A TV or film genre that fictionalises crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. Also crime film, crime fiction.
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L. A. Confidential: (how) does Ed Exley hear what's said outside the interview room?
At the end of L.A. Confidential, Ed Exley is in a (supposedly) sound-proof interview room, giving a statement to two detectives. He is observed by a group of others, including the chief of police and ...
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Evolution/existence of television police proceduals in non-English speaking countries?
I'm interested in the evolution and/or existence of the police procedural genre on television. Wikipedia outlines the time-line and summarizes representative shows through history for a few ...
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How did Crown fold the painting into his briefcase in The Thomas Crown Affair?
In The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) a painting is stolen and folded into a briefcase. Crown doesn't even have time to remove the stretchers. The painting is later seen no worse for wear. What magic ...
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Are all main crimes in CSI solved?
After watching quite a few episodes of CSI:Crime Scene Investigation I get the feeling that all crimes are solved. Is there any episodes where they actually fail in doing this?
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A movie about a woman-thief that can't be caught
I recently watched Catch Me If You Can (2002) and my mother told me she have also watched a movie a bit like that, but she can't remember the name. So here are some points that she does remember:
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Searching for TV series consisting of Police trio team
I am looking for a police drama series starring a trio team consisting of two men and one woman. They deal with normal day to day police work and encounter thugs, drug dealers, murderers and other ...
