| Longmire (2012) | 8.3 | |
| The Punisher (2004) | 6.4 | |
| Luther (2010) | 8.4 | |
| Adam-12 (1968) | 7.7 | |
| RoboCop (2014) | 6.1 |
Tough law enforcer movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant tough law enforcer movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, exciting, serious, rough, realistic and neo noir films and TV shows about / with tough law enforcer, law enforcement, police, violence, police officer, cop, murder, gun, gunfight and pistol plots mostly in Crime, Action and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as tough law enforcer: The Chicago Code (2011), The Shield (2002), Dredd (2012), Max Payne (2008), Almost Human (2013), Gangster Squad (2013), The Punisher (2004), Justified (2010), Cobra (1986), Sea Devils (2005).
Best films
New films
| RoboCop (2014) | 6.1 | |
| Duke (2019) | 4.1 | |
| Leverage: Redemption (2021) | 8.1 | |
| The Outlaws (2017) | 7.2 | |
| The Good Detective (2020) | 7.6 |
List of tough law enforcer movies
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The series follows officers of the Chicago Police Department as they fight crime on the streets and try to expose political corruption within the city.
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, tough law enforcer, corruption, female police officer, politician, police, law enforcement, fighting crime, political corruption, chief of police, partner, partners against crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.
Style:
tense, rough, crime drama, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, law enforcement, police detective, cruelty, cop, dirty cop, police brutality, dishonesty, tough law enforcer, police protagonist, murder, corrupt cop ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, south america, usa, california
Is relevant?
310K
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, South Africa, USA, India
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called ...
Style:
futuristic, cult classic, intense, neo noir, visually stunning ...
Audience:
family friendly, manly, boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, dystopian future, post apocalypse, one man army, brutality, dystopia, distopia, organized crime, lone hero, judge, tough cop, rookie ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2012, near future, distant future
Place:
usa, america, seattle
Is relevant?
134K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a DEA agent whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin out to avenge her sister's death. The duo will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless ...
Style:
stylized, neo noir, noir, bleak, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, tough law enforcer, dark hero, thigh high boots, gun fu, assassin, vigilante, tough heroes, gunfight, life is a bitch, murder, female assassin ...
Time:
year 2008, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Almost Human is an American science fiction/crime drama on Fox. In 2048, the uncontrollable evolution of science and technology has caused crime rates to rise an astounding 400%. To combat this, the overwhelmed police force has implemented a new ...
Style:
futuristic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, cyber ...
Audience:
family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
fighting crime, androids and robots, hi-tech, police partner, artificial intelligence, police detective, tough law enforcer, buddy cop, law enforcement, cop, haunted by the past, bonding ...
Time:
future, 2040s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, intense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, chick flick, teens
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, gangster, mob boss, squad, tough law enforcer, undercover cop, partners against crime, law enforcement, revenge, corruption, violent ...
Time:
1940s, year 2013, 2010s, 20th century, year 1949 ...
Place:
los angeles, california, israel, usa
Is relevant?
179K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, stylized, exciting, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, vigilante, lone hero, violence, vigilantism, superhero, one man army, tough guy, mafia, crime fighter, hitman ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, year 2003
Place:
florida, puerto rico, miami, virginia
Is relevant?
129K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his high-stakes ...
Style:
captivating, serious, crime drama, realistic, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
justice, gunfight, u.s. marshal, fighting crime, officer, lone wolves, drug lord, small town, shooting, tough law enforcer, ex convict, family feud ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
kentucky, south america, usa
Is relevant?
85K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.
Style:
breathtaking, perverse, suspense, intense, melancholic ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, manly, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, tough law enforcer, vigilante, killer, violence, murder, one man army, car chase, chase, police investigation, violent, hostage ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, south america, california, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 600 min.
TV show
Style:
realistic, sincere, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, fight scenes, tough law enforcer, military, friendship, terrorism, murder, gunfight, hostage, swat team, good versus evil, rescue ...
Place:
russia
Is relevant?
24K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An ex-special services veteran, down on his luck and desperate for work, takes a job as a security guard at a run-down mall in a rough area of town. On his first night on the job, he opens the door to a distraught and desperate young girl who has ...
Style:
serious, exciting, tense, suspense, realistic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
security guard, tough guy, shopping mall, brutality, gunfight, tough law enforcer, female warrior, ex soldier, warrior, hand to hand combat, danger, escape attempt ...
Time:
2010s
Is relevant?
163K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
Style:
psychological thriller, detective, crime drama, atmospheric, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police investigation, murder, police, talented, police detective, uncover truth, psychopath, forensics, crime investigation, law enforcement, serial killer, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, europe
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young cop gets thrown in with a special police squad who are acting as assassins against hoods and who don't care who gets in the way.
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, erotic, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
making love, law enforcement, danger, police investigation, partner, undercover, cop, sex scene, partners against crime, criminal's revenge, fighting crime, police corruption ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In the year 2045, a Los Angeles Police Department detective and his new android partner enter the Zone, a forbidden section of the city plagued with an unknown disease. There, they discover the source of the illness and attempt to stop it using the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
androids and robots, partner, law enforcement, tough law enforcer, danger, quarantine, chaos, dishonesty, weapon system, cop, robotics, machine ...
Time:
future, 2040s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After living in Australia for the past decade, Fitz and Judith return to Manchester in 2004 for their daughter Katie's wedding. Drinking too much at the reception, Fitz stumbles through a rambling toast, which only embarrasses the bride. ...
