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1	Sleepy Hollow (1999) more movies like this directed by Tim Burton featuring Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien Washington Irving's tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman gets a few new twists in a screen adaptation directed by Tim Burton. In this version, Ichabod (Johnny Depp) is a New York City detective whose unorthodox techniques and penchant for gadgets make him unpopular with is colleagues. He is sent to the remote town of Sleepy Hollow to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.91!
2	Laura (1944) more movies like this directed by Otto Preminger featuring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson This adaptation of Vera Caspary's suspense novel was begun by director Rouben Mamoulien and cinematographer Lucien Ballard, but thanks to a complex series of backstage intrigues and hostilities, the film was ultimately credited to director Otto Preminger and cameraman Joseph LaShelle (who won an Oscar for his efforts). At the outset of the film, ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $9.99!
3	The X-Files (1998) more movies like this directed by Rob Bowman featuring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Blythe Danner This 60-million-dollar science fiction suspense drama (marketed with an additional 25 million dollars), was adapted from the popular TV series The X-Files -- arriving in theaters while the Emmy-winning series was still being aired, continuing plot threads familiar to many of the series' 25 million viewers, and featuring several familiar recurring ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95!
4	Death on the Nile (1978) more movies like this directed by John Guillermin featuring Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, David Niven, Lois Chiles, Bette Davis, Angela Lansbury, Mia Farrow Peter Ustinov began his long association with the Hercule Poirot character of murder mystery novelist Agatha Christie with this lavish but financially disappointing follow-up to the popular Murder on the Orient Express (1974). During a luxurious pleasure cruise down the Nile aboard a lavish vessel populated with wealthy passengers, widely despised ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.14!
5	The Name of the Rose (1986) more movies like this directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud featuring Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Christian Slater, Elya Baskin, Michel Lonsdale, Feodor Chaliapin, Jr., Ron Perlman, William Hickey Adapted from Umberto Eco's best-selling novel, director Jean-Jacques Annaud's The Name of the Rose is a 14th century murder-mystery thriller starring Sean Connery as a Sherlock Holmes-esque Franciscan monk called William of Baskerville. When a murder occurs at a secluded Benedictine Abbey, William is called in to investigate. As he and his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.24!
6	The Maltese Falcon (1941) more movies like this directed by John Huston featuring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Ward Bond, Barton MacLane, Gladys George After two previous film versions of Dashiell Hammett's detective classic The Maltese Falcon, Warner Bros. finally got it right in 1941--or, rather, John Huston, a long-established screenwriter making his directorial debut, got it right, simply by adhering as closely as possible to the original. Taking over from a recalcitrant George Raft, Humphrey ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.97!
7	Thunderheart (1992) more movies like this directed by Michael Apted featuring Val Kilmer, Graham Greene, Sam Shepard, Sheila Tousey, Fred Ward, John Trudell, Chief Ted Thin Elk, Fred Dalton Thompson Actor Robert De Niro started a production company to make films just like this one: stories which were unpopular with the establishment and which are unlikely to make a big splash at the box-office. Even so, this is a first-class production, and the filmmakers were the first to receive permission to film on the Pine Ridge (Sioux) Reservation in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.89!
8	The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) more movies like this directed by Blake Edwards featuring Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Catherine Schell, Herbert Lom, Peter Arne After several years at loggerheads with one another, director Blake Edwards and star Peter Sellers reteamed for the slapstick fiesta The Return of the Pink Panther. It looks as though wizard cat-burglar Sir Charles Litton, played by David Niven in the original 1964 Pink Panther but here essayed by Christopher Plummer, is back in business. ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $10.66!
9	Backdraft (1991) more movies like this directed by Ron Howard featuring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland, Jennifer Jason Leigh The sons of a Chicago fireman who gave his life in the performance of his duties, firefighting brothers Kurt Russell and William Baldwin carry their lifelong sibling rivalry into their work. Russell is convinced that Baldwin hasn't got what it takes to remain in the fire department. Baldwin is transferred to a "safe" assignment, assisting arson ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95!
10	Blood Work (2002) more movies like this directed by Clint Eastwood featuring Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston, Wanda De Jesus A retired detective must battle former colleagues and his own failing health in order to bring a murderer to justice in this action drama produced and directed by its star, Clint Eastwood. Terry McCaleb (Eastwood) was one of the best and most thorough detectives at the FBI's Southern California office, until a massive heart attack sidelined him ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99!
11 view cover	Chinatown (1974) more movies like this directed by Roman Polanski featuring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, John Hillerman "You may think you know what you're dealing with, but believe me, you don't," warns water baron Noah Cross (John Huston), when smooth cop-turned-private eye J.J. "Jake" Gittes (Jack Nicholson) starts nosing around Cross's water diversion scheme. That proves to be the ominous lesson of Chinatown, Roman Polanski's critically lauded 1974 revision of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.27!
12 view cover	Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) more movies like this directed by Barry Levinson featuring Nicolas Rowe, Alan Cox, Sophie Ward, Anthony Higgins, Susan Fleetwood Also released under the title Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear, this film follows the adventures of young John Watson (Alan Cox) when he is shipped off to boarding school and meets up with the brilliantly bizarre Sherlock Holmes (Nicolas Rowe). The two boys strike up a friendship and promptly become involved in the investigation of a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.12!
13 view cover	Courage Under Fire (1996) more movies like this directed by Edward Zwick featuring Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty, Matt Damon A soldier discovers how elusive the truth can be in this first major film about America's role in the Gulf War. Lt. Col. Nathaniel Serling (Denzel Washington) was the commander of a unit during Operation Desert Storm who mistakenly ordered the destruction of what he believed to be an enemy tank, only to discover that it actually held U.S. soldiers ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.15!
