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A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of American President John F. Kennedy. The ep

Convinced that his fiancee is cheating on him, a man follows her to a hotel and calls his best friend to help him avoid a calamity. Topic: Film "Across the Hall

John Sugar is a dashing private eye navigating the dark corners of sunny LA. Though he sees only the good in humanity, Sugar is haunted by a secret too dangerou

In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under th

An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation he works for turn against him. The Spanish Prisoner is a 19

Beneath the decadence of 1929 Berlin, lies an underworld city of sin. Police investigator Gereon Rath has been transferred from Cologne to the epicenter of poli

In Metropia, a gigantic city in an alternate future as seen from 1939, private eye Raymond Gunn and his alien companion Eyera are making a living on the edge of

Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything befo

A mute man with a violent past is forced to take on the teeming underworld of a near-future Berlin as he searches for his missing girlfriend. Mute is a 2018 tec

Following his missing fiancée Lee across the country to a bustling, neon-lit city, Buck's only plan is to search every cocktail bar, lounge and club to find her

25-year-old Dwayne McLaren, a former athlete turned auto mechanic, dreams of getting out of tiny Cut Bank, Montana the coldest town in America. But his effort t

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who

It's 1947, and hard-boiled private investigator Charlie Nickels' client is murdered and her priceless diamond stolen. The investigation forces him to do the one

Detective Sam Spade is pulled out of his tranquil retirement in France to investigate a series of brutal murders. Topic: Television series "Monsieur Spade" (202

A burlesque dancer with dreams of becoming a comic book artist investigates the disappearance of a close friend. Topic: Film "Door Mouse" (2023). Task: Write a

A cop in Singapore investigates the disappearance of a Chinese migrant construction worker who spent sleepless nights playing a mysterious video game. Task: Wri

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that h

While hiding a kidnapped target, a contract killer’s cover unravels when he falls for the detective hunting the truth. The television series "The Lie We Lived I

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts ar

Six months after deciding to pull herself together and get sober, Bridget witnesses a murder. Realizing her life is in danger and not trusting the FBI to protec

Mike Kendall, a disgraced ex-cop, is fighting a losing battle with the bottle. When he finds a woman left for dead at the side of a road, Kendall turns private

Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that inc

Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of th

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of