Detective films about lesbians

List of the best detective films about lesbians, selected by visitors to our site: Mulholland Drive, Side Effects, Lizzie, Rise: Blood Hunter, Women Who Kill, Someone's Watching Me!, The Virgin Psychics, Tentacle 8, The Unwanted, Veronica.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA, France
Duration02:27

    After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesic, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

      A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:00

      Massachusetts, 1892. An unmarried woman of 32 and a social outcast, Lizzie lives a claustrophobic life under her father's cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan, a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a secret intimacy soon blossoms into a wicked plan.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genrehorror, action, thriller, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      A young reporter (Lucy Liu) wakes up and realises that she is not alive anymore. She goes on a personal vendetta for a group a cultists that are responsible for her death.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      Morgan and Jean work well together as true crime podcasters because they didn’t work well, at all, as a couple. However, when Morgan strikes up a new relationship with the mysterious Simone, their shared interest turns into suspicion, paranoia, and fear.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrethriller, detective
      CountryUSA

      A woman is being watched in her apartment by a stranger, who also calls and torments her. A cat-and-mouse game begins.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genrefantastic, comedy, detective
      CountryJapan

      A high-school student Yoshiro has never got a spotlight in his life and spends his days aimlessly. What only shines in his life is a girl Sae at his school. Even if being completely disregarded by her, he still dreams of becoming her true love in the future. One day, he finds himself having a mind-reading psychic power. As he looks around, there seem more psychics born in the city, and somehow they are all virgins! One uses his psychokinetic power to fulfill his sexual desire or turns into a flasher using teleportation ability... On the arrival of the psychics like Yoshiro, the city gets gradually infested with the erotic terrorism evoked by a mysterious group. Knowing he has never got any attention from the girl of his dreams, Yoshiro determines to use his power to save the world from this steamy chaos and show off what he has got to the love of his life!

      Markimdb: 4.2
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA

      A mysterious computer virus wipes out highly classified personnel files at the NSA, prompting a top secret investigation. RAYMOND BERRY, an NSA operative is thrown into a detention center, where he is suspected of crimes against the United States. He fights to stay alive, hoping to reunite with TABITHA, a CIA agent he has recently fallen in love with. Ray discovers that Tabitha is not who she says she is, complicating his plans to escape his former life and start over in anonymity.

      Markimdb: 3.9
      Genrehorror, melodrama, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      Carmilla comes to a rural town where her mother mysteriously disappeared years earlier. She is aided in her quest by an emotionally troubled local girl, with whom she becomes romantically involved. Their relationship ignites the wrath of the girl's father, who holds the key to the dreadful truth Carmilla is seeking. Inspired by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's famed Gothic novella.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryMexico

      A female Psychologist who has stopped practicing medicine, decides to take the case of Veronica de la Serna, a young woman whose previous therapist has mysteriously disappeared.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      Cold Moon takes place in tiny Babylon, Fla., where the granddaughter of Clark’s character is murdered by a mysterious assailant, her body sunk into the black waters of the Styx River — the river where her parents disappeared from their boat a decade earlier. Suspicion falls on a duplicitous banker and his wealthy father, played by Stewart and Lloyd.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, cartoon, crime, detective, military
      CountryUSA

      Tragedy strikes the Batman's life again when Robin Jason Todd tracks down his birth mother only to run afoul of the Joker. An adaptation of the 1988 comic book storyline of the same name.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective, history
      CountrySouth Korea
      Duration01:01

        1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl (Sookee) is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress (Hideko) who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle (Kouzuki). But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
        CountryUSA, Canada, France
        Duration01:36

        A doctor hires an escort to seduce her husband, whom she suspects of cheating, though unforeseen events put the family in danger.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Hungary
        Duration01:44

        Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more conventional, while Evelyn tries to push their taboos even further.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:48

        When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genrefantastic, comedy, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:16

        Nadia keeps dying and reliving her 36th birthday party. She's trapped in a surreal time loop -- and staring down the barrel of her own mortality.

