Movies tagged as "female detective"

Frankenstein [2004, USA ] starting from $1.99

Someone new is playing God.

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi Actors: Luke Goss, Alec Newman, Julie Delpy, Nicole Lewis, Monika Hilmerová, Donald Sutherland, William Hurt, Tomas Mastalir, Ian McNeice, Roger La Page, Milan Bahúl, Ondrej Koval Directors: Kevin Connor, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Two hundred years after Mary Shelley's novel the brilliant but mad Doctor (Thomas Kretschmann) has sustained his creature and himself over two centuries through genetic experimentation. In present-day America Detective O'Connor (Parker Posey) is investigating a series of horrific murders which leads her to the doctor and his creature. What she uncovers reveals the strange evolution the doctor and his creation undergo over the course of two centuries and the divergent paths creator and monster take in pursuing good or evil.

Greedy [1994, USA ] starting from $1.99

Where there's a will...there's a relative.

Genres: Comedy Actors: Michael J. Fox, Kirk Douglas, Nancy Travis, Olivia d'Abo, Phil Hartman, Ed Begley Jr., Jere Burns, Colleen Camp, Bob Balaban, Joyce Hyser, Mary Ellen Trainor, Siobhan Fallon, Kevin McCarthy, Khandi Alexander, Jonathan Lynn, Directors: Jonathan Lynn Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   An extremely wealthy and crafty old man (Douglas) toys with his greedy nieces and nephews as they circle about, waiting for their ill-deserved inheritance. The plot thickens as the old man takes a young mistress (d'Abo), and they fear that she will get the estate. In response, they locate the much-loved nephew (Fox) who walked away from the whole greed thing and became a professional bowler. Deception upon deception complicates matters as young Daniel is slowly drawn back under the spell of Greed.

Murder by Numbers [2002, USA ] starting from $1.99

Justice will be served

Genres: Crime, Thriller Actors: Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt, Agnes Bruckner, Chris Penn, R.D. Call, Tom Verica, Janni Brenn, John Vickery, Michael Canavan, Krista Carpenter, Neal Matarazzo, Adilah Barnes, Jim Jansen, Directors: Barbet Schroeder Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Murder By Numbers is a psychological suspense-thriller that tells the story of a tenacious homicide detective, Cassie Mayweather ('Sandra Bullock' (qv)) and her new partner Sam Kennedy ('Ben Chaplin' (qv)) who become pitted against two malevolently brilliant young men ('Ryan Gosling (I)' (qv) and 'Michael Pitt (II)' (qv)) in an ingenious battle of wits as they try to solve a murder case.

Rancid [2004, Sweden ] starting from $1.99

Do some people deserve to die?

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller Actors: Matthew Settle, Fay Masterson, Currie Graham, Patrik Ersgård, Jay Acovone, Michael Wiseman, Jennifer Jostyn, Siena Goines, Paul Satterfield, Pernilla August, Yun Choi, Alex Zonn, Jarmo Mäkinen, Ola Rapace, Daniela Svensson, Directors: Jack Ersgard Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Once a promising writer, John Hayson now gets by on the odd writing job. A personal tragedy has left him dispassionate about the world and his work and he lives his life in limbo. In the midst of this existential crisis he attends a high school reunion and meets three old friends; acquaintances he's tried to forget but who now emerge like ominous shadows from his past. Once again, face to face with the love of his life, Hayson tries to right old wrongs and get his life back on track. However, life has other plans, and he realizes that the past is best laid to rest or it might haunt you forever. He soon finds himself embroiled in a nightmarish brew of deceit, passion and murder. Wanted by the police for a heinous killing, he must choose between succumbing to his darkest desires or the light that will renew his faith in himself and his future.

Riders [2002, France, UK, Canada ] starting from $1.99

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller Actors: Stephen Dorff, Natasha Henstridge, Bruce Payne, Steven Berkoff, Clé Bennett, Karen Cliche, Steven McCarthy, Alain Goulem, Andreas Apergis, Tom McCamus, Andy Bradshaw, David Gow, Jamie Orchard, Stephen Spreekmeester, Mariusz Sibiga, Directors: Gérard Pirès Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   An entrepreneurial criminal, Slim (Dorff) is as smart as they come. Cocky and confident, he assembles a team of risk-taking rush-seekers to pull off a series of five bank heists, each time using a different extreme sport to make the getaway. Following an unexpected windfall on only their second job, the gang nets $20 million in untraceable bonds. Having scored enough money to retire on, Slim and his crew decide to call the robbery game quits. But both the mob and the police have other plans in mind for Slim: they want him to keep working, for them.

Thick as Thieves [1998, USA ] starting from $1.99

It's all about payback.

Genres: Crime, Drama Actors: Alec Baldwin, Andre Braugher, Michael Jai White, Rebecca De Mornay, David Byrd, Bruce Greenwood, Richard Edson, Robert Miano, Khandi Alexander, Erich Anderson, Reginald Ballard, Bradford English, Janeane Garofalo, Ricky Harris, Gavin Polone Directors: Scott Sanders, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Two master thieves go at odds with one another as one sets the other up for a crime. The first (Alec Baldwin), a suave pro who does his job and then hides in his own privacy, listening to old jazz records and caring for his ailing dog, Wally. The other (Michael Jai White) is a local gangster with a taste for the finer life, who decides to eliminate the competition. This ignites a war between the two men and their aides. An angry mob boss (David Byrd) and a female police officer (Rebecca De Mornay) try to sort the mess before things get too out of hand.