New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
A Walk Among the Tombstones
2014
Overview
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
Bordello of Blood
1996
Overview
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.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
The Nice Guys
2016
Overview
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
Sinister 2
2015
Overview
A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
So Undercover
2012
Overview
When the FBI hires her to go undercover at a college sorority, Molly Morris (Miley Cyrus) must transform herself from a tough, streetwise private investigator to a refined, sophisticated university girl to help protect the daughter of a one-time Mobster. With several suspects on her list, Molly unexpectedly discovers that not everyone is who they appear to be, including herself.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
Inherent Vice
2014
Overview
In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
8MM
1999
Overview
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 from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017
Overview
Steve Ford is a private detective in Venice Beach, Calif., who's good with the ladies, bad with the punches and wild about his dog Buddy. When local thugs steal Buddy, Ford turns to Spyder, their devious leader, and forges an unlikely alliance. With help from his best friend, Steve pulls out the big guns to retrieve Spyder's stolen cash and cocaine and save Buddy.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011
Overview
A lawyer conducts business from the back of his Lincoln town car while representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
The Big Sleep
1946
Overview
Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
The Kid Detective
2020
Overview
A once-celebrated kid detective, now 31, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity. Until a naive client brings him his first 'adult' case, to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
Dead Again
1991
Overview
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.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006
Overview
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.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
Soaked in Bleach
2015
Overview
Twenty years ago, Kurt Cobain was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound to the head. The world was told it was a suicide, but evidence would lead many people to believe it might be otherwise. The film investigates the possibilities that exist that Kurt Cobain's death might not have been a suicide, that the Seattle Police Department rushed their verdict, and the global media perpetuated lies and misinformation fed to them by Courtney Love that created the belief in many that Cobain killed himself—but when revealed to be lies—lead many to now question what happened.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
Wicked Stepmother
1989
Overview
A mother/daughter pair of witches descend on a yuppie family's home and cause havoc, one at a time since they share one body & the other must live in a cat the rest of the time. Now it's up to the family's mother, a private detective, and a suspended police officer to try and stop the witches.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
Mater Private Eye
2010
Overview
Detective Mater is hot on the trail of a dastardly car-napping! When Tia's sister goes missing, Mater is the only car she can turn to. With this tow truck on the case, anything can happen.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
The Big Bang
2011
Overview
A private detective is hired to find a missing stripper but the job turns complicated when everyone he questions ends up dead. From the mean streets of Los Angeles to the desolate desert of New Mexico, Cruz must contend with a brutal Russian Boxer, three brash LAPD detectives, an aged billionaire looking for the Big Bang, and the billionaire's stunningly gorgeous wife. The solution to the mystery will cost ten lives, net $30 million and just might explain - well - everything.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
Too Late
2016
Overview
Private investigator Mel Sampson is tasked with tracking down the whereabouts of a missing woman from his own past.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
Third Man Out
2005
Overview
Gay detective Donald Strachey is commissioned to protect gay activist John Rutka, who is known for "outing" prominent citizens. Strachey abandons bodyguard duty when he feels that Rutka is staging the threats against himself. When Rutka turns up dead, Strachey is faced with an extensive list of enemies all with enough motive to kill.
New Plot?
I think this is based on a novel!
The Dark Corner
1946
Overview
Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunky secretary, Kathleen Stewart, he dives deep into a mystery in search of answers.