Best Investigation movies of 1990s

Actors : Keenen Ivory Wayans, Steven Seagal, Bob Gunton, Brian Cox,
Directors : John Gray,

Two cops, played by Seagal and Wayans, are forced to work together to solve a chain of mysterious killings by a killer nicknamed "The Family Man".

Actors : David Cronenberg, Charles Haid, Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby,
Directors : Clive Barker,

A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of monsters are hiding from humanity.

Actors : Ed Harris, Kiefer Sutherland, Sally Field, Olivia Burnette,
Directors : John Schlesinger,

When the courts fail to keep behind bars the man who raped and murdered her daughter, a woman seeks her own form of justice.

Actors : Alex Vincent, Jenny Agutter, Gerrit Graham, Christine Elise,
Directors : John Lafia,

While Andy's mother is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the young boy is placed in foster care, and Chucky, determined to claim Andy's soul, is not far behind.

Actors : Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda, Danny Aiello,
Directors : Harold Becker,

The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.

Actors : Nick Nolte, Jennifer Connelly, Chazz Palminteri, Melanie Griffith,
Directors : Lee Tamahori,

In 1950's Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.

Actors : Kane Hodder, Kari Keegan, John D. LeMay, Steven Williams,
Directors : Adam Marcus,

Serial killer Jason Voorhees' supernatural origins are revealed.

Actors : Brendan Cowell, Susie Porter, Kelly McGillis, Abbie Cornish,
Directors : Samantha Lang,

A lesbian private detective dives head first into murder, manipulation and the consuming power of sex.

Actors : Jo Champa, Steven Seagal, William Forsythe, Jerry Orbach,
Directors : John Flynn,

The gruesome murder of a Brooklyn Detective will turn the case into a personal vendetta when the deceased's best friend and fellow officer will unleash an all-out attack against a psychotic Mafia enforcer's brutal gang.

Actors : Robert Patrick, D.B. Sweeney, Peter Berg, Craig Sheffer,
Directors : Robert Lieberman,

An Arizona logger mysteriously disappears for five days in an alleged encounter with a flying saucer in 1975.

Actors : Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Gandolfini, Demi Moore, Alec Baldwin,
Directors : Brian Gibson,

When Annie Laird is selected as a juror in a big Mafia trial, she is forced by someone known as "The Teacher" to persuade the other jurors to vote "not guilty". He threatens to kill her son...

Actors : Stephen Lang, Michael J. Fox, James Woods, Annabella Sciorra,
Directors : John Badham,

An action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York policeman, who finds him superficial and irritating.

Actors : Steven Seagal, Frederick Coffin, Kelly LeBrock, William Sadler,
Directors : Bruce Malmuth,

Left for dead with his wife killed in their house, L.A. Detective Mason Storm will have to make a quick recovery, expose those behind the murder and take revenge.

Actors : Travis Fine, Justin Whalin, Jeremy Sylvers, Perrey Reeves,
Directors : Jack Bender,

Chucky, the doll possessed by a serial killer, returns for revenge against Andy, the young boy who defeated him and who has since become a teenager.

Actors : Saskia Reeves, Kathy Jamieson, Amanda Plummer, Des McAleer,
Directors : Michael Winterbottom,

Eunice is walking along the highways of northern England from one filling station to another. She is searching for Judith, the woman, she says to be in love with. It's bad luck for the ...

Actors : Nancy Travis, Andy Garcia, Laurie Metcalf, Richard Gere,
Directors : Mike Figgis,

An Internal Affairs agent becomes obsessed with bringing down a cop who has managed to maintain a spotless reputation despite being involved in a web of corruption.

Actors : Sharon Stone, Isabelle Adjani, Kathy Bates, Chazz Palminteri,
Directors : Jeremiah S. Chechik,

The wife and mistress of the sadistic dean of an exclusive prep school conspire to murder him.

Actors : Linda Fiorentino, Richard Crenna, Chazz Palminteri, David Caruso,
Directors : William Friedkin,

A bright assistant D.A. investigates a gruesome hatchet murder and hides a clue he found at the crime scene. Under professional threats and an attempt on his life, he goes on heartbroken because evidence point to the woman he still loves.

Actors : Bai Ling, Byron Mann, Bradley Whitford, Richard Gere,
Directors : Jon Avnet,

An American attorney on business in China is wrongfully arrested and put on trial for murder, with a female defense lawyer from the country the only key to proving his innocence.

Actors : Ashley Judd, Patrick Bergin, Ewan McGregor, Geneviève Bujold,
Directors : Stephan Elliott,

A private eye shadows a female serial killer of men all over the U.S. without her knowing as he, strangely enough, occasionally acts as her guardian angel.