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Movies Like The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's Tail

If you liked The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's Tail (2005), a mystery and crime movie directed by John L'Ecuyer, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Murder in Three Acts

    Murder in Three Acts (1986)

    ★ 6/10Also crime and drama

    In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.

  2. 2The Organization

    The Organization (1971)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and mystery

    After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for…

  3. 3Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

    Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1992)

    ★ 6.9/10Also mystery and drama

    At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.

  4. 4Limbo

    Limbo (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime and drama

    Travis, a jaded detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20 years ago. As truths about the murder begin to unfold, the…

  5. 5Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly

    Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly (2020)

    ★ 7.3/10Also mystery and crime

    Aurora's high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool. Aurora and her Real Murders Club help investigate which classmate was most likely to kill.

  6. 6The Blue Gardenia

    The Blue Gardenia (1953)

    ★ 6.5/10Also crime and mystery

    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…

  7. 7Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

    Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2016)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery and crime

    While Aurora "Roe" Teagarden searches for her piece of the American dream, she decides to test the waters of the family business - real estate sales. Only thing is there's a dead body in the first house she shows. When…

  8. 8The Caveman's Valentine

    The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and mystery

    Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim…

  9. 9The Mask of Dimitrios

    The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)

    ★ 7.1/10Also crime and drama

    A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career of Dimitrios around Europe, in order…

  10. 10Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery

    Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)

    ★ 7.4/10Also mystery and drama

    Former detective Jeff Jackson teams up with Dr. Zee Madieras to track down their friend's missing emerald brooch, a thief, and also... a murderer.

  11. 11Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con

    Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10Also mystery and crime

    When Aida Teagarden's real estate client is found murdered, her sleuthing daughter Aurora sets out with her fiancé Nick and the Real Murders Club to solve the murder.

  12. 12Mr. Turner

    Mr. Turner (2014)

    ★ 6.6/10Also history and drama

    Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.

  13. 13The Limits of Control

    The Limits of Control (2009)

    ★ 6/10Also crime and mystery

    A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him…

  14. 14Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For

    Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For (2019)

    ★ 7.2/10Also mystery and crime

    A matriarch is poisoned during a family wedding reception and Aurora Teagarden vows to get to the bottom of the crime, especially when her mother, a friend of the dead woman, stands to inherit the bulk of the massive…

  15. 15Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder

    Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (2019)

    ★ 7.5/10Also mystery and crime

    When an old friend of New York Sentinel Crosswords editor Tess Harper is found murdered on the very day her puzzle includes his proposal of marriage, Tess unofficially teams up with Detective Logan O’Connor to find the…

  16. 16The Seven-Ups

    The Seven-Ups (1973)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime and mystery

    A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.

  17. 17The Detective

    The Detective (1968)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and mystery

    New York City Police detective Joe Leland investigates the grisly murder of Teddy Leikman, the gay son of a politically influential department store owner. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption…

  18. 18Marlowe

    Marlowe (1969)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and mystery

    Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are…

  19. 19Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

    Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)

    ★ 7.8/10Also crime and drama

    Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.

  20. 20Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play

    Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play (2019)

    ★ 7.5/10Also mystery and crime

    At a gathering of mystery and true crime fans, Aurora Teagarden’s nephew, Phillip, is accused of murder when an unplanned onstage blackout during the play in which he is performing ends, revealing Phillip holding the…

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