• Eyes Of Laura Mars (1978)

    Faye Dunaway's next role after Network was this trifle about a fashion photographer who sees through the eyes of a serial killer (and then models her shoots after his crime scenes).

  • Second Sight (1989)

    This big Hollywood stinkbomb stars Bronson Pinchot and John Laroquette as a psychic and a "paranormal detective," respectively.

  • Ghost (1990)

    Whoopi Goldberg is just faking her psychic abilities, until the ghostly Swayze uses her to help solve his own murder. Also: sexy pottery.

  • The Gift (2000)

    Just before he made Spider-Man, Sam Raimi shot this solid flick about a psychic Cate Blanchett, whose visions help find a killer.

  • Minority Report (2002)

    The psychics in the excellent Tom Cruise movie aren't exactly willing participants in the exploitation of their abilities. But it’s all for a crime-free America!

  • Very Bad Deaths (2004)

    In this 2004 novel, a telepath so sensitive that proximity to people causes him pain gets wind of a serial killer’s plot to torture and murder a family, and has to enlist Spider Robinson's author-surrogate to stop the crime.

  • South Park: "Cartman’s Incredible Gift" (2004)

    In this send-up of the "psychic detective" genre, Cartman fakes special abilities in order to get money, ice cream, and biscuits.

  • Medium (2005-2011)

    How much work can a psychic get with the local PD? If she's Patricia Arquette, plenty.

  • Next (2007)

    Since he can only see two minutes into the future in this movie, Nicolas Cage's ability to stop crimes is limited. But he’s able to do it anyway.