Movies Similar to The Sunlight of Streetlamps

The Big Sleep(1946)

Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.

The Thomas Crown Affair(1999)

Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown entertains himself by stealing a Monet from a reputed museum with an elaborate diversion. When Catherine Banning, the insurance company's investigator, takes an interest in Crown, he may have met his match, and a complicated back-and-forth game with seductive undertones begins between them.

The Maltese Falcon(1941)

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

Blue Velvet(1986)

The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.

Se7en(1995)

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

Stolen Kisses(1968)

The third in a series of films featuring François Truffaut's alter-ego, Antoine Doinel, the story resumes with Antoine being discharged from military service. His sweetheart Christine's father lands Antoine a job as a security guard, which he promptly loses. Stumbling into a position assisting a private detective, Antoine falls for his employers' seductive wife, Fabienne, and finds that he must choose between the older woman and Christine.

Murder, My Sweet(1944)

After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.

The Files of Young Kindaichi: Jungle School Murder Mystery(2014)

Hajime finds it difficult to graduate to the next grade at school. His friend Miyuki tells Hajime to study at a private school which is famous for its strictness. At that school, Hajime uncovers a death caused by non-natural reasons. He's challenged by a genius crime producer. ~~ Based on the manga series "Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo Gokumon Juku Satsujin Jiken" by Seimaru Amagi and Fumiya Sato.

The New York Ripper(1982)

A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.

Fake(1996)

Meet Dee Laytner and his half-Japanese partner, Ryo McLane, a pair of detectives from New York. Not only are these two always chasing down criminals, but Dee can't stop himself from trying to 'chase' Ryo. While on a trip to England, Dee hopes to make his feelings for Ryo known but uninvited guests and a string of murders gets in the way. The pair become involved in the local crime scene when Japanese Americans start turning up dead. Will Ryo be in danger?

The Devil's Pipeline(1940)

A secretary sends a coded plea for help in her monthly report; two detectives investigate and find out that men are jailed on phony charges, forced to work in oil fields and then murdered if they try to escape.

Felidae(1994)

A domestic house cat named Francis investigates the grisly feline murders taking place in his new neighborhood.

My Fair Lady(1964)

A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

Foul Play(1978)

A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.

Nancy Drew(2007)

Intrepid teenage private eye Nancy Drew heads to Tinseltown with her father to investigate the unsolved murder of a movie star in this old-fashioned whodunit based on Carolyn Keene's popular series of books for young adults. But can the small-town girl cut through the Hollywood hype to solve the case?

Raising Cain(1992)

Child psychologist Carter Nix is a loving and caring family man, but under this appearance lies a dark and troubled past. Grappling with the consequences of this past on his own psyche and the influence of his returning father and violent brother Cain, Carter becomes involved in a series of murders and kidnappings. Meanwhile, his wife Jenny rekindles an old love affair, placing herself in the crosshairs of her increasingly unstable husband.

A Luz Incidiu Sobre Nós Como A Pálida Noite(2019)

Two sisters confront the shadows of their past following Agda's death. As they return home, lingering secrets ignite tension, especially for Isis, who believes the light may bridge her connection to Agda's spirit

Evil Under the Sun(1982)

An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.

Jusqu'à l'enfer(2009)

Sherlock Holmes: Memories of Murder(2024)

Sherlock Holmes is forced to confront his age and health condition as he struggles to solve the murder of a fellow detective.