| Southland (2009) | 8.5 | |
| Bosch (2014) | 8.5 | |
| Body of Proof (2011) | 7.1 | |
| Vera (2011) | 8.2 | |
| Castle (2009) | 8.1 |
Law enforcement movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant law enforcement movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out detective, realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting and tense films and TV shows about / with law enforcement, investigation, police, murder, police officer, cop, murder mystery, police investigation, criminal and police detective plots mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as law enforcement: The Glades (2010), Rizzoli & Isles (2010), Chicago P.D. (2014), King (2011), Castle (2009), New Amsterdam (2008), R.I.P.D. (2013), Eagle Eye (2008), Body of Proof (2011), White Collar (2009).
Best films
New films
| Cash Queens (2026) | 5.5 | |
| The Savage (2025) | 8.7 | |
| Lamp (2025) | 8.3 | |
| Sheriff Country (2025) | 6.6 | |
| Karmanye Vadhikaraste (2025) | 8.4 |
List of law enforcement movies
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
This Crime series follows Matt Passmore as Jim, a Chicago cop who gets kicked off the force after being shot and wrongfully accused by his ex-captain of having an affair with his wife. After receiving his payout, Jim decides to moves to a small ...
Style:
detective, cliffhanger, stylized, exciting, grindhouse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, law enforcement, multiple suspects, outsmarting, outside help, murder, team, murder investigation, police investigation, coworker, ex husband, starting over ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
florida, usa, everglades, miami
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Perhaps their strikingly different personalities make the relationship between detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles so effective. Jane, the only female cop in Boston's homicide division, is tough, relentless and rarely lets ...
Style:
tense, detective, captivating, serious, crime drama ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
female detective, partners against crime, friends, forensics, police investigation, murder investigation, coworker, homicide detective, investigation, policewoman, female protagonist, law enforcement ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, massachusetts, boston
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who ...
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
police, law enforcement, cop, crime investigation, policewoman, police detective, victim, gang, sergeant, arrest, shooting, murder ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, illinois, usa, south america
Is relevant?
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
King is a Canadian police drama which premiered April 17, 2011 on Showcase. The series stars Amy Price-Francis as Jessica King, a veteran police officer who gets promoted to head of the Major Crimes Task Force in Toronto after her predecessor has a ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
law enforcement, police detective, policewoman, female detective, female police detective, police investigation, honest law enforcer, who done it, fighting crime, investigation, leadership, task force ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.
Style:
witty, realistic, thrilling, entertaining, detective ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
writers, investigation, female detective, romancing partners, homicide detective, crime investigation, police investigation, police detective, riddles and clues, law enforcement, who done it, murder ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
New Amsterdam is an American television drama which aired for eight episodes in 2008 on Fox. The series starred Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as "John Amsterdam", an immortal Dutch man born in 1607, who has lived in New York City on and off since ...
Style:
suspenseful, clever, atmospheric, detective, serious ...
Plot:
immortality, law enforcement, haunted by the past, friends, friendship, curses spells and rituals, immortal, true love, magical, sent to the future, reward, imaginary ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Former NYPD detective and forensic genius Lincoln Rhyme was at the top of his game until a serious accident at the hands of a notorious serial killer forced him out of the field. When Amelia Sachs, an intuitive young officer who has a gift for ...
Style:
serious, realistic, detective, psychological
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, serial killer, law enforcement, partners against crime, forensics, evidence, investigation, riddles and clues, police investigation, danger, police, nypd ...
Place:
new york
Is relevant?
151K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. Based on the comic by Peter M. Lenkov.
Style:
buddy comedy, stylized, not serious, exciting, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
afterlife, supernatural, unlikely partners, investigation, law enforcement, obsessive quest, uncover truth, escapades, police detective, ghost, rivalry, undead ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, new england, massachusetts, boston
Is relevant?
201K
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push ...
Style:
suspense, serious, action thriller, intense, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
chase, surveillance, artificial intelligence, mysterious character, investigation, technology gone awry, computers and web, intelligence, fugitives, law enforcement, hacking, hacker ...
Time:
year 2008, near future, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., afghanistan, chicago, indianapolis indiana, pentagon ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Body of Proof is an American medical drama television series that ran on ABC from March 29, 2011 to May 28, 2013 and starred Dana Delany as medical examiner Dr. Megan Hunt. The series was created by Chris Murphey and produced by ABC Studios. The ...
Style:
serious, captivating, witty, suspenseful, detective ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
medical, medical examiner, investigation, forensics, who done it, murder investigation, bodies, law enforcement, unconventional method, female protagonist, talented, medical examination ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa
Is relevant?
152K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Neal Caffrey, a con man, forger and thief, is captured after a three-year game of cat and mouse with the FBI. With only months left serving a four-year sentence, he escapes to look for Kate, his girlfriend. Peter Burke, the FBI agent who initially ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, light, serious, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
fbi, investigation, law enforcement, art thief, mastermind, unlikely partners, friendship, fbi agent, criminal, expert, talented, cons and scams ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
Is relevant?
11K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Kevin Corcoran is a rugged young Irish immigrant policeman trying to keep the peace in the historical Five Points neighborhood in 1860s New York City while searching for information on the disappearance of his wife and death of his daughter.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, realistic, detective, serious ...
Plot:
law enforcement, fighting crime, gunfight, ex military, american civil war, power struggle, priest, black american, african american, racial slur, honest law enforcer, corruption ...
Time:
19th century, turn of the century, victorian era, 1800s, 1860s
Place:
usa, manhattan new york city, new york
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Banshee is an American drama television series set in a small town in Pennsylvania Amish country and features an enigmatic ex-con posing as a murdered sheriff who imposes his own brand of justice while also cooking up plans that serve his own ...
