The Falcon in San Francisco

Having forsaken the detective business for the safer confines of personal insurance, Gay Laurence is compelled to return to his sleuthing ways. Along with sidekick Jonathan "Goldie" Locke, he agrees to look into a series of home party robberies that have victimized socialite Maxine Wood. The duo gets more than they bargained for when a murder is committed at Wood's home, but Lawrence still finds time to romance the damsel.

The Gay Falcon

1941

6.3

A Date with the Falcon

6.5

In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making synthetic diamonds. He deliberately allows himself to be kidnapped by the gang for which Rita works. His aide, "Goldy" Locke, trails the kidnappers and brings the police. But the head of the gang escapes, and the Falcon continues the pursuit.

A Date with the Falcon

1942

6.5

The Falcon Takes Over

6.2

While an escaped convict, Moose Malloy, goes in search of his ex-girlfriend Velma, police inspector Michael O'Hara attempts to track him assuming him to be a prime suspect for a number of mishaps.

The Falcon Takes Over

1942

6.2

The Falcon's Brother

6.3

A gentlemanly detective known as The Falcon calls on his brother to help him stop the Nazis from assassinating a key diplomat.

The Falcon's Brother

1942

6.3

The Falcon Strikes Back

5.5

1943

The Falcon is framed for the murder of a banker and the theft of war bonds. He makes his escape into the mountains where he hides out in a rustic lodge. From here he uncovers a phony war bond operation.

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943

5.5

The Falcon in Danger

5.6

1943

Two industrialists disappear from an airplane while the plane is in the air. Also missing is $100,000. The Falcon investigates and discovers a plot against the government.

The Falcon in Danger

1943

5.6

The Falcon and the Co-Eds

6.6

1943

The Falcon is called to a young woman's school to investigate a murder. When he arrives, another victim is discovered.

The Falcon and the Co-Eds

1943

6.6

The Falcon Out West

5.2

1944

When a Texas playboy is murdered in a New York City nightclub the Falcon investigates. When he learns that the victim was slipped rattlesnake venom, the trail leads to Texas, his own kidnapping and near death.

The Falcon Out West

1944

5.2

The Falcon in Mexico

5.3

1944

The Falcon travels to Mexico where he gets involved with murder and a mysterious painting.

The Falcon in Mexico

1944

5.3

The Falcon in Hollywood

6.0

1944

Suave amateur detective Tom Lawrence--aka Michael Arlen's literary hero The Falcon--arrives in Hollywood for some rest and relaxation, only to find himself involved in the murder of a movie actor. There's no shortage of suspects: the costume designer to whom he was married, a tyrannical director, a beautiful young French starlet, a Shakespeare-quoting producer, even a New York gangster. Helping The Falcon solve the crime is a cute, wise-cracking cab driver and a pair of bumbling cops.

The Falcon in Hollywood

1944

6.0

The Falcon's Alibi

4.8

1946

A society sleuth sets out on the trail of a society matron's lost jewels.

The Falcon's Alibi

1946

4.8

The Falcon's Adventure

6.1

1946

A society sleuth rescues a kidnapped woman, then is framed for murder.

The Falcon's Adventure

1946

6.1

Devil's Cargo

5.5

1948

John Calvert takes over as the Falcon in this Poverty-Row continuation of the film series.

Devil's Cargo

1948

5.5

Appointment with Murder

4.8

1948

The second Falcon film to feature actor/magician John Calvert sees the Falcon dealing with art thieves.

Appointment with Murder

1948

4.8

Search for Danger

1949

The murders of a suspected thief and a rival private eye draw the attention of The Falcon.

Search for Danger

1949

Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve the mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

2019

6.4

Born to Kill

6.7

1947

A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with a hotheaded murderer.

Born to Kill

1947

6.7

The Glass Key

6.6

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

The Glass Key

1942

6.6

LEGO Scooby-Doo! Knight Time Terror

8.0

2015

Mystery Inc. is summoned to investigate occurrences in a haunted villa, where a black knight terrorizes anybody who tries to get close to treasure hidden by the former owner of the building.

LEGO Scooby-Doo! Knight Time Terror

2015

8.0

The Blue Gardenia

6.5

1953

Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.

The Blue Gardenia

1953

6.5

The Face Behind the Mask

6.5

A kindly, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life of crime after his face is badly disfigured in a hotel fire.

The Face Behind the Mask

1941

6.5

Shadow of the Thin Man

7.0

High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941

7.0

He Ran All the Way

7.2

1951

A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.

He Ran All the Way

1951

7.2

Song of the Thin Man

6.7

1947

Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.

Song of the Thin Man

1947

6.7

Each Dawn I Die

6.8

1939

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.

Each Dawn I Die

1939

6.8

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8.1

1958

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1958

8.1

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7.1

1968

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Bullitt

1968

7.1

The Maltese Falcon

7.7

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The Maltese Falcon

1941

7.7

Dirty Harry

7.4

1971

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Dirty Harry

1971

7.4

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7.5

1974

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The Conversation

1974

7.5

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6.4

1991

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Dead Again

1991

6.4

Another 48 Hrs.

6.0

1990

For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the Ice Man. Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is scheduled to be released from prison on the next day.

Another 48 Hrs.

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6.0

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5.4

2005

An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, while detectives aim to stop him before he claims more victims. Based on a true story.

The Zodiac

2005

5.4

Magnum Force

7.1

1973

"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.

Magnum Force

1973

7.1

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6.7

1976