Police officer movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant police officer movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out detective, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, tense and serious films and TV shows about / with police officer, police, law enforcement, murder, investigation, violence, police detective, police investigation, death and criminal plots mostly in Crime, Thriller and Action genres shot in USA, Canada, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as police officer: The Rookie (2018), Rookie Blue (2010), End of Watch (2012), Hot Fuzz (2007), Regression (2015), Blue Streak (1999), Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021), Sledge Hammer! (1986), Murder in the First (2014), Anon (2018).

List of police officer movies

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 8.0
 67K
The Rookie (2018)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Starting over isn’t easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force’s oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as ...
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, serious, detective ...
Plot: lapd, police officer, investigation, crime investigation, daring rescue, life risking, race against time, terrorism, forced into action, criminality, policewoman, police station ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: los angeles
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 7.7
 18K
Rookie Blue (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Ambitious young cops try to prove themselves in their high-stakes careers, in which the smallest mistake can have deadly consequences. At the core of the close-knit group is perfectionist Andy McNally, whose father was a homicide detective before he ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious, sentimental, detective ...
Plot: policewoman, rookie, workplace romance, lesbian, female police officer, cop, workplace situations, police, law enforcement, fighting crime, shooting, relationship vs career ...
Time: 21st century
Place: toronto ontario canada, canada
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 7.6
 267K
End of Watch (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.
Style: tense, emotional, suspense, independent film, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: latinos, gang member, cop, police, shooting, street gang, friendship, urban ghetto, police investigation, organized crime, police officer, found footage ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, south central los angeles, usa
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 7.8
 533K
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel is good. Too good. To stop the rest of his team from looking bad, he is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford, paired with simple country cop, and everything seems quiet until two actors are found decapitated. ...
Style: parody, funny, humorous, dark comedy, hilarious ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: murder, police, partner, conspiracy, chase, buddy, buddy cop, cop, small town, secret society, gunfight, investigation ...
Time: year 2007, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: england, britain, europe, london
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 5.6
 42K
Regression (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, Canada, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Minnesota, 1990. Detective Bruce Kenner investigates the case of young Angela, who accuses her father, John Gray, of an unspeakable crime. When John unexpectedly and without recollection admits guilt, renowned psychologist Dr. Raines is brought in ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, twist ending, atmospheric, detective ...
Plot: psychiatrist, investigation, hospital, paranoia, police officer, false accusation, memory loss, twists and turns, child abuse, nightmare, obsession, devil ...
Time: 20th century, year 2015, year 1990, 90s
Place: usa, minnesota
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 6.3
 88K
Blue Streak (1999)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to ...
Style: funny, exciting, detective, humorous, action comedy ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, robbery, african american, law enforcement, farce, police station, police officer, safecracker, impersonating a police officer, police, chase, bank robbery ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, latin america, usa, mexico
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Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped ...
Style: slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, detective ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, torture, murder, characters killed one by one, trap, master criminal, police officer, investigation, danger, blood, violence, evil wins ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
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Sledge Hammer! (1986)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from 1986 to 1988. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche as Inspector Sledge Hammer, a preposterous ...
Style: parody, spoof, detective, sitcom, not serious ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: police, police officer, police detective, partners against crime, police protagonist, goofy hero, fighting crime, partner, disorder, reluctant partners, law enforcement, police corruption ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: san francisco
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Murder in the First (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Murder in the First follows homicide detectives Terry English and Hildy Mulligan as they investigate a multitude of tragedies in San Francisco.
Style: exciting, detective, suspenseful, suspense, tense ...
Plot: murder investigation, police, police officer, legal, crime investigation, murder trial, lawyer, investigation, trial, master criminal, african american, guilt ...
Time: 21st century
Place: san francisco
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 6.1
 48K
Anon (2018)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Set in a near-future world where there is no privacy, ignorance or anonymity, our private memories are recorded and crime almost ceases to exist. In trying to solve a series of unsolved murders, Sal Frieland stumbles onto a young woman who appears ...
Style: tech noir, detective, tense, apocalyptic, exciting ...
Audience: adult
Plot: hacker, distopia, technology, serial killer, murder investigation, investigation, surveillance, mind control, dystopia, female assassin, police, police officer ...
Time: future, near future
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 4.6
 1K
Rain Fall (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A hit man looks to protect the daughter of one of his victims against CIA assassins.
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police officer, hitman, law enforcement, rivalry, dishonesty, danger, chases and races, tough heroes, chase, police, conspiracy, deception ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, new york, asia, usa, tokyo
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To Catch a Killer (2023)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Baltimore. New Year's Eve. A talented but troubled police officer is recruited by the FBI's chief investigator to help profile and track down a mass murderer.
Style: captivating, exciting, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot: mass murder, fbi investigation, police officer, fbi agent, investigation, new year's eve, police, murder, sniper, massacre, death of mother, serial killer ...
Time: 2020s
Place: baltimore
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 5.8
 5K
Restless (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: After going to extremes to cover up an accident, a corrupt cop's life spirals out of control when he starts receiving threats from a mysterious witness.
Style: suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, perverse ...
Plot: investigation, police officer, criminal, police, police corruption, corrupt cop, accident, corrupt law enforcer, blackmail, hidden truth, police inspector, corrupted ruler ...
Time: 2020s
Place: france
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 8.7
 10K
Mouse (2021)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story: A psychopath’s ruthless serial murders have left the entire nation gripped with fear and chaos. A honest and justice-seeking rookie police officer and a veteran detective with tragic past, face against the killer. After the encounter with the ...
Style: tense, suspense, captivating, detective, psychological thriller
Plot: investigation, serial killer, murder, serial murder, murder mystery, psycho killer, psychopath, murder investigation, police officer, homicide detective, killings, homicidal maniac ...
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 8.0
 541K
Zootopia (2016)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.
Style: feel good, 3d animation, funny, allegory, witty ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, chick flick
Plot: anthropomorphic animal, anthropomorphism, police, furry, happy ending, female protagonist, stereotypes, rabbit, friendship, prejudice, conspiracy, racial relations ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016, 21st century
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 8.0
 11K
Third Watch (1999)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional 55th precinct during the 3pm to 11pm shift - the 'Third Watch'.
Style: medical drama, detective, action adventure, emotional, realistic ...
Plot: medical, firefighter, paramedic, police officer, police, nypd, rescue, law enforcement, die hard, police corruption, danger, gang ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: new york, usa
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 5.9
 41K
The Void (2016)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In the middle of a routine patrol, officer Daniel Carter happens upon a blood-soaked figure limping down a deserted stretch of road. He rushes the young man to a nearby rural hospital staffed by a skeleton crew, only to discover that patients and ...
Style: dark, lovecraft, creepy, stylized, surreal ...
Audience: date night
Plot: body horror, hospital, monster, cosmic horror, another dimension, insanity, macabre, murder, mutation, small town, isolation, human experiment ...
Time: 80s
Place: canada
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The Crimson Rivers (2000)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are brought together by the clues from their respective cases. Soon after they ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, suspense, detective, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, murder, investigation, police investigation, demon, police detective, whodunit, twists and turns, police officer, murder mystery, ritual, faked death ...
Time: 2000s, year 2000, 21st century
Place: europe, france, alps
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 7.0
 151K
The Mule (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Earl Stone, a man in his 80s who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he’s just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. ...
Style: road movie, crime drama, exciting, serious, historical drama ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot: drug cartel, old man, drug, dea, drug smuggling, police officer, pickup truck, driver, police, drug traffic, organized crime, ex husband ex wife relationship ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, year 2017, year 2005, year 1958
Place: mexico, chicago, el paso texas, texas, illinois ...
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 5.6
 29K
Metro (1997)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars.
Style: exciting, suspense, intense, tense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: chase, hostage, revenge, sniper, violence, negotiation, hostage negotiator, car chase, police officer, swat team, murder, police investigation ...
