Tag: private investigator

  • The Return of Frank Cannon

    Private detective Frank Cannon comes out of retirement to investigate an old friend and Army Intelligence colleague’s death, which has been ruled a suicide, but which smells like murder.

  • All the Wrong Clues

    A private investigator and a police inspector team up to pursue a notorious mobster, who is plotting to milk an old millionaire out of his highly-valued stocks and bonds. Along the way, the investigator crosses paths with a femme fatale and silly gangsters.

  • Third Degree Burn

    A down-and-out private eye (Treat Williams) gets too close to the wife (Virginia Madsen) of a rich man (Richard Masur) soon found dead.

  • Varg Veum – Fallen Angels

    Jakob Aasen has hired his old friend, private investigator Varg Veum, to spy on his wife Rebecca, whom he suspects of infidelity. Against his better judgement Varg accepts the job, and in an ironic twist he and Rebecca rekindle their former love. Meanwhile a serial killer is targeting members of Jacob’s band and their families…

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

    Perry is at TV station “KGGY” to be interviewed but thanks to the interference of main anchor-person Brett Huston the interview is pulled. Mostly everybody hates Brett as Brett knows all the station workers secrets. He has also written a memo insulting all of the main station players – Vic St. John – the station…

  • Dead Again

    In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.

  • Quicksand: No Escape

    A hard-working architect is pulled into intrigue when his wife hires a private investigator to make sure he’s just working late. The private eye sees an opportunity to frame him for a murder instead.

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

    The alleged suicide of a gubernatorial candidate triggers a series of mysterious deaths leading to the governor’s mansion, and “Wild” Bill McKenzie, a friend of Perry Mason, is on the case.

  • Her Desperate Choice

    Despite allegations of child sexual abuse against Jody’s ex-husband Marcus, the court orders joint custody of their daughter Samantha. Jody faces a choice of turning Samantha over to Marcus or taking her on the run and risk kidnapping charges. Pursued by both the FBI and a private detective, Jody and Samantha are hunted, fleeing from…

  • Bordello of Blood

    Private eye Rafe Guttman is hired by repressed, born-again Katherine to find her missing bad-boy brother. The trail leads him to a whorehouse run by a thousand-year-old vampire and secretly backed by Katherine’s boss, televangelist Jimmy Current.

  • Bad Seed

    Preston Tylk is an ordinary guy living in Seattle. When he discovers that his beloved wife, Emily, is having an affair, he is devastated. Storming out of the house, he returns later only to find her brutally murdered.

  • Human Desires

    Alicia Royale is a fashion mogul who decides to have a large pajama themed party as a promotion for her new line of clothing…

  • 8MM

    A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away…

  • Malpractice

    A lawyer turns private investigator when her doctor-husband holds himself responsible for the death of a patient.

  • The Catch

    Strong and successful Alice Martin is a fraud investigator who’s about to be the victim of fraud by her fiancé. Between her cases, she is determined to find him before it ruins her career.

  • Secret Pleasures

    An attractive woman detective, expert in cases of conjugal infidelity is hired by a mysterious millionaire, unaware that she will get involved in a feverish love triangle to gather all the evidence she needs to finish the case.

  • Agatha Christie’s Poirot

    From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.

  • Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery

    Gay detective Donald Strachey is commissioned to protect gay activist John Rutka, known for “outing” prominent citizens.

  • This Film Is Not Yet Rated

    Kirby Dick’s provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films, revealing the organization’s underhanded efforts to control culture. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment and exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence.

  • Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery

    When hard boiled private eye Donald Strachey finds his latest client dead, an apparent suicide, Albany’s favorite gay detective smells a rat and decides to take matters into his own hands. With the help of his straight-laced but adoring husband Tim and his occasionally too-eager assistant Kenny, Strachey’s investigation leads him on a dark and…

  • Honey Don’t!

    Honey O’Donahue, a small-town private investigator, delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church.