Style:
sexy, exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ex convict, sheriff, tough heroes, shooting, female nudity, organized crime, cop, gory, hidden identity, law enforcement, hacker, criminal ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, usa, pittsburgh
Is relevant?
31K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Since premiering in 2009, Southland has redefined the police drama with its raw, authentic look at the lives and work of Los Angeles detectives and beat cops. The show centers on four main characters: Officer John Cooper (Cudlitz), a seasoned cop ...
Style:
captivating, detective, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, lapd, law enforcement, policewoman, police protagonist, partners against crime, fighting crime, swat, peril, responsibility, team, workplace ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, southern california, los angeles, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, funny, not serious, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
workplace, police station, law enforcement, cop, coworker, satire, lgbtq, workplace situations, investigation, arrest, workplace humor, boss ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, seattle
Is relevant?
66K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Doctor Henry Morgan, New York City’s star medical examiner, has a secret. He doesn't just study the dead to solve criminal cases, he does it to solve the mystery that has eluded him for 200 years—the answer to his own inexplicable ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
immortality, supernatural, investigation, friendship, law enforcement, immortal, crime scene, supernatural ability, secret, medical examiner, friends, deduction ...
Time:
18th century, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
134K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth. But his ...
Style:
clever, psychological, serious, detective, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
investigation, psychology, team, expert, talented, lie, crime investigation, outsmarting, deception, riddles and clues, sign language, human nature ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
Is relevant?
298K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In ...
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, captivating, clever ...
Audience:
family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
fbi, investigation, unlikely partners, master criminal, law enforcement, danger, intrigue, secret, terrorism, mind game, outsmarting, murder investigation ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, washington d.c.
Is relevant?
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government crack difficult cases. His intimate knowledge of human behavior and masterful understanding of the mind give him an extraordinary ability to read people, ...
Style:
intellectual, mind bending, exciting, offbeat, detective ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
investigation, schizophrenia, fbi, college professor, prodigy, riddles and clues, talented, crime investigation, intelligence, hallucination, genius, law enforcement ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective Andrea Cornell is a tough, thorough Homicide Detective who leaves no stone unturned. Her unwavering dedication to her job makes her the most formidable opponent - or a highly valuable ally.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, who done it, murder mystery, investigation, uncover truth, law enforcement, family relations, police investigation, protagonist as suspect, child killer, family problems, family in crisis ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Major Crimes explores how the American justice system approaches the art of the deals as law enforcement officers and prosecutors work together to score a conviction. Los Angeles Police Captain Sharon Raydor heads up a special squad within the LAPD ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, detective, tense
Plot:
law enforcement, homicide detective, police detective, female protagonist, female detective, policewoman, coworker, investigator, murder investigation, murder, lapd, interrogation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Is relevant?
119K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a ...
Style:
witty, exciting, detective, not serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
investigation, private detective, friends, intelligence, friendship, prodigy, buddies, who done it, hotshot, manhood, cop, coworker ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
Is relevant?
96K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on Michael Connelly's best-selling novels, these are the stories of relentless LAPD homicide Detective Harry Bosch who pursues justice at all costs. But behind his tireless momentum is a man who is haunted by his past and struggles to ...
Style:
realistic, tense, detective, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
police, law enforcement, coworker, determination, police detective, homicide detective, murder, murder investigation, suspicion, police investigation, father daughter relationship, danger ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, south america
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and ...
Style:
realistic, serious, detective, crime drama, costume drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
murder, who done it, female detective, police investigation, law enforcement, british police, crime investigation, police detective, murder mystery, criminal, right hand man, investigation ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, northern england
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Former Syracuse, New York, police detective Carrie Wells has hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to visually remember everything. She reluctantly joins the New York City Police Department's Queens homicide unit ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, detective, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
photographic memory, female detective, partners against crime, police, policewoman, police detective, fighting crime, prodigy, police investigation, law enforcement, haunted by the past, murder investigation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Is relevant?
79K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
A medical student who becomes a zombie joins a Coroner's Office in order to gain access to the brains she must reluctantly eat so that she can maintain her humanity. But every brain she eats, she also inherits their memories and must now solve ...
Style:
witty, semi serious, suspenseful, detective, supernatural thriller ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
zombie, female protagonist, supernatural ability, supernatural, murder mystery, law enforcement, murder, police investigation, morgue, fighting crime, partners against crime, hidden identity ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa
Is relevant?
175K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
Style:
captivating, serious, exciting, suspense, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
law enforcement, crime solving, teamwork, special agent, partners against crime, murder mystery, crime investigation, evidence, victim, military, investigation, forensics ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
south america, washington d.c., virginia, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Keeping these streets clean is a Herculean task, enough to demoralize even the keenest rookie – but there’s a reason why this hotchpotch of committed cops are on this force, on this side of town. Drug labs, arsonists, neo-Nazis and notorious ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, detective, dark comedy ...
Plot:
british police, detective inspector, law enforcement, policewoman, fighting crime, serial killer, police station, workplace, workplace situations, police investigation, murder investigation, police protagonist ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, manchester, northern england
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Netherlands, UK, Finland, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Trainees in the FBI's psychological profiling program must put their training into practice when they discover a killer in their midst.
Style:
surprise ending, psychological, suspenseful, scary, twist ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, twists and turns, mind game, island, trap, violence, investigation, killing spree, profiler, psycho killer, fbi, law enforcement ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Norway
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, tense, suspenseful, gloomy ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, multiple suspects, murder, murder investigation, cop, police detective, twists and turns, partners against crime, mind game, riddles and clues, heroine ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark, scandinavia, copenhagen, europe, eastern europe
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