Running from police movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant running from police movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, suspense, serious, suspenseful, realistic and tense films and TV shows about / with running from police, police, runaway, escape, murder, arrest, on the run, police officer, chase and death plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres shot in USA, France, Italy and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as running from police: Eat Your Bones (2014), Victoria (2015), River (2015), A Fork in the Road (2010), Bosch & Rockit (2022), Certain Fury (1985), The Hustle (2019), Oru Second Class Yathra (2015), The Easy Way (2008), Stalked by My Mother (2016).
Best films
New films
| Grand Blue (2020) | 5.9 | |
| Text (2019) | 6.6 | |
| Out of the Blue (2022) | 4.4 | |
| The Lovebirds (2020) | 6.1 | |
| Snack Shack (2024) | 7.0 |
List of running from police movies
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
18 year old Jason Dorkel belongs to a community of gypsies. He is about to celebrate his baptism when his half-brother Fred returns after fifteen years in prison. Together, with their last brother, the violent, hot-headed Michael and their Christian ...
Style:
tense, realistic, psychological, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
on the road, crime gone awry, youth, coming of age, profanity, on the run, running from police, thief, rivalry, murder, danger, chase ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, France, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A young Spanish woman who has newly moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret.
Style:
tense, harsh, intense, breathtaking, disturbing ...
Plot:
gangster, running from police, heist gone wrong, bank robbery, heist, death of friend, group of friends, drunk, panic attack, language barrier, bullet wound, crime gone awry ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, y2k, 90s, 21st century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, peru, spain
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In the south of Laos, an American volunteer doctor becomes a fugitive after he intervenes in the sexual assault of a young woman. When the assailant's body is pulled from the Mekong River, things quickly spiral out of control.
Style:
captivating, tense, serious, suspense
Plot:
accused of murder, pursuit, chase, doctor, running from police, murder, false accusation, manhunt, survival, danger, police, choice ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
southeast asia, laos, bangkok thailand, asia, thailand
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An escaped convict and a woman ponder what to do with a not-quite-dead body.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, suspenseful, black comedy ...
Plot:
on the run, murder, escape, nothing goes right, running from police, convict, partner, odd couple, danger, chases and races, confined, missing person ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
latin america, mexico
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
As Rockit grapples to understand why his Mum’s not coming home, he embarks on a magical holiday with his father, Bosch, only to discover they’re actually running from the law. Rockit finds a soulmate and then teenage love with Ash Ash, but ...
Style:
dramatic, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, f word
Plot:
father son relationship, surfing, coming of age, running from police, surfer, nature, divorce, father, drug, drug smuggling, drug dealing, drug smuggler ...
Place:
australia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
During a shooting in court young prostitute Scarlet manages to flee. In a state of confusion, the black Tracy, who was arrested for a minor delict, follows her. When she decides to leave Scarlett, an accident makes it impossible. So they're ...
Style:
suspense, tense, exciting, captivating, independent film
Plot:
reluctant partners, chase, on the run, running from police, mistaken identity, police officer killed, shootout, pursuit, danger, nothing goes right, gunfight, anti heroine ...
Time:
year 1985
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Two female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, compete to swindle a naïve tech prodigy out of his fortune. A remake of the 1988 comedy "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."
Style:
entertaining, feel good, rom com, light, clever ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, date night
Plot:
con woman, con artists, perfect crime, girlfriend, deception, competition, heist, casino, running from police, arrested, pretending to be blind, partners in crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south of france, london, french riviera
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
In which Scheherazade tells of how desolation invaded men : “It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that a Judge will cry instead of giving out her sentence. A runaway murderer will wander through the land for over forty days and will ...
Style:
art house, masterpiece
Plot:
misery, economic crisis, dog, killer, running from police, female nudity, police arrest, sign language, female judge, genie, female pubic hair, lawyer ...
Time:
year 2014
Place:
portugal
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Morgan Freeman explores real-life prison breaks that have captured the attention of the public, showcasing an up close and personal view of what the prisoners are faced with in executing their break outs.
