| The Wire (2002) | 9.3 | |
| Prisoners (2013) | 8.2 | |
| Vera (2011) | 8.2 | |
| True Detective (2014) | 8.8 | |
| Gone Girl (2014) | 8.1 |
Police investigation movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant police investigation movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out detective, serious, suspenseful, realistic, suspense and tense films and TV shows about / with police investigation, investigation, police, murder, serial killer, law enforcement, police detective, murder mystery, police officer and murderer plots mostly in Crime, Mystery and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as police investigation: The Silence (2010), The Frozen Ground (2013), Prisoners (2013), The Killing (2011), Seven (1995), Broadchurch (2013), Marshland (2014), Evidence (2013), Life (2007), True Detective (2014).
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List of police investigation movies
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past.
Style:
disturbing, serious, emotional, psychological, action thriller ...
Plot:
rape, police investigation, child killer, pedophile, missing child, serial killer, danger, uncover truth, haunted by the past, small town, brutality, investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, psychopath, winter, investigation, homicide detective, murder investigation, manhunt, kidnapping, drug overdose, rape and murder, rape ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1983, 70s
Place:
alaska, usa, boston
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920K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?
Style:
twist ending, psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, neo noir ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, revenge, serial killer, torture, twists and turns, vigilantism, police investigation, plot twist, brutality, vigilante, cop ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, bolivia, georgia, usa, boston
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133K
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:
serious, psychological, crime drama, gloomy, neo noir ...
Plot:
murder mystery, police detective, murder investigation, female detective, murder, female protagonist, multiple suspects, who done it, police investigation, crime investigation, strong female lead, street kid ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington d.c.
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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:
suspenseful, surprise ending, neo noir, detective, bad ending ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, twists and turns, psychopath, psychology, mind game, police investigation, police, police detective, sin, maniac, murder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
los angeles, usa, persia, iran, america ...
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140K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
Style:
realistic, serious, clever, tense, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, police investigation, police detective, twists and turns, police, murderer, legal, grief, multiple suspects, small town, pedophile ...
Time:
2010s, 21st 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, suspenseful, enigmatic, serious ...
Plot:
police investigation, missing person, cold case, police detective, murder mystery, unsolved crime, under the surface, false identity, uncover truth, police partner, homicide detective, brother sister relationship ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
denmark, copenhagen
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39K
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The Spanish deep South, 1980. A series of brutal murders of adolescent girls in a remote and forgotten town bring together two disparate characters - both detectives in the homicide division - to investigate the cases. With deep divisions in their ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, detective, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, investigation, kidnapping, murder investigation, murder mystery, twists and turns, disappearance, partners against crime, murder, sexual abuse, carnival ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 20th century, year 1980, 80s
Place:
spain, iberian peninsula
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Detectives use clues from various recording devices to piece together events surrounding a massacre involving bus passengers at an abandoned gas station.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, captivating, tense, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
police investigation, serial killer, found footage, riddles and clues, masked killer, investigation, survival, danger, police detective, fire, mind game, murder ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, las vegas
Is relevant?
36K
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:
serious, realistic, detective, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
ex convict, police detective, investigation, frame up, uncover truth, partners against crime, outsmarting, homicide detective, police investigation, suspicion, teamwork, who done it ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, seattle
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 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, anthology, atmospheric, gloomy, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, murder, murder mystery, investigation, 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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3K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The hunt, capture and trial of Guy Georges, one of France's most notorious serial killer.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
police investigation, serial killer, murder, law enforcement, murder of a girl, murder trial, obsession, uncover truth, riddles and clues, danger, true crime, courtroom ...
Time:
year 2014, 90s, 20th century, year 2001, year 1995 ...
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Dylan Reinhart, a gifted author, university professor and former CIA operative is lured back to his old life by tenacious top NYPD Detective Lizzie Needham. Though Dylan and Lizzie initially clash, when it comes to catching killers, they make an ...
Style:
detective, captivating, intellectual, suspenseful, surprise ending
Plot:
lgbtq, college professor, murder investigation, serial killer, police investigation, gay lead character, ex cia agent, male female partnership, puzzle, twists and turns, female police detective, murder victim ...
