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 suspense, suspenseful, detective, tense, realistic and serious films and TV shows about / with police officer, police, police investigation, law enforcement, gun, murder, investigation, violence, police station and chase plots mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as police officer: The Rookie (2018), Black Tide (2018), End of Watch (2012), The Crimson Rivers (2000), My Policeman (2022), First Blood (1982), Rookie Blue (2010), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Sledge Hammer! (1986), In the Heat of the Night (1967).
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New films
120K
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, crime drama, serious ...
Plot:
lapd, police officer, police, male protagonist, police station, crime investigation, daring rescue, life risking, race against time, terrorism, forced into action, criminality ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Dany, the Arnault family’s teenage son has disappeared. The case is assigned to François Visconti, a world-weary and disillusioned detective whose wife has just left him. The policeman investigates to find the missing teenager while he is ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
missing child, disappearance, police officer, alcoholic, father son relationship, police, forest, mother daughter relationship, investigation, crime scene, danger, suspicion ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
paris france
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290K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
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:
emotional, suspense, independent film, harsh, brutal ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
gunfight, latinos, gang member, cop, fighting crime, street gang, shooting, urban ghetto, police officer, police, police investigation, police protagonist ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, year 2011, 70s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, south central los angeles, south america, usa ...
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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:
suspense, sexy, suspenseful, serious, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, murder, investigation, police investigation, murder mystery, police officer, demon, whodunit, ritual, police detective, secret society, twists and turns ...
Time:
year 2000, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, alps, france, paris france
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when homosexuality was illegal.
Style:
dramatic, captivating, serious, powerful, crying ...
Plot:
lgbt, police officer, gay interest, gay, closeted homosexual, love, gay affair, relationships, lost love, secret relationship, male male relationship, forbidden love ...
Time:
year 1957, 50s, year 1958, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place:
venice, brighton, italy
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299K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
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:
exciting, serious, suspense, perverse, action adventure ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
gunfight, one man army, manhunt, police brutality, tough guy, vietnam war, soldier, survival, revenge, lone hero, danger, tough heroes ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s, year 1982, post world war two ...
Place:
vietnam, washington state, usa, north america, arizona ...
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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, serious, realistic, sentimental, detective ...
Plot:
rookie, policewoman, workplace romance, lesbian, female police officer, cop, workplace situations, police, law enforcement, fighting crime, shooting, peril ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation. When he plants a bomb under ...
Style:
saga, breathtaking, entertaining, action packed, suspense ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
buddy cop, police, buddies, revenge, police officer, home invasion, buddy, car chase, vigilante, partner, interracial friendship, profanity ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, south africa, california, africa, usa
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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, not serious, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
police, police detective, police officer, police protagonist, partners against crime, fighting crime, goofy hero, partner, police corruption, reluctant partners, law enforcement, disorder ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco
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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:
suspenseful, thought provoking, suspense, detective, intense ...
Plot:
racism, small town, prejudice, african american, murder mystery, racial tension, police officer, police procedural, civil rights, false accusation, police, murder ...
Time:
20th century, year 1967, 60s, 1930s
Place:
mississippi, southern usa, usa, north carolina, america ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The story of Drew Peterson, who is charged with the death of his third wife after the mysterious disappearance of his fourth wife.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, rough
Plot:
missing person, police officer, missing wife, murder, murder suspect, couple relations, husband wife relationship, funeral, woman killed, couples, cop, patrolman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, illinois
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It originally aired on NBC and, in syndication, on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered ...
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
crime investigation, police, legal, law and order, murder investigation, police officer, evidence, homicide detective, dedicated lawyer, trial, cop, partner ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s, 2020s, 2010s ...
Place:
usa, manhattan new york city, new york
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his drinking problem and this alcoholism causes him to lose his ...
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alcoholic, private detective, investigation, murder, police officer, warehouse, argument, shootout, cocaine, recovering alcoholic, drug dealer, going straight ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles
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420K
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:
suspenseful, suspense, exciting, fast, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
hostage, bomb, twists and turns, danger, bus, terrorist, terrorism, police officer, trapped, unlikely partners, save the day, bomb squad ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, 80s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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17K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Reboot of the 1993 series focusing on Walker as he returns from years undercover. A widower and father of two, he begins fighting crime with a new partner, who is one of the only female Rangers in history.
