| First Blood (1982) | 7.7 | |
| Inspector Rex (2008) | 6.5 | |
| K-9 (1989) | 6.1 | |
| K-911 (1999) | 5.6 | |
| Region (2003) | 6.7 |
Police dog movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant police dog movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, captivating, entertaining, feel good, realistic and semi serious films and TV shows about / with police dog, dog, animal, police officer, police, police investigation, police detective, pets, partner and german shepherd plots mostly in Comedy, Crime and Family genres shot in USA, Canada, Australia and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as police dog: Hudson & Rex (2019), Dog × Police: The K-9 Force (2011), Dog (2022), Muzzle (2023), Show Dogs (2018), Ace of Hearts (2008), Angie Tribeca (2016), K-9 (1989), Max 2: White House Hero (2017), See Spot Run (2001).
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List of police dog movies
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective Charlie Hudson teams up with what he calls his "highly trained law enforcement animal" German Shepherd dog named Rex who he prefers to team up with because he doesn't talk his ear off.
Style:
captivating, exciting, tense, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
german shepherd, police dog, police detective, dog, homicide detective, bloodhound, owner dog relationship, murder investigation, murder, crime investigation, human animal relationship, police ...
Place:
canada, newfoundland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Yusaku Hayakawa dreams of becoming a detective, but works as a trainer for police dogs. When Yusaku gets an albino shepherd named Shiro, he forms a special bond with him. Everyone says that Shiro does not have the abilities to become a police dog, ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, tense, emotional, inspirational ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
police dog, dog training, teamwork, human animal relationship, police, dog, german shepherd, police officer, owner dog relationship, loyalty, workplace, police station ...
Place:
japan
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52K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An army ranger and his dog embark on a road trip along the Pacific Coast Highway to attend a friend's funeral.
Style:
feel good, emotional, captivating, satirical, semi serious ...
Plot:
police dog, dog, satire, escapades, desert, road trip, human animal relationship, friendship, animal, death of friend, animal human communication, troublemaker ...
Time:
future, year 2015
Place:
oregon, california, san francisco, los angeles, washington state ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
LAPD K-9 officer Jake Rosser has just witnessed the shocking murder of his dedicated partner by a mysterious assailant. As he investigates the shooter’s identity, he uncovers a vast conspiracy that has a chokehold on the city in this thrilling ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, tense, exciting, thrilling ...
Plot:
police dog, dog, lapd, police, human dog relationship, truth, police officer, conspiracy, murder investigation, crime investigation, true crime, criminal gang ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Max, a macho, solitary Rottweiler police dog is ordered to go undercover as a primped show dog in a prestigious Dog Show, along with his human partner, to avert a disaster from happening.
Style:
funny, humorous, exciting, sweet, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
dog, police dog, rottweiler, undercover, buddy cop, police, talking animal, partner, spy, top secret, bandit, smuggling ...
Place:
usa, las vegas
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Officer Daniel Harding is a distinguished member of the K-9 police unit. His partner and best friend is Ace, a police dog. When Ace is accused of mauling a suspect, an overzealous DA convinces police authorities that Ace should be euthanized.
Style:
touching, serious, sincere, sentimental, psychotronic
Plot:
police dog, pets, dog, german shepherd, courtroom drama, false accusation, fighting the system, police investigation, fighting crime, rivalry, law enforcement, legal ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Lone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most serious cases, from the murder of a ventriloquist to a rash of baker suicides.
Style:
parody, sitcom, realistic, humorous, spoof ...
Plot:
police dog, homicide detective, police partner, lapd, satire, workplace situations, misfit partners, coworker relationship, workplace, coroner, love triangle, police station ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
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37K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The extravagant cop Michael Dooley needs some help to fight a drug dealer who has tried to kill him. A "friend" gives him a dog named Jerry Lee (Officer Lewis), who has been trained to smell drugs. With his help, Dooley sets out to put his ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, funny, action comedy, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, kids, boys' night, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
dog, police dog, buddy cop, german shepherd, partner, justice, friends, police operation, buddies, police detective, owner dog relationship, law enforcement ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century
Place:
las vegas, san francisco
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Genre: Action, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Max is assigned to the White House while Butch, the secret service dog, is on maternity leave. He meets TJ, a 12 year old boy, who is the President's son. Due to his father's high profile, he is trying hard to fit in and lead a normal ...
Style:
captivating, humorous, touching, feel good, light ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids
Plot:
dog, usa president, police dog, white house, spy, youth, rescue, friendship, danger, teenage life, escapades, animal life ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA, Australia, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible, mailman, neighbor, Gordon, when the ...
Style:
clever, humorous, entertaining, melancholic, not serious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
dog, pets, goofy hero, animal, friendship, crime gone awry, fish out of water, hidden identity, danger, save the day, nothing goes right, mischievous children ...
Place:
alaska, seattle
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
Style:
touching, sentimental, sweet, sad, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, family outing, adult
Plot:
dog, animal, human animal relationship, life & death, happy ending, reincarnation, transformation, police dog, life philosophy, love, death, beautiful scenery ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017, 90s, 70s, 80s ...
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30K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, War
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.
Style:
touching, suspense, realistic, serious, sad ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing, teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
dog, pets, twists and turns, teenage life, youth, military, police dog, dog actor, dog training, family bonds, war, friendship ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, texas, usa, iraq, california
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Tequila and Bonetti is an American comedy-drama series starring Jack Scalia. The series originally aired on CBS from January 17, 1992 to April 17, 1992. It was later adapted into another series for Italian television.
Style:
detective, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful, humorous ...
Plot:
investigation, police, dog, police detective, partner, fighting crime, partners against crime, law enforcement, odd couple, human dog relationship, machismo, haunted by the past ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Chasing his dream to join an elite K-9 unit, a state trooper partners with a fellow underdog: clever but naughty shelter pup Ruby. Based on a true story.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, feel good, sincere
Audience:
family friendly, kids, toddlers, family outing
Plot:
dog, dog training, animal, human animal relationship, state trooper, search and rescue, dream, puppy, animal human communication, owner dog relationship, police officer, animal training ...
Place:
rhode island
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Genre: Crime, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Da kommt Kalle is a German television series.
Style:
semi serious, entertaining, captivating, uplifting, emotional ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
police dog, teamwork, dog, police, loyalty, human animal relationship, animal human communication, animal life, owner dog relationship, police investigation, animal, human dog relationship ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
TV show
Story:
A spin off from the Austrian series Kommissar (Inspector) Rex. Rex the Police Dog moves from Vienna to Rome to continue his career.
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, detective ...
Plot:
police dog, german shepherd, partner, fighting crime, police investigation, workplace, law enforcement, murder, danger, dog, violent content, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Dooley and his K-9 partner Jerry Lee are ready to retire from the police force. But before he can retire with his pension he must work as a P.I. to find a set of high tech computer chips.
Style:
realistic, humorous, feel good, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dog, investigation, german shepherd, private detective, police dog, reluctant partners, police detective, destiny, buddy cop, owner dog relationship, police investigation, partners against crime ...
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, not serious, humorous, intense ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
talking animal, dog, spy, animal, talking dog, secret service, espionage, vengeance, secret agent, villainess, feud, gadget ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
usa, san francisco, germany
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Scott Turner has 3 days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some "real" cases, not just misdemeanors. Then Amos Reed is murdered, and Scott Turner sets himself on the case. The closest thing to a ...
Style:
light, humorous, sweet, touching, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, date night, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
dog, pets, chase, buddy cop, justice, murder, buddy, partner, police, kids and family, canine, animal actor ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, san francisco
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Police dog handler Ippei Aoba has a problem. It's called Oliver. To others, Oliver is a genius police dog that comes from a long line of geniuses, but, to Ippei, he appears—literally—as a lazy, foul-mouthed, middle-aged man in a dog costume.