Place:
new york
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96K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A tough, renegade cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.
Style:
intense, exciting, serious, talky, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
police investigation, police detective, revenge, murder, police, vigilante, life philosophy, serial killer, fight scenes, law enforcer killer, law enforcement, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england, iran, europe, new orleans ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A detective becomes obsessed with solving a child's 50-year-old murder, uncovering striking similarities between the case and his son's disappearance.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
loss of child, haunted by the past, dead child, missing child, law enforcement, police investigation, dealing with death, uncover truth, corpse, life is a bitch, interrogation, police detective ...
Time:
1950s, year 2009, 2000s, 50s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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339K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, psychological, atmospheric, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
small town, murder, police investigation, psychopath, investigation, investigator, character study, police corruption, murder mystery, insomnia, death, guilt ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
alaska, persia, usa, north america, los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Jean Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, sincere, tense, serious ...
Plot:
police, crime investigation, police investigation, homicide detective, murder, female detective, police detective, law enforcement, workplace romance, twists and turns, strong female character, investigation ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, seattle
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Rookie cop, Amelia Donaghy reluctantly teams with Lincoln Rhyme – formerly the department's top homicide detective but now paralyzed as a result of a spinal injury – to catch a grisly serial killer dubbed 'The Bone Collector'. The ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, tense, detective, suspenseful ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, investigation, police investigation, mind game, policewoman, police, murder investigation, death, twists and turns, murder mystery, race against time ...
Time:
year 1999, 20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, persia, grand central station manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Style:
psychological, suspense, surprise ending, twist ending, clever ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens, boys' night ...
Plot:
twists and turns, psychology, murder mystery, missing person, manipulation, infidelity, investigation, marriage, femme fatale, revenge, missing wife, adultery ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 2000s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
peru, america, usa, manhattan new york city, new york ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Sweden, Norway, China
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous looking snowman.
Style:
serious, surprise ending, detective, suspense, neo noir ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, snowman, snow, clue, investigation, police investigation, police detective, winter, blood, missing woman, kidnapping ...
Time:
year 1989, year 2017, 2000s, year 1945, 2010s ...
Place:
oslo norway
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
1986 Gyunggi Province. The body of a young woman is found brutally raped and murdered. Two months later, a series of rapes and murders commences under similar circumstances. And in a country that had never known such crimes, the dark whispers about ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, realistic, enigmatic, cerebral ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
serial killer, police, murder mystery, rape, police investigation, twists and turns, unsolved crime, police detective, murder investigation, murderer, suspicion, investigation ...
Time:
year 2003, 80s, year 1986, y2k, 20th century ...
Place:
south korea, east asia, korea, asia
Is relevant?
84K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.
Style:
suspense, detective, psychological thriller, sexy, surprise ending ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychology, agoraphobia, psychopath, police investigation, murder mystery, twists and turns, maniac, paranoia, police detective, mind game, profiler ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
san francisco, persia, usa, california, boston
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When a teacher kidnaps a girl from a prestigious school, homicide detective, Alex Cross takes the case and teams up with young security agent, Jezzie Flannigan in hope of finding the girl and stopping the brutal psychopath. Every second counts as ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, surprise ending, clever, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, kidnapping, police investigation, serial murder, investigation, psychopath, profiler, twists and turns, secret service, telephone call, u.s. senator, teacher ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A recently widowed detective still grieving over his wife's death discovers a shocking connection between himself and the suspects in a serial killing spree linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, detective, scary, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, murder, twists and turns, death, police, police investigation, torture, psychopath, police detective, blood, photograph, orphan ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Is relevant?
390K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.
Style:
psychological thriller, crime drama, thought provoking, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychology, psychopath, criminal psychologist, fbi, fbi agent, serial murder, police, murderer, police investigation, true crime, murder ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, 80s
Place:
virginia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes ...
Style:
suspense, twist ending, psychological, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
train, murder mystery, obsession, infidelity, police investigation, adultery, psychopath, investigation, missing person, female protagonist, flashback, learning the truth ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, america, usa, london
Is relevant?
518K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A story about friendship and loyalty, guilt and vengeance, and the fateful affect the past has on the present.
Style:
psychological, suspense, