Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.

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.

Četrdeset tisuća dolara gotovine koji slučajno dospijevaju u ruke Marion Crane (J. Leigh), tajnice trgovca nekeretninama, predstavljaju za mladu ženu preveliko iskušenje. Umjesto da ih položi na bankovni račun vlasnika tvrtke, nagonski ih uzima i pokušava pobjeći te započeti novi život. Putem prema mitskoj meti svih bjegunaca, Kaliforniji, zaustavlja se da bi prenoćila u malome motelu. Ugodna večer sa susretljivim i privlačnim vlasnikom, Normanom Batesom (A. Perkins), bit će posljednja u njezinu životu. Pokušavajući razotkriti tajnu, život će izgubiti i privatni istražitelj Milton Arbogaste (M. Balsam). A zamalo i njezina sestra Lila (V. Miles) koja zajedno s Marioninim ljubavnikom Samom Loomisom (J. Gavin) kreće u potragu za nestalom osobom koju vole svako na svoj način.

'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.

Osnovavši vlastitu detektivsku agenciju, Nick i Audrey Spitz uhvate se sudbonosnog slučaja kad njihova prijatelja milijardera otmu na njegovu vlastitu vjenčanju.

Godine 1539. malteški su vitezovi namjeravali španjolskom kralju Karlu V. darovati statuu zlatnog sokola ukrašenog rijetkim draguljima. No gusari su presreli galiju te je 'Malteški sokol', čini se, nestao zauvijek... San Francisco, četiri stoljeća kasnije. U detektivsku agenciju Spade & Archer koju zajednički vode Sam Spade i Miles Archer dolazi gospođica Wonderly iz New Yorka tražeći da joj pomognu pronaći nestalu sestru. Iako obojica posumnjaju u njezinu priču, prihvate posao zadovoljni što njihova nova klijentica plaća gotovinom. Kad Archer uskoro bude ubijen, Spade shvati da se upleo u opasan posao pri čemu dozna da je gospođici Wonderly pravo ime Brigid O'Shaughnessey. Istraga ga dovede do dvojice prevaranata Joela Caira (P. Lorre) i Kaspera Gutmana (S. Greenstreet) koji kao i Brigid tragaju za 'Malteškim sokolom'.

Iako se čini da život bivšeg tajnog agenta, Joea Hallenbecka, ne može biti gori, preljub njegove supruge i prezir maloljetne kćerke dovedu ga na sam rub egzistencije. Kada Hallenbeck dobije novi, naočigled jednostavan zadatak zaštite striptizete Cory, on niti ne sluti da će ga slučaj odvesti do najvećeg životnog iskušenja. Kada Cory ipak izgubi život, Hallenbeck kreće u istragu zajedno sa striptizetinim dečkom, bivšim igračem ragbija, Jimmyjem Dixom, i uskoro otkriva kako je prste u ubojstvu imao korumpirani vlasnik tima, Sheldon Marcone...

A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.

Detektiv Ace Ventura istražuje i rješava zagonetne slučajeve. No, on nije običan detektiv, njegova profesionalnost isključivo su životinje. Jednog dana Ace prima poziv od Melisse Robinson koja ga angažira da pronađe čuvenu maskotu ragbi tima Miami Dolphinsa, simpatičnog dupina Snježnu Pahuljicu. Ace se odmah zdušno baca na zadatak, a Melissa požali što ga je angažirala. Naime, njegove metode rada su prilično neprihvatljive i uznemirujuće za okolinu. Premda izgleda glupo i nekompetentno, Ace Ventura zna što radi, a njegov način rada, iako neobičan, prilično je djelotvoran. Da stvar bude još neobičnija, Melissa shvaća da ju ovaj čudni detektiv počinje privlačiti.

In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure, the mayor. Billy's relentless pursuit of justice, matched only by his streetwise toughness, makes him an unstoppable force - and the mayor's worst nightmare.

In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. On Mars, they descend deep into the underbelly of the planet's capital city where they uncover a darker story of brain farms, corruption, and a missing girl who holds a secret about the robots that threatens to change the face of the universe.

Nevolje na poslu i usamljenost privatnog detektiva Philipa Marlowa ne slute ništa dobro za budućnost. Iznenada, pojavljuje se blistava plavuša koja ga unajmljuje da pronađe njenog bivšeg ljubavnika. Ispostavlja se da je potraga za voljenom osobom lijepe neznanke samo djelić velike misterije.

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.

Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown - just in time for her high school reunion - in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who's embroiled in a murder mystery.

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 acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.

Monk steps out of retirement as his stepdaughter's wedding turns tragic when her fiancé dies in a bungee jumping accident.

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

Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reality-like recordings that allow users to experience the emotions and past experiences of others. While they typically contain tawdry incidents, Nero is shocked when he receives one showing a murder.

Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way. The love of her life is gone. But she refuses to believe he's gone forever — and she needs to know for sure.

Privatna detektivka koja tvrdi da pati od paranoje prijavi se u psihijatrijsku bolnicu kako bi istražila zagonetnu smrt jednog drugog pacijenta.