put on that deerstalker and start
sniffing for clues thus Chris Eames Andy
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
fictional detectives in film where is
lips man for this list we’ve chosen
those movie detectives that work as
sleuths private or otherwise what about
these bruises up here I haven’t figured
that out number ten detective lieutenant
William Somerset seven thousand homes
from the outside of this David Fincher
flick viewers get the feeling this
hard-boiled detective has seen it all in
his line of work especially in
comparison to his new partner detective
Somerset
I’m detective Mills but Somerset learns
that even days away from retirement an
old dog can learn new tricks and witness
fresh levels of he’ll cut off her nose
to spite her face
I did it very recently while keeping a
detached philosophical outlook this
gritty cop contends with his rookie
partners brash temperament I’m sorry
they piss me off to get a stark glimpse
inside the mind of a psychopath what you
guys saw you was a part what was in the
box
I envy your normal life to gun down
David it seems that Envy is mice know
what’s in a bar excuse me I’d like to
ask you a few questions number nine Ace
Ventura the Ace Ventura franchise not
your typical flat-footed sleuth Ace is a
finder of lost pets which lands him in
many zany situations I never bring my
work home with me sir oh yeah what salt
is pet food for fighter his unique sense
of style bird-like quaff and wreck tried
mean the local cops don’t pay him much
attention it’s real water but just
because he’s not the most serious
detective doesn’t mean he won’t do
anything to solve a case and bring a
lovable animal like snowflake the
dolphin home plus his excellent skills
of deduction help him solve even the
toughest mysteries hiker missing since
Friday
Lois line
Oh
number eight
inspector jacques rougeau the Pink
Panther franchise you know mr. Thakur
it’s my bedroom and my hand sorry for
the most part jacques clouseau of the
French sir Tay is a bumbling Fiasco of a
detective he’s often accused of being
flat-out unintelligent and he’s
constantly causing physical harm to
himself and others I’ve really got him
this time Oh
but somehow he always manages to solve
the crime whether intentionally or
otherwise classy and sophisticated with
a huge ego over exaggerated accent and
enviable moustache clues oh maybe
kletzing
but he gets the job done well I’m glad
that you’re enjoying yourselves because
you’re going to be here for the next
twenty sergeant ed Exley son of the
legendary Preston Exley must be a hard
act to follow
number seven detective lieutenant Edmund
Exley LA Confidential in the neo-noir
world of LA Confidential it takes a man
of morals and determination to fight
crime this department your new LAPD will
not tolerate officers who think they’re
above the law and EDX Li is just the cop
for the job with a strict dedication to
the rules and his sharp mind
go chasin Jack shut up really anxious
Archie Carla don’t kill him the unsolved
murder of his father drives
Exley’s never-ending war on crime and
pushes him quickly up the ladder of law
enforcement though it doesn’t make him
many friends
a hooker cut to look like Lana Turner
still hooker hey she just looks like
Lana Turner
she is Lana Turner cold and calculating
detective Exley is a perfect example of
a film noir flatfoot listen pal I make
an honest living people only come to me
when they’re in a desperate situation I
help them out I don’t kick families out
of their houses like new bombs down at
the bank J number six
JJ Jake Guinness Chinatown you’re right
you’re right you’re right you’re right
another neo-noir detective Jake Geddes
is a cynical private I hired and
subsequently double-crossed by a series
of shady characters as he strives to
solve the mystery of whodunit
we learned that Geddes is not one to be
frightened off a case by something as
inconsequential as a threat of harm you
know what happens to nosy fellas they
lose their noses but unlike many of the
other detectives on our list Jake is not
infallible and is as wrong at least as
often as he’s right
number five Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy this is a private party mr.
