Subgenre Sampler
Policier: 430 Films to Buy & Rent
Murder In Mind (TV Series) (2001)
- Excellent star–studded series of self–contained stories on the theme of murder, generally centered around apparently 'normal people' who…
Murphy's Law (TV Series) (2001-2007)
- Feat. James Nesbitt, Mark Benton, Claudia Harrison…
- BBC TV drama starring James Nesbitt as a tough talking, maverick Irish cop who moves to London and takes on the criminal underworld after his…
Nero Wolfe (TV Series) (A Nero Wolfe Mystery) (2001)
- Feat. Timothy Hutton, Maury Chaykin, Bill Smitrovich…
- Witty 40's–set detective series based on the series of Rex Stout novels, following the investigations of a sensitive detective and his right…
Training Day (2001)
- Dir. Antoine Fuqua
Feat. Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Snoop Dogg…
- Denzel Washington luxuriates in an Oscar–winning performance as a slimeball LA cop, who casually metes out brutal street–justice at every…
Burnside (TV Series) (2000)
- Feat. Christopher Ellison
- Bearable Detective spin–off series of THE BILL, with Christopher Ellison reprising the riveting character of Detective Frank Burnside, who…
CSI (TV Series) (Crime Scene Investigation) (2000-2001)
- Feat. William Petersen
- Highly watchable forensic TV drama that follows the fortunes of a police unit in Las Vegas who use tiny clues and the latest scientific methods to…
MPD - Psycho (TV Series) (2000)
- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Naoki Hosaka
- Takashi Miike's TV series is an appropriately psychotic riff on a policier, featuring a detective with 32 personalities chasing a serial killer who…
Rebus (TV Series) (2000-2007)
- Feat. John Hannah
- John Hannah takes on the now familiar role of a Scottish Detective Inspector in the first few episodes of this whodunit crime series set on the…
Shaft (2000)
- Dir. John Singleton
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Roundtree, Toni Collette…
- Despite the excellent pedigree of those involved – Samuel L Jackson, Richard Roundtree, dir. John Singleton, Toni Collette – this revival…
Tell Me Something (2000)
- Dir. Chang Yoon-Hyung
Feat. Han Suk-gyu, Shim Eun-ha
- A fine slice of Korean “giallo”, this is detective pulp of the lacquered–black, rain–drenched variety, with perverse/macabre…