Police detective movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant police detective movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out detective, realistic, suspenseful, serious, tense and crime drama films and TV shows about / with police detective, law enforcement, police investigation, police, investigation, murder, police officer, murder investigation, police procedural and murder mystery plots mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as police detective: The Glades (2010), True Detective (2014), Life (2007), The Bridge (2011), Se7en (1995), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), The Killing (2011), Endeavour (2012), Unforgettable (2011), The Unusuals (2009).
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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:
stylized, cliffhanger, detective, semi serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, law enforcement, multiple suspects, murder, team, suspicion, dishonesty, murder investigation, hotshot hero, ex husband, starting over, lifestyle change ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
florida, usa, everglades, miami
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Style:
neo noir, serious, atmospheric, anthology, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, police investigation, murder, murder mystery, police detective, murder investigation, murderer, drinking problem, partners against crime, female nudity, troubled ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 2000s, 20th century, 80s ...
Place:
louisiana, usa, california
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35K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Complex, offbeat Detective Charlie Crews returns to the force after serving time in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Crews’ new lease on life has provided him with a Zen-like outlook, peace of mind and no need for vengeance, an attitude ...
Style:
realistic, serious, detective, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
ex convict, investigation, police detective, frame up, law enforcement, who done it, partners against crime, police investigation, murder, homicide detective, uncover truth, suspicion ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
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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, multiple suspects, police investigation, murder, police detective, cop, twists and turns, mind game, partners against crime, murderer, murder investigation, police ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark, scandinavia, copenhagen, europe, eastern europe
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1.8M
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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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999, and was succeeded ...
Style:
tense, realistic, detective, talky, serious ...
Plot:
police detective, police, murder, justice, homicide detective, cop, police protagonist, team, fighting crime, police investigation, workplace, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
baltimore, usa
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122K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.
Style:
psychological, gloomy, neo noir, tense, serious ...
Plot:
police detective, murder investigation, murder mystery, multiple suspects, murder, police investigation, female detective, crime investigation, female protagonist, murderer, who done it, strong female character ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington d.c.
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33K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
TV show
Story:
The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
Style:
serious, detective, intellectual, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
police, police detective, investigator, murderer, police investigation, talented, coworker, british, oxford, murder, intelligence, bodies ...
Time:
60s, future, 20th century
Place:
england
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Based on the first book in Jussi Adler-Olsen's bestselling thriller series about Department Q THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES tells the story of the two policemen Carl Mørck and Assad who become involved in a five-year-old case concerning a missing ...
Style:
suspense, tense, serious, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
police investigation, missing person, police detective, cold case, false identity, police partner, unsolved crime, under the surface, uncover truth, investigation, murder mystery, law enforcement ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
denmark, copenhagen
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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:
police, photographic memory, female detective, police detective, partners against crime, policewoman, prodigy, murder investigation, police investigation, fighting crime, haunted by the past, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Unusuals is a comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from April 8 to June 17, 2009 in the U.S. and Global in Canada. The pilot and first episode were written by Noah Hawley, a former writer and producer for Fox's Bones. An ABC ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, detective ...
Plot:
police detective, policewoman, workplace, friendship, police station, fighting crime, workplace situations, partner, cop, police officer, coworker, african american ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
In this mismatched buddy cop dramedy, an amazingly handsome, happy-go-lucky FBI agent is paired with a local, hard scrabble Michigan homicide detective. As they solve crimes together, their polar opposite methods only slightly outweigh their disdain ...
Style:
detective, realistic, cynical, witty, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, partners against crime, police partner, police station, murder investigation, police investigation, fighting crime, law enforcement, female boss, initially antagonists, friendship, fall in love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
michigan, usa
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31K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about ...
Style:
detective, atmospheric, serious, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
female detective, police detective, murder investigation, policewoman, mentor, who done it, police, homicide detective, investigation, unsolved crime, police procedural, uncover truth ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 60s, 80s, 1930s ...
Place:
philadelphia, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Ironside is an upcoming American drama television series that is scheduled to premiere in the 2013–14 television season on NBC. It will air on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central, after Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It is a ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, fighting crime, law enforcement, wheelchair bound, police, investigation, black cast, disabled, power relations, disability, tough law enforcer, urban ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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373K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between ...
Style:
clever, tense, detective, cynical, serious ...
Plot:
organized crime, corruption, police detective, police, urban ghetto life, working undercover, life is a bitch, drug dealing, fighting crime, shooting, police investigation, urban decay ...
Time:
2000s, future, year 2002, 20th century, 1950s ...