invitational here’s my invitation search
for it ripped from the pages of the
1930s comic strip this guy is probably
one of the first images that pops to
mind when you hear the word detective
despite his garish outfit but the bright
yellow trench and hat paired with his
hard-hitting attitude are the perfect
accessories for him to take down a crime
lord like Alphonse big boy Caprice I
mean is the future it’s me smart
unrelenting and principled Tracy always
puts his work before his personal life
you’re one in a million always is this
the great was your father a short-day
mother full yet
number four F cubed wahoo agatha
christie’s poirot franchise shikaka
visitor listen there is something that
he’s uncomfortable yes and a murder huh
they awfully convenient if you wanted to
consider murder easily one of the most
recognizable names in detective fiction
this Agatha Christie creation could
match wits with Sherlock Holmes let us
suppose you are out on deck at the time
of the shooting and saw what took place
and thus knew where the gun was lying
through his many film and television
incarnations
PAHO is typically concerned with comfort
or good food mischief larold but he’ll
commit his little gray cells to crime
solving when called upon
Eddie Pete had a pulse if murder has him
safe very passively and perhaps
deservedly nerd almost always
immediately aware of the true criminal
the fun of Poirot mysteries is his
meticulous collection of evidence to
prove his theories whether on the Nile
or on the Orient Express huh good mother
no you have accidentally said something
very yeah just give us a walk
number three Harry Callahan the Dirty
Harry franchise well a naked man is
chasing a woman through an alley with a
butcher knife hard-on I figure isn’t out
collecting for the Red Cross though most
of the detectives on our list use their
intellectual tools and deductive
reasoning to solve crimes this San
Francisco copper has another approach
brute force Dirty Harry’s no stranger to
solving problems with a Smith & Wesson
Model 29 44 Magnum
but he’s beset by the laws he strives to
uphold he’s constantly reminded that he
can’t go in guns blazing much less kill
suspects and this makes him angry now
you know why they call me Dirty Harry
every dirty job it comes along whose
handwriting is this number two Philip
Marlowe Raymond Chandler’s Philip
Marlowe franchise
in the same tradition of film noir
detectives like Sam Spade Marlowe chews
up the screen with his fast talk and
dialogue oh kill gauger and classic good
looks
whether he’s played by Robert Mitchum
you Joe Brody said a lot Dick Powell it
was your mother then who was wearing it
the night of the whole lot or Humphrey
Bogart you do sell books hmm
what are those look like grapefruit
welcome here they look like books in the
world of dames and flatfoots Marlo has
to watch his step when crooks and
double-crossers are around every corner
I don’t buy it either
yes I’ll just trying it on for size and
while he might like a stiff drink or two
crack wise he’s still a thoughtful guy
who’s not easily duped it’s not the sort
of thing I’d expect you to understand
because it doesn’t have anything to do
with money before the clues lead us to
our top pick here are a few honorable
mentions it’s very important please give
me a description of him anything hey
shithead
was a lifetime you pick your feet huh
what’s he talking about I got a man up a
Pepsi want to talk to you you ever been
to Poughkeepsie huh
have you ever been Poughkeepsie you were
telling me the truth back in Baltimore
sir please continue now well I’ve read
the case files of you everything you
need to find him is right there and
those pages oh I want to go to the
school where he is in his class pull him
out in front of his friends catch him
off guard it’s 10 o’clock detective
Dormer you bet at night
oh well three months ago the night that
might have caught you in Julia’s
apartment Morelli he discovered that
Judy was cheating on him and splitting
with some man number one Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes
franchise I helped take on
I don’t why she’s right there’s no
shortage of Sherlock Holmes portrayals
on the big or small screens with actors
like Christopher Plummer and Robert
Downey jr. taking a stab at the iconic
detective with his unique personality
penchant for drugs what have you done
Zach Gladstone now I was simply testing
a new anesthetic here’s mine and
unparalleled talent for deductions the
character offers actors plenty of
eccentric characteristics to embellish
beneath your mask of logic a sense of