        Markimdb: 5.1
        Genrehorror, thriller, detective
        CountryUSA, Norway, Canada
        Duration01:28

        High school loner Bird Fitcher has no idea what dark secrets are tied to the mysterious Polaroid vintage camera she stumbles upon, but it doesn't take long to discover that those who have their picture taken meet a tragic end. Bird and her friends must survive one more night as they race to solve the mystery of the haunted Polaroid before it kills them all.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, drama, western, detective
        CountryCanada, USA
        Duration01:01

        Based on the IDW Comic, Wynonna Earp follows Wyatt Earp's great granddaughter as she battles demons and other creatures. With her unique abilities, and a posse of dysfunctional allies, she's the only thing that can bring the paranormal to justice.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genrehorror, action, thriller, comedy, detective
        CountryUSA

        It's four years later, and a new group of students has been placed in Saturday detention at the infamous and prestigious Crestview Academy. When Siouxsie, sophomore 'undercrust,' crashes the party to avenge her sister's death, a Saturday detention reserved for the privileged seniors of Crestview Academy turns into a date in hell. It's not long before a naïve pussycat lover, gay drug dealer, smokin' hot preacher's daughter, squeaky-clean senator's son, and the uninvited younger outsider find themselves locked-up in school with no way out, wondering who (or what) has set them up. Hilarity and suspense ensue while each 'bad kid' pits one against the other, and one by one each falls victim to absurdly gruesome 'accidents' while trying to escape.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrehorror, detective
        CountryUSA, Canada

        In 1666, a colonial town is gripped by a hysterical witch-hunt that has deadly consequences for centuries to come, and it's up to teenagers in 1994 to finally put an end to their town's curse, before it's too late.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genredrama, crime, detective
        CountryFrance
        Duration01:57

        A police chief in northern France tries to solve a case where an old woman was brutally murdered.

        Markimdb: 5
        Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, detective
        CountryUSA

        Two roommates’ lives are upended after finding out that their new Manhattan apartment harbors a dark secret.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrethriller, melodrama, crime, detective
        CountryFrance, Mexico, Luxembourg
        Duration02:12

        In the summer of 1979, gay porn producer Anne sets out to film her most ambitious film yet, but her actors are picked off, one by one, by a mysterious killer.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genremelodrama, drama, crime, detective, film noir
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:35

        After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrethriller, detective
        CountryFrance, USA
        Duration02:14

        A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgangers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA

        Shy and reserved, Claire Decker, 30ish, is a part-time investigator for Social Services. Typically, she solves cases where senior citizens have died alone, leaving no indication of who must handle their estate. This time however, Claire is reluctantly drawn into a puzzling murder case. The local police have been unable to solve the horrific crime, or even decipher the victim's true identity. A beautiful and enigmatic young blond, known only as "The White Orchid," has been brutally murdered. As Claire is drawn deeper and more intimately into the dead woman's life, she finds herself taking dangerous chances and pushing personal and professional boundaries. As she gets closer to the truth, Claire must effectively become the charismatic "White Orchid" in order to solve the mysterious crime.

        Markimdb: 4.5
        Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, detective
        CountryUSA

        A reality TV director copes with a spoiled celebutante and a show gone haywire when a masked killer starts bumping off the crew in this slasher-movie satire.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective, biography, history
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration02:06

        The complicated life and controversial suicide of George Reeves is investigated by a fictional private detective who finds that there are reasons to suspect that Reeves may not have killed himself after all. The detective also finds that there is a little of George Reeves in himself, and maybe, each of us.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genrehorror, thriller, detective
        CountryCanada

        A same-sex couple move to a small town so they can enjoy a better quality of life and raise their 16 year-old daughter with the best social values. But nothing is as it seems in their picturesque neighbourhood. And when Malik sees the folks next door throwing a very strange party, something very shocking has got to give.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountrySweden, Denmark, Germany, Norway
        Duration02:27

        After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to face trial for attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must prove her innocence. In doing this she plays against powerful enemies and her own past.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
        CountryNorway, France, Denmark, Sweden
        Duration02:16

        A college student starts to experience extreme seizures while studying at a university in Oslo, Norway. She soon learns that the violent episodes are a symptom of inexplicable, and often dangerous, supernatural abilities.