Place:
baltimore, maryland, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 144 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective superintendent reopens two unsolved murder cases from the 1980s. Forensic methods link the crimes to a string of burglaries. Steve's team has to find more evidence before the perpetrator is released from prison.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, murder investigation, police, investigation, true crime, cold case, law enforcement, father son relationship, unsolved crime, double murder, who done it ...
Time:
future, 2000s
Place:
wales, britain, united kingdom
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veteran detective trying to keep maintain a low stress level in his life.
Style:
exciting, captivating, detective, suspense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
police, buddy cop, police partner, lapd, friendship, police detective, police investigation, chase, family relations, murder, investigation, private detective ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california
Is relevant ?
458
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A bald police detective with a righteous attitude battles crime on his hometurf.
Style:
serious, stylized, rough, detective, suspense ...
Plot:
police detective, serial killer, police investigation, hotshot hero, fighting crime, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, cop witness relations, nypd, gang, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, murder investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
D.C. Rachel Bailey and D.C. Janet Scott have a robust and engaging friendship which enables them to draw upon each other’s strengths and investigate murders for the Manchester Metropolitan Police.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, detective ...
Plot:
police detective, policewoman, female detective, police investigation, female partner, relationship vs career, police, partners against crime, law enforcement, police procedural, female protagonist, best friend ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, united kingdom, manchester, europe
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118K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must ...
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, captivating, serious, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, female detective, police detective, police investigation, policewoman, forensics, victim, crime investigation, violence against women, police, cop, female protagonist ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
ireland, europe, northern ireland, united kingdom, belfast
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
The Last Detective is an ITV drama starring Peter Davison as Dangerous Davies. The first series aired in 2003 with three more seasons succeeding this. The first consisted of a pilot and three episodes, the second and the third series both consisted ...
Style:
detective, clever, suspenseful, realistic, dark ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, murder, police investigation, fighting crime, uncover truth, amateur detective, law enforcement, partners against crime, danger, investigation, riddles and clues, nypd ...
Time:
future
Place:
london, europe, england
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45K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a ...
Style:
tense, suspense, detective, thrilling, realistic ...
Plot:
mathematics, genius, prodigy, fbi, murder investigation, police detective, partners against crime, workplace, brother brother relationship, federal bureau of investigation, police, law enforcement ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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1K
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, serious, suspenseful, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
policewoman, female detective, police detective, female police detective, law enforcement, who done it, honest law enforcer, investigation, police investigation, task force, fighting crime, leadership ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia, Canada, USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Thorne Sleepyhead: follows DI Tom Thornes investigation into a mysterious serial killer. His first three victims ended up dead. His fourth was not so fortunate. Alison Willetts is unlucky to be alive. She has survived a stroke, deliberately induced ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, police investigation, murder, hunt down, danger, society, conspiracy, murder mystery, murder investigation, law enforcement, male protagonist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
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16K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.
Style:
realistic, clever, detective, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police detective, murder investigation, crime investigation, sergeant, murder, investigator, multiple suspects, police investigation, detective inspector, law enforcement, suspicion, criminal ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and ...
Style:
detective, realistic, sincere, suspense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
crime investigation, police detective, murder, detective inspector, murderer, police, investigation, whodunit, inspector, police procedural, murder mystery, criminal ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, future, 90s
Place:
england, europe, italy, australia
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83K
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, serious, exciting, detective, neo noir ...
Plot:
police, determination, police detective, law enforcement, murder investigation, police investigation, suspicion, murder, coworker, homicide detective, father daughter relationship, lapd ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A thrilling drama based on the novels by Peter Robinson. Stephen Tompkinson and Andrea Lowe star as the tenacious and stubborn Chief Inspector Alan Banks and the feisty and headstrong Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot.
Style:
detective, realistic, tense, rough, serious ...
Plot:
police detective, murder investigation, murder mystery, law enforcement, police procedural, serial killer, police investigation, police, policewoman, female partner, murder, coma ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
england, yorkshire
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
A murdered body on a bridge between El Paso and Juarez bring together El Paso detective Sonya Cross and Chihuahua State Police detective Marco Ruiz.
Style:
tense, atmospheric, detective, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, police investigation, twists and turns, policewoman, murder, drug cartel, social problems, u.s. mexico border, corruption, partner, marital problem ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The series follows officers of the Chicago Police Department as they fight crime on the streets and try to expose political corruption within the city.
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, tough law enforcer, corruption, politician, female police officer, police, law enforcement, fighting crime, political corruption, chief of police, partner, partners against crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois
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