20 movies like Gumshoe, ordered by similarity : Inspector Hornleigh(1939), After the Thin Man(1936), Strigoi(2008), Zulu(2013), Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery(2008), A Conspiracy of Faith(2016), Sexy Beast(2000), Down Terrace(2009), White Fire(1954), Sometimes Always Never(2018), Another Thin Man(1939), Mr. Holmes(2015) ...
Comedy, Drama
UK
1972
88 Minutes
Albert Finney Billie Whitelaw Frank Finlay Janice Rule Carolyn Seymour Fulton Mackay
detective brother client smuggler offbeat witty bleak suspenseful liverpool, england nightclub crime impersonation murder bribery transformation mystery adventure 1970s
Inspired by his love for Dashiell Hammett novels, nightclub comedian Eddie Ginley puts an ad in the paper as a private eye. The case he gets turns out to be a strange setup and as he digs to the bottom of it his life starts falling apart.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1939
76 Minutes
Gordon Harker Alastair Sim Miki Hood Hugh Williams Wally Patch Steven Geray Edward Underdown Gibb McLaughlin Ronald Adam Eliot Makeham
inspector detective thief murderer sergeant government official witty suspenseful amusing england crime scene scam murder theft investigation stocks mystery pursuit 1930s
Inspector Hornleigh and his assistant Sergeant Bingham are called in to investigate a murder that involves the theft of government secrets.
Comedy, Drama
1936
113 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy James Stewart Elissa Landi Joseph Calleia Jessie Ralph Alan Marshal Penny Singleton William Law Sam Levene George Zucco
detective socialite cousin friend murderer cop witty suspenseful san francisco household nightclub apartment missing persons investigation deception murder blackmail infidelity mystery pursuit
Urbane Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) look for a cousin's missing husband and find murder.
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
UK
2008
105 Minutes
Constantin Barbulescu Camelia Maxim Catalin Paraschiv Dan Popa Rudi Rosenfeld
detective vampire hunter killer witty suspenseful dark amusing romania small town village mysterious deaths vampire hunting vampires mystery murder framed for murder comedy mystery transformation 21st century
When the villagers killed Constantin Tirescu, they thought it was justice. Vlad Cozma thinks it was murder. Now Constantin thinks pickles might go nice with blood.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
France|South Africa
2013
110 Minutes
Orlando Bloom Forest Whitaker Conrad Kemp Inge Beckmann Tinarie Van Wyk-Loots Regardt van den Bergh Randall Majiet Patrick Lyster Joelle Kayembe
murderer murder victim eunuch detective drug dealer south african man bleak brutal dark thrilling intense suspenseful south africa cape town, south africa beach murder drugs apartheid crime detective work
Policemen Ali Sokhela and Brian Epkeen investigate the brutal murder of a young white woman, apparently provoked by the availability of a new illegal drug and somehow connected to the disappearance of black street children.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada|USA
2008
90 Minutes
Chad Allen Sebastian Spence Sebastien Roberts Brittney Wilson Jason Poulsen Daryl Shuttleworth Nelson Wong
lawyer private investigator murderer murder suspect murder victim dark chilling tense suspenseful united states murder murder investigation private detective mystery crime discovery mystery pursuit 2000s
Tim Callahan, aide to New York Senator Lauren Platt, is disappointed that all of the $3 million funding has been pulled from his latest pet project, a safe zone for children and youth. His ... See full summary »
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Denmark|Germany|Sweden|Norway
2016
119 Minutes
Nikolaj Lie Kaas Fares Fares Johanne Louise Schmidt Søren Pilmark Jakob Oftebro Pål Sverre Hagen Lotte Andersen Signe Anastassia Mannov Laura Bro Divya Das Amanda Collin
detective investigator murder suspect murder victim criminal thrilling gripping suspenseful shocking boarding school crime scene police station denmark crime investigation murder cold case serial murders discovery mystery
Two intertwined cases linking the past with the present will require the aid of Department Q to catch an elusive serial killer, while time is running out.
Comedy, Drama
UK|Spain
2000
88 Minutes
Ray Winstone Ben Kingsley Ian McShane Amanda Redman Cavan Kendall Julianne White Álvaro Monje James Fox Darkie Smith
ex-convict gangster nemesis wife associate crime boss intense suspenseful witty spain villa london england bathhouse bank bank heist crime one last job going straight murder
Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
UK
2009
93 Minutes
Robert Hill Robin Hill Julia Deakin David Schaal Tony Way Kerry Peacock Michael Smiley Mark Kempner Gareth Tunley Kali Peacock
father son uncle girlfriend mother politician rousing suspenseful witty dark house prison bedroom england organized crime betrayal family pregnancy deception discovery
A crime family looks to unmask the police informant in their midst who threatens to take down their business.
