10 Must- See Detective Film

Detective movie is a type of Film that I'm sure many of you have seen it.In fact,soving case is the main theme of detetive film and the suspense is the identity and motive of the criminal.Usually soving a case need more time and energy for detective. And in this process,it will bring a series of wonderful exciting brain-fighting for audience.

As we mention detective,Sherlock Holmes come to mind unconsciously.Today let's together find out other excellent detectives in the detective movies.

Chilimovie make a list of must-see detective movie below.

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Primal Fear

Release Date

1996-04-03

Rate : 7.7
Production Companies : Paramount, Rysher Entertainment
Director : Gregory Hoblit, Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez, J. Stephen Buck
Stars : Richard Gere , Laura Linney , Edward Norton
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.

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Prisoners

Release Date

2013-09-20

Rate : 8.2
Production Companies : Alcon Entertainment, Madhouse Entertainment
Director : Denis Villeneuve, Gail Hunter, Donald Sparks
Stars : Hugh Jackman , Jake Gyllenhaal , Terrence Howard
Keller Dover is facing a parent’s worst nightmare: his young daughter and her friend have gone missing. Heading the investigation, Detective Loki arrests the only suspect – the driver of an RV on which the girls had been playing – but a lack of evidence forces his release. As pressure mounts, Loki’s team pursues multiple leads while a frantic Dover decides he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

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The Lincoln Lawyer

Release Date

2011-03-18

Rate : 7.3
Production Companies : Lakeshore Entertainment, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Director : Brad Furman, Wilma Garscadden-Gahret, George Bamber
Stars : Matthew McConaughey , Marisa Tomei , Ryan Phillippe
A lawyer conducts business from the back of his Lincoln town car while representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills.

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The Silence of the Lambs

Release Date

1991-02-14

Rate : 8.6
Production Companies : Orion Pictures, Strong Heart
Director : Ronald M. Bozman, Jonathan Demme, Mary A. Kelly
Stars : Jodie Foster , Anthony Hopkins , Scott Glenn
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

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The Invisible Guest

Release Date

2017-01-06

Rate : 8
Production Companies : Think Studio, Nostromo Pictures
Director : Oriol Paulo, Anna Vilà Parera, Daniela Forn
Stars : Mario Casas , Jose Coronado , Bárbara Lennie
Barcelona, Spain. Adrián Doria, a young and successful businessman accused of murder, meets one night with Virginia Goodman, an expert interrogation lawyer, in order to devise a defense strategy.

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Witness for the Prosecution

Release Date

1957-12-17

Rate : 8.4
Production Companies : Edward Small Productions, United Artists
Director : Billy Wilder, John Franco, Emmett Emerson
Stars : Tyrone Power , Marlene Dietrich , Charles Laughton
When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is supposed to be on a diet of bland, civil suits—but the lure of the criminal courts is too much for him, especially when the case is so difficult.

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Gosford Park

Release Date

2001-12-26

Rate : 7.2
Production Companies : USA Films, Sandcastle 5
Director : Robert Altman, Richard Styles, Sara Desmond
Stars : Maggie Smith , Michael Gambon , Kristin Scott Thomas
In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.

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An Inspector Calls

Release Date

2015-09-13

Rate : 7.6
Production Companies : Drama Republic, BBC
Director : Aisling Walsh
Stars : David Thewlis , Ken Stott , Finn Cole
England, 1912: Die wohlhabende Familie Birling feiert eines Abends die Verlobung von Tochter Sheila mit Gerald Croft – eine Ehe, die zwei erfolgreiche Unternehmen zusammenführen wird. Doch der feierliche Anlass wird von einem Überraschungsbesuch Inspektor Gooles (David Thewlis, „Harry Potter“) unterbrochen. „An Inspector Calls“ blickt hinter die Fassade einer selbstherrlichen Oberschicht im blühenden Industriezeitalter. Vor diesem Hintergrund erschafft die aufwühlende BBC-Adaption von J.B. Priestleys meisterhaftem Theaterstück ein mitreißendes Mysterium mit erstklassigen Darstellern und voller Spannung.

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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Release Date

2011-12-16

Rate : 7.4
Production Companies : Village Roadshow Pictures, Silver Pictures
Director : Guy Ritchie, Elizabeth West, Chad Stahelski
Stars : Robert Downey Jr. , Jude Law , Noomi Rapace
There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.

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Sherlock Holmes

Release Date

2009-12-23

Rate : 7.6
Production Companies : Village Roadshow Pictures, Silver Pictures
Director : Polly Hope, Elizabeth West, Guy Ritchie
Stars : Robert Downey Jr. , Jude Law , Rachel McAdams
Sherlock Holmes und sein Partner Dr. Watson haben es geschafft, einen der kaltblütigsten Mörder des 19. Jahrhunderts festzunehmen. Lord Blackwood hat zahlreiche Menschen auf dem Gewissen und muss dafür nun selber am Galgen baumeln. Dies scheint ihm jedoch wenig auszumachen, denn er beherrscht die Kunst der schwarzen Magie und verspricht Holmes, dass er auch nach seinem Tod noch weitere Menschen ermorden wird. Holmes hält nicht viel von dieser Drohung, doch als plötzlich die Morde wieder losgehen, beschließt er, die Leiche Lord Blackwoods zu exhumieren. Dabei stellt sich erschreckenderweise heraus, dass jemand anderes in dessen Sarg liegt. Nun sind also wieder Holmes und Watson gefragt und müssen dem mysteriösen Treiben ein Ende setzen...

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Identity

Release Date

2003-04-25

Rate : 7.3
Production Companies : Konrad Pictures, Columbia Pictures Corporation
Director : James Mangold, Sheila Waldron, Rick Avery
Stars : John Cusack , Ray Liotta , Amanda Peet
Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.

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