Police arrest movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant police arrest movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, serious and disturbing films and TV shows about / with police arrest, police, arrest, police officer, investigation, murder, nude, violence, chase and police investigation plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres shot in USA, France, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as police arrest: Ava (2017), Jackal of Nahueltoro (1969), Orphan (2016), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Finding Steve McQueen (2019), In Her Hands (2018), Kin (2018), Shipman (2002), Changing Lanes (2002), Stolen Identity (2018).
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ava, 13, is spending the summer on the Atlantic coast when she learns that she will lose her sight
sooner than expected. Her mother decides to act as if everything were normal so as to spend
their best summer ever. Ava confronts the problem in her ...
Style:
sexy, captivating, erotic, art house, touching ...
Plot:
beach, teenage girl, summer vacation, first love, coping, nudism, female nudity, nightmare, female pubic hair, underage sex, tough girl, coming of age ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Based on an actual event that occurred in the southern region of Chillán in 1960, tells the story of an illiterate peasant who, while drunk, murdered the woman with whom he had relationships and her five daughters
Style:
cult classic, road movie
Plot:
unemployment, illiteracy, police arrest, death penalty, jail, drunkenness, brutality, prison, confession, killing, rural setting, tramp ...
Time:
1950s, 60s, 50s
Place:
chile, south america
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A young woman who moves to Paris and has a brush with disaster. The grown-up at last, an accomplished woman, who thought she was safe from her own past. Gradually, these characters come together to form a single heroine.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, suspense, non-linear ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
violence against women, teenage girl, female protagonist, prison, missing child, dark past, graphic violence, father daughter relationship, police, gambling debt, police arrest, orphan ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s
Place:
france, romania
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Gilbert has to care for his brother Arnie and his obese mother, which gets in the way when love walks into his life.
Style:
melancholic, depressing, touching, sad, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
dysfunctional family, disability, small town, mentally challenged, mental illness, self discovery, responsibility, brothers, character study, coming of age, life philosophy, life & death ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1993, 70s, 60s
Place:
iowa, texas, southern usa, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In 1972, a gang of close-knit thieves from Youngstown, Ohio attempt to steal $30 million in illegal contributions. Based on the true story of the biggest bank heist in US history.
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, suspense, tense
Plot:
police arrest, theft, investigator, fbi, investigation, escapades, uncover truth, love, bank robbery, stolen money, chase, president ...
Time:
70s, year 1980
Place:
usa, california, ohio, pennsylvania
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A man's life is turned upside down in the aftermath of a robbery.
Style:
exciting, humorous, captivating, tense, funny ...
Plot:
money laundering, stolen money, prostitute, loot, sex with prostitute, bag of money, homeless, police, police arrest, doctor, investigation, money ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
montreal
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young man from a modest family gets the chance of a lifetime to reveal his hidden talent for piano but can he find the strength and courage to live up to the challenge?
Style:
captivating, motivational, psychological, inspirational
Plot:
police, teacher student relationship, police arrest, accident, burglary, brother brother relationship, hospital, music, follow your dream, mentor, music teacher, honest ...
Place:
new york, paris france
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A young boy finds a powerful otherworldly weapon, which he uses to save his older adoptive brother from a crew of thugs. Before long, the two of them are also pursued by federal agents and mysterious mercenaries aiming to reclaim their asset.
Style:
suspense, brutal, ambiguous ending, social, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
brother brother relationship, teenage boy, abusive parent, murder, motel, burglary, brother, coming of age, teenager, shooting, adopted son, released from prison ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
nevada, iowa, las vegas, nebraska, detroit
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308
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
James Bolam portrays serial killer Dr. Harold Shipman in this made-for-TV drama. The film follows the story of Shipman, a general practitioner who throughout his career is believed to have killed as many as 250 of his patients. When the high death ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, disturbing
Plot:
serial killer, doctor, police investigation, trial, fraud, doctor patient relationship, murder, police arrest, old man, trust, drug overdose, forgery ...
Place:
britain
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two ...
Style:
psychological, clever, harsh, realistic, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
revenge, lawyer, vengeance, feud, court, drug addict, brutality, destiny, justice, courtroom, coincidence, vigilante ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
After a man accidentally leaves his smartphone in a taxi, he and his girlfriend are plagued by stalkers and cybercrimes.
Style:
serious, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, stolen identity, cell phone, fake identity, police investigation, secret, scam, police arrest, corpse, hacking, dead body, restaurant ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Muriel breeds horses in France and runs an almond plantation with her business partner from the Maghreb. A confident woman who spent her childhood and youth in Algeria, Muriel seems to enjoy a life that is both harmonious and fulfilled. She receives ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, touching, light, feel good ...
Plot:
propaganda, pony, grandmother grandson relationship, horse trainer, police arrest, old woman, orphan, nurse, old man, retirement home, solar eclipse, islam ...
Time:
year 2015, 21st century
Place:
south of france, france
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Mystery
Country: France, Belgium, Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
With the help of her delivery-boy friend, Dilili, a young Kanak, investigates a spate of mysterious kidnappings of young girls that is plaguing Belle Epoque Paris. In the course of her investigation she encounters a series of extraordinary ...
Style:
computer animated, independent film
Audience:
kids
Plot:
female objectification, french colonialism, women in society, female protagonist, racism, humiliation, ethnic slur, dancing, poverty, secret organization, police arrest, abduction ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1890s
Place:
montmartre paris, france, paris france, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Brazil, France, Poland, Germany, Denmark
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
What limits does Malena cross to get what she wants most? Malena is a 38 year old middle class doctor from Buenos Aires. One afternoon she receives the call from Doctor Costas, who informs her that she must travel immediately to the north of the ...
