Tag Archives: private detective

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

IMDB Rating: 7.40
24439 votes

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Roger Rabbit is a cartoon character who (along with many others) exists along side of real humans. Eddy is a private eye who has seen better days and has been on the skids since the death of his brother at the hands of a Toon (cartoon character). Rogers' boss hires Eddy to see if his sexy wife has other male interests, but things get out of hand as Roger is framed for murder with no one but the Toon hating Eddy to go to for help.
Actors
Eddie ValiantBob Hoskins
Baron von Rotton a.k.a. "Judge Doom"Christopher Lloyd
DoloresJoanna Cassidy
Also posted in 1988, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Mystery | Comments (1)

The Golden Child

IMDB Rating: 5.20
8800 votes

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Eddie Murphy plays a detective with a speciality of finding lost children. He is told he is the 'Chosen one' who will find and protect the Golden Child, a Bhuddist mystic who was kidnapped by an evil sorcerer. Murphy disbelieves the mysticism but finds more and more evidence of demon worship as he investigates.
Actors
The Golden ChildJ.L. Reate
Chandler JarrellEddie Murphy
Sardo NumspaCharles Dance
Also posted in 1986, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery | Comments (0)

Angel Heart

IMDB Rating: 7.10
9798 votes

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Harry Angel is a private investigator. He is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer called Johnny Favorite. As he begins to investigate, all the people he contacts concerning Johnny are killed in mysterious ways. As he finds out more about himself and his client he discovers that he is fighting for his very existence and is forced to deal with the devil himself.
Actors
Harold R. 'Harry' AngelMickey Rourke
Louis CyphreRobert De Niro
Epiphany ProudfootLisa Bonet
Also posted in 1987, High IMDB rating, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)

Love in the Afternoon

IMDB Rating: 7.30
1309 votes

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Director Billy Wilder salutes his idol, Ernst Lubitsch, with this comedy about a middle-aged playboy fascinated by the daughter of a private detective who has been hired to entrap him with the wife of a client.
Actors
Frank FlannaganGary Cooper
Ariane Chavasse/Thin GirlAudrey Hepburn
Claude ChavasseMaurice Chevalier
Also posted in 1957, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

IMDB Rating: 7.10
4103 votes

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Lorelei and Dorothy are just "Two Little Girls from Little Rock", lounge singers on a transatlantic cruise, working their way to Paris, and enjoying the company of any eligible men they might meet along the way, even though "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend." Based on the Broadway musical based on the novel.
Actors
Dorothy ShawJane Russell
Lorelei LeeMarilyn Monroe
Sir Francis 'Piggy' BeekmanCharles Coburn
Also posted in 1953, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Musical, Romance | Comments (0)