Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Detective

If you loved The Detective, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Marlowe

Marlowe

1969★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Detective for fans of Crime & Mystery & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly...

#2
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

1991★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Detective for fans of Crime & Mystery & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sist...

#3
The Seven-Ups

The Seven-Ups

1973★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Detective for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money....

#4
Murder in Three Acts

Murder in Three Acts

1986★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Detective for fans of Crime & Mystery & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of ...

#5
The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

1966★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Detective for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigat...

#6
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play

2019★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Detective for fans of Crime & Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

At a gathering of mystery and true crime fans, Aurora Teagarden’s nephew, Phillip, is accused of murder when an unplanned onstage blackout during the play in which he is performing...

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