Tag Archives: private investigator

Murder Mystery 2 (2023)

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jeremy Garelick Writer: James Vanderbilt (Based on characters created by James Vanderbilt)

Posted in Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery | Tagged a.j. dix, action, adam sandler, adeel akhtar, allen covert, annie mumolo, bojan bazelli, brian robinson, charlize theron, comedy, crime, dany boon, detective, eiffel tower, enrique arce, france, helicopter, james d. stern, james vanderbilt, jennifer aniston, jeremy garelick, jillian bell, jodie turner-smith, john kani, kuhoo verma, mark strong, melanie laurent, murder, murder mystery, murder mystery 2, murderer, mystery, paris, private investigator, rupert gregson-williams, sequel, theft, tom costain, tony goldwyn, tripp vinson, wedding, zurin villanueva | Leave a comment

The Valet (2022)

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Richard Wong Writers: Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg (Based on the film “The Valet” by Francis Veber)

Posted in Comedy, Romance | Tagged 2022, actor, affair, amaury nolasco, ben odell, betsy brandt, beverly hills, Bob Fisher, carmen salinas, celebrity, comedy, eugenio derbez, francis veber, gentrification, heitor pereira, hollywood, mateo londono, max greenfield, money, movie star, paparazzi, parking, private investigator, real estate, relationship, remake, richard wong, rob greenberg, romance, romantic comedy, samara weaving, sandra montiel, the valet, valet | Leave a comment

The Resurrected (1991)

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Dan O’Bannon Writer: Brent V. Friedman (Based on the story “The Case of Charles Dexter Ward” by H.P. Lovecraft)

Posted in Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged adaptation, body horror, brent v. friedman, cabin, chris sarandon, dan o'bannon, deep roy, detective, experiment, h.p. lovecraft, horror, irv goodnoff, jane sibbett, john terry, kenneth raich, laboratory, mark borde, monster, mystery, occult, private detective, private investigator, resurrected, resurrection, richard band, robert romanus, russell livingstone, shatterbrain, the case of charles dexter ward, the resurrected, thriller | Leave a comment

Shaft in Africa (1973)

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Guillermin Writer: Stirling Silliphant (Based on characters created by Ernest Tidyman)

Posted in Action, Crime, Thriller | Tagged 1973, action, adaptation, africa, african, blaxploitation, chain gang, crime, ernest tidyman, human trafficking, john guillermin, john shaft, johnny pate, marcel grignon, max benedict, paris, private investigator, richard roundtree, roger h. lewis, roger lewis, sequel, shaft, shaft in africa, slave, slavery, stirling silliphant, thriller, voncetta mcgee | Leave a comment

Chinatown (1974)

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Roman Polanski Writer: Robert Towne Excellent. One of my all time favorites.

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 1930s, 1974, burt young, california, chinatown, cop, crime, detective, diane ladd, drama, faye dunaway, incest, jack nicholson, jerry goldsmith, john a. alonzo, john hillerman, john huston, land, los angeles, mystery, neo noir, noir, perry lopez, police, private investigator, rape, real estate, robert evans, robert towne, roman polanski, roy jenson, sam o'steen, stanley cortez, thriller, water | Leave a comment

Night Moves (1975)

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Arthur Penn Writer: Alan Sharp Excellent!

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery | Tagged 1975, alan sharp, arthur penn, bruce surtees, california, crime, dede allen, drama, edward binns, florida, gene hackman, james woods, los angeles, melanie griffith, michael small, missing, murder, mystery, neo noir, night moves, noir, pierre william glenn, private investigator, runaway, smuggler, smuggling, stephen a. rotter, susan clark | Leave a comment

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Robert Zemeckis Writers: Jeffrey Price & Peter S. Seaman (Based on the novel “Who Censored Roger Rabbit?” by Gary K. Wolf) Great movie!

Posted in Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery | Tagged 1940s, acme, adventure, alan silvestri, alan tilvern, animated, animation, arthur schmidt, baby, bob hoskins, bullets, cartoon, charles leischer, christopher lloyd, comedy, crime, dean cundey, detective, disney, executive, family, fantasy, frank marshall, gary k. wolf, investigation, jeffrey price, joanna cassidy, joel silver, kathleen kennedy, kathleen turner, looney tunes, mel blanc, movie studio, murder, mystery, pattycake, peter s. seaman, private investigator, rabbit, robert zemeckis, roger rabbit, steven spielberg, taxi, toon, warner brothers, who censored roger rabbit?, who framed roger rabbit, who framed roger rabbit? | Leave a comment

Low Blow (1986)

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Frank Harris Writer: Leo Fong (Story by Leo Fong)

Posted in Action, Crime, Martial Arts | Tagged 1986, action, akosua busia, billy blanks, california, cameron mitchell, crime, cult, diane stevenett, farm, fight, frank harris, investigation, kidnapped, leo fong, low blow, martial artist, martial arts, private investigator, religion, san francisco, stack pierce, troy donahue | Leave a comment

Lord of Illusions (1995)

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Clive Barker Writer: Clive Barker (Based on the short story “The Last Illusion” by Clive Barker) Another messy Barker movie that I also kind of enjoy for its weirdness and ambitions.

Posted in Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 1995, adaptation, barry shabaka henley, california, clive barker, cult, daniel von bargen, demon, desert, detective, fake janssen, fantasy, horror, illusionist, joanne sellar, kevin j. o'connor, lord of illusions, los angeles, magic, magician, mystery, occult, performer, possession, private investigator, resurrection, scott bakula, the last illusion, thriller | Leave a comment

Inherent Vice (2014)

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson (Based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon)

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Uncategorized | Tagged 1970s, 2014, adaptation, anders holm, belladonna, benicio del toro, billionaire, california, comedy, cop, crime, detective, drama, drugs, eric roberts, girlfriend, hollywood, hong chau, inherent vice, investigation, jena malone, jillian bell, joanna newsom, joaquin phoenix, jonny greenwood, josh brolin, katherine waterston, keith jardine, kidnapped, kidnapping, los angeles, martin donovan, martin short, maya rudolph, michael k. williams, mystery, owen wilson, paul thomas anderson, police, private detective, private investigator, reese witherspoon, robert elswit, romance, scott rudin, serena scott thomas, thomas pynchon, timothy simons | Leave a comment

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