s indie starlet Brick is one of those movies that feel like a dream. It isn’t dream-like in a visual sense, but rather through the dialogue, characterization and events that take place. For those who imagine themselves as a Humphrey Bogart detective-type, it’s how Brendan Frye (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) carries himself in what can only be ...
Film noir doesn’t need the lowly lit, smoky atmosphere alluded to earlier or calmly cool detectives getting amongst the seedy underbelly of society. As L.A. Confidential reminded us nearly two decades ago, the brutality can be unchecked and the violence can have an exuberant punch. Additionally, with a genre that has given us hard-boiled private ey...
One high praise many have given Carol Reed’s The Third Manis its atmospheric cinematography, and how could it not be against the glorious backdrop of Vienna? Post-war Vienna seems a timely setting for the glass half empty mentality filling all film noir. The scope is ambitious and as grand as the locale, but Reed’s film isn’t always atmospheric in ...
A list of 20 films that showcase the best of the detective genre, from classic noir to modern thriller. Each film is accompanied by a brief analysis of its plot, characters, and style, as well as its historical and cultural context. Find out which films made the cut and why they are worth watching.
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26. Feb. 2024 · Love mystery, action, and thrills? Well, don your fedora and grab your trench coat for our countdown of cinema's 25 best detective movies.
24. Apr. 2024 · From noir classics brimming with shadowy figures and femme fatales to modern-day whodunits that twist and turn until the very end, the best detective movies of all time manage to both entertain and intrigue, keeping viewers on the edge of their seats while they piece together clues alongside the protagonist.
The Maltese Falcon. 8.0. 97. San 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 statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.
1. Vertigo (1958) PG | 128 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller. 8.3. Rate. 100 Metascore. A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
6. Aug. 2023 · Best detective movies of all time ranked — a list of our favorite gumshoes and the unforgettable cases they solved.
