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51. Foul Play: Mystery at Awkward Manor (1995 Video Game)

Adventure, Crime

In this murder mystery inspired by the board game Clue, Sir John Stiffning has invited six of his friends to his mansion for dinner. One of them is killed and up to six players can help solve the murder. The game is non-linear, but timed.

Director: William Beckett

52. Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode: Sex and the Married Detective (1989)

TV-PG | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a successful sex therapist with a best selling book and a hit TV show is crushed to learn her business partner/lover is cheating on her, she plots appropriate revenge.

Director: James Frawley | Stars: Peter Falk, Lindsay Crouse, Julia Montgomery, Peter Jurasik

Votes: 2,112

53. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: My Dear Watson (1989)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Lestrade seek kidnapped Dr. Watson.

Director: Jorge Montesi | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Graeme Campbell, Brian Bedford, Patrick Monckton

Votes: 85

54. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: Survival of the Fittest (1988)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

At his home, an Englishman plays a deadly game of wits with a survivalist.

Director: Allan King | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Patrick Macnee, Nigel Bennett, Robert McKenna

Votes: 88

55. Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001)
Episode: The Bela Lugosi Blues (1995)

TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Jack is honored as one of L.A.'s most eligible bachelors, but the honorees are being killed one after the other with vampire-like symptoms. Mark must solve the string of murders before Jack becomes the next victim.

Director: Lee Philips | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Scott Baio, Victoria Rowell, Michael Tucci

Votes: 115

56. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode: Elementary, Dear Data (1988)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

An attempt to provide Data with a challenging Sherlock Holmes holodeck program backfires when its Professor Moriarty character accidentally becomes self-aware.

Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn

Votes: 4,386

57. Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode: May the Giant Be with You (1990)

TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A wounded Agent Cooper has a vision of a giant who gives him several clues about the murder of Laura Palmer. Shelly and Pete recover from the mill fire, but Josie and Catherine are missing.

Director: David Lynch | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook

Votes: 5,734

58. The Michael Knowles Show (2017– )
Joe Biden Is a Shameless Liar (2019 Podcast Episode)

45 min | Talk-Show

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Star: Michael J. Knowles

59. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021)
Episode: Dillman (2020)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Crime

When a prank goes disastrously awry, things at the Nine-Nine take a distinctly Agatha Christie turn.

Director: Kyra Sedgwick | Stars: Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero

Votes: 2,744

60. Smiley's People (1982)
Episode: A Mother's Assistance (1982)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery

What is the connection between a penniless Russian woman in Paris and the brutal murder of an old man in a London park? And so begins a new conundrum for George Smiley to sort out.

Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Alec Guinness, Curd Jürgens, Eileen Atkins, Dudley Sutton

Votes: 204

61. Smiley's People (1982)
Episode: The General's Big Fish (1982)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery

Smiley makes inquiries among many Russian exiles, and uncovers a photograph revealing an astonishing secret.

Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Alec Guinness, Curd Jürgens, Eileen Atkins, Maureen Lipman

Votes: 187

62. Memory Lost (2016– )
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2016)

Crime, Romance

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Stars: Yu Bai, Evan Li, Fulong Nan, Cindy Sun

63. Reacher (2022– )
Episode: Welcome to Margrave (2022)

TV-MA | 54 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack Reacher, recently discharged from the Army, travels to Margrave, GA where he discovers that the idyllic town is a cesspool of corruption. After it becomes personal, he vows to burn it down.

Director: Thomas Vincent | Stars: Alan Ritchson, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Chris Webster

Votes: 7,365

64. Dicktown (2020–2022)
Episode: The Mystery of the Mumbling Rapper (2020)

TV-MA | Animation, Comedy, Mystery

John and David are hired by a teen mumble rap sensation, Lil Blurp, to find ten escaped ocelots in an abandoned shopping mall where he is shooting his next music video with John's endearing out of the loop dad as his manager.

Directors: Todd Redner, Matt Thompson | Stars: John Hodgman, David Rees, Anna Akana, Connett Croghan

Votes: 37

65. Dicktown (2020–2022)
Episode: The Mystery of the Impossible Car (2020)

TV-MA | Animation, Comedy, Mystery

John and David are on a sting operation in their favorite diner watching a patron suspected of stealing a rare vintage car from their naive client, when Heather, John's old bestie with whom he's always been secretly in love, walks in.

Directors: Todd Redner, Matt Thompson | Stars: John Hodgman, David Rees, Obehi Janice, Heather Lawless

Votes: 27

66. Reacher (2022– )
Episode: Pie (2022)

TV-MA | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Reacher leads a rescue mission at the warehouse that ends in a showdown.

Director: M.J. Bassett | Stars: Alan Ritchson, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Maria Sten

Votes: 5,844

67. Reacher (2022– )
Episode: Spoonful (2022)

TV-MA | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Reacher and Finlay's investigation leads them into a confrontation with Kliner. Roscoe learns unsettling news about Reacher.

Director: Stephen Surjik | Stars: Alan Ritchson, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Chris Webster

Votes: 5,531

68. Reacher (2022– )
Episode: Papier (2022)

TV-MA | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

While the town is rocked by another murder, Reacher heads to New York and learns the truth about the illegal business in Margrave. Roscoe faces danger in the woods.

