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1. The Thin Man (1934)
TV-PG | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Former detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton
Votes: 32,553
2. Hart to Hart (1979–1984)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The globe-trotting adventures of amateur detectives Jonathan and Jennifer Hart.
Stars: Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander, Lee Wilkof
Votes: 8,801
3. McMillan & Wife (1971–1977)
TV-PG | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
San Francisco Police Commissioner Stewart "Mac" McMillan and his amateur detective wife keep their marriage unpredictable while solving the city's most baffling crimes.
Stars: Rock Hudson, John Schuck, Susan Saint James, Nancy Walker
Votes: 3,013
4. The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Mystery
A wealthy mystery writer uses her doctor ex-husband's non-payment of alimony to coerce him into a reconciliation.
Director: Stephen Roberts | Stars: William Powell, Jean Arthur, James Gleason, Eric Blore
Votes: 2,194
5. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Mystery
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Jerry Adler, Lynn Cohen
Votes: 46,837 | Gross: $11.29M
6. Partners in Crime (2015)
55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Agatha Christie's crime-fighting duo, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, solve mysteries and search for enemy spies in 1950s Britain.
Stars: Jessica Raine, David Walliams, James Fleet, Matthew Steer
Votes: 2,711
7. After the Thin Man (1936)
Passed | 112 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Private detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora are back home at last and hoping for a quiet New Year when there is a murder. The obvious suspect is his wife, Nora's cousin, Selma.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart, Elissa Landi
Votes: 12,125 | Gross: $4.34M
8. Calling Paul Temple (1948)
92 min | Crime, Mystery
A maniac is murdering the patients of a doctor who specializes in nervous disorders. A detective is called in to catch the killer.
Director: Maclean Rogers | Stars: John Bentley, Dinah Sheridan, Margaretta Scott, Abraham Sofaer
Votes: 271
9. Mr & Mrs Murder (2013)
TV-14 | 613 min | Comedy, Mystery
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.
Stars: Shaun Micallef, Kat Stewart, Jonny Pasvolsky, Lucy Velik
Votes: 1,587
10. Another Thin Man (1939)
Passed | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
An explosives manufacturer suspects a young man is out to kill him. He calls in new parents Nick and Nora to sort things out.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey, Otto Kruger
Votes: 8,166 | Gross: $3.32M
11. Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Passed | 97 min | Drama, Mystery
A jockey has been shot dead at the race track. Famous detective Nick Charles and his wife Nora happen to be on the scene and Lt. Abrahams asks for Nick's expert help.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Barry Nelson, Donna Reed
Votes: 6,896
12. Partners in Crime (1983–1984)
TV-PG | 631 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Agatha Christie's husband-and-wife sleuthing team take on a series of short whodunit mysteries.
Stars: Francesca Annis, James Warwick, Reece Dinsdale, Arthur Cox
Votes: 889
13. The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
Approved | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Film-Noir
Nick and Nora head to Nick's hometown of Sycamore Springs to spend some time with his parents. His father, a prominent local physician, was always a bit disappointed with Nick's choice of ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Lucile Watson, Gloria DeHaven
Votes: 6,278 | Gross: $3.86M
14. There's Always a Woman (1938)
Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
An investigator for the district attorney and his amateur-sleuth wife compete to solve a murder mystery.
Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Joan Blondell, Melvyn Douglas, Mary Astor, Frances Drake
Votes: 965
15. Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Jerry and Pamela North live in Greenwich Village in New York City. Jerry is a mystery magazine publisher who thinks he is a good amateur detective. He and his wife investigate various crimes and solve them before the police do.
Stars: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Francis De Sales, Lowell Gilmore
Votes: 252
16. The Thin Man (1957–1959)
30 min | Mystery
Amateur detectives Nick and Nora Charles investigate various crimes.
Stars: Peter Lawford, Phyllis Kirk, Asta, Jack Albertson
Votes: 282
17. Paul Temple (1969–1971)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Crime-novelist Paul Temple solves mysteries with the help of his wife Steve.
