Detective Mystery Crime movies

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Realistic Tense Clinical Relentless Fast-paced

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After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to face trial for attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must prove her innocence. In doing this she plays against powerful enemies and her own past.

Themes

Investigative journalism, Institutional complicity, Power and secrecy, Framing and deception, Legal pressure and manipulation, Privacy vs control

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Atmospheric Dry

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Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with a meticulously researched thesis about sex trafficking in Sweden and those in high office who abuse underage girls, Blomkvist immediately throws himself into the investigation.

Themes

Power dynamics, Investigative persistence, Institutional corruption, Sex trafficking exposure, Surveillance and privacy, Domestic abuse aftermath

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Realistic Bleak Dry Clinical Fast-paced

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When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.

Themes

Corruption and accountability, Corporate influence on policy, Media ethics and transparency, Investigative journalism under pressure, Political power and oversight, Loyalty and betrayal in politics

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Tense Claustrophobic Atmospheric Procedural Fast-paced

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Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece

Themes

Female empowerment, Abuse and guardianship, Legacy and accountability, Antisemitism and family secrecy, Corruption and exposure, Investigative collaboration under pressure

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Atmospheric Relentless

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Bun, a schizophrenic, former police inspector comes out of retirement to help a rookie detective solve a complex murder case involving a missing colleague and a suspected policeman suffering from a multiple personality disorder.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Duty vs retirement, Fragmented identity, Seven spirit collective, Loyalty shifts, Inner personalities

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Brutal Bleak

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When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.

Themes

Deception as survival, Duty versus family, Moral ambiguity in justice, Endangerment of children, Corruption within institutions, Trust vs loyalty

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Realistic Tense Atmospheric Bleak Dry

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A teenage skateboarder becomes suspected of being connected with a security guard who suffered a brutal death in a skate park called "Paranoid Park".

Themes

Secrecy and exposure, Coming of age under pressure, Consequences of recklessness, Trauma and guilt, Male friendship under strain, Nonlinear narrative form

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Tense Dynamic Dry Fast-paced Stylish

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Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

Themes

Parody of authority, Community image vs reality, Rural policing pressure, Bureaucratic priorities, Property and development, Internal conspiracies

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Relentless

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A man receives a mysterious email appearing to be from his wife, who was murdered years earlier. As he frantically tries to find out whether she's alive, he finds himself being implicated in her death.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Memory and trauma, Grief and loss, False accusations, Deception and cover-up, Crime and family secrets

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Playful Tense Whimsical Dry Fast-paced

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Little Red Riding Hood: A classic story, but there's more to every tale than meets the eye. Before you judge a book by its cover, you've got to flip through the pages. In the re-telling of this classic fable, the story begins at the end of the tale and winds its way back. Chief Grizzly and Detective Bill Stork investigate a domestic disturbance at Granny's cottage, involving a karate-kicking Red Riding Hood, a sarcastic wolf and an oafish Woodsman.

Themes

Investigative persistence, Unlikely alliances, Culinary crime motive, Deceptive appearances, Disguise as threat, Corporate empire threat

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