Time: 90s
Place: san francisco, tahiti, california, usa
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 7.3
 389K
Speed (1994)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Los Angeles SWAT cop Jack Traven is up against bomb expert Howard Payne, who's after major ransom money. First it's a rigged elevator in a very tall building. Then it's a rigged bus--if it slows, it will blow, bad enough any day, but ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, exciting, tense, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, chick flick, adult
Plot: hostage, bomb, danger, terrorism, trapped, bus, terrorist, save the day, unlikely partners, chase, rescue, on the road ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1994
Place: los angeles, usa, california
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 7.5
 41K
Police Story (1985)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A virtuous Hong Kong police officer must clear his name after he is framed for murder.
Style: light, humorous, stylized, cult classic, exciting ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, fight scenes, car chase, murder, drug lord, chases and races, police officer, gangster, justice, wuxia, tough guy ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place: china, hong kong, asia
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 8.6
 1.8M
Se7en (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. ...
Style: detective, surprise ending, suspenseful, disturbing, neo noir ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: serial killer, investigation, twists and turns, psychopath, police, psychology, mind game, murder, insanity, police investigation, macabre, maniac ...
Time: 90s, year 1995, 20th century
Place: los angeles, america, iran, persia, usa ...
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 7.7
 273K
First Blood (1982)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, the Vietnam vet snaps, runs for the hills and rat-a-tat-tats his way into the action-movie hall of fame. Hounded by a relentless sheriff, Rambo ...
Style: cult classic, serious, suspense, exciting, bloody ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, teens
Plot: gunfight, one man army, vietnam war, manhunt, soldier, tough heroes, tough guy, danger, police brutality, escape, bad cop, lone wolves ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, 80s, year 1982
Place: vietnam, washington state, usa, arizona
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 6.4
 25K
The Gauntlet (1977)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness named Gus Mally from Vegas. Mally turns out to be a belligerent prostitute with mob ties and incriminating information regarding a ...
Style: exciting, road movie, suspense, entertaining, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, motorcycle, biker, police corruption, organized crime, hitman, on the road, bus, attempted rape, police officer, tough cop, corrupt official ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: phoenix arizona, arizona, las vegas, usa
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 5.4
 21K
The Trust (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A pair of cops investigating a drug invasion stumble upon a mysterious bank vault.
Style: suspense, psychological, tense, stylized, tragic ending ...
Plot: police officer, gangster, mafia, robbery, police corruption, police investigation, heist, twists and turns, violence, organized crime, corrupt cop, dirty cop ...
Place: las vegas, nevada, usa
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 7.7
 5K
Adam-12 (1968)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12. Created by R. A. Cinader and Jack ...
Style: realistic, serious, stylized, sincere, detective ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police, lapd, police protagonist, police officer, car, workplace intrigue, police investigation, law enforcement, tough law enforcer, working undercover, price of justice, police detective ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place: los angeles, usa
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In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: An African American detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racist southern town.
Style: detective, tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: racism, small town, prejudice, police, murder, racial tension, african american, civil rights, racial slur, deep south, murder mystery, investigation ...
Time: 20th century, year 1967, 60s
Place: mississippi, usa, southern usa, america, north carolina
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 7.9
 44K
9-1-1 (2018)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most ...
Style: suspenseful, captivating, tense, realistic, thought provoking ...
Plot: medicine, firefighter, emergency, 911, misadventure, saving a life, medical, life risking, daring rescue, search and rescue, fire brigade, ambulance ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: usa, chicago, california, los angeles
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Private Desert (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil, Portugal
Duration: 121 min.
Story: 40-year-old Daniel has been suspended from active police work and is under internal investigation for violence. When Sara, his internet love affair, stops answering his texts he decides to drive north in search of her, starting on what is apparently ...
Style: psychological, touching, talky, sexy, romantic ...
Plot: gay interest, gay, police officer, male nudity, gay club, love, obsession, gay lead character, sex scene, road trip, lgbt, friendship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: northeast brazil
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