Here we've displayed a list of the best Amateur Detectives films : White Fire(1954), Alias Boston Blackie(1942), Seven Keys to Baldpate(1930), One Mysterious Night(1944), The Ghost Camera(1933), Yankee Fakir(1947), Dead Cert(1974), Call of the Jungle(1944), Garage Sale Mystery: Murder by Text(2017), True Crime(1995), Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman(2000), Agatha and the Truth of Murder(2018) ... ...
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 »
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
67 Minutes
reformed criminal police officer convict dancer clown musician suspenseful gripping spirited stage new york city broadway theater backstage prison christmas prison break performance amateur detectives murder false accusations
Blackie tracks down a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes during a Christmas magic show.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1930
72 Minutes
Richard Dix Miriam Seegar Margaret Livingston
writer sheriff agent mayor hermit criminal intricate witty suspenseful mountain hotel study treasure hunting murder deception writer's block amateur detectives conspiracy mystery discovery
A writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. Peace and quiet are last things he gets, though, as there are some very strange things going on at the establishment.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
61 Minutes
Chester Morris Richard Lane Janis Carter William Wright Robert Williams George E. Stone Dorothy Malone Lyle Latell Mark Roberts
thief sidekick inspector reporter manager sister spirited suspenseful engaging hotel police station chinese restaurant apartment pawn shop jewelry theft amateur detectives impersonation disguise kidnapping redemption
Blackie is enlisted by the police to help recover the Blue Star of the Nile diamond, stolen from a war relief exhibit.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1933
68 Minutes
Henry Kendall Ida Lupino John Mills Victor Stanley George Merritt Felix Aylmer
chemist amateur sleuth young woman detective coroner maid suspenseful chilling gripping engaging tense melodramatic england seaside murder investigation amateur detectives photograph search jewelry theft missing persons
As part of Rainey's circus, Dad Denton returns to the town where he is supposedly wanted for murder. When his old enemy McDonald spots him with out his clown makeup, he sets his men up to ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
67 Minutes
Douglas Fowley Joan Woodbury Clem Bevans Ransom Sherman Frank Reicher Marc Lawrence Walter Soderling Eula Guy Forrest Taylor Elinor Appleton Peter Michael
traveling salesman border patrol officer prospector friend informant love interest gripping spirited suspenseful arizona mexican-american border saloon small town murder investigation new romance deception assumed identity reward amateur detectives adventure
"Yankee" Davis and his partner,"Shaggy" Hartley, a couple of carny-type traveling (usually just ahead of the law) pitchmen with their own tent to pitch from, arrive in a small Arizona town,... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1974
99 Minutes
Scott Antony Judi Dench Michael Williams Nina Thomas Julian Glover Mark Dignam John Bindon Joseph Blatchley Ian Hogg
horse owner widow jockey friend bookie dark suspenseful intense racetrack england stable horse racing gambling murder investigation sabotage deception amateur detectives mystery pursuit 1960s
As a surprise, two horse owners decide to ride their animals in a steeplechase. But Bill Davidson's (Ian Hogg's) horse "Admiral" behaves weirdly, and falls hard after an obstacle. Bill dies... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1944
60 Minutes
Ann Corio James Bush John Davidson Claudia Dell Eddy Chandler Muni Seroff I. Stanford Jolley J. Alex Havier Philip Van Zandt Harry Burns
beautiful woman police officer native criminal innkeeper henchman emotional suspenseful tense spirited tropical island bar village temple jungle frame-up jewelry theft murder investigation amateur detectives
Tana, beautiful white girl resident of Ta'Pu, is determined to clear Harley, who is suspected of stealing the sacred jewels and of the murder of Dozan, thus preventing the natives from mass... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
2017
90 Minutes
amateur sleuth musician murder victim brooding creepy engaging intricate melodramatic suspenseful thrilling vancouver, british columbia mysterious deaths musicians investigation amateur detectives mystery 2010s
A rehearsal is stalled when the bass player is found dead from an apparent suicide. Jenn discovers that a Taser was used to immobilize the bass player before her death, but before Jenn can confront the weapon's owner, another band member is murdered.
Mystery & Thriller
1995
94 Minutes
Kevin Dillon Alicia Silverstone Bill Nunn Michael Bowen Josh Schaefer Marla Sokoloff Jennifer Savidge Ann Devaney
high-school student cadet mother father cop best friend brash suspenseful fiery high school police station office house trailer amateur detectives serial murders psychopath secret life justice virginity
A teen sleuth (Alicia Silverstone) thinks a classmate's murder is part of a series of West Coast slayings linked to a traveling carnival.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
2000
77 Minutes
chipmunk neighbor father figure principal werewolf teacher spirited cheery lighthearted school suburb house stage werewolves curse amateur detectives school play brotherhood suspicion mystery
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2018
125 Minutes
Ruth Bradley Pippa Haywood Tim McInnerny Bebe Cave Samantha Spiro Joshua Silver Luke Pierre Blake Harrison Dean Andrews
writer criminal investigator murder victim murder suspect girlfriend arthur conan doyle brooding engaging tense suspenseful melodramatic witty england train united kingdom murder investigation alternate history fiction writing amateur detectives going undercover
With her writing in crisis and her personal life in tatters, author Agatha Christie decides to solve a real murder.
Mystery & Thriller
1939
70 Minutes
Bonita Granville Frank Thomas Jr. John Litel Aldrich Bowker Renie Riano
attorney murder suspect nancy drew love interest friend housekeeper cheery madcap lighthearted house country house nursery airplane lake accusations investigation friendship amateur detectives murder case unlikely hero
Lawyer's (John Litel) daughter Nancy (Bonita Granville) and her boyfriend (Frankie Thomas) solve a murder and land in a haystack.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2017
90 Minutes
Jewel Colin Ferguson Laura Soltis Erin Karpluk Ron Lea Colin Lawrence Marcus Rosner Ken Tremblett Bill Dow Jason Cermak Karen Holness
renovator expert construction worker company owner sleuth investigator suspenseful melodramatic victorian house united states investigation amateur detectives old house mystery 2010s
When home renovator Shannon Hughes suspects foul play in the death of her good friend and neighbor, she sets out to build a case for murder with the help of her new client, famous crime reporter and author Macintyre.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2015
90 Minutes
Dylan Neal Brooke Burns Matthew Kevin Anderson Marc Senior Ali Skovbye Samantha Ferris Shannon Chan-Kent Laura Mennell
guest sleuth detective amateur murder victim murder suspect melodramatic suspenseful amusing united states murder mystery amateur detectives investigation mystery discovery 2010s
A chef (Dylan Neal) turned culinary sleuth works with a beautiful detective to unravel the mystery behind the death of a guest at a dinner party.
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
2008
110 Minutes
Elijah Wood John Hurt Leonor Watling Julie Cox Jim Carter Alex Cox Dominique Pinon Burn Gorman Anna Massey
professor graduate student thrilling tense oxford university secret amateur detectives team mystery 1990s
A graduate student (Elijah Wood) and a professor (John Hurt) try to put their philosophical differences aside to solve an elderly woman's apparent murder.