Style:
captivating, suspense, tense
Plot:
escape plan, maximum security prison, jail, escape, escaped prisoner, prison, jailed, escape from custody, prisoner, running from police, escape attempt, prison life ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Oru Second Class Yathra is a comedy thriller where Vineeth Sreenivasan and Chemban Vinod play thieves, while Sreejith Ravi and Joju George play the roles of police officers. The film is set on the journey of these four in the train from Kannur ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, road movie, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
escape, jail, police officer, prisoner, running from police, police, police investigation, escaped prisoner, police detective, police partner, fugitives, investigation ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Albert Spaggiari is arrested in Nice and brought to a judge's office for interrogation, but he escapes to South America where he meets a journalist who is investigating the event.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot:
bank robber, robbery, runaway, investigative journalism, on the lam, journalist, investigative reporter, escapades, escapee, investigation, criminal, running from police ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
south of france, nice france, france
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A daughter acuses her mother for killing her boyfriend but was it really the mother who did it or was it someone who has always been there?
Style:
mysterious, suspense, serious, suspenseful, enigmatic
Plot:
revenge, uncover truth, female assassin, overprotective parent, mother and daughter, murderer, criminal's revenge, evidence, secret, secret mission, running from police, guilt ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Musical, Romance
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Teefa goes to Poland to get Anya to Pakistan to marry Butt gangster's son but lands up in trouble with Anya's gangster father and the Polish police.
Style:
entertaining, semi serious, disturbing, captivating, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
forced marriage, police, gangster, organized crime, bandit, criminal, relationship problems, running from police, gang, fight, fight scenes, fish out of water ...
Place:
poland, pakistan
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Western
Country: France, Philippines, Vietnam
Duration: 7 min.
TV show
Story:
The Daltons are back in jail. And they want out. Real bad. Every episode is a new chance to escape.
Style:
captivating, feel good, satirical, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
prison, brother brother relationship, prison escape, prisoner, escape attempt, escape, prison warden, warden, prison guard, security guard, arrest, runaway ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
nevada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with his band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest.
Style:
humorous, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
rock music, silly humor, punk rock, music band, male female relationship, road trip, runaway, fall in love, in love, rock band, musician's life, rock ...
Time:
90s
Place:
detroit, michigan
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' ...
Style:
cult classic, neo noir, retro, grindhouse, grim ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
survival, street gang, gang, gang war, gang member, subway, violence, warrior, gangster, chase, murder, graffiti ...
Time:
future, 70s, year 1979, near future, 80s
Place:
new york, coney island brooklyn new york city, bronx new york city, usa, north america ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Six people travel by train overnight from Marseilles to Paris. When the train arrives at its destination, one of the passengers, a girl, is found dead in a sleeping berth. The police led by Inspector Grazzi investigate the other five passengers, ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, noir, perverse, political ...
Plot:
train, police, investigation, serial killer, boxing, killing spree, flashback, teenage girl, teenage boy, running from police, strangulation, loneliness ...
Time:
60s
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A woman goes to previously all-male boarding school on a scholarship. She begins to separate herself from her boyfriend in order to devote more time to her new environment...
Style:
cult classic, independent film, scary, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teacher, violence, conspiracy, college, high school, old man, motorcycle, abduction, car chase, death, police, car accident ...
Time:
80s, year 1987
Place:
usa, virginia
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A sheriff's deputy fights an alternate universe version of himself who grows stronger with each alternate self he kills.
Style:
exciting, stylized, suspenseful, serious, action packed ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, parallel universe, alternate dimension, time travel, cyberpunk, alternate universe, asian man white woman relationship, kung fu, multiverse, lookalikes, supernatural ability, law enforcement ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, future
Place:
los angeles, hong kong, china
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Henry Fonda plays Elegant John, an old trucker who steals back his prized rig in California and takes off with almost no money. His Kenworth tractor has the name Eleanor on it. Elegant John once met Eleanor Roosevelt. He pulls a Fruehauf van with a ...