Style:
tense, captivating, detective
Plot:
police officer, gay brother, texas ranger, criminal, gay, domestic drama, deputy sheriff, sheriff, teamwork, fighting crime, showdown, officer ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
texas
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47K
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, spooky, satanic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
body horror, hospital, cosmic horror, another dimension, monster, macabre, violence, blood, small town, isolation, insanity, mutation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
canada
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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, hitman, tough cop, motorcycle, biker, police officer, police corruption, organized crime, on the road, attempted rape, ambush, corrupt official ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
las vegas, phoenix arizona, arizona, usa, san francisco ...
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22K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A pair of cops investigating a drug invasion stumble upon a mysterious bank vault.
Style:
psychological, tense, stylized, suspense, tragic ending ...
Plot:
violence, police officer, robbery, gangster, corrupt cop, mafia, police corruption, police investigation, organized crime, twists and turns, dirty cop, caper ...
Place:
las vegas, nevada, usa
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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, police protagonist, lapd, police officer, car, workplace intrigue, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, police investigation, price of justice, working undercover, police detective ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s
Place:
los angeles, usa
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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:
twist ending, suspenseful, detective, creepy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
nightmare, hospital, paranoia, psychiatrist, twists and turns, police officer, memory loss, child abuse, obsession, adaptation, supernatural, devil ...
Time:
20th century, year 2015, year 1990, 90s, 70s
Place:
usa, minnesota, pennsylvania, canada
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30K
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, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
hostage, revenge, chase, violence, police officer, hostage negotiator, bank robber, negotiation, murder, sniper, swat team, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
tahiti, san francisco, usa, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A mummified corpse has been found by workers who were knocking down a wall. Ariane Sallès and Gaspard Lesage are in charge of the investigation.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, suspenseful
Plot:
inheritance, police officer, french police, crime investigation, childbirth, wealthy family, who done it, murder, police investigation, peril, murder mystery, uncover truth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 381 min.
TV show
Story:
A group of misfit cops rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe. Inspired by the characters created by Sir Terry Pratchett’s famous “Discworld” novels.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, tense, semi serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
discworld
Plot:
werewolf, police officer, police protagonist, supernatural, magical, mythical creature, police investigation, fantasy world, serial killer, security guard, society, monster ...
Time:
future
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An NYPD hostage negotiator teams up with a federal agent to rescue dozens of tourists held hostage during a 10-hour seige at the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Style:
unusual plot structure, suspense, captivating, disturbing, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
police officer, heist, bank robbery, robbery, secret plan, black cop, food, bank, hostage situation, gang, revenge, power ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, Indonesia, UK, China, Singapore
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Detective Mark Corley storms his way onto an alien spaceship to rescue his estranged son. When the ship crashes in Southeast Asia, he forges an alliance with a band of survivors to take back the planet once and for all.
Style:
captivating, exciting, suspense, disturbing, smart ...
Plot:
alien, rescue, alien technology, spaceship, brutality, alien invasion, invasion, evil alien, monster, abduction, police officer, alien creature ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
laos, southeast asia, los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Keen young Raymold Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and partner Amy Wallace are soon looking closely at the activities of cop Dennis Peck whose financial holdings start to suggest something shady. Indeed Peck ...
Style:
neo noir, clever, detective, erotic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police corruption, internal affairs, corrupt cop, investigation, corruption, police officer, police investigation, abusive husband, sociopath, betrayal, murder, obsession ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s, 70s
Place:
los angeles, usa
Is relevant?
2K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Cuffs is a fresh, authentic and visceral drama that will take the audience on an exhilarating ride through the challenges of front-line policing. Adrenalized and vibrant, the show is packed full of dramatic incidents and colourful characters. From a ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, suspense, unusual plot structure, tense ...
Plot:
gay lead character, police, police officer, rookie, british police, police investigation, society, friends, police procedural, violence, chase, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, britain, brighton
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
A wolf strives through the woods around an isolated German village. Jakob the young local police officer is onto him, but scents something more in the darkness. What he finds is a man, it seems, wild eyed, of wiry build, in a dress. He carries a ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, psychotronic, suspense ...
Plot:
forest, male nudity, police officer, blood, samurai, lgbt, escapades, transformation, gay, samurai sword, danger, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who's been assigned to her detail. Can Kaz's ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, emotional, teen, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, suicide attempt, police officer, musician, black romance, fall in love, happy ending, showbiz, domestic abuse, price of fame, public humiliation, singer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, usa, los angeles, london, mexico ...
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25K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.
Style:
tense, neo noir, detective, intense, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, police officer, police investigation, police brutality, cop, corruption, investigation, profanity, rookie, robbery, partner, fighting the system ...
Time:
20th century, year 1992, y2k, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, southern california, new jersey
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