Director: Omar Madha | Stars: Alan Ritchson, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Chris Webster

Votes: 5,086

69. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: Murder on the Orient Express (2010)

Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Poirot investigates the murder of a shady American businessman stabbed in his compartment on the Orient Express when it is blocked by a blizzard in Croatia.

Director: Philip Martin | Stars: David Suchet, Tristan McShepherd, Sam Crane, Toby Jones

Votes: 4,998

70. Reacher (2022– )
Episode: In a Tree (2022)

TV-MA | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

As the danger increases, Reacher and Roscoe grow closer and make plans to meet their contact at Homeland Security.

Director: Christine Moore | Stars: Alan Ritchson, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Maria Sten

Votes: 5,367

71. Sherlock (2010–2017)
Episode: The Blind Banker (2010)

TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mysterious symbols and murders are showing up all over London, leading Sherlock and John to a secret Chinese crime syndicate called Black Lotus.

Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Zoe Telford

Votes: 28,950

72. Sherlock (2010–2017)
Episode: The Great Game (2010)

TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mycroft needs Sherlock's help, but a remorseless criminal mastermind puts Sherlock on a distracting crime-solving spree via a series of hostage human bombs through which he speaks.

Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Rupert Graves, Una Stubbs

Votes: 29,511

73. Sherlock (2010–2017)
Episode: A Study in Pink (2010)

TV-14 | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

War vet Dr. John Watson returns to London in need of a place to stay. He meets Sherlock Holmes, a consulting detective, and the two soon find themselves digging into a string of serial "suicides."

Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Rupert Graves, Una Stubbs

Votes: 33,495

74. Sherlock (2010–2017)
Episode: Unaired Pilot (2010)

TV-14 | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Invalided home from the war in Afghanistan, Dr. John Watson becomes roommates with the world's only "consulting detective," Sherlock Holmes. Within a day their friendship is forged and several murders are solved.

Director: Coky Giedroyc | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Rupert Graves, Una Stubbs

Votes: 12,288

75. Touch (2012–2013)
Episode: Perfect Storm (2013)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Calvin hands the Aster Corps access card over to Martin, who is tasked with retrieving all Calvin's computer files from Aster Corps. Calvin warns Martin to avoid his old partner, Tony Rigby... See full summary »

Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, David Mazouz, Lukas Haas, Saïd Taghmaoui

Votes: 287

76. The League (2009–2015)
Episode: Flowers for Taco (2013)

TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy, Sport

Chalupa Batman's first words cause fantasy friction between Kevin and Jenny. Ruxin's dog loses interest in Jenny. Taco is forced to face life without marijuana. Andre has never been pooped on by a bird.

Director: Jeff Schaffer | Stars: Katie Aselton, Mark Duplass, Nick Kroll, Jonathan Lajoie

Votes: 298

77. Lab Rats (2012–2016)
Episode: Under Siege (2015)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

When Perry's nasty niece Kerry comes to the island school for a stay, things start getting destroyed. Kerry's the prime suspect, but bionic evidence leads Chase to believe not all of Sebastian's rebels were rounded up.

Director: Victor Gonzalez | Stars: William Brent, Spencer Boldman, Kelli Berglund, Tyrel Jackson Williams

Votes: 50

78. CollegeHumor Originals (2006–2023)
Episode: When You Don't Recognise a Friend Request (2016)

TV-MA | 3 min | Comedy

You need to use the elementary act of deduction.

Director: Tim Wilkime

79. Inside No. 9 (2014–2024)
Episode: The Riddle of the Sphinx (2017)

TV-MA | 31 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A professor at the University of Cambridge attempts to teach a student how to solve a cryptic crossword.

Director: Guillem Morales | Stars: Alexandra Roach, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith

Votes: 2,191

80. Kid-E-Cats (2015– )
Episode: Detectives!

Not Rated | Animation, Short, Adventure

Inspired by his hero 'Purlock Holmes' Pudding leads the investigations into the myserious case of Candy's missing doll. They need to re-trace her steps and remember when she last had it, and find her in a very safe place indeed!

Star: Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld

81. Richard Osman's House of Games (2017– )
Episode: Week 1: Thursday (2017)

29 min | Game-Show

The celebrity contestants compete in a series of games hoping to win a unique daily prize and position themselves on the leader-board ready for the final contest of the week.

Director: Ollie Bartlett | Stars: Richard Osman, Clara Amfo, Nish Kumar, Al Murray

Votes: 20

82. The Styxhexenhammer666 Channel (2010– )
Episode: New Poll: Trump Approval Climbs to 47%, Democrats Now Down on Jobs/Economy (2018)

11 min | News

Things look bad for the Democrats in the midterm elections, argues Styx.

Star: Styxhexenhammer666

83. The Bureau of Magical Things (2018–2021)
Episode: On the Case (2018)

TV-G | 23 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Imogen hides out in Kyra's room while she, Kyra, Peter and Ruksy try to discover who stole the Orb; when Kyra senses the Orb is in use, she jumps to the library and finds Orla manipulating Darra and Lily to steal the Orb magic.

Director: Evan Clarry | Stars: Kimie Tsukakoshi, Elizabeth Cullen, Mia Milnes, Julian Cullen

Votes: 87