Style:
road movie, independent film, crying
Plot:
sex work, trucker, hitchhiker, truck, cross country trip, crooked cop, police chase, entrapment, brothel madam, money problems, sheriff, deception ...
Time:
70s
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A stone-faced Jean-Paul Belmondo stars as enigmatic gangster Silien, who may or may not be responsible for squealing on Faugel (Serge Reggiani), just released from the slammer and already involved in what should have been a simple heist. By the end ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, bleak, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
gangster, betrayal, frame up, cons and scams, vengeance, friendship, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, criminal's revenge, tough heroes, spy, renaissance ...
Time:
20th century, year 1963, year 1962, 60s
Place:
europe, france, paris france
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, Yugoslavia
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Professor Sinigaglia (Marcello Mastroianni) is the title character in this darkly comedic Italian drama about mistreated factory workers in the city of Turin. Toiling away in appalling conditions in a textile mill, these employees have no one to ...
Style:
political, contemplative, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
labor union, strike, politics, working class, union, resistance, working conditions, big business, conflict, european, employment, labor ...
Time:
turn of the century, 19th century, year 1963, 1800s, 1900s ...
Place:
italy, turin italy
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
On his first day after being released from jail for 14 armed bank robberies, Lucas finds himself caught up in someone else's robbery. Perry has decided to hold up the local bank to raise money so that he can keep his daughter, Meg, and get her ...
Style:
road movie, light, detective, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
hostage, reluctant partners, chase, bank robber, on the run, bank robbery, ex convict, police, comedy of errors, outlaw, fugitives, odd couple ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
An exploration of America’s social and political climate through the lens of a genre-defying love story. The film centers on a black man and black woman who go on a first date that goes awry after the two are pulled over by a police officer at a ...
Style:
sexy, thought provoking, exciting, sad, disturbing ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
racist cop, on the run, legacy, black, police officer killed, blaxploitation, black lives matter, society, police officer, ghetto, women, chase ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019
Place:
cleveland ohio, florida, cuba, kentucky, ohio ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A bright young teenager from a broken home uses his quick wits and glib tongue to get out of trouble - but they also get him into it.
Style:
detective, independent film, f word
Plot:
motorcycle, con artists, corporal punishment, drug dealing, ex convict, stealing a car, troubled teen, teacher student relationship, school principal, running from police, teenage boy, school expulsion ...
Place:
australia
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Though his parents help him run the family business, Jun still feels persecuted by their love; when they bar him from meeting with his girlfriend, tensions increase.
Plot:
nudity, female nudity, rape, running from police, dead body, bare chested male, parents, family relations, disposing of a dead body, fire, flashback, death ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Gary, who has just married Samantha, the woman of his dreams, discovers that her six-year-old son may be the Antichrist.
Style:
horror comedy, scary, perverse, demonic, dark comedy ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
occult, stepfather stepson relationship, dark secret, vulgar woman, satanic cult, dark humor, stepfather, single mother, newlywed, evil child, newlyweds, husband wife relationship ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The Candyman moves on to New Orleans and starts his horrific murders once more. This time, his intended victim is a school teacher. Her father was killed by the Candyman, and brother wrongly accused of the murders.
Style:
slasher, creepy, bloody, scary, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
killer, serial killer, supernatural, urban legend, ghost, blood, violence, murder, candyman, mardi gras, vengeance, gory ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new orleans, usa, southern usa, louisiana
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Genre: Crime, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Directed by Omiros Efstratiadis.
Style:
erotic, iconic
Plot:
sexual fantasy, male objectification, island, greek island, naked breasts, public nudity, horniness, voice over narration, nudity, female pubic hair, bare chested male, friend ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
europe, eastern europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Czechoslovakia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1981
Style:
freeze frame, crying, period drama
Plot:
world war one, renaissance, biopic, signing a contract, work abroad, national identity, czech german relations, superstition, moral dilemma, forest, drunken man, shooting ...
Time:
1910s, year 1917, year 1916, year 1915, year 1914
Place:
eastern europe, central europe, prague, america, usa
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