Crime, Drama
UK
1954
81 Minutes
sailor singer nightclub owner gangster inspector brother gritty suspenseful dark tense london nightclub hotel boxing match boat england frame-up diamond smuggling brother relationship amateur detectives
American Gregor Stevens arrives in London searching for his brother who, unknown to him, has been convicted of a murder and is within three days of being executed. He meets Yvonne Durante, ... See full summary »
Drama, Comedy
Spain
2018
91 Minutes
Bill Nighy Sam Riley Alice Lowe Jenny Agutter Tim McInnerny John Westley Oliver Sindcup Louis Healy Ella-Grace Gregoire
grandfather family missing person son touching witty suspenseful amusing charming offbeat melancholy suburb countryside united kingdom family relationships missing persons game mystery grief mystery
The star of SOMETHING HUGE, Berto Romero, after years of success in film & TV wants to explore 'a new shape of comedy': the comedy of the future. In parallel, Carlo Padial, director of ... See full synopsis »
Comedy, Drama
1939
105 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy Virginia Grey Otto Kruger C. Aubrey Smith Ruth Hussey Nat Pendleton Patric Knowles Tom Neal Phyllis Gordon Sheldon Leonard
detective socialite son dog wife suspenseful witty long island, n.y. new york city betrayal murder marriage parenthood injustice mystery 1920s
Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) visit a Long Island estate, where Nick drinks Scotch and solves murders.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|USA
2015
105 Minutes
Ian McKellen Laura Linney Milo Parker Hiroyuki Sanada Hattie Morahan Patrick Kennedy Roger Allam Philip Davis Frances de la Tour Takako Akashi Zak Shukor
sherlock holmes old man young boy mysterious woman sick person detective moving engaging witty england countryside london united kingdom crime scene japan sussex mystery mysterious past memory sherlock holmes
An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes deals with early dementia, as he tries to remember his final case, and a mysterious woman, whose memory haunts him. He also befriends a fan, the young son of his housekeeper, who wants him to work again.
Drama, Comedy, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
UK
2016
88 Minutes
Kate Dickie Gemma Whelan Alice Lowe Kayvan Novak Tom Davis Dan Renton Skinner Eileen Davies Mike Wozniak Tom Meeten Marc Bessant
pregnant woman serial killer midwife dj baby murder victim dark shocking amusing witty disturbing gory england pregnancy serial murders humor fear vengeance unexpected death discovery
Widow Ruth is seven months pregnant when, believing herself to be guided by her unborn baby, she embarks on a homicidal rampage, dispatching anyone who stands in her way.
Comedy, Drama
New Zealand|UK
2008
100 Minutes
Jeremy Northam Sam Neill Bryan Brown Peter O'Toole Judy Parfitt Art Malik
father son dean guru cleric lawyer charming moving witty offbeat england university rural community father/son relationship death spirit world memory reincarnation dog transformation
Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirely to be trusted, Fisk Senior has little time or affection for his son, but when the pair visit an eccentric Indian, they start a strange journey that eventually allows the old man to find his heart.
Comedy, Crime, Western, Drama
France|Spain|Romania|Belgium|USA
2018
120 Minutes
John C. Reilly Joaquin Phoenix Jake Gyllenhaal Riz Ahmed Rebecca Root Allison Tolman Rutger Hauer Carol Kane Patrice Cossonneau
criminal gunslinger brother chemist detective assassin amusing brash thrilling suspenseful unrestrained witty wild west saloon camp wilderness desert guns robbery assassination
In 1850s Oregon, the infamous duo of assassins, Eli Sisters (John C. Reilly) and Charlie Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix), chase a gold prospector and his unexpected ally.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2014
114 Minutes
Liam Neeson Dan Stevens David Harbour Boyd Holbrook Maurice Compte Adam David Thompson Astro Sebastian Roche Mark Consuelos Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Laura Birn
detective client drug trafficker murder victim murderer friend brooding confident intense gripping new york city office crime scene car bar apartment detective work murder morality work-life balance
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Comedy, Drama
Belgium|France|Spain
2005
122 Minutes
José Garcia Karin Viard Olivier Gourmet Ulrich Tukur Yvon Back Thierry Hancisse Geordy Monfils Christa Théret Olga Grumberg Yolande Moreau Dieudonné Kabongo
unemployed person wife executive police detective son husband dark emotional amusing suspenseful suburb motel house europe unemployment murder capitalism desperation financial crisis marriage
A chemist (Garcia) loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Malta|USA
2017
114 Minutes
Kenneth Branagh Johnny Depp Michelle Pfeiffer Penélope Cruz Willem Dafoe Judi Dench Josh Gad Derek Jacobi Leslie Odom Jr. Daisy Ridley Marwan Kenzari
investigator detective passenger murder suspect governess widow brooding suspenseful uneasy tense train train tracks mountain dining room cabin murder investigation murder plot murder accusation suspicion mystery
When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2014
102 Minutes
Elliot James Langridge Josh Whitehouse Antonia Thomas Jack Gordon James Lance Christian McKay Ricky Tomlinson Lisa Stansfield Steve Coogan Alex Esmail John Thomson
friend teen boy bleak amusing engaging gritty inspiring raw spirited northern england high school nightclub small town soul music dance passion teenage rebellion ambition underground scene adventure
Set in 1974, an authentic and uplifting tale of two friends whose horizons are opened up by the discovery of black American soul music.
Crime, Drama
West Germany
1963
95 Minutes
Joachim Fuchsberger Dieter Borsche Grit Boettcher Charles Régnier Eva Ingeborg Scholz Werner Peters Alice Treff Harry Wüstenhagen Friedrich Schoenfelder Eddi Arent Klaus Kinski
scotland yard detective lord murderer murder suspect murder victim airy amusing suspenseful thrilling shocking brooding scotland yard castle united kingdom murder investigation treasure adventure discovery rivalry
Several employees on a nobleman's estate show up at a former abbey, reputed to be haunted, to search for a hidden treasure. Howver, a mysterious hooded figure begins killing off those who may have figured out where the treasure is hidden.