Best Private Investigator Movies & TV Series

3eyedraven's 101 top-rated private investigator movies and TV series — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

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The Lost Son 1999 ★ 6.0

Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery 2006 ★ 5.9

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 1995 ★ 5.9

Grand Central Murder 1942 ★ 5.7

Varg Veum - Black Sheep 2011 ★ 5.7

Trainwreck: P.I. Moms 2025 ★ 5.6

Varg Veum - Buried Dogs 2008 ★ 5.7

Varg Veum - Cold Hearts 2012 ★ 5.6

Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery 2005 ★ 5.8

On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery 2008 ★ 5.4

Good Job 2022 ★ 5.4

Varg Veum - Woman in the Fridge 2008 ★ 5.7

Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery 2008 ★ 5.4

So Undercover 2012 ★ 6.1

A Knife for the Ladies 1974 ★ 5.1

Bordello of Blood 1996 ★ 6.0

Trouble Is My Business 2018 ★ 4.7

Sinister 2 2015 ★ 5.9

Hideous! 1997 ★ 5.3

Last Looks 2022 ★ 5.7

Collide 2022 ★ 4.8

Charlie's Angels 2011 ★ 5.2

Fantasy Island 2020 ★ 5.8

A Private Life 2025 ★ 5.5