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25 Best Serious "Detective" Movies

A detective movie, is a movie where we follow the main protagonist, whom is a detective or detective type, sheriff etc, as he/she tries to solve a mystery, this is normally a murder, we follow him/her and try to work it out ourselves. I've narrowed this list down to serious detective movies, so nothing like the naked gun ,Here's 25 of the best detective movies (based on critical and commercial success, plus my own personal opinion )
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Chinatown (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
2
Memento (2000)
Memento (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
3
L.A. Confidential (1997)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
4
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
5
Seven (1995)
Seven (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
6
M (1931)
M (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
7
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
8
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
9
Laura (1944)
Laura (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
10
Minority Report (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
11
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
12
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
13
Presumed Innocent (1990)
Presumed Innocent (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
14
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
15
Mystic River (2003)
Mystic River (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
16
Zodiac (2007)
Zodiac (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
17
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
18
The Woman in Green (1945)
The Woman in Green (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
19
The Last of Sheila (1973)
The Last of Sheila (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
20
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
21
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
22
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
23
Dirty Harry (1971)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
24
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
25
Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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