Best movies with private detectives

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Best movies with private detectives

Discover the best movies with private detectives, ranked from best to worst.

Based on 0 votes, the movie 8MM, starring Nicolas Cage and Joaquin Phoenix, came in first as the best movie with private detectives, followed by A Walk Among the Tombstones and Broken City from 2013. Scroll down for the top 10 movies with private detectives, recommended by movie fans in 2026.

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8MM
1999 - Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James GandolfiniThriller, Crime, Mystery
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A small, harmless-looking reel of film leads private investigator Tom Welles down an ever darker and more frightening path. Helped by street-smart Max, he follows the clues to find out •••
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A Walk Among the Tombstones
2014 - Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David HarbourCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Matt Scudder, a former New York cop turned unlicensed private investigator, is hired by a drug dealer to find the men who kidnapped and murdered his wife. The investigation puts him on the •••
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Broken City
2013 - Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-JonesThriller, Crime, Drama
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The mayor of New York hires Billy Taggart, an ex-cop turned private detective, to find out whether his wife is having an affair. The case uncovers shady deals, and Billy finds himself •••
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022 - Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Kate Hudson...
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You are invited to look for the puzzle pieces. In the sequel to Rian Johnson's Knives Out, detective Benoit Blanc travels to Greece to unravel the mystery surrounding a new set of suspects.
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I ♥ Huckabees
2004 - Jason Schwartzman, Isabelle Huppert, Dustin HoffmanComedy, Romance
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A husband-and-wife detective team helps people solve their existential questions, the kind that keep them up at night. Albert turns to them because he cannot explain why he keeps running •••
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Into the Labyrinth
2019 - Toni Servillo, Dustin Hoffman, Valentina BellèThriller, Mystery
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When a kidnapping victim turns up alive after fifteen years, a profiler and a private investigator try to piece together the mystery. Toni Servillo and Dustin Hoffman lead the cast •••
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Knives Out
2019 - Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon
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When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to •••
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Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017 - Bruce Willis, Jason Momoa, John GoodmanAction, Comedy, Thriller, Mystery
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Steve Ford is a private detective in Venice Beach, California, who is good with the ladies, bad with his fists and crazy about his dog, Buddy. When local thugs steal Buddy, Ford strikes an •••
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Shaft (2019)
2019 - Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Regina HallAction, Crime, Comedy, Mystery
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JJ, John Shaft's son, is a cyber security expert with an MIT degree, but to uncover the truth about his best friend's death he needs the father who was missing throughout his childhood. •••
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Sherlock Holmes
2009 - Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan
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Eccentric consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
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This list includes, for example, Sherlock Holmes, Knives Out, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

What are the most recent movies in this list?

Among the titles with a known release year, the most recent are: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025), Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022), Into the Labyrinth (2019).

Which movies from 2010–2019 are included?

Titles released in this period include Into the Labyrinth (2019), Knives Out (2019), Shaft (2019) (2019).

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