Style:
road movie, compassionate, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
childbirth, adoption, money, corruption, birth, birth mother, pregnant woman, doctor, police, police arrest, arrest, baby ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Following the lead up to one of the biggest robberies of the century, Hatton Garden The Heist watches the journey of Brian Reader, John Collins, Terry Perkins, Daniel Jones and the mysterious Basil throughout the audacious heist.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, exciting, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
heist, robbery, criminal gang, police interrogation, police arrest, true crime, british, questioned by police, jewel theft, criminal heroes, partner, human nature ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
london
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In a small Parisian building, a diverse group of people crosses paths, likes and observes each other, without always seeing each other.
Style:
realistic, humorous, tense, semi serious
Plot:
cheating wife, infidelity, voyeurism, dangerous attraction, womanizer, danger, adultery, murder, seduction, police arrest, female nudity, nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Todd grew up under the strange shadow of his older mentally challenged brother Shonzi. As kids, Shonzi forced Todd to make action movies. As adults he pressures him to share love life details, even showing Shonzi a sex tape he made with an old ...
Style:
humorous, light, feel good, captivating, independent film
Plot:
40 year old, niece, divorce, police arrest, feminism, extramarital affair, heart condition, brother brother relationship, young adult, lonely, mentally challenged, dying father ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
In which Scheherazade tells of how desolation invaded men : “It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that a Judge will cry instead of giving out her sentence. A runaway murderer will wander through the land for over forty days and will ...
Style:
art house, masterpiece
Plot:
misery, economic crisis, dog, killer, running from police, female nudity, police arrest, sign language, female judge, genie, female pubic hair, lawyer ...
Time:
year 2014
Place:
portugal
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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: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The adventures of female police partners Yao Sakurakouji and Lu Amano, who fight crime in the near future Miami City.
Style:
anime, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
police, violence, undercover cop, criminal, police chase, female scientist, sensuality, sexual humor, danger, buddy cop, police arrest, opposites attract ...
Time:
2000s, 90s
Place:
miami
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.
Style:
intense, bleak, factual, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
police investigation, satanism, courtroom drama, murder investigation, courtroom, jury, legal, court, murder, twists and turns, brutality, police interrogation ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, memphis, southern usa, arkansas
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Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
An elite task force headed by US Marshal Lenny DePaul hunt down some of world's most wanted fugitives and felons
Style:
serious, suspense, realistic, disturbing, tension ...
Plot:
law enforcement, task force, danger, swat team, u.s. marshal, police, manhunt, police arrest, law enforcer, workplace, hunt down, workplace situations ...
Place:
usa, new york, new jersey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Eight-year-old Öykü is an exceptional little girl, who unlike her peers is very empathetic and perceptive of the world around her. When her aunt, who has been her caregiver since birth, abandons her, Öykü will have to find her father, Demir. ...
Style:
not serious, colorful, humorous, sincere, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
con artists, secret, parents and children, deception, child protagonist, father daughter relationship, destiny, family drama, aunt, promise, police arrest, redemption ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Ma Seok-do works as a detective squad chief. His team struggles to bust a criminal ring who originally came from Yanbian, China and led by Jang Chen.
Style:
brutal, suspense, tense, crime drama, harsh ...
Plot:
tough cop, brutality, organized crime, tough law enforcer, strong violent content, street gang, cruelty, police, crime boss, police investigation, korean gangster, peril ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
south korea, seoul
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Our story takes place at the end of the 1960s. This is the time of the collapse of the ideals of a more just and honorable life brought into prominence by students worldwide in the great rebellion in 1968 and of the beginning of the end of an ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, tense, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
forgery, moral ambiguity, police arrest, frustration, corruption, small town, surveillance, social realism, identity crisis, national security, satire, nostalgia
Time:
60s
Place:
former yugoslavia, bosnia, bosnia herzegovina
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
A pretty young college student is arrested during a demonstration. She is taken to a notorious detention center, where she is subjected to sexual harassment by lesbian inmates and guards, and becomes the target of a sadistic, bullwhip-wielding ...
Style:
controversial, transgressive, tension, retro, period piece ...
Plot:
female prisoner, women in prison, prison, mature, sexual harassment, reformatory, sexual abuse, exploitation, sexploitation, corruption, voyeur, abuse of power ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Brian Torro (Sean Dennison) has built his career -- and his sizable fortune -- on his ability to make people believe anything. When a client (Joe Reed) uncovers his ruse by chance and tries to blackmail him for 50 million euros, Torro's only ...
Style:
dark comedy, satirical, cynical, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
blackmail, greed, scam, con artists, deception, irreverent, arrogance, satire, british, social satire, corruption, forgery ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
england
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Country: India
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A crew involved in child sex trafficking who kidnaps girl children, abusing them and torturing those who does not comply. These girls feeling trapped and having no way out are in desperation. After many experimentation a scientist successfully end ...
Style:
crime drama, bleak, tense, psychological horror, suspense ...
Plot:
child abuse, kidnapping, torture, child trafficking, sex trafficking, desperation, trauma, travel, survival, victimization, rescue mission, escape ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Morocco, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
In Cairo, weeks before the 2011 revolution, Police Detective Noredin is working in the infamous Kasr el-Nil Police Station when he is handed the case of a murdered singer. He soon realizes that the investigation concerns the power elite, close to ...
Style:
suspense, noir, crime thriller, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
police corruption, hotel, murder investigation, murder, police, cd, riot, witness, police detective, member of parliament, twists and turns, revolution ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, year 2017
Place:
cairo egypt, egypt, africa, maghreb, middle east
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of ...
Style:
sexy, creepy, surreal, suspense, mysterious ...
Plot:
voodoo, superstition, black magic, zombie, anthropologist, hallucination, nightmare, surrealism, buried alive, torture, supernatural, religion ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 1978, year 1985
Place:
haiti, boston, caribbean
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