Best Amateur Detective Movies & TV Series

Looking for the best amateur detective movies and TV series? These 39 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Riverdale 2017 ★ 8.4

Sherlock Jr. 1924 ★ 8.0

Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer 2019 ★ 7.6

Missing 2023 ★ 7.4

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 2024 ★ 7.5

American Vandal 2017 ★ 7.4

Father Brown 2013 ★ 7.6

In the Nick of Time 2005 ★ 8.4

Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter 2024 ★ 7.8

A Man on the Inside 2024 ★ 7.4

Stolen Kisses 1968 ★ 7.3

Murder She Said 1961 ★ 7.3

The Irregulars 2021 ★ 7.1

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library 1984 ★ 7.5

Don't Call It Mystery 2022 ★ 7.7

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington 1987 ★ 7.5

Miss Marple: The Moving Finger 1985 ★ 7.7

Murder Most Foul 1964 ★ 7.1

Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced 1985 ★ 7.6

Mike Tyson Mysteries 2014 ★ 7.3

Miss Marple: Nemesis 1987 ★ 7.4

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder 1987 ★ 7.4

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel 1987 ★ 7.4

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye 1985 ★ 7.3