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  • Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid

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    Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby Reardon. He finds a slip of paper containing a list of…

  • Herbie Goes Bananas

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    The adorable little VW helps its owners break up a counterfeiting ring in Mexico.

  • One Shoe Makes it Murder

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    Robert Mitchum stars as a down-and-out ex-cop whose entanglement with a shady casino owner leaves him one step behind a killer.

  • Travis McGee

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    Travis McGee is a world-weary private eye trying to help boat skipper friend Van Harder salvage his reputation that sank when his boat ran aground, resulting in a death that might have been faked.

  • Detective Story

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    A private detective and a college student find themselves in hot water while investigating the murder of a night club owner.

  • Blood Simple

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    The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.

  • Armed and Dangerous

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    After policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a security guard agency and teams up with inept former defense lawyer Norman Kane. When the two botch a job guarding a local warehouse, they begin to uncover corruption within the company and their union.

  • Appointment with Death

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    Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominating influence. She takes herself, the children, and her daughter-in-law on holiday to Europe and the Holy Land. At a dig, Emily is found dead and Hercule…

  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit

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    ‘Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.

  • The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

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    To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as “Mr. Rock ‘n’ Roll Detective.” This loudmouthed ladies’ man serves an exclusive rock star clientele, who depend on his keen eye and smug discretion. So when a heavy-metal musician dies mid-concert, Fairlane is on the case before the lights come up. But things turn shocking…

  • The Two Jakes

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    Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife’s lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from…

  • Cast a Deadly Spell

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    In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.

  • The Last Boy Scout

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    When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.

  • Cape Fear

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    Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady’s rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him…

  • Fatal Instinct

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    Ned Ravine is a police officer and lawyer who occasionally defends the delinquents he arrests. He crosses paths with seductive Lola Cain during an assignment and promptly begins an affair with her. Meanwhile, Ned’s wife, Lana, is deep in an affair of her own. Lana and her lover are planning to murder Ned in an…

  • The Most Terrible Time in My Life

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    Maiku Hama is a private detective working in Yokohama. Hama comes to the aid of a Taiwanese waiter named Yang and agrees to track down his missing brother. Through a series of double-crosses Hama gets embroiled in a gang war and a revenge plot between the two brothers

  • Dancing with Danger

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    A Portland taxi dancer is a suspect in a series of murders involving her former customers.

  • Witch Hunt

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    Magic and murder connect an actress, a private eye, a senator and a witch in 1950s Hollywood.

  • A Low Down Dirty Shame

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    A black detective becomes embroiled in a web of danger while searching for a fortune in missing drug money. During the course of his investigation, he encounters various old connections, ultimately confronting the criminal responsible for Shame’s expulsion from the force. He must also deal with two women, Angela, a beautiful old flame, and Peaches,…

  • Greedy

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    Meet the McTeagues. They’ve come to stake a claim in their wealthy uncle’s will… only he’s not dead yet!

  • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

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    He’s Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Jim Carrey is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins’ missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark, stakes out the Miami Dolphins and woos and wows the ladies. Whether he’s undercover, under fire or underwater, he always gets his man… or…