Crime TV Dramas on Netflix
Last updated May 03, 2025
24: Season 8
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAnti-terrorism agent Jack Bauer and his expert team must thwart an assassination plot against a leader from the Middle East who's visiting New York in the eighth season of this action-packed, critically acclaimed series.
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2001 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsEach season of this Emmy-winning action thriller follows 24 hours in the life of Jack Bauer, a special agent who works for the government thwarting terrorist attacks and other threats to national security as he struggles with his own inner demons.
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Saving Grace
2007 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSelf-destructive Oklahoma City detective Grace Hanadarko (Holly Hunter) gets a chance to redeem herself when Earl (Leon Rippy), her "last chance angel," appears after a terrible car crash. But Grace has trouble accepting Earl as she continues her hard-living ways. Meanwhile, Grace's best friend, forensics expert Rhetta Rodriguez (Laura San Giacomo), analyzes evidence in an effort to prove that Earl really exists.
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Murdoch Mysteries
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn Victorian-era Toronto, Inspector William Murdoch uses unconventional scientific methods to crack complex murder cases, including the deaths of a well-known attorney, a professional pugilist, a former theater owner and a prominent philanthropist.
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Harper's Island
2009 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn this mystery series, a group of friends visits a secluded island off the Washington coast for a wedding -- but the fun is cut short by murder. The murderer claims more victims, leaving the dwindling survivors to figure out who's behind the plot.
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Life on Mars (U.S.)
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn present-day New York City, cop Sam Tyler (Jason O'Mara) is struck by a car and transported to 1973. But is Sam really lost in time, or is it an illusion resulting from his accident? As Sam tries to figure it all out, he attempts to continue his job with the N.Y.P.D. and discovers that police work has come a long way in 35 years. Michael Imperioli and Harvey Keitel co-star in this American version of the hit British show from David E. Kelley.
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Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsFilmed on location in the West Indies. Miss Marple is finding her luxurious island holiday sadly flat - until Major Palgrave is found dead in his hotel bed. More murders follow and Miss Marple once more is in her element.
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Miss Marple: They Do It With Mirrors
1991 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAt an estate turned reformatory school, Miss Marple visits her old school chum Carrie Louise. When Carrie Louise's dear stepson is killed, the discontent family is only the beginning as there are literally hundreds of suspects!
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The Ropes: Season 1
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen small-town newcomer Martin arrives in New York City and comes to Big Vic's aid, he earns himself a spot among the brotherhood of bouncers at Vic's nightclub. But soon Martin realizes that the group he's fallen in with has its own crooked ways.
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The Ropes
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsBouncers at a New York City nightclub are entrusted to maintain the peace, but they can't help but get into trouble. When small-town newcomer Martin comes to Big Vic's aid in a fight, he earns himself a spot among the brotherhood of bouncers.
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Spiral: Season 1
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAfter the brutally beaten body of a young Romanian woman is found at a dump, investigators slowly uncover a web of corruption tied to local politics, prostitution and drugs in this police thriller.
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Spiral: Season 2
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsA badly burned body found in the trunk of a car leads the investigators into an underground world of arms dealers and international traffickers, and they formulate a daring plan to take down the syndicate.
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Spiral: Season 3
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen a serial killer targeting young women strikes, the investigators work to solve the case while dealing with internal politics and negative press. Meanwhile, prosecutors Machard and Clément have a falling out over a bribery scandal.
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Spiral: Season 4
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn the fourth season of this gritty crime series, a group of young left-wing radicals accidentally blow up one of their own and dump the body -- then seek weapons from a network of arms dealers the police are working to bring down.
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Spiral
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis gritty crime drama set in the dark underbelly of Paris follows police captain Laure Berthaud, her two lieutenants, a judge, a prosecutor and a lawyer as they investigate and prosecute crimes.
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Murdoch Mysteries: Season 5
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsStill reeling from a personal and professional crisis, brilliant and inventive detective William Murdoch moves from Toronto to take up gold prospecting. Yet his ingenious nose for crime solving forces him back into police work.
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Murdoch Mysteries: Season 6
2013 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn the early 20th century, detective William Murdoch solves Toronto's trickiest cases with scientific insight and ingenuity in this mystery series. From flying early aircraft to infiltrating nudist communities, Murdoch is a man ahead of his time.
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Foyle's War: Set 1
2003 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn this acclaimed detective series, Michael Kitchen stars as Christopher Foyle, a police inspector on England's vulnerable southern coast who investigates murder and other crimes as World War II rages just across the English Channel.
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Foyle's War: Set 2
2003 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSet in the fall of 1940, Series 2 finds Foyle investigating the suspected suicide of a handyman and the shady dealings of a business mogul. Later, Foyle is accused of making seditious remarks, complicating his hunt for a murderer.
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The Rockford Files: Season 1
1974 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis classic TV series centers on Jim Rockford (James Garner), a top-shelf private investigator with a background his clients would never expect. A former jailbird who lives in a trailer in Malibu, Jim has a fine-tuned sense of justice that was honed when he was framed for a crime. That's why he's set up a shingle and committed his life to hounding those who are truly guilty. Want to hire him? Just leave a message on his iconic machine.
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Foyle's War: Set 3
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDet. Christopher Foyle's loyalties are put to the test as his investigations uncover unpleasant truths that powerful people would rather keep hidden in this popular BBC mystery series grounded in historical fact.
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The Rockford Files: Season 2
1975 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThe classic Emmy Award-winning private eye series returns for a second season of convoluted crime plots and crazy car chases. Jim Rockford (James Garner) is an ex-con turned private investigator who, ironically, would rather go fishing than confront criminals. Luckily for Jim, whenever his laid-back attitude gets him into trouble, his father, his lawyer Beth, his cop friend Dennis and his former cellmate Angel are usually there to bail him out.
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The Rockford Files: Season 3
1976 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSharp as a tack and cool as a cucumber, private investigator Jim Rockford (James Garner) hunts down kidnappers, mobsters, killers and other villains in Season 3 of the popular 1970s series. This season, the maverick private eye gets tossed in the slammer and accused of murder. And continuing the fun from previous seasons, Jim gets in more than one tight spot thanks to his troublemaking pal Angel (Stuart Margolin).
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The Riches: Season 1
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter years of roaming with a band of Irish gypsy con artists, Wayne and Dahlia Malloy try the straight life and assume the identity of an average suburban family in the South. But being normal might be the trickiest con yet for the Malloys.
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The Rockford Files: Season 4
1977 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsJim Rockford (James Garner), a world-weary PI from Malibu, returns for more intrigue and mystery in the fourth season of the hit detective series. Rockford is set up for one murder, hired to commit another and more than once becomes the victim of mistaken identity, all the while keeping his unflappable cool. Larry Hagman, Isaac Hayes and Rita Moreno guest star.
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