TOP 10 best investigative films

Today's life is a solid detective story. Somewhere they killed a man, somewhere a theft of jewelry, and somewhere in general they stole a man. But the only thing that leads to frank disappointment is that in our time there are few responsible and professional detectives who could easily investigate a crime. The only salvation is the progression of the development of technology, which serves as an excellent assistant in the disclosure of criminal cases. Investigations of thefts and murders are often used as a basis for writing books and filming movies. There are many films where mysterious disappearances of people take place. The main character usually acts as a professional detective, who easily investigates criminal designs. There are many such films, but for your attention an ideal selection of films about the investigation is provided.

"The Life of David Gale" - an exciting foreign thriller

• Year: 2003
• Country: United States
• Starring: Laura Linney, Kevin Spacey, Cleo King, Kate Winslet, Ron Mitra

The plot of the film takes place around Professor David Gale, who received the sentence - the death penalty. The whole life of this man turned upside down. At first, he lost his beloved job due to a young student who was suspended from school due to poor performance. In revenge for the expulsion, the girl took revenge on the professor, accusing him of rape. Desperate, he begins to drink, but communication with a colleague Constance brought him back to life. The common theme of their communication and activity is the opposition to the death penalty. Terrible circumstances happen. They kill Constance, and David Gale is again blamed for her death. The high-profile case interested a journalist named Betsy Bloom. The girl visits the prison in order to interview David. Hearing the story of the defendant, Betsy begin to torment doubts about his guilt. To find out the truth, she begins her own investigation.

"Premonition" - a foreign mystical detective

• Year: 2007
• Country: United States
• Starring: Julian Mack Mahon, Nia Long, Sandra Bullock, Courtney Taylor Burness, Cheyenne Mack Clur

The plot of the film is very interesting, but confusing. The main characters are a married couple, Jim and Linda. Something terrible happens to the main character, she sees dreams that become real. The most terrifying dream is the death of her husband. The dream is so realistic that she does not immediately realize that it was not in reality. Soon, Linda realizes that her dreams are harbingers of tragedy and that they come true. The feeling of proximity of trouble does not leave her alone. The heroine is trying in every possible and impossible way to prevent the terrible tragedy that should happen to her husband. But the most difficult thing is to choose the words to convince her husband. "How to fix the fate of fate and how to prove to everyone that she is not crazy"? - these are the main issues tormenting Linda.

"Insight" - an interesting movie with an unexpected ending

• Year: 2010
• Country: Spain
• Starring: Joan Dalmau, Dani Codina, Belen Rueda, Julia Gutierrez Caba, Lewis Omar, Andrea Hermosa, Pablo Derki, Daniel Grao, Francesc Aurella, Boris Ruiz and others

The plot of the film reveals the life of two twin sisters, Sarah and Julia. Julia, being a famous astronomer, is rapidly losing her sight. The decision to visit her sister Sarah ends tragically; she finds her hanged in the old basement. Police put forward the version that this is suicide. It turns out that Sarah also lost her sight and could not continue to live with it. But Julia has a completely different opinion.She believes that her sister was brutally strangled. This followed the decision - to conduct their own investigation. The main task is to do this as quickly as possible, until she is completely blind.

“Fatal number 23” is a movie in which the hero’s life is described in advance in a mysterious book

• Year: 2007
• Country: United States, Germany
• Starring: Danny Houston, David Stifel, Jim Carrey, Mark Pellegrino, Virginia Madsen, and Mitra, Logan Lerman, Lynn Collins, Michelle Arthur, Paul Butcher and others

The movie's character is Walter Spurrow, an animal service worker. He has a family, his beloved son, Robin, and his wife, Agatha. Walter’s birthday came; as a gift, his wife presented him with a book called Number 23, which completely changed the life of a modest and quiet family. She was able to discover secrets about the fate of the protagonist. The book reflects the life of Spurrow in the person of the hero of the book. Trying to solve the riddle of the number 23, he runs into the grave of Laura Tollins. Who is this mysterious girl?

