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Unravel the Mysteries: Top Movies and TV Shows for the Curious

Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of suspense and intrigue as we delve into the best movies and TV shows that focus on investigation, forensic science, and detective work. From gripping crime dramas to mind-bending thrillers, our curated list has something for everyone.

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Patchanon Ounsa-ard

Tanatat Phanviriyakool

Jakarin Puribhat

Phongsakorn Sukiang

The Sign (2023) TV Show

8.8 25 votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery

Country: Thailand

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 12

Story: Two men join a high-stakes special ops team to solve supernatural crimes, while a hidden connection from their past lives complicates everything.

Plot: love triangle, based on novel or book, attempted murder, magic, forbidden love, investigation, reincarnation, friendship, ...

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Lee Hye-ri

Chung Su-bin

Kang Hye-won

Oh Woo-ri

Friendly Rivalry (2025) TV Show

8.7 113 votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery

Country: South Korea

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 16

Story: A high-teen mystery thriller about a close relationship between teenage girls in a harsher survival competition than entrance examinations.

Style: psychological

Plot: investigation, high school, lgbt, teen drama, girls' love (gl), based on webcomic or webtoon, thriller, based on manhwa

Cast

Shin Ha-kyun

Yeo Jin-goo

Choi Dae-hoon

Choi Sung-eun

Beyond Evil (2021) TV Show

8.5 188 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: South Korea

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 16

Audience: TV-MA

Story: As a killing resembling a cold case resurfaces in a small town, the chase for the truth falls on two policemen who each harbor secrets of their own.

Plot: corruption, detective, trauma, investigation, police, psychopath, murder, serial killer, ...

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Benedict Cumberbatch

Martin Freeman

Sherlock (2010) TV Show

8.5 6.5K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 12

Audience: TV-14

Story: A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.

Style: suspenseful, tense

Plot: detective, based on novel or book, workaholic, investigation, friendship, police, genius, murder, ...

Place: london, england

Cast

Lee Jung-eun

Jung Eun-ji

Choi Jin-hyuk

Yoon Byung-hee

Miss Night and Day (2024) TV Show

8.5 151 votes

Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: South Korea

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 16

Story: A bittersweet romantic comedy about a job seeker who suddenly gets stuck in time as an old-ager one day, and an extraordinary internship with a prosecutor who is caught up in her all day and night.

Style: suspenseful, romantic

Plot: investigation, romcom, romance, mistaken identity, job seeking, double identity, father daughter relationship, thriller, ...

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Atthaphan Phunsawat

Jumpol Adulkittiporn

Kanaphan Puitrakul

Tanutchai Wijitvongtong

Not Me (2021) TV Show

8.4 65 votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery

Country: Thailand

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 14

Story: White returns to Thailand after years abroad to find his twin Black in a coma. Disguising himself as Black, he seeks to uncover the truth behind the betrayal.

Plot: corruption, capitalism, coma, based on novel or book, protest, investigation, friendship, revenge, ...

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Louis Hofmann

Dark (2017) TV Show

8.4 7.7K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: Germany

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 26

Audience: TV-MA

Story: A missing child sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations.

Style: chilling

Plot: hotel, detective, small town, cave, nuclear power plant, time travel, investigation, time machine, ...

The Worst of Evil (2023) TV Show

8.4 86 votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Country: South Korea

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 12

Story: Set in the 1980s, a husband and wife, both detectives, infiltrate a massive criminal organization responsible for the illegal drug trade between Korea, China, and Japan.

Plot: detective, drug dealer, drug smuggling, investigation, organized crime, drug trade, drug lord, seoul, ...

Time: 1990s

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Cantinflas

Roberto Soto

Gilberto Gonzu00e1lez

Elisa Quintanilla

El bombero atómico (1952)

8.4 97 votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: Mexico

Duration: 95 min.

Story: Cantinflas is a clumsy fireman, who one day receives the visit of his little goddaughter, whose mother recently died in the jungle. After having work in a few fires, Cantinflas decided to quit and become a policeman, because is less dangerous. Everything goes well until a gang of gangsters kidnap the girl, because of a monetary inheritance.