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
british police, police procedural, murder, police investigation, who done it, tough law enforcer, mentally unstable, unlikely criminals, haunted by the past, gambling, investigation, casino ...
Place:
england, northern ireland, manchester, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An international terrorist has New York in a grip of panic and it's up to Det. Sgt. Deke DaSilva to take him down.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, suspense, harsh, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, undercover, hostage, chase, tough law enforcer, stewardess, terrorist, master criminal, danger, fighting crime, working undercover, violence ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa, north america, manhattan new york city ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A Texas cop battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA.
Style:
suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, undercover, border patrol, mercenary, partner, police investigation, drug dealing, tough law enforcer, danger, confined, master criminal, police corruption ...
Place:
new mexico, usa, latin america, new orleans, mexico
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick must cobble together a force made up cops and criminals to save themselves from a mob looking to kill mobster Marion Bishop.
Style:
suspense, exciting, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
siege, police station, police corruption, shootout, unlikely partners, criminal's revenge, survival, sniper, attempted murder, danger, machine gun, swat team ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
detroit, usa, los angeles
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92K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
Style:
exciting, funny, neo noir, humorous, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly, adult
Plot:
buddy cop, prison, tough cop, revenge, reluctant partners, cop, partner, villain, tough guy, police investigation, police officer killed, buddy ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1982
Place:
san francisco, usa, bay area, north america, los angeles
Is relevant?
159K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Hondo Harrelson recruits Jim Street to join an elite unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. Together they seek out more members, including tough Deke Kay and single mom Chris Sanchez. The team's first big assignment is to escort crime boss ...
Style:
serious, exciting, realistic, action packed, saga ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, teens
Plot:
swat, squad, swat team, police, basic training, law enforcement, sniper, police brutality, tough law enforcer, criminal, corrupt cop, hostage ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, north america, california
Is relevant?
180K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath. Harry eventually collars Scorpio in ...
Style:
serious, detective, bleak, controversial, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
serial killer, police, psychopath, gunfight, vigilante, police detective, violence, tough law enforcer, killer, urban, murder, zodiac killer ...
Time:
70s, year 1971, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california, bay area, usa, north america ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When Vetter's wife is killed in a botched hit organized by Diablo, he seeks revenge against those responsible. But in the process, Vetter and Hicks have to fight their way up the chain to get to Diablo but it's easier said than done when ...
Style:
suspense, harsh, emotional, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, vigilante, revenge, drug cartel, justice, vigilantism, drug, lone hero, brutality, hitman, partner, gang ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, los angeles, usa, california, latin america ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: China
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A cop and his team of comrades go undercover in one of China's most ruthless underworld organizations to stop a gang leader, only to put themselves in great danger after being exposed one by one.
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, working undercover, tough law enforcer, police investigation, law enforcement, rivalry, gang, undercover, shaolin, sniper, fight, mafia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, asia
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126K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a ...
Style:
detective, neo noir, hood, harsh, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, dirty cop, police, corruption, twists and turns, gunfight, violence, police investigation, ghetto, undercover cop, gangster, vigilantism ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, south america, usa, california
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Two youths, Niño and Compi, enter the world of drug smuggling in the Strait of Gibraltar; while two police officers, Jesús and Eva, try to eradicate the contraband.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, thrilling ...
Plot:
drug traffic, criminal heroes, tough law enforcer, smuggling, law enforcement, hashish, mafia, conspiracy, juvenile delinquent, phd, teenager, cocaine ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
morocco, spain, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Newly transferred to the bustling port city of Marseille to assist with a crackdown on organized crime, energetic young magistrate Pierre Michel is given a rapid-fire tutorial on the ins and outs of an out-of-control drug trade. Pierre's wildly ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, noir, rough ...
Plot:
organized crime, judge, drug dealing, tough law enforcer, gang, violence, corruption, husband wife relationship, justice, drug crime, spy, gangster ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 2014, 20th century, year 1975 ...
Place:
marseille, france, new york, usa
Is relevant?
138K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, USA, Malaysia
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover ...
Style:
brutal, bloody, grindhouse, breathtaking, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, violence, fight, organized crime, fistfight, brutality, mafia, warrior, gangster, gunfight, police, violent ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
indonesia, asia, tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Angel, a young intelligent and kind, aims to be a police inspector. Rafael instead is an expeditious, forceful and arrogant policeman. Meanwhile, Miguel and Mateo are part of Group 7, a group of rogue cops ready to do anything to achieve their ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, social ...
Plot:
fighting crime, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, bad cop, police brutality, fall in love, drug dealer, police officer, manhood, cop, biopic, european ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
andalusia, europe, spain
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When an ambulatory TV news unit live broadcasts the embarrassing defeat of a police battalion by five bank robbers in a ballistic showdown, the credibility of the police force drops to a nadir. While on a separate investigation in a run-down ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough, contemplative ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
media, police, hostage, chase, on the run, tough law enforcer, police investigation, rivalry, gang, journalism, master criminal, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china
Is relevant?
313K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Marcus Burnett is a hen-pecked family man. Mike Lowry is a foot-loose and fancy free ladies' man. Both are Miami policemen, and both have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate ...
Style:
humorous, buddy comedy, exciting, funny, action comedy ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
buddy cop, drug lord, murder, murder investigation, partners against crime, two man army, law enforcement, friendship between men, police corruption, police investigation, african american, working undercover ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
miami, florida, usa, north america
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