Teen detectives in movies and TV
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- DirectorMichael J. Mantsourani Jr.When one of their own is going off to college, a group of teen detectives decides to set out on one last case before they disband. While on the job, they unwittingly unleash danger of supernatural proportions.
- DirectorSteve KlovesAn autistic 15-year-old replicates the methods of Sherlock Holmes to discover who killed his neighbor's dog with a garden tool.
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- DirectorTim DünschedeStarsNatalia BelitskiLevi BrandlGedeon BurkhardFollows a famous detective trio of boys in Transylvania who must unravel mysteries involving a long-missing boy, a mysterious brotherhood and a mysterious undead.
- StarsPurnima GrätzBella BadingLilith Julie JohnaThe three friends Kim, Marie and Franzi solve exciting and mysterious detective cases as they go about their everyday lives as teenagers.
- CreatorCharlie GrandyStarsMindy KalingGlenn HowertonSam RichardsonThe origin of the sleuth and member of the Mystery Inc. gang, Velma.
- DirectorJames Cullen BressackStarsLindsay ElstonVernon WellsTara ReidIn response to the financial crisis set forth by COVID-19, a shy teenager starts an internet-based detective agency to save her family home. She solves mysteries through digital footprints, virtual interviews, a brilliant mind, and an inherited intuition she never knew she had.
- DirectorHarry BradbeerStarsMillie Bobby BrownHenry CavillDavid ThewlisNow a detective-for-hire, Enola Holmes takes on her first official case to find a missing girl as the sparks of a dangerous conspiracy ignite a mystery that requires the help of friends - and Sherlock himself - to unravel.
- DirectorLev EttingerStarsJaime BrusteinSydney KollasThomas SandersIt's 1986. Two teenagers, Jeff and Cindy, investigate the disappearance of a friend, Neil, two years ago, which was the first in a long list of people mysteriously disappearing in town, the last a news host in his own studio.
- DirectorTomoka NagaokaStarsMinami TakayamaWakana YamazakiRikiya KoyamaJapan is celebrating the upcoming World Sports Games in Tokyo. The world's first vacuum-tube super-conducting linear train is built with the latest Japanese technology and timed to coincide with the WSG opening ceremonies.
- DirectorHeidi HorneStarsBrynn BurchReece CalhounReese CrawleyHumor, romance and suspense entwine a savvy teen and her crew, as they are pulled into solving a notorious neighbor's mysterious murder out on the greens of their southern, country club neighborhood; a place where rich is relative and the tea is sweet.
- CreatorTom BidwellStarsMcKell DavidThaddea GrahamJojo MacariSet in Victorian London, the series follows a gang of troubled street teens who are manipulated into solving crimes for the sinister Doctor Watson and his mysterious business partner, the elusive Sherlock Holmes.
- DirectorHarry BradbeerStarsMillie Bobby BrownHenry CavillSam ClaflinWhen Enola Holmes (Sherlock's teen sister) discovers her mother is missing, she endeavours to find her, becoming a super-sleuth in her own right as she outwits her famous brother and unravels a dangerous conspiracy.
- DirectorBrian ShackelfordStarsGabriella PastoreJa'ness TateKim AkiaWhen a home robbery occurs, two junior detectives attempt to discover the culprit. Their closest neighbors are the most likely suspects and the investigation digs up bigger secrets than they expected.
- DirectorChristian TheedeStarsEmilia FlintCaspar Fischer-OrtmannLeander PützAn unbeatable team of five teenage friends, the Peppercorns, unites to find out who is behind the kidnapping of a missing oceanographer who has discovered a means of getting rid of plastic waste in the ocean.
- CreatorJason StoneChris PozzebonSteve CochraneStarsRohan CampbellAlexander ElliotKeana Lyn BastidasWhen the Hardy boys, Frank and Joe and their father, Fenton arrive in Bridgeport they set out to uncover the truth behind the recent tragedy that has changed their lives, and in doing so, uncover something much more sinister.
- DirectorgoughStarsRebecca AlexanderEmily ColemangoughIn episode 8 of gough's mock chat show series, he talks to Melanie Holden, child actor and star of the hit TV series "Alice Twigwhistle, Teenage Detective." Along with her delightful Mother, Mrs. Gerri Holden.
- DirectorNathan PowellStarsMontel DouglasAlex is a 15-year old African American teenager living in Sheffield, he's the kid who asks one too many questions. Upon investigating a disappearing peoples case along with his detective group Nemisis Ink, he discovers the villain could be closer to home then he would like.
- DirectorKatt SheaStarsSophia LillisZoe ReneeMackenzie GrahamA bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve a mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community.
- DirectorRobert ThalheimStarsIlyes MoutaoukkilLorenzo GermenoEmma-Louise SchimpfWhen Willi's father is abducted and is only released for a valuable statue from his art collection, Tim is the only one who believes Willi that the police are on the wrong track. Together with the smart policeman's daughter Gaby and the highly intelligent outsider Karl, they start to investigate on their own. Against all odds the four discover a conspiracy. In the course of their first big detective adventure they grow together into a committed community, and so Tim, Klöschen, Karl and Gaby become the band TKKG.
- DirectorMatthew ThompsonStarsJosh PinkowskiIzzy PollakBlake Kevin DwyerHigh school detectives start a business to solve murder mysteries.
- DirectorLeslie Kolins SmallStarsJace NormanAriel MartinSamiyah WomackXander is looking for his dad, who went missing 3 months ago. His mom sends him to stay with ex private dick grandpa in Bixler, where the next lead is. He teams up and investigates with his new high school's star reporter, Kenzie.
- CreatorNoga LandauStephanie SavageJosh SchwartzStarsKennedy McMannLeah LewisMaddison JaizaniYoung Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college after high school graduation, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery.
- DirectorMike MarzukStarsAllegra TinnefeldMarinus HohmannRon Antony RenzenbrinkEn route to a party they are not keen on attending, the Famous Five are almost relieved when Aunt Fanny's car breaks down, stranding them in a small town. To pass the time, they visit the local natural history museum, where some newly-discovered dinosaur bones are being unveiled. Here they meet Marty, who tells them that his father, long dead, supposedly found a complete dinosaur skeleton and made a map of its whereabouts. Unfortunately the map has been stolen. Unable to let a good mystery go unsolved, George, Julian, Dick, Anne and Timmy, join a guided hike through the Valley of Dinosaurs. But their fact-finding mission soon turns into a race to find the dinosaur when they suspect that the thief is one of the group.
- DirectorFrançois SimardAnouk WhissellYoann-Karl WhissellStarsGraham VerchereJudah LewisCaleb EmeryAfter suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spend their summer spying on him and gathering evidence, but as they get closer to discovering the truth, things get dangerous.
- StarsJules LeBlancAddison RieckeBella ShepardIn 1960's, two girls from opposite sides of the tracks begin to unravel a dark chapter in their home town of Attaway's past.
- CreatorJerica LiebermanMolly MargrafStarsGia MantegnaAparna BrielleVanessa MaranoA teenage girl named Charlotte is murdered and must investigate who her killer is from the afterlife in order to move to the next stage.
- DirectorSuzi YoonessiStarsSarah JefferySarah GilmanVanessa MaranoThe female future members of Mystery Inc. investigate strange goings-on in their school.
- DirectorChristian TheedeStarsLeo SeppiLilly BarshyMarleen QuentinMia and Benny are two enterprising kids from Hamburg with a passion for investigations. On a trip to the Gruber family farmhouse in southern Tyrol, they discover that the farm has been hit by the Black King's curse.
- DirectorCraig McMahonStarsKaren BerkowitzMitch EtterAl FossenkemperIn this scary-fun adventure, two kids are bequeathed a map and the keys to the legendary gold mine of Cactus Jack. Deciphering through a series of riddles and clues, our two gumshoe detectives unearth the entrance to the infamous labyrinth of tunnels and traps. But when the malevolent mine unleashes its mechanical booby traps, it's up to Billy and his spunky little sister to prevail.
- DirectorAnurag BasuShubzzStarsRanbir KapoorKatrina KaifSaswata ChatterjeeJoin Jagga, a gifted teenage detective, who along with a female companion, is on a quest to find his missing father.
- CreatorRoberto Aguirre-SacasaStarsLili ReinhartCamila MendesCole SprouseWhile navigating the troubled waters of romance, school and family, Archie and his gang become entangled in dark Riverdale mysteries.
- DirectorJacob JohnstonStarsStacey BradshawJoshua CarterCidney DavisKatie learns that her best friend's boyfriend is cheating, but she can't prove it. So she flies in a teenage detective to help. After tracing his every move, Katie can't find proof which causes friction between Katie and her best friend.
- DirectorAsh WingA teen sleuth investigates a local murder involving a satanic cult.
- DirectorCarlo MilaniStarsTheo SalomãoThiago RossetiCirillo LunaA series of crimes against redheads scares the people from a little town. After the death of his brother, the 13 year old Alberto decides to investigate what is happening and is helped by the experienced, but forgotten, Inspector Pimentel.
- DirectorPratik MittalStarsAkshat JainSanket ChauhanAnshu KhatriIn a small town in the heart of India, six teenage friends who secretly run "Friends Private Detective Agency," encounter their most challenging case; a murder mystery.
- StarsAleksandra NikiforovaDmitriy FridSergey DruzyakA 19-year-old girl discovers that she has supernatural powers that allow her to see spirits. The spirits haunt her and she uses them to solve crimes that the police have not been able to solve.
- DirectorWyatt LakeStarsStephen J. CarringtonBella CookDoug FriedmanFraternal twins, junior detectives, and all-around American children Harris and Natsy Dixon solve their biggest case yet: cult sacrifice. It's a parody of kids mystery novels (Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys series).
- DirectorLee DollStarsLouanna LeeGeorge StoverLeanna ChamishLouanna Lee, America's favorite teenage detective, travels back in time to save her grandpa and the world. Will a teenage girl be able to do the impossible? Join Louanna and her best friend Victoria in this family time travel extravaganza.
- DirectorMike MarzukStarsValeria EisenbartQuirin OettlJustus SchlingensiepenBernhard, the father of Julian, Dick and Anne organized an exhibition to Egypt. Here, discover the friends after an attempted burglary an old gold amulet. So they fly with Elena, a colleague of his father, to Cairo. In Cairo Julian's father falls into a trap and is then accused of theft. Until the trial, he goes to jail. The five are trying to prove innocence Bernard and take Auni, a young pickpocket to help. This raises the question of whether they can liberate Bernhard.
- DirectorTim ClagueDanny StackStarsLoretta WalshHattie GotobedJames GroganFour kids on their annual summer camp holiday suspect the park's mascot has been murdered so they set out to investigate who killed Nelson Nutmeg?
- StarsYûta TamamoriYua ShinkawaShô TakadaHaruya is a university student. He is smart, brave and curious. Haruya then becomes involved in a case and investigates like a private detective. Since then, Haruya works like a private detective to solve cases.
- DirectorMike JudyStarsDavid BurrisJacob FishMike JudyIn the late 1920's a young man dreams of becoming a detective. As clumsy as he is he tries his hardest to help people in need. A mad scientist named Professor Tom (Jacob Fish) creates a horrible creature (Nathanial Newsome) to help him take over the world. However, it escaped from his laboratory and wonders around in town bringing chaos. Bobby Dicey, (David Burris) seeing he has his chance, rose up to the challenge to bring Professor Tom to justice.
- DirectorKelly HarmsStarsMadison CheeatowMarlee MasloveScott BeaudinTeen detective Ruby Skye is back with an intriguing and hilarious new adventure. She finds herself in the middle of not one, but three mysteries! Who stole the fabulous furry Flobbles from FONK, the local children's charity? Who owns the adorable white puppy that her sister, Hailey, wants to keep? Who is that little kid and why does she keep following Ruby? In her quest for justice (and answers), Ruby accidentally destroys a crime scene, annoys a detective and disguises herself as a boy. Her list of enemies is growing by the minute and includes her little sister, her maybe boyfriend, the victim of the crime and every one of the suspects. At least the puppy still likes her. Can she find the bad guys, make her sister happy and win back all her friends? Find out as Ruby takes her on her funniest and most baffling case yet.
- DirectorMike MarzukStarsValeria EisenbartQuirin OettlJustus SchlingensiepenFive kids and a dog investigate the disappearance of a professor, uncovering a conspiracy involving criminals related to his alternative energy project; they attempt to rescue him from kidnappers.
- DirectorKelly HarmsStarsMadison CheeatowScott BeaudinJordan Prentice"The Haunted Library" opens with teen detective Ruby Skye hot on the trail of whoever--or whatever--is making those scary noises late at night in the spooky old O'Deary Library. Before she makes much progress on the case, Ava O'Deary, the library's puzzle-loving owner, dies without leaving a will, which means that Ava's nearest living relative, Lillian O'Shyte, will inherit everything. And she plans to bulldoze the library and replace it with an adults-only condo tower. Ruby vows to save the library. But how?
- DirectorRyan AndrewsStarsJaime WinstoneRupert EvansKate MagowanAn aspiring teen detective stumbles into her first real case, when investigating the mysterious new family in her neighborhood.
- DirectorNoah AlpersStarsNoah AlpersJacob EhrhardtGus KmetzIan McDougall is a 13 year-old private eye, who has set up shop in his neighborhood. Styling himself as a classic noir hero, Ian sets out to defend justice while supplementing his allowance. When another kid needs to find his missing twenty dollars, Ian seeks the help of a friend who has avoided him since a traumatic incident.
- DirectorTom WhitusStarsKevin SorboDee WallaceJacob HaysWhen Sam Steele Junior gets a term paper assignment on a visit by the Soviet Premier to the Midwest in the late 1950s he's less than enthused. But when he learns it may lead to treasure, the Junior Detective Agency is on the adventure of a lifetime.
- DirectorLee DollStarsLeanna ChamishLouanna LeeSam LukowskiTeenage detective Louanna Lee and her pal Victoria attend a birthday party for her Grandpa in an old mansion. When the lights go out, the murders begin.
- CreatorHans BourlonGert VerhulstStarsBrad KavanaghJade RamseyTasie LawrenceWhen one of their number disappears on the same day that an American girl joins their ranks, a group of English boarding school students embarks on solving a mystery.
- DirectorLee DollStarsLouanna LeeGeorge StoverLeanna Chamish
- DirectorKelly HarmsStarsMadison CheeatowScott BeaudinMarlee MasloveFifteen-year-old Ruby Skye asks a lot of questions: Why is her best friend Griffin lying? Why does the new school janitor have such clean fingernails? And why is her happy-go-lucky neighbor so depressed? Ruby's snooping leads to a startling discovery: her neighbor has lost all of her money to an e-mail scam. Ruby vows to find the thief and get the money back. When she traces the scam e-mail back to her school's computers, things get personal. Is the scammer someone she knows? And could that someone be her lying best friend with the brand-new big-screen TV? Ruby can't stop herself. She must solve the mystery, even it means losing everyone she loves along the way.
- DirectorJeff HerbergerRobert Long IIStarsLeanna ChamishBelle ConstantineVictoria GottleibWhen Louanna's Aunt Jenny pays a visit to the family, little does she know it will land her and Louanna in a deadly game of life or death.
- DirectorJeff HerbergerStarsLeanna ChamishRichard DyszelVictoria GottleibLouanna and her family are invited to a taping of Horror Host The Count's TV show. Louanna discovers that The Count's nephew is in trouble. Louanna tries to help and the excitement begins for the next Adventures of Louanna Lee.
- DirectorFlorian BaxmeyerStarsChancellor MillerNick PriceCameron MonaghanWhen the case he's working on leads straight to Terror Castle, boy detective Jupiter Jones enlists the help of his two friends. Together they investigate the castle's many secrets, but end up finding more than they bargained for.
- DirectorTom WhitusStarsLuke PerryM. Emmet WalshJacob Hays13-year-old Sam Steele Jr. forms his own private detective agency to emulate his father, Des Moines detective Sam Steele, and helps track down a jewel thief.
- DirectorWill WissinkStarsCees GeelTygo GernandtCamilla SiegertszMax isn't as good a detective as he thinks. His son Sam's a better sleuth. Together with his tomboy neighbor and a rich baron's son, Sam helps Max search for a stolen rare parrot. When a band of criminals kidnaps Max, the kids tail them in a speedboat and strand on a remote island fort. Something's being hidden there... As they unravel the mystery, they're pursued by a creepy villain who guards the fort day and night.
- DirectorDan EckmanStarsDonald GloverD.C. PiersonDominic DierkesA group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.
- DirectorJohn LydeStarsKelsey EdwardsCaitlin E.J. MeyerDanielle C. RyanFour best friends at a boarding school try to solve the brewing mystery.
- DirectorMatt BarryStarsLeanna ChamishVictoria GottleibLouanna LeeLouanna and Vickey must stop an evil man from hurting a racehorse.
- DirectorKeita KônoStarsMasakazu TamuraRyôsuke YamadaTaizô HaradaHigh school student Furuhata Ninzaburo and his best friend Mukojima open a detective agency and solve a variety of cases all of which are mysteriously connected to the cases of their favorite detective, Sherlock Holmes.
- DirectorBobby MorescoStarsDylan SprouseCole SprouseVictoria JusticeWill and Clayton witness a murder, but out of fear decide not to tell anyone. They and their friend Betsy, whose father has been wrongfully accused of the crime, go on a journey to find the real killer, and at the same time redeem themselves.
- DirectorAndrew FlemingStarsEmma RobertsTate DonovanMax ThieriotTeen detective Nancy Drew accompanies her father on a business trip to Los Angeles, where she happens upon clues to a murder mystery involving a movie star.
- DirectorJulian KempStarsJonathan PryceBill PatersonAnna ChancellorA gang of sharp witted street kids save Sherlock Holmes from an accusation of murder and help to foil an audacious robbery while rescuing members of their own gang.
- CreatorFumiya SatôStarsRyunosuke KamikiMirai ShidaRyôsuke YamadaNotebooks that foretell deaths, numerous urban legends, and murders with no clues - a series of strange incidents occur, and people are lead into a deep labyrinth of mysteries. Five fledgling teen detectives of the Dan Detective Academy, which was founded by the legendary and renowned detective, Morihiko Dan, work together to solve such difficult cases. Stealthily at work behind the strange incidents is an evil crime syndicate called the "Meiosei". They are a group of intellectuals who have long antagonized the Detective Academy run by Morihiko Dan. The five youngsters make their way forward a step at a time as they come face to face with death, clash with one another at times, reconcile, and deepen their friendship. This is a pop mystery drama series about youth friendship and adventure in the face of united efforts against dark forces.
- DirectorTomy WigandStarsJannis NiewöhnerJonathan DümckeLukas EichammerFour teenage sleuths solve a case regarding abducted children and teenagers and a mind machine.
- DirectorKoichi OkamotoStarsBeckyRyo FukawaMasatô IbuThe story takes place when Shinichi was still a high school student. The talented young detective Kudo Shinichi receives a message: "I will kidnap one of your classmates during your class trip". Shinichi is going to find out the truth.
- DirectorSatoru NakajimaStarsRyunosuke KamikiMirai ShidaRyôsuke YamadaTantei Gakuen Q revolves around a team of genius students studying in a detective academy run by a famous detective, Morihiko Dan.
- DirectorRian JohnsonStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittLukas HaasEmilie de RavinA teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.
- StarsCaitlin GlassKen'ichi SuzumuraMasumi AsanoA teen amateur detective must use his amazing powers of logical deduction to learn about the mysterious Blade Children and stop them.
- DirectorLynn HamrickStarsKeith AllisonChristopher AllportJeannetta ArnetteTwo teenage detectives, who started off finding lost kittens, begin searching for a missing high-school senior.
- StarsXaris MillerMatthew VennellMartin JacobsEugenie Sandler is just your typical 15-year-old girl, until a deep dark secret unravels; that she is a private detective which must uncover a mystery involving her father's disappearance as well as her real-life mother's identity.
- CreatorMark ShekterStarsJeremy GuilbautKristin BoothGuy BannermanThe kids of a private detective in hiding run the detective agency in his absence.
- DirectorJeffrey ReinerStarsSuzanne SomersTimothy BusfieldRyan DeBoerA bed-ridden teen believes he has witnessed the murder of one of his neighbors. When no body is found, he then recruits friends to attempt to prove the death.
- StarsAglaja BrixVijessna FerkicAurelia SternSeveral children investigate cases in their city together.
- StarsBen BeckJill AndersonTerry BernerBased on the comic book series of the same name, Archie Andrews and the gang tackle weird mysteries and write about them in the school newspaper.
- DirectorTerence H. WinklessStarsRay WalstonAshley PeldonDiane LaddThe tenants of the Sunset Towers must compete to learn who killed an eccentric millionaire and win a $20 million inheritance.
- DirectorKenji KodamaStarsMinami TakayamaKappei YamaguchiWakana YamazakiThe detective genius Conan must solve a series of bombings or his true love will die!
- DirectorEric HendershotStarsMichael BallamMichael GaleotaJimmy GaleotaA bunch of kids have to solve a murder
- StarsErica LuttrellCharlotte SullivanKristian AyreTwo years after the original "Ghostwriter", a new group of human friends solve mysteries with the help of the friendly spectre that communicates through written word.
- DirectorStephen StilesStarsAnthony De LongisJ. Marvin CampbellRyan CalhounThe Last Chance Detectives search for a missing friend. The trail finally leads them to the wilderness of Fire Lake.
- CreatorGôshô AoyamaStarsMinami TakayamaWakana YamazakiHoang KhuyetThe cases of a detective whose physical age was chemically reversed to that of a prepubescent boy but must hide his true mental development.
- CreatorAlan GoodmanStarsIrene NgPat MoritaAdam BuschThe adventures of an aspiring detective girl who solves crime in her spare time.
- DirectorRobert VernonStarsRaymond GuthRyan CalhounJames T. CallahanThe second installment of the Last Chance Detectives series where we find them camping out in the desert. Finding long strands of unidentified animal hair, is it possible there is a Bigfoot out here in the desert?
- CreatorDave ColeStarsPaul PopowichColin K. GrayFiona HighetJunior reporter Frank Hardy and Joe, his computer-hacker brother, work together to crack mysteries.
- DirectorStephen StilesStarsGregory GrudtSherry HurseyCasey BiggsUnfamiliar voices through an antique radio, items disappearing and this strange light that keeps appearing; its the job for the Last Chance Detectives to check it out.
- DirectorUlrich KönigStarsTomi RenjakMax SittelSteffen RaddatzThe four young snoopers Tim, Karl, Kloesschen and Gaby by chance discover a hidden cave near an old castle. In it there's a board that seems to describe the way to a legendary sword. They ask their history teacher Schindler about it. He forbids them further actions, but secretly continues investigations with help of two ruthless criminals. But our young heros don't give up on an adventure so fast...
- CreatorPamela DouglasStarsDavid LópezBlaze BerdahlTodd AlexanderA group of kids solves local crimes, capers, and mysteries in their neighborhood, with the help of a ghost who can only communicate through writing and words.
- StarsGreg BursonDon MessickRob PaulsenNon-canon update of Yogi Bear and friends, this time as teenage detectives in the local mall.
- A old bell tower was abandoned twenty years ago but for some strange reason the bell has now started ringing again. Why is it connected to 'hauntings' that are occurring recently? Watch as two young detectives try to uncover the mystery in this educational and fun filled film designed for the classroom..
- DirectorWes CravenStarsPat HingleNoah HathawayVirginya KeehneA brother and sister (Noah Hathaway, Virginia Keehne) are amateur sleuths who help their grandfather (Pat Hingle) run a security business. While digging around on their own, they accidentally stumble onto a major case.
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsNicholas RoweAlan CoxSophie WardWhen assorted people start having inexplicable delusions that lead to their deaths, a teenage Sherlock Holmes decides to investigate.
- StarsChristian PfaffKai MaahsJessica GastA case for TKKG.