Zodiac is the best foreign detective

• Year: 2007
• Country: United States
• Cast: Donal Log, Jake Gyllenhaal, Elias Coteas, Mark Ruffalo, John Carroll Lynch, Robert Downey, Anthony Edwards, Chloe Sevigny, Brian Cox, Dermot Mulroney and others

The motion picture depicts 1969. The name "Zodiac" refers to the nickname of a serial killer who makes an attack, as a result of which people die. After a certain period of time, he sends out several letters with encrypted content to the major newspaper publishers of the city. One of the letters goes to the editors of the San Francisco Chronicle. Robert Graysmith and Paul Avery are employees of this newspaper, who were very interested in the letter. Graysman managed to decipher the message. The serial killer is killing people more and more. The detectives who are investigating, manage to reach the suspect - Arthur Lee Allen. But due to lack of evidence, all suspicions are removed from him. Will the killer escape punishment?

"Seven" - a detective movie about a serial killer

• Year: 1995
• Country: United States
• Starring: Daniel Sacapa, Reg E. Katie, Morgan Freeman, R. Lee Ermey, Bob Mack, Brad Pitt, Andrew Kevin Walker, Gwyneth Paltrow, John Cassini, Peter Crombie and others

William Somerset is a well-deserved detective, who will soon retire. A few days before his departure, a very cruel killer begins to hunt in the city. On his account the death of two people. Somerset and his young and very inexperienced teammate named Mills are charged with investigating the matter. A detective with extensive experience is confident that this is a series of murders. He believes that the criminal clearly chooses his victims, having planned everything in advance. After some time, the version of William was confirmed. The killer kills people who fall under the “7 deadly sins,” which are described in the Bible.

"Substitution" - the best historical detective story

• Year: 2008
• Country: United States
• Starring: Denise O’Hair, Angelina Jolie, Gattlin Griffith, Jason Butler Harner, John Malkovich, Peter Gereti, Jeffrey Donovan, Michael Kelly, Colm Fior, Amy Ryan and others

The plot of the film takes place in 20 years in Los Angeles. The film is based on real events. The main character unexpectedly disappears her son, and she turns to the police department for help. After a while, the woman gets her child back, but she claims that this is not her son. However, the police do not believe her words. Kristin - this is the name of the main character, she turns to local journalists for help. In order not to cause violent indignation of the local authorities, the woman is sent to the clinical department for the mentally ill. But even this could not stop Christine. She begins her own investigation.

"Sherlock Holmes"

• Year: 2009
• Country: United States
• Starring: Rachel McAdams, Eddie Marsan, Robert Downey, Jude Law, Mark Strong,

Guy Ritchie's motion picture almost completely depicted the image of Sherlock, as in a literary work. The character is so curious, adventurous and jolly.The only difference is the absence of a felt cap, as well as phrases about Watson. Sherlock’s “new” film has a sense of humor and attention-grabbing muscles.

“Kissing Girls” is a detective film, where intrigue comes first

• Year: 1997
• Country: United States
• Starring: Alex MacArthur, Carey Elvis, Tony Goldwin, Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman,

Eight beautiful and young girls become victims of a serial maniac, nicknamed "Casanova." He locked them in his lair and forcibly forces them to follow perverse directions. Whoever goes against the Casanova runs the risk of dying a painful death. Alex Cross is a detective who was able to get on the trail of a serial maniac. His niece was also in the clutches of a brutal criminal. The only victim who managed to escape from the captivity of the maniac was Kate McTyernan. So she will be able to help in the investigation of this case.

“Da Vinci Code” - a professional detective film

• Year: 2006
• Country: United States
• Starring: Ron Howard, Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen

Robert Langdon - a professor of symbolism, becomes a participant in the investigation of a strange murder. Together with Sophie Neveu, whose granddaughter was killed, they find clues with which they can solve the murder. But the heroes still do not even suspect that it was not only them who entered this trail ....

Films where there is intrigue, frustration and fear will interest many people. Such films mainly deal with any killings and their investigations. The main characters of these adaptations are mainly detectives or people who find themselves in strange life troubles.