Paraula clau Private Detective

Després d'haver-se apropiat de 400.000 dòlars que no li pertanyen, Marion Crane agafa el cotxe i fuig carretera enllà amb els diners. En fer-se de nit, troba el Motel Bats, un tenebrós motel on decideix passar la nit. Marion n'és l'única inquilina, i mentre és a la dutxa, una ombra estranya irromp a l'habitació i la cus a punyalades.

Hollywood, 1947. Eddie Valiant, un detectiu de poca muntanya, ha estat contractat per trobar proves que demostrin que Marvin Acme, magnat del negoci dels articles de broma i propietari de Toontown, està rondant Jessica Rabbit, dona fatal i esposa de la superestrella del Marron Cartoon, Roger Rabbit. Quan Acme apareix assassinat, totes les proves apunten a Roger, i el sinistre i ambiciós Jutge Doom està decidit a condemnar-lo com sigui. Roger suplica a Valiant que l'ajudi a trobar el veritable culpable, però l'assumpte s'anirà complicant a mesura que Eddie va descobrint, escàndol després d'escàndol, que la mateixa existència de Toontown corre perill.

Los Angeles, 1937. El detectiu Gittes, especialitzat en divorcis, rep la visita de l'esposa de Mulwray, el cap del Servei d'Aigües de la ciutat, que sospita que el seu marit l'enganya. Alhora, Gittes descobreix que els agricultors acusen Mulwray de corrupció per la seva negativa a construir un pantà que pal·liaria la sequera que pateixen. Poc després, l'escàndol salta a la premsa, però la cosa es complica quan una dona es presenta al despatx de Gittes amb una sorprenent revelació.

Aquest neo-noir futurista amb una marcada influència anime s’ambienta a Mart l’any 2200, i segueix les aventures d’una detectiu privada i el seu company androide, contractats per un acabalat home de negocis per trobar un famós hacker.

Berlín, abans de la caiguda del mur. Quan el Marc torna d'un viatge troba la seva dona Anna canviada, molt nerviosa i pertorbada. Per fi, li confessa que té una aventura i l'abandona. En Marc cau en una terrible depressió que el porta gairebé a la vora de la bogeria. Unes setmanes després, el detectiu privat que ha contractat perquè segueixi la seva dona és salvatgement assassinat. La veritat sobre l'aventura secreta d'Anna es revelarà monstruosa.

Willis és un detectiu privat en hores baixes. Havia estat un dels agents més importants del servei secret nord-americà, però la seva carrera va acabar en enfrontar-se amb un polític corrupte. Wayans, una gran estrella del futbol, ​​cau en desgràcia al veure's involucrat en un suposat escàndol. Tots dos uniran les forces per resoldre els seus problemes.

El detectiu Philip Marlowe investiga què ha passat amb un cadàver que ha estat rescatat al moll Lido. La família que l'ha contractat per resoldre el cas té una filla molt atractiva de què Marlowe s'enamora sense remissió.

A Harry Angel, detectiu privat en hores baixes de la ciutat de Nova Orleans, el contracta a Nova York un misteriós personatge anomenat Louis Cyphre perquè trobi un home desaparegut. Conforme avança la investigació i coneix Epiphany Proudfoot, filla d'un sacerdot vudú, se succeeixen estranyes morts, que semblen estar relacionades amb la màgia negra i el vudú, i que impliquen Harry d'una manera cada cop més personal.

En Max Cady, un perillós criminal psicòpata, surt de la garjola després de complir una condemna de catorze anys per haver violat salvatgement una noia de setze. La seva única obsessió és venjar-se de l'advocat Sam Bowden, a qui culpa d'amagar un informe que li podria haver reduït considerablement la sentència. Amb aquest propòsit, en Cady comença a empaitar i aterrir en Bowden, la seva dona i la seva filla, de només quinze anys. En Sam haurà de prendre iniciatives dràstiques si vol salvar la família de l'assetjament d'en Cady.

Un detectiu privat és abordat per una misteriosa dona, que diu que està amenaçada. Però tant el perseguidor com l'home encarregat de la protecció apareixen morts. Tot sembla girar al voltant d?una estàtua d?un falcó de valor incalculable.