fragility justifiably arrogant due to
his brilliance Holmes accompanied by his
loyal friend and colleague Watson is by
far the most iconic detective to grace
the silver screen yeah I think that’s
quite enough you are doctor after all do
you agree with our list I don’t get
excited
who’s your favorite movie detective for
more epic top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
aren’t you gonna frisk me
sniffing for clues thus Chris Eames Andy
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
fictional detectives in film where is
lips man for this list we’ve chosen
those movie detectives that work as
sleuths private or otherwise what about
these bruises up here I haven’t figured
that out number ten detective lieutenant
William Somerset seven thousand homes
from the outside of this David Fincher
flick viewers get the feeling this
hard-boiled detective has seen it all in
his line of work especially in
comparison to his new partner detective
Somerset
I’m detective Mills but Somerset learns
that even days away from retirement an
old dog can learn new tricks and witness
fresh levels of he’ll cut off her nose
to spite her face
I did it very recently while keeping a
detached philosophical outlook this
gritty cop contends with his rookie
partners brash temperament I’m sorry
they piss me off to get a stark glimpse
inside the mind of a psychopath what you
guys saw you was a part what was in the
box
I envy your normal life to gun down
David it seems that Envy is mice know
what’s in a bar excuse me I’d like to
ask you a few questions number nine Ace
Ventura the Ace Ventura franchise not
your typical flat-footed sleuth Ace is a
finder of lost pets which lands him in
many zany situations I never bring my
work home with me sir oh yeah what salt
is pet food for fighter his unique sense
of style bird-like quaff and wreck tried
mean the local cops don’t pay him much
attention it’s real water but just
because he’s not the most serious
detective doesn’t mean he won’t do
anything to solve a case and bring a
lovable animal like snowflake the
dolphin home plus his excellent skills
of deduction help him solve even the
toughest mysteries hiker missing since
Friday
Lois line
Oh
number eight
inspector jacques rougeau the Pink
Panther franchise you know mr. Thakur
it’s my bedroom and my hand sorry for
the most part jacques clouseau of the
French sir Tay is a bumbling Fiasco of a
detective he’s often accused of being
flat-out unintelligent and he’s
constantly causing physical harm to
himself and others I’ve really got him
this time Oh
but somehow he always manages to solve
the crime whether intentionally or
otherwise classy and sophisticated with
a huge ego over exaggerated accent and
enviable moustache clues oh maybe
kletzing
but he gets the job done well I’m glad
that you’re enjoying yourselves because
you’re going to be here for the next
twenty sergeant ed Exley son of the
legendary Preston Exley must be a hard
act to follow
number seven detective lieutenant Edmund
Exley LA Confidential in the neo-noir
world of LA Confidential it takes a man
of morals and determination to fight
crime this department your new LAPD will
not tolerate officers who think they’re
above the law and EDX Li is just the cop
for the job with a strict dedication to
the rules and his sharp mind
go chasin Jack shut up really anxious
Archie Carla don’t kill him the unsolved
murder of his father drives
Exley’s never-ending war on crime and
pushes him quickly up the ladder of law
enforcement though it doesn’t make him
many friends
a hooker cut to look like Lana Turner
still hooker hey she just looks like
Lana Turner
she is Lana Turner cold and calculating
detective Exley is a perfect example of
a film noir flatfoot listen pal I make
an honest living people only come to me
when they’re in a desperate situation I
help them out I don’t kick families out
of their houses like new bombs down at
the bank J number six
JJ Jake Guinness Chinatown you’re right
you’re right you’re right you’re right
another neo-noir detective Jake Geddes
is a cynical private I hired and
subsequently double-crossed by a series
of shady characters as he strives to
solve the mystery of whodunit
we learned that Geddes is not one to be
frightened off a case by something as
inconsequential as a threat of harm you
know what happens to nosy fellas they
lose their noses but unlike many of the
other detectives on our list Jake is not
infallible and is as wrong at least as
often as he’s right
number five Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy this is a private party mr.
