Movies Like The Detective

Loved The Detective? These 24 movies and shows share its DNA — surfaced by our semantic engine from theme, mood, cast and genre, then ranked by how closely they match. Every pick includes cast, ratings, trailers and streaming options.

Death in Buenos Aires 2014 ★ 5.9

Eyewitness 2016 ★ 7.3

Plainclothes 2025 ★ 7.3

Kojak 1973 ★ 7.2

Lewis 2007 ★ 7.6

Motive 2013 ★ 6.4

Operation Hyacinth 2021 ★ 6.8

The Inspection 2022 ★ 6.2

True Detective 2014 ★ 8.3

Defending Jacob 2020 ★ 8.2

Bosch 2015 ★ 7.9

Prodigal Son 2019 ★ 8.1

Where the Sidewalk Ends 1950 ★ 7.2

The Detective 2007 ★ 6.4

The Streets of San Francisco 1972 ★ 7.0

My Policeman 2022 ★ 7.5

Homicide 1991 ★ 6.3

The Bone Collector 1999 ★ 6.8

What Remains 2013 ★ 7.3

City by the Sea 2002 ★ 5.8

Reptile 2023 ★ 6.7

Killer Joe 2012 ★ 6.5

Cardinal 2017 ★ 6.9

Hold Tight 2022 ★ 6.6