Stars: Francis Matthews, Ros Drinkwater, June Ellis, George Sewell
Votes: 95
18. Haunted Honeymoon (1940)
Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A dead body is discovered in the newly-purchased home of a gentleman sleuth and his mystery-novelist bride.
Directors: Arthur B. Woods, Richard Thorpe | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Constance Cummings, Leslie Banks, Seymour Hicks
Votes: 882
19. Bombay Waterfront (1952)
71 min | Crime, Mystery
The Temples investigate a series of gruesome murders attributed to a mysterious figure known as "The Marquis".
Director: Maclean Rogers | Stars: John Bentley, Patricia Dainton, Grey Blake, Peter Gawthorne
Votes: 190
20. Mr. and Mrs. North (1942)
Passed | 67 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Jerry North (William Post Jr.) and his wife, Pam (Gracie Allen) return home after a night away in a holiday spirit. That soon vanishes when the body of a man falls out of the liquor closet.... See full summary »
Director: Robert B. Sinclair | Stars: Gracie Allen, William Post Jr., Paul Kelly, Rose Hobart
Votes: 338
21. Strange Affair (1944)
Approved | 78 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A comic strip artist and his wife investigate a murder at a banquet honoring war refugees.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Allyn Joslyn, Evelyn Keyes, Marguerite Chapman, Edgar Buchanan
Votes: 310
22. By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2005)
105 min | Comedy, Mystery
The Beresfords investigate mysterious deaths at an old people's home.
Director: Pascal Thomas | Stars: Catherine Frot, André Dussollier, Geneviève Bujold, Laurent Terzieff
Votes: 1,269
23. Fast and Furious (1939)
Passed | 73 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Rare book dealers Joel and Garda take a summertime jaunt to the seashore where he becomes involved in a beauty pageant as investor and judge - much to her chagrin.
Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Franchot Tone, Ann Sothern, Ruth Hussey, Lee Bowman
Votes: 876
24. Dangerous Blondes (1943)
Approved | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A crime fiction writer and his wife investigate murders that are occurring at a fashion photography studio.
Director: Leigh Jason | Stars: Allyn Joslyn, Evelyn Keyes, Edmund Lowe, John Hubbard
Votes: 399
25. The Green Finger (1946)
83 min | Crime, Film-Noir
Novelist and amateur sleuth, Paul Temple, meets a newspaper woman called "Steve." Together they investigate a gang of diamond robbers.
Director: John Argyle | Stars: Anthony Hulme, Joy Shelton, Tamara Desni, Jack Raine
Votes: 186
26. Paul Temple's Triumph (1950)
80 min | Mystery
A husband-and-wife detective team look into the murder of one of her friends, whose father has been kidnapped. They find themselves up against a sinister crime organization headed by a mysterious figure known only as "Z".
Director: Maclean Rogers | Stars: John Bentley, Dinah Sheridan, Jack Livesey, Beatrice Varley
Votes: 134
27. Crime Is Our Business (2008)
109 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Prudence Beresford is investigating another murder. Her aunt had witnessed it, but no body was found, and nobody trusted her word. Nobody, except Prudence, of course!
Director: Pascal Thomas | Stars: Catherine Frot, André Dussollier, Claude Rich, Chiara Mastroianni
Votes: 1,191
28. Associés contre le crime: L'oeuf d'Ambroise (2012)
104 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
The Beresfords are tasked with finding what happened to a Russian heiress who's mysteriously disappeared.
Director: Pascal Thomas | Stars: André Dussollier, Catherine Frot, Linh-Dan Pham, Nicolas Marié
Votes: 579
29. This Man Is News (1938)
63 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
John Brown, one of the thieves in a sensational jewel robbery and subsequent trial, is set free when he turns King's Evidence on the other members. He refuses to give reporter Simon Drake ... See full summary »
Director: David MacDonald | Stars: Barry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson, Alastair Sim, Edward Lexy
Votes: 130
30. Fast Company (1938)
Approved | 75 min | Romance, Comedy, Mystery
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.
Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Melvyn Douglas, Florence Rice, Claire Dodd, Shepperd Strudwick
Votes: 655