Style:
satirical, captivating, entertaining, detective, feel good ...
Plot:
police dog, forensics, officer, police officer, workplace, satire, police detective, workplace situations, odd couple, buddy cop, police procedural, talking animal ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Down-and-out Detective Dancer, who struggling with a personal conflict, gives up on life and his job. But that all ends when he is paired up with a police dog who is also dealing with post-traumatic stress. The dog helps Dancer make a life-changing ...
Style:
humorous, funny, captivating, entertaining, uplifting ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
police dog, faith, redemption, buddy cop, weapons, billiards, gunfight, police shootout, shooting, police officer, dog, police detective ...
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Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Luke Perry stars in this heartwarming "tail." Kassie, her friends and her dog, Scoot, organize a holiday fundraiser, but must protect the cash from some crooks in order to save Christmas.
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, sincere, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, preschool
Plot:
christmas, dog, police dog, child hero, youth, friends, animal life, single parent, escapades, holiday, xmas, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Kassie and her friends stumble across an old, broken pocket watch they begin an unexpected journey to unlock the secret of the legendary Garrison Gold. They'll have to solve riddles and follow clues to find the lost treasure. With the help ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
treasure hunt, best friend, escapades, pets, youth, young heroes, journey, dog, friendship, rivalry, german shepherd, police dog ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based T.V. cop show.
Style:
humorous, hilarious, melancholic, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, boys' night, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
chase, reluctant partners, police dog, buddy, buddy cop, justice, law enforcement, police, fish out of water, satire, gangster, police shootout ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Kommissar Rex is a police procedural drama originally made in Austria and aired from 1994 to 2004. In 2008 the series was revived under Austrian-Italian production, and has since 2009 been made fully in Italy, with occasional episodes set in ...
Style:
serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, retro ...
Plot:
dog, police, german shepherd, police dog, human animal relationship, murder investigation, police procedural, police detective, chases and races, workplace, investigation, murder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
vienna, austria, europe, germany
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family
Country: Portugal
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
"Inspector Max" is a Portuguese television series created by Virgílio Castelo e Produções Fictícias and broadcast on TVI. Its story is a dog called "Max", who is caught by Inspector Jorge Mendes' two sons (Fernando ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, sincere, humorous, detective
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
police dog, homicide detective, dog training, dog, police, partners against crime, fighting crime, human dog relationship, police station, cold case, police officer, human animal relationship ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Everyone thinks new recruit Hansel is too small to be a K-9 dog, but when a greedy package thief is ruining the holidays, little Officer Hansel must go on a mission to catch him and save Christmas.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, christmas special, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing
Plot:
christmas, dog, police, holiday, underdog, christmas spirit, police dog, mission, xmas, animal, investigation, police investigation ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When a train unexpectedly starts up, taking only pets with it, the animals discover that Hans, a badger with a grudge is behind it all. While the crash seems inevitable, the animals can count on Falcon, a roguish Raccoon who will do anything to save ...
Style:
action comedy, light hearted, suspense
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
train, pets, rescue, police dog, heartwarming, teamwork, talking animal, friendship, railway, heist, buddy cop, villain ...
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
In the frontier village Vetrov boys from the children's home called Indians lead a bitter "war" with the local Símáks. Before a battle the Indians have a meeting in the sandpit with a smoke signaling. The smoke brings to the sandpit ...
Plot:
friendship, dog, children, innocence, boyhood, animal, compassion, police dog, determination, empathy, loyalty, small town ...
Time:
70s
Place:
czechoslovakia
Is relevant?
5K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Dooley and his dog Jerry Lee still are active as a police team with the LAPD. However, years starting and counting Captain Roger Byers thinks they urgently need to do something with their condition. He even forces them to work with a second team: ...
Style:
action comedy, semi serious, humorous, detective
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
german shepherd, police dog, reluctant partners, dog, buddy cop, canine, pets, champion, police officer, best friend, car chase, funny cop ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa
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