1. Alphaville (Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution)
Lemmy Caution is on a mission to eliminate Professor Von Braun, the creator of a malevolent computer that rules the city of Alphaville. Befriended by the scientist’s daughter Natasha, Lemmy must unravel the mysteries of the strictly logical Alpha 60 and teach Natasha the meaning of the word “love.”
It has an average vote of 6.99 on TMDB.
2. 8MM
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
3. Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.
It has an average vote of 6.492 on TMDB.
4. Klute
A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
5. Reason to Die
A cop sets up his girlfriend as a target in order to trap a serial killer.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
6. The Westland Case
A detective must solve a case where a girl was murdered in a room--and all the doors and windows were locked from the inside.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
7. The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientele, who depend on his keen eye and smug discretion. So when a heavy-metal musician dies mid-concert, Fairlane is on the case before the lights come up. But things turn shocking when radio personality Johnny Crunch hires Fairlane to find a missing groupie mere hours before he is electrocuted live on air.
It has an average vote of 5.995 on TMDB.
8. Could This Be Love? (Je crois que je l'aime)
Lucas, a wealthy, 43 year-old divorced businessman, is irresistibly attracted to Elsa, a 38 year old renowned sculptor from whom he has commissioned a piece to decorate the reception at his office.
It has an average vote of 6.269 on TMDB.
9. A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles)
Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way. The love of her life is gone. But she refuses to believe he's gone forever — and she needs to know for sure.
It has an average vote of 7.328 on TMDB.
10. No Place for a Lady
A private detective and a blonde acquaintance whom he has rescued from a misdirected murder charge, discover a body in his beachside cottage; only it has disappeared by the time the police arrive, leaving him to be charged with hoaxing the police. With his license in jeopardy, his would-be fiancee and an inquiring reporter set out to investigate.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
11. The Great Silence (Il grande silenzio)
A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.
It has an average vote of 7.427 on TMDB.
12. Goldstone
Indigenous Detective Jay Swan arrives in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing persons inquiry. What seems like a simple investigation unearths an intricate web of crime, corruption, human trafficking, and coordinated exploitation of indigenous people’s land. Jay must bury his differences with young local cop Josh, so together they can bring justice to Goldstone.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
13. Coup de Chance (Coup de chance)
Two young people's bond leads to marital infidelity and ultimately crime. Fanny and Jean have everything of an ideal couple: fulfilled in their professional life, they live in a magnificent apartment in the beautiful districts of Paris and seem to be in love as on the first day. But when Fanny crosses, by chance, Alain, a former high school friend, she is immediately capsized. They see each other again very quickly and get closer and closer.
It has an average vote of 6.266 on TMDB.
14. Devil in a Blue Dress
In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.
It has an average vote of 6.421 on TMDB.
15. Dancing with Danger
A Portland taxi dancer is a suspect in a series of murders involving her former customers.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
16. Fellowship of the Frog (Der Frosch mit der Maske)
Both Scotland Yard and an amateur American sleuth are tracking a master criminal known as The Frog. This moniker refers to the bulging-eyed mask worn by the evildoer, and is reflected by the frog icons painfully tatooed onto the forearms of his henchmen. The trail leads to the country manor of an enigmatic, steely-eyed nabob, whose repressed son has eyes for the artistes at the Lolita cabaret, and whose lovely daughter captures the fancy of both the American playboy and the villain himself. Murder, kidnapping and seduction ensue.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
17. The Clearing
When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne’s wife is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
18. Who's Harry Crumb?
Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidnapping.
It has an average vote of 5.937 on TMDB.
19. Domino
The story of the life of Domino Harvey, who abandoned her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
20. Kiss the Girls
Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.
It has an average vote of 6.522 on TMDB.