Plot: rescue, police, kidnapping, investigation, orphan, criminal gang, firefighter

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Susumu Kurobe

Akiji Kobayashi

Sandayuu Dokumamushi

Hiroko Sakurai

Ultraman (1966) TV Show

8.4 60 votes

Genre: Action, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 39

Audience: TV-PG

Story: Hayata is a member of the Science Patrol, an organization tasked with investigating bizarre anomalies. He is mortally wounded when accidently encountering an alien being from Land of Light, who grants Hayata new life as the two are merged into one. Now, whenever a threat arises that is too great for the Science Patrol to handle, Hayata activates the beta capsule and becomes the hero known as Ultraman.

Plot: martial arts, hero, villain, investigation, friendship, superhero, extraterrestrial, alien, ...

Place: japan

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John Cassini

8.4 23.3K votes

Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 127 min.

Audience: R

Story: Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

Style: suspenseful

Plot: rage and hate, police, s.w.a.t., sadism, self-fulfilling prophecy, psychopath, detective, investigation, ...

Cast

David Duchovny

Gillian Anderson

Mitch Pileggi

The X-Files (1993) TV Show

8.4 3.6K votes

Genre: Crime, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 11

Episodes: 218

Audience: TV-14

Story: The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.

Plot: fbi, investigation, supernatural, ufo, alien, conspiracy, paranormal phenomena, paranormal investigation, ...

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Lee Seung-gi

Lee Hee-jun

Park Ju-hyun

Kwon Hwa-woon

Mouse (2021) TV Show

8.4 324 votes

Genre: Crime, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: South Korea

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 20

Audience: TV-14

Story: A psychopath's ruthless serial murders have left the entire nation gripped by fear and chaos. An honest, justice-seeking rookie police officer and a veteran detective with a tragic past, face off against the killer. After their encounter with the psychopath, their lives change completely.

Plot: detective, investigation, psychopath, serial killer, crime scene, killer, wrongful suspicion, murder mystery, ...

Cast

Lee Jong-suk

Yoona

Kim Ju-hun

Kwak Dong-yeon

Big Mouth (2022) TV Show

8.3 349 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: South Korea

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 16

Audience: TV-14

Story: A lawyer with a ten-percent winning rate is caught up in a murder case and becomes the notorious and genius con artist, Big Mouse, overnight. In order to survive and protect his family, he tries to reveal the true colors of the privileged people involved in a huge conspiracy.

Plot: secret organization, greed, investigation, film noir, murder, conspiracy, lawyer, mysterious killer, ...

Cast

Jodie Foster

Kali Reis

Fiona Shaw

Finn Bennett

True Detective (2014) TV Show

8.3 4.2K votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery

Country: Mexico, United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 30

Audience: TV-MA

Story: An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.

Style: philosophical

Plot: philosophy, detective, investigation, anthology, murder, serial killer, police corruption, police detective, ...

Cast

Krittin Kitjaruwannakul

Naret Promphaopun

Kiettisak Vatanavitsakul

Supakorn Saokhor

Goddess Bless You from Death (2025) TV Show

8.3 22 votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery

Country: Thailand

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 13

Story: A gifted young man and a rational detective investigate brutal forest murders, uncovering ancient beliefs and dangers that defy all logic.

Plot: detective, based on novel or book, investigation, supernatural, gay romance, suspense, boys' love (bl), fantasy, ...

Stranger (2017) TV Show

8.3 212 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: South Korea

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 32

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Hwang Shi Mok underwent brain surgery as a child to curb his violent temper, which left him devoid of emotions. Hwang becomes a prosecutor known for his piercing intelligence and logic, but he is ostracized because he lacks empathy and social skills. He is also one of only a handful of upright prosecutors who have refused to take bribes. One day, he encounters a stabbing victim while investigating corruption. He meets Lieutenant Han Yeo Jin at the crime scene. They join forces to root out corruption at the prosecutors’ office and solve a serial murder case.

Plot: corruption, detective, falsely accused, investigation, politics, police, antisocial personality disorder, lawyer, ...

Cast

Lee Joon-gi

Moon Chae-won

Jang Hee-jin

Seo Hyun-woo

Flower of Evil (2020) TV Show

8.2 591 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: South Korea, United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 16

Audience: NR

Story: Hiding a twisted past, a man maintains his facade as the perfect husband to his detective wife — until she begins investigating a series of murders.

Plot: detective, craftsman, investigation, psychopath, deception, murder, romance, antisocial personality disorder, ...