invitational here’s my invitation search
for it ripped from the pages of the
1930s comic strip this guy is probably
one of the first images that pops to
mind when you hear the word detective
despite his garish outfit but the bright
yellow trench and hat paired with his
hard-hitting attitude are the perfect
accessories for him to take down a crime
lord like Alphonse big boy Caprice I
mean is the future it’s me smart
unrelenting and principled Tracy always
puts his work before his personal life
you’re one in a million always is this
the great was your father a short-day
mother full yet
number four F cubed wahoo agatha
christie’s poirot franchise shikaka
visitor listen there is something that
he’s uncomfortable yes and a murder huh
they awfully convenient if you wanted to
consider murder easily one of the most
recognizable names in detective fiction
this Agatha Christie creation could
match wits with Sherlock Holmes let us
suppose you are out on deck at the time
of the shooting and saw what took place
and thus knew where the gun was lying
through his many film and television
incarnations
PAHO is typically concerned with comfort
or good food mischief larold but he’ll
commit his little gray cells to crime
solving when called upon
Eddie Pete had a pulse if murder has him
safe very passively and perhaps
deservedly nerd almost always
immediately aware of the true criminal
the fun of Poirot mysteries is his
meticulous collection of evidence to
prove his theories whether on the Nile
or on the Orient Express huh good mother
no you have accidentally said something
very yeah just give us a walk
number three Harry Callahan the Dirty
Harry franchise well a naked man is
chasing a woman through an alley with a
butcher knife hard-on I figure isn’t out
collecting for the Red Cross though most
of the detectives on our list use their
intellectual tools and deductive
reasoning to solve crimes this San
Francisco copper has another approach
brute force Dirty Harry’s no stranger to
solving problems with a Smith & Wesson
Model 29 44 Magnum
but he’s beset by the laws he strives to
uphold he’s constantly reminded that he
can’t go in guns blazing much less kill
suspects and this makes him angry now
you know why they call me Dirty Harry
every dirty job it comes along whose
handwriting is this number two Philip
Marlowe Raymond Chandler’s Philip
Marlowe franchise
in the same tradition of film noir
detectives like Sam Spade Marlowe chews
up the screen with his fast talk and
dialogue oh kill gauger and classic good
looks
whether he’s played by Robert Mitchum
you Joe Brody said a lot Dick Powell it
was your mother then who was wearing it
the night of the whole lot or Humphrey
Bogart you do sell books hmm
what are those look like grapefruit
welcome here they look like books in the
world of dames and flatfoots Marlo has
to watch his step when crooks and
double-crossers are around every corner
I don’t buy it either
yes I’ll just trying it on for size and
while he might like a stiff drink or two
crack wise he’s still a thoughtful guy
who’s not easily duped it’s not the sort
of thing I’d expect you to understand
because it doesn’t have anything to do
with money before the clues lead us to
our top pick here are a few honorable
mentions it’s very important please give
me a description of him anything hey
shithead
was a lifetime you pick your feet huh
what’s he talking about I got a man up a
Pepsi want to talk to you you ever been
to Poughkeepsie huh
have you ever been Poughkeepsie you were
telling me the truth back in Baltimore
sir please continue now well I’ve read
the case files of you everything you
need to find him is right there and
those pages oh I want to go to the
school where he is in his class pull him
out in front of his friends catch him
off guard it’s 10 o’clock detective
Dormer you bet at night
oh well three months ago the night that
might have caught you in Julia’s
apartment Morelli he discovered that
Judy was cheating on him and splitting
with some man number one Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes
franchise I helped take on
I don’t why she’s right there’s no
shortage of Sherlock Holmes portrayals
on the big or small screens with actors
like Christopher Plummer and Robert
Downey jr. taking a stab at the iconic
detective with his unique personality
penchant for drugs what have you done
Zach Gladstone now I was simply testing
a new anesthetic here’s mine and
unparalleled talent for deductions the
character offers actors plenty of
eccentric characteristics to embellish
beneath your mask of logic a sense of
fragility justifiably arrogant due to
his brilliance Holmes accompanied by his
loyal friend and colleague Watson is by
far the most iconic detective to grace
the silver screen yeah I think that’s
quite enough you are doctor after all do
you agree with our list I don’t get
excited
who’s your favorite movie detective for
more epic top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
aren’t you gonna frisk me
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