Once Upon a Time They Solved a Crime

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When I was a kid, I read and watched a lot of crime/investigation novels and TV shows. However, starting teenager, my preferred genre changed. After coming home from a long day at school or work, I prefer watching a drama that I don’t need to rack my brain, like romance, comedy, or action. But after a while, I’m thinking of moving back to the dark side. So I compiled a list of crime/investigation dramas and movies, mainly for my future reference, but also to share it with you.

Another reason for writing this article is I observed that few MDLers write recap articles about crime dramas/movies. In fact, no one has written an editorial article compiling them! Therefore, I sincerely thanked fellow MDLer Tokabu who commented on my article The Big 10 Chinese Dramas on MDL. Her inquiry about crime/detective drama articles gave me an idea to write this editorial.

Although I tried to collect nearly all crime dramas/movies, I was faced with the challenge of not making the article too long to read. Therefore, this article has some limitations, as stated below:

Since initially this effort is to make a personal guide, besides pure crime dramas/movies, I also collected combinations of crime-comedy and crime-romance ones. I think the mixes are also favorable for beginners in crime shows, and make the shows enjoyable with lighter crime plots.
The compilation is based on advanced filter features on MDL search engine: crime/romance/comedy/historical genres, investigation/Chinese Republican Era tags, 2010 – 2021 release dates, and 8.0 to 10.00 ratings. I understand that there are many good crime shows that may be underrated, the minimum rating of 8.0 is set only to limit the overflowing result. Please recommend us crime dramas/movies that you think are under appreciated on this site.
Some dramas/movies I thought as crime shows but the genre doesn’t indicate so. This is especially for historical/costume dramas/movies that fall under mystery/thriller genre, or other shows with plots not involving illegal activities deemed by modern laws from a specific country. Therefore, I also collected the data using investigation tags. Since there are numerous investigation dramas/movies, I put them in boxes with links to the search results.
For a disclaimer, all data are taken from a search result on November 6, 2021. When you read this article, you may see a slightly different changes in the data, because of the time span from article editing to publishing date.

CRIME KDRAMAS

Crime KDramas with Comedy

☆ There may be romantic relationships developed in some of these dramas, although it’s not the plot. Please check the tags, the romance depicted usually uses ‘slight romance’ tag.

☆ There are upcoming sequels for The Fiery Priest and Live.

Crime KDramas with Romance

Crime KDramas (No Romance/Comedy)

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South Korea has the most crime dramas produced among the countries in MDL. Click the word ‘More…’ above to see the complete list of non-romance/non-comedy crime Kdramas.
The Bad Guys has a Kmovie sequel The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos, and an upcoming Thai remake: Bad Guy.
Doctor Prisoner has an upcoming sequel, Doctor Prisoner 2.
City Hunter is adapted from a Japanese manga with the same title, and there are several adaptations have been made. The next one is the upcoming Cmovie City Hunter.

INVESTIGATION KDRAMAS

CRIME KMOVIES

Crime KMovies with Comedy

Crime KMovies (No Romance/Comedy)

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Click the word ‘More…’ above to see the complete list of non-romance/non-comedy crime Kmovies.
There is no crime Kmovie with romance only.
Tazza: The Hidden Card is one of several movies on tazza (타짜), a Korean slang term on professional gamblers. The franchise is an adaptation of a manhwa, and started with Tazza: The High Rollers that is made into Kdrama Tazza. This movie is a sequel of the parent movie and it follows with the newest movie Tazza: One-Eyed Jacks. Each movie is independent and has its own main characters, therefore no need to watch one after another in sequence.

INVESTIGATION KMOVIES

CRIME CDRAMAS

Crime CDramas with Romance

Crime CDramas (No Romance/Comedy)

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There are more on the list but although they are available on the official platforms like iQiyi, etc., they are not subbed. The ones I listed above have English sub. If you’re interested to see the complete list of non-romance/non-comedy crime Cdramas, click the word ‘More…’ above to see the rest of the list.

Republican Era Crime CDramas

Killer And Healer

The Disguiser

The Rebel

☆ It’s a given for Republican Era dramas to have crime genre, as in that time period China is unstable with constant warfare between different group of interests. However, these dramas are the ones that are subbed, as this subgenre is not popular internationally.

☆ SPOILER: Killer and Healer ends with the death of one of the main characters.