14 view cover	Mississippi Burning (1988) more movies like this directed by Alan Parker featuring Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey Mississippi Burning is an all-names-changed dramatization of the Ku Klux Klan's murders of three civil rights workers in 1964. Investigating the mysterious disappearances of the three activists are FBI agents Gene Hackman (older, wiser) and Willem Dafoe (younger, idealistic). A Southerner himself, Hackman charms and cajoles his way through the ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $6.00!
15 view cover	Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) more movies like this directed by Carl Franklin featuring Lisa Nicole Carson, Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle, Maury Chaykin Denzel Washington stars in this adaptation of the novel by African-American crime author Walter Mosley, the first of his stories to reach the screen. Ezekiel Rawlins (Washington), known to his friends as "Easy," has just lost his job at an aircraft plant in post-WW II Los Angeles, a time when good-paying jobs for black men are hard to come by. He ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00!
16 view cover	Fallen (1998) more movies like this directed by Gregory Hoblit featuring Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, Embeth Davidtz, James Gandolfini Directed by Gregory Hoblit (Primal Fear), Fallen is a blend of the police drama and supernatural thriller genres. Homicide detective John Hobbes (Denzel Washington) narrates, taking the audience back to "the time I almost died." This sets a flashback in motion, beginning at the prison cell of serial killer Edgar Reese (Elias Koteas), who grabs ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.73!
17 view cover	The Wrong Man (1993) more movies like this directed by Jim McBride featuring Rosanna Arquette, Kevin Anderson, John Lithgow, Jorge Cervera, Jr., Ernesto Laguardia In the made-for-cable thriller The Wrong Man, an American sailor (Kevin Anderson) is framed for the murder of a Mexican smuggler. The sailor escapes the police by hooking up with a weird couple (John Lithgow and Rosanna Arquette), who drag him into a series of sordid, dangerous affairs. Eventually, the wife falls for the sailor, which leads to ... see all copies from $12.50!
18 view cover	Murder on the Orient Express (1974) more movies like this directed by Sidney Lumet featuring Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, Martin Balsam, Vanessa Redgrave Like many of Agatha Christie's mysteries, Murder on the Orient Express is predicated on an actual event, in this case the Lindbergh kidnapping. In the movie, everyone on board the Orient Express seems to have concluded that hateful financier Ratchett (Richard Widmark) was behind the abduction and murder of the infant daughter of a famed aviatrix. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95!
19 view cover	Evil Under the Sun (1982) more movies like this directed by Guy Hamilton featuring Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Colin Blakely, Nicholas Clay, James Mason Peter Ustinov makes his second appearance as Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in this adaptation of the popular Agatha Christie mystery. When noted stage star Arlena Marshall (Diana Rigg) is found murdered while visiting a posh island resort, Poirot is called upon to find the culprit, but given Marshall's shrewish personality and propensity for ... see all copies from $3.86! new only from $3.86!
20 view cover	Murder by Death (1976) more movies like this directed by Robert Moore featuring Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Maggie Smith As penned by Neil Simon, this satire of movie mysteries is set in motion when several prominent detectives are invited to the mansion of the reclusive Lionel Twain (Truman Capote). In Ten Little Indians fashion, the gathered sleuths are locked into the forbidding mansion, and subject to various death-dealing devices. While struggling for their ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $15.80!
21 view cover	Strong Poison (1987) more movies like this directed by Christopher Hodson Based on a novel by author and BBC darling Dorothy L. Sayers, Strong Poison chronicles the adventures of Lord Peter Whimsey (Edward Petherbridge) and Harriet Vane (Harriet Walter), a novelist and detective who does an excellent job of getting under Whimsey's skin. The blurred line between their personal and work relationship rivals that of The X ... see all copies from $7.13!
22 view cover	The Great Mouse Detective (1986) more movies like this directed by Burny Mattinson, Dave Michener, John Musker, Ron Clements featuring Val Bettin, Eve Brenner, Candy Candido, Barrie Ingham The first Disney animated feature to make extensive use of computer technology, The Great Mouse Detective was based on the children's novel Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus. The titular hero is Basil, a Holmes-like rodent (complete with deerstalker) who solves crimes in the company of his friend and chronicler Dr. Dawson. Basil and Dawson are ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.35!
23 view cover	Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) more movies like this directed by Martin Campbell featuring Fred Ward, David Warner, Julianne Moore, Clancy Brown, Alexandra Powers This clever and well-crafted production (produced for Home Box Office) goes the distance with its innovative concept, which is equal parts Raymond Chandler and H.P. Lovecraft. Taking place in 1948 Hollywood -- in an alternate reality where magic spells, curses and demons are commonly used and accepted -- the story revolves around hard-boiled ... see all copies from $36.98!
24 view cover	Rising Sun (1993) more movies like this directed by Philip Kaufman featuring Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, Harvey Keitel, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Kevin Anderson When Michael Crichton wrote his best-selling thriller Rising Sun, he wrote the character of hero John Connor with Sean Connery in mind. For Philip Kaufman's film version of the novel, Sean Connery, needless to say, fits seamlessly into the role of a legendary police detective who is an expert in Japanese culture. The story takes place in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99!
25 view cover	Lord of Illusions (1995) more movies like this directed by Clive Barker featuring Scott Bakula, Kevin J. O'Connor, Famke Janssen, Vincent Schiavelli, Barry Del Sherman A private investigator hired to protect a popular stage magician finds himself drawn into a dark, occult underworld in this supernatural horror film from writer-director Clive Barker. With several nods to film noir tradition, the danger begins for detective Harry D'Amour (Scott Bakula) when he is approached by a beautiful woman, Dorothea Swann ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.04!

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