Keyword: amateur detective

Little Monk

7.9

2009

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This short series follows the adolescent adventures of a young Adrian Monk and his brother, Ambrose, as they solve mysteries at school.

Houdini & Doyle

7.2

2016

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At the turn of the 20th century the Metropolitan Police were overwhelmed with bizarre cases so they turned to outsiders including Houdini and Doyle, who collaborated with New Scotland Yard on some unsolved and inexplicable crimes.

Mr & Mrs Murder

7.4

2013

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The series follows the adventures of married couple Nicola and Charlie Buchanan, who run an industrial cleaning business while solving the most baffling murder mysteries.

Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

8

1985

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An unusual announcement in the newspaper leads the curious villagers to Miss Blacklocks home, where they become witnesses to a murder.

The Files of Young Kindaichi

6.6

2022

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Follow Kindaichi Hajime, a high school student and a private detective with an IQ of 180 solves murder cases that are riddled with difficult clues with his friend, Nanase Miyuki and Kenmochi Isamu.

Miss Marple: The Moving Finger

7.5

1985

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The normally friendly village of Lymston is plagued by vile anonymous letters. When a mother of three takes her own life, following such a letter, Ms. Marple is not at all convinced things are as they seem.

For Heaven's Sake

7

2021

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The search for Harold Heaven, who mysteriously disappeared from his remote cabin in Ontario, Canada, in the winter of 1934.

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

7.6

1985

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When a handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman, Miss Marple seeks a murderer with a penchant for nursery rhymes.

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

7.5

1987

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During a stay at one of Londons most elegant and venerable hotels Miss Marple uncovers a sinister undercurrent of corruption and murder beneath Bertrams stuffy veneer.

The Forgotten

6.5

2009

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Former detective Alex Donovan leads a team of volunteers known as The Forgotten Network, a dedicated group of amateur sleuths that takes on murder cases after the police have reached a dead end and even unable to identify the deceased.

The Spoils Before Dying

6.5

2015

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Fictional author and filmmaker, Eric Jonrosh, adapts his epic tale of a pianist-turned-detective investigating a murder in the 1950s underground jazz scene.

Murder She Said

7.4

1961

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When Miss Jane Marple reports witnessing a murder through the window of a passing train, the police dismiss her as a dotty spinster when no trace of the crime can be found.

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

7.7

1987

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A friend of Miss Marples sees a woman being strangled in a passing train. When police cannot find a body and doubt the story, Miss Marple enlists professional housekeeper, Lucy Eyelesbarrow, to go undercover.

Clubhouse Detectives

5.5

1996

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Late one night, Billy and Kade Ruckman see their neighbor, Michael Chambers, murder a woman, but Chambers has a story all set to convince their mother Vicky, that it was just a rehearsal scene from an opera. The only ones who can help them find the body in Chambers' house before he moves and gets rid of all evidence, are their friends, Jimmy, Eddie, and J.J., who are determined to find the body before Chambers finds them.

Malibu Express

4.4

1985

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A womanizing private detective is assigned the task of investigating who is behind the hi-tech computer technology leaks to the Russians.

Fast Company

5.7

1938

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A husband and wife team who are in rare books and are skillful at recovering stolen volumes for insurance companies become involved in the murder of a fence.

Murder at the Gallop

7.3

1963

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When a wealthy old man appears to have been frightened to death by a cat, Miss Jane Marple suspects one of his four relatives, all heirs to his estate, of his murder.

Mindhorn

10

2016

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A has-been actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective series Mindhorn must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with Detective Mindhorn, whom he believes to be a real person.

That Darn Cat

4.6

1997

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A maid is kidnapped and scratches a message onto D.C. the cats collar and when his owner Patti discovers this, she plays amateur detective with the help of D.C. to try to find the culprits.

A Very Missing Person

8

1972

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An ex-schoolteacher is asked by the police to help locate a missing heiress.

A Night to Remember

6.8

1942

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A mystery writer and his newlywed wife move into a Greenwich Village apartment and find themselves with a corpse and a half dozen red herrings.

Bread and Tulips

7.3

2000

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After being forgotten in a highway café during a bus trip, a housewife decides to start a new life by herself in Venice.

Murder Ahoy

7.1

1964

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After Miss Jane Marple is made a trustee of a merchant marine training vessel, a fellow trustee is poisoned, and ships officers are later murdered after she comes on board.