Best Investigation movies

Actors : Katherine Waterston, Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson,
Directors : Paul Thomas Anderson,

In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.

Actors : Zoe Saldana, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch,
Directors : J.J. Abrams,

After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction.

Actors : Patricia Clarkson, David Strathairn, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels,
Directors : George Clooney,

Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Actors : Don Cheadle, Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Nadine Velazquez,
Directors : Robert Zemeckis,

An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airliner which eventually crashed, but an investigation into the accident reveals something troubling.

Actors : Elle Fanning, AJ Michalka, Joel Courtney, Kyle Chandler,
Directors : J.J. Abrams,

During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.

Actors : Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe,
Directors : Shane Black,

In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.

Actors : Richard Jenkins, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moretz, Cara Buono,
Directors : Matt Reeves,

A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.

Actors : Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Melissa Leo, Viola Davis,
Directors : Denis Villeneuve,

When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.

Actors : Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Stellan Skarsgård, Christopher Plummer,
Directors : David Fincher,

Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker.

Actors : Daniel Craig, Eric Bana, Marie-Josée Croze, Ciarán Hinds,
Directors : Steven Spielberg,

Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day.

Actors : John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt,
Directors : Ridley Scott,

After a space merchant vessel perceives an unknown transmission as a distress call, its landing on the source moon finds one of the crew attacked by a mysterious life-form, and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.

Actors : Rhys Ifans, Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Irrfan Khan,
Directors : Marc Webb,

After Peter Parker is bitten by a genetically altered spider, he gains newfound, spider-like powers and ventures out to solve the mystery of his parent's mysterious death.

Actors : Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Lawrence A. Bonney, Kasi Lemmons,
Directors : Jonathan Demme,

A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.

Actors : Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam,

King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.

Actors : Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Jonah Hill, Nick Offerman,

After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college.

Actors : Jeremy Renner, Kelsey Asbille, Teo Briones, Julia Jones,
Directors : Taylor Sheridan,

A veteran tracker with the Fish and Wildlife Service helps to investigate the murder of a young Native American woman, and uses the case as a means of seeking redemption for an earlier act of irresponsibility which ended in tragedy.

Actors : Sam Neill, Rima Te Wiata, Julian Dennison, Rachel House,
Directors : Taika Waititi,

A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.

Actors : Bruce Dern, Christina Ricci, Lee Tergesen, Charlize Theron,
Directors : Patty Jenkins,

Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.

Actors : Ed Harris, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Casey Affleck,
Directors : Ben Affleck,

Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.

Actors : Michelle Monaghan, Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Corbin Bernsen,
Directors : Shane Black,

A murder mystery brings together a private eye, a struggling actress, and a thief masquerading as an actor.