        Markimdb: 4.4
        Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration02:24

        A failed attempt to murder a Senator is connected to a group meeting secretly to discuss their darkest urges—to take lives.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada
        Duration02:29

        In Cold War Moscow, a female spy steals secrets from an idealistic politician – and falls in love with him. Moscow, 1959: Katya (Rebecca Ferguson, Mission Impossible- Rogue Nation, The Girl on the Train, The White Queen), is young, beautiful – and a spy for the Americans. When she and Mischa (Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Emerald City), begin spying on Alexander ( Sam Reid, Anonymous), an idealistic Communist politician, the last thing she expects is to fall in love with him. Her choice between love and duty leads to a nail-biting conclusion that Alexander (Charles Dance, The Imitation Game) can only unravel decades later in 1990s New York. His journey back to the snowbound streets of Moscow uncovers a love triangle and betrayals from those he trusted most.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, detective
        CountryCanada, France
        Duration01:52

        Suspecting that the cecassion of the tides may indicate an impending earthquake, Seismologist Alice arrives in her hometown of Baie-Comeau, Quebec to commence her investigation. Soon confronted by numerous figures from her past, the unusual weather and inexplicable behavior of the citizens lead Alice to believe that something beyond her comprehension is occurring to her old hometown...

        Markimdb: 5
        Genrethriller, crime, detective
        CountryAustralia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan

        The Monkey's Mask is a 2000 thriller film directed by Samantha Lang. It stars Susie Porter and Kelly McGillis. Porter plays a lesbian private detective who falls in love with a suspect (McGillis) in the disappearance of a young woman. The film is based on the verse novel of the same name by Australian poet Dorothy Porter.

        Markimdb: 5
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:11

        After his father is killed in a car crash, Jack travels home to Colorado to help nurse his mother (who was injured in the crash) back to health. There, he uncovers long buried secrets and lies within his family, his friends, and his very identity.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genrethriller, drama, detective, music
        CountrySpain, USA
        Duration01:30

        Moments before his comeback performance, a concert pianist who suffers from stage fright discovers a note written on his music sheet.

        Markimdb: 4.2
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryBermuda, USA

        A C-list celebrity gets kidnapped and held hostage after a night-club appearance. When the police interrogate the man she accuses, they question whether she's after justice or a front-page story.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genredrama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration04:11

        This thriller follows the return of a politician’s young son who was presumed dead after disappearing over a decade earlier. As the mysterious young man is welcomed back into his family, suspicions emerge — is he really who he says he is?

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA

        Crystal and her boyfriend Leo embark on a tense and mysterious road trip through the desolate yet hauntingly beautiful landscape of central Florida.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:31

        A heinous crime tests the complex relationship between a tenacious personal assistant and her Hollywood starlet boss. As the assistant travels across Los Angeles to unravel the mystery, she must stay one step ahead of a determined policeman and confront her own understanding of friendship, truth and celebrity.

        Markimdb: 3.3
        Genrehorror, thriller, detective
        CountryUSA

        When the new sheriff of Salem, Massachusetts discovers that he is the victim of a centuries-old curse, he must protect his family from the vengeful ghosts that torment his home.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrethriller, crime, detective
        CountryUSA

        Directed and created by Shane Ryan, the movie was shot shortly after the events which inspired it (15 year old Alyssa Bustamante was convicted of killing her 9 year old neighbor, Elizabeth Olten). Compared to the likes of David Lynch, Larry Clark, Harmony Korine and John Cassavetes, the film dares the audience to watch it, confronting issues with kids and teenagers often sugar-coated by Hollywood. The movie tackles hard-hitting subjects like self mutilation by teen girls, bullying, rape, bulimia (showcasing the actual damage it does to a girl's body) and, of course, the murder.

        Markimdb: 5
        Genrehorror, fantasy, detective
        CountryUSA

        At the risk of her group's safety, a young woman travels into a National Forest where her sister has become trapped in a multi-dimensional world of monsters.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration00:45

        A horror anthology series inspired by “Creepypasta” online tales.

        Markimdb: 8
        Genrethriller, detective, music
        CountryUSA

        Roger, a Rasputin-like drifter, is in search of the ultimate indie-rock band, The Transcendents. What he finds is less than transcendent: a band who has all but abandoned society, a host of unpleasant memories, and more questions than answers in search of his own existential fulfillment. Set in the Wonderland of America's Do-it-Yourself music scene, The Transcendents is a dark comedic fairytale that straddles the line between the absurd and the all too real.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genredrama, adventure, detective
        CountryUSA

        A teenage girl moves with her father for the summer to Stillwater, Minnesota. She meets two misfit kids and together they work to unearth a secret the town hides.

        Markimdb: 4
        Genrehorror, thriller, detective
        CountryUSA

        Brendan and Darryl have both moved on with their lives following the events at the cabin in the woods; not unscathed however. Coming up on the anniversary, Brendan is still having nightmares that he feels will come true at any moment. His worse fears come to life when his wife and niece don't return home one night

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:34

        Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.




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