Movies and TvShows featuring "sleuthing" theme.
The Mentalist follows Patrick Jane, a former psychic medium, who uses his keen power of observation to help the California Bureau of Investigation solve complex cases. After losing his wife and child to a serial killer known as Red John, Jane joins the law enforcement agency to track down the elusive murderer while dealing with his own haunted past.
Five years after the death of schoolgirl Andie Bell, Pippa Fitz-Amobi sets out to uncover what really happened to her. Sal Singh, Andie's boyfriend, admitted to the murder before taking his own life, but Pip doesn't believe he's responsible and teams up with Sal's brother Ravi to uncover the truth. If Sal Singh isn't a murderer and the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from finding out the truth?
Maya Stern, a widowed mother, is disturbed when she sees a man she recognizes in her house through her toddler's nanny cam. This man is her late husband, Joe, whom she thought was dead. Detective Sergeant Sami Kierce is leading the investigation into Joe's murder while dealing with his own secrets. Maya's niece and nephew, Abby and Daniel, are also trying to uncover the truth behind their mother's murder. Are these two cases connected?
Retired archaeologist Judith Potts lives alone in a faded mansion in the peaceful town of Marlow, filling her time by setting crosswords for the local paper. During one of her regular wild swims in the Thames, Judith hears a gunshot coming from a neighbour's garden and believes a brutal murder has taken place.
When an ominous photo mysteriously surfaces, Greta must confront buried truths — and her hazy memory — to save her husband from his dark secrets.
Editor Susan Ryeland gets drawn into a web of intrigue and murder when she receives Alan Conway's unfinished manuscript of an Atticus Pünd mystery.
Police officer Darby Spencer and her mystery novelist mother Victoria Spencer have opposite personalities but still embark on the unlikeliest of ventures: becoming partners in a private detective agency.
A single mother, Allison, becomes the target of her neighbor's dangerous obsession. As she tries to protect herself and her daughter, she uncovers dark secrets and faces a life-threatening situation.
Hidden Palms is a TV show that follows a teenager who moves to the affluent community of Palm Springs. As he settles into his new life, he becomes entangled in a web of mysteries surrounding a series of unexplained deaths. The show explores themes of friendship, interracial relationships, and the struggles of recovering from addiction.
When her sister commits suicide, a young woman enrolls at her sister's last-known location - a mysterious school for girls. As she investigates, she discovers dark secrets and a satanic cult that will stop at nothing to protect its interests.
Lucy is apparently very confident, and quite "forward," as the saying used to be; she has made all the moves to pick up a staid lawyer-type for sex. Once back at her apartment, she sets a video camera going to record their coupling. However, someone breaks into the place while they are having at it, and she is barely able to leave the bed and hide before her sex-partner is killed. She never sees the intruder's face herself. In the aftermath, the terrified lass finds herself with a sympathetic female state-appointed attorney (since she's the obvious suspect) and together, they try to track down the murderer.
Single mother Susan Essex admirably picks up the pieces after the split from her husband Matthew, and she can depend upon her daughter Justine for support. When Justine learns that her friend Vicky has been spending time with her own boyfriend, Ryan, Justine confronts Vicky and a fight erupts. Sprawling into the woods behind Justine's house, the fight escalates further and Vicky winds up dead. Justine and her best friend Ashley make a pact to keep the mistake a secret, but will she be able to keep her mother convinced that she wasn't involved?
After the murder of her older sister, a teenage girl is determined to uncover the truth. As she delves deeper into the investigation, she discovers dark secrets and uncovers a web of lies that implicates those closest to her.
After witnessing a traumatic event as a child, Abby grows up to become a compulsive liar and a podcast host. When she returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls, she becomes obsessed with a decades-old disappearance that may be connected to a powerful family. As she delves deeper into the mystery, Abby uncovers dark secrets and finds herself in danger.
When a family's life is interrupted by a mysterious intruder, they are left questioning their own safety and the truth behind the situation. As the events unfold, dark secrets are revealed and tensions rise, leading to a thrilling and suspenseful climax.
When a wealthy eccentric dies and leaves his inheritance to a distant cousin, a group of relatives gather at his spooky mansion to hear the reading of the will. As the night progresses, they must navigate hidden doors, secret passages, and spooky happenings to uncover the truth and claim their share of the fortune.
When 21-year-old Ashley Beck-Ford finds her biological mother, Sara Hillman, online, she is shocked and thrilled… But building a relationship with her long-lost mother proves to be more dangerous than Ashley could have ever imagined. Soon after meeting her, Sara’s husband is murdered. Ashley soon finds herself caught in a web of lies and deceit in which she isn’t sure if her mother is innocent or guilty of that murder
A woman returns to her hometown following the death of her fathers second wife, which leads her to uncover dark family secrets.
In Affair in Trinidad, a seductive nightclub entertainer finds herself caught in a love triangle and implicated in a murder. As jealousy and intrigue unfold, she must navigate through a web of deception and betrayal. Set against the backdrop of the Caribbean Sea, this film explores themes of seduction, femme fatale, and secret plans.
Nancy Drew, a teenage girl, becomes a reporter for a local newspaper. She gets caught up in a mystery involving a double-crosser, poisoned evidence, and a name in the headline of a newspaper. With her sleuthing skills, Nancy uncovers the truth and solves the case.