The Best Detective Crime Movies On Streaming

This JustWatch streaming guide is dedicated to detective crime movies and gives you a full list of all movies in the genre available on streaming. Find both the best and the hidden gems of the genre by using this guide. Regardless of which streaming services you have access to—Netflix, Max, Paramount+, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, or any other—JustWatch gives you all the options. 

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Must-see detective crime movies

Detective crime movies follow hard-working investigators who must piece together the mysterious puzzle of a criminal case. Some of the best movies in this genre include Seven, Mystic River, Zodiac, Shutter Island, Prisoners, Gone Girl, Fargo, Mulholland Drive, Heat, The Usual Suspects, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Departed, Sherlock Holmes, The Silence of the Lambs, Training Day, Insomnia, Blade Runner, The Batman, Inside Man, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Knives Out, and Chinatown.

Detective crime movies that have flown under the radar

These unique detective crime movies are often overlooked or forgotten about but are must-see entries in the genre: Memories of Murder, Basic Instinct, L.A. Confidential, Vertigo, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Oldboy, Identity, Rear Window, Primal Fear, Memento, Wind River, A Haunting in Venice, The Fugitive, Inherent Vice, Clue, The Maltese Falcon, and Murder on the Orient Express.

Other genres

If you enjoy detective crime movies, you might also enjoy cerebral movies, horror thrillers, or dark crime movies. You can also discover detective crime TV shows such as Dept. Q, Dexter, and Fargo.