Billy Taggart, antic policia de Nova York, gaudia del seu treball fins que va arribar massa lluny en la recerca d'un assassinat. Ara malviu com a detectiu privat, fins que una trucada de l'alcalde li ofereix l'oportunitat de recuperar placa i pistola. L'alcalde creu que la seva dona té una aventura i li preocupa que això interfereixi amb la seva reelecció. Però quan Billy comença a investigar, s'adona que aquest cas va molt més allà d'una simple infidelitat...

Texas. Una jove casada i molt seductora cau als braços de Ray, un dels empleats del seu marit. Assabentat per un detectiu privat de la infidelitat de la seva dona i obsessionat per la traïció, Julián es decideix a preparar l'assassinat de tots dos.

Alice Gould, una investigadora privada, simula que pateix una malaltia mental per ingressar en un hospital psiquiàtric i demanar proves del cas en què treballa: la mort d'un pacient en circumstàncies poc clares.

Nova York, 1957. Lionel Essrog, un detectiu privat que conviu amb la síndrome de Tourette, intenta resoldre l'assassinat del seu mentor i millor amic, armat només amb vagues pistes i la força de la seva ment obsessiva.

Ein Fall für zwei is a German television series, which premiered on September 11, 1981 on ZDF. The series, located in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private investigator. Josef Matula, a former German police officer, has gone into private business. His method of investigation is very effective and direct, and he sometimes even resorts to dirty tricks. Claus Theo Gärtner has portrayed the role since the start of the series.

Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.

Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Receiving their orders via speaker phone from their never seen boss, Charlie, the Angels employ their incomparable sleuthing and combat skills, as well as their lethal feminine charm, to crack even the most seemingly insurmountable of cases.

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.

Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first episode of Barnaby Jones, "Requiem for a Son" and the two series had a two-part crossover episode in 1975, "The Deadly Conspiracy".

After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.

A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.

Private Eyes Tom Lopaka and Tracy Steele are based out of Hawaiian Village Resort where they work both hotel security and are hired by others to look into various matters. They're helped by their trusty right-hand man Kazuo Kim who runs a taxi company and is always eager to help them.

Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman, however qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events that unfold in the first episode, "License to Steele," a former thief and con man, whose real name is never revealed, assumes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, Laura remains firmly in charge.

Jake Doyle and his ex-cop father, Malachy, run a Newfoundland detective agency. Their rugged seaside town never lacks for intriguing cases, and the Doyles don't always land on the right side of the law.

Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office located at 77 Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California, right next door to a snazzy restaurant where Kookie works as a valet. The finger-snapping, slang-talking Kookie occasionally helps Stu and Jeff with their cases, and eventually becomes a full-fledged member of the detective agency. Rex Randolph and J.R. Hale also join the firm, and Suzanne is their leggy secretary.

After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.

Rocky King, Inside Detective is an American television series broadcast on the DuMont Television Network on Sundays at 9pm ET from January 15, 1950 to December 26, 1954. This series was one of DuMont's most popular programs, and was a live crime series set in New York City. The show not only kept Roscoe Karns from retirement, but cast him opposite his son, Todd Karns. The DuMont offices and corridors were used as sets. At the end of each program, King would exchange telephone small talk with his unseen wife Mabel and, after hanging up, say to no one in particular, "Great girl, that Mabel".

Our lady sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920’s Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl handled pistol and her dagger sharp wit. Leaving a trail of admirers in her wake, our thoroughly modern heroine makes sure she enjoys every moment of her lucky life. Based on author Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher Murder Mystery novels.

Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.

Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.

Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series. Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and featuring Henry Mancini music that could tell you the action with your eyes closed, Peter Gunn worked in style. Known as Pete to his friends and simply as Gunn to his enemies, he did his job in a calm cool way.

Toronto’s only female private detective in the 1920s takes on the cases the police don’t want or can’t handle. From airplanes and booze running to American G-men, Communists and union busters, Frankie’s fearless sense of adventure gets her into all kinds of trouble, but she always manages to find her way out.

Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. It was produced by Aaron Spelling. The series was filmed in its entirety in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is believed to be the first television series produced entirely in Las Vegas. The show stars Robert Urich as private detective Dan Tanna, who drove around the streets of Las Vegas in a red 1957 Ford Thunderbird solving crimes and making Las Vegas a better place for residents and tourists alike.