INVESTIGATION CDRAMAS

CRIME CMOVIES

Crime CMovies with Comedy

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Those two subsections are combined as I cannot find more subbed crime Cmovies than those above.
If you want to find more non-romance/non-comedy crime Cmovies, click the word ‘More…’ on the top right to see the complete list.

INVESTIGATION CMOVIES

CRIME JDRAMAS

Crime JDramas with Comedy

To list the titles of Japanese dramas/movies, I use the alternative English names. Here are the native titles used on MDL: Yamaneko the Phantom Thief‘s native title is Kaitou Yamaneko. Grim Reaper‘s native title is Shinigami San. Prison Princesses‘ native title is Kangoku no Ohimesama.
The Confidence Man JP has several sequel movies listed in the Jmovie section.
Iron Grandma has a sequel, Iron Grandma 2.

Crime JDramas (No Romance/Comedy)

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INVESTIGATION JDRAMAS

CRIME JMOVIES

Crime JMovies with Comedy

Crime JMovies (No Romance/Comedy)

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The High&Low franchise has three dramas, one drama special and several movies. All movies have crime genre in them. I listed above the first movie above. The origin of the franchise is Jdrama HiGH&LOW. If you’re interested to know more about the franchise, read this article: High & Low Overview.
The Blood of Wolves Level 2 is a sequel of The Blood of Wolves (2018) and there will be a sequel movie The Blood of Wolves 3. All three movies have the same actor as the Male Lead.
Movie Red and White Investigation File native title is ST Aka to Shiro no Sousa File The Movie. It’s a sequel of Jdramas ST Aka to Shiro no Sousa File and ST Keishichou Kagaku Tokusou-han.
There are nine movies of Stray Dogz (native title Yamikin Dogguzu) series, all have crime genre but only this one is rated 8.0. However, rating doesn’t really matter. If you like this movie, you can check out the rest.
Click the word ‘More…’ above to see the complete list of non-romance/non-comedy crime Jmovies.

INVESTIGATION JMOVIES

CRIME THDRAMAS

Crime ThDramas with Romance

Crime Th Dramas (No Romance/Comedy)

☆ There is a slight romance in the Game of Outlaws.

☆ The Comments is only 5 episodes of 45 minutes each, to reach youth audiences.

The Comments

INVESTIGATION ThDRAMAS

CRIME AND INVESTIGATION THAI MOVIES

CRIME AND INVESTIGATION TwDRAMAS

The World Between Us

Wacko at Law

☆ There are only two subbed crime Taiwanese dramas (referred to as Twdramas) that fit the post 2010 release date and 8.0+ rating.

☆ Wacko at Law also has romance genre.

☆ There are not many investigation Twdramas so I combined them overall. Click on the designated box on the top right to take you to the specific list.

CRIME AND INVESTIGATION TwMOVIES

	☆ There is only one subbed crime Taiwanese movie that fits the post 2010 release date and 8.0+ rating. As the title shows, there is a romance genre in it. *Man in Love* is a Taiwanese remake of the Kmovie *Man In Love*.
	☆ There are not many investigation Twdramas so I combined them overall. Click on the designated box on the top right to take you to the specific list.

CRIME HKDRAMAS

CRIME PDRAMAS

Crime PDramas with Romance

Crime PhDramas (No Romance/Comedy)

☆ There are not many investigation Pdramas so I combined them overall. Click on the designated box to take you to the specific list.

CRIME PMOVIES

Crime Movies (No Romance/Comedy)

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That’s all, everyone, my comprehensive list of top modern and historical crime/investigation dramas and movies from different countries, released in 2010 and beyond, with ratings 8.0 and above on MDL. Hopefully, this article is comprehensive and useful enough for readers who are fans of crime shows and they who want to dip their toes in the murky water of fictional crime world!

As a bonus, here are two links for they who are crime aficionados and have checked out all the crime shows above: the upcoming crime dramas and the upcoming crime movies! One of them is the long-awaited upcoming crime Cdrama Being a Hero, starring Chen Xiao, as a famed murder suspect, and Wang Yi Bo, as a narcotic police officer. Wang Yi Bo’s character Chen Yu is depicted in the article’s feature image.

THANK YOU FOR READING AND HAPPY WATCHING!

Acknowledgement and credits: Thank you to the editors who edited this article. I do not own any of the images; credits go to their respective owners. The drama/movie images are from official posters. Feature image is my modification of the original work of Finns at aminoapps.

^{Edited by:}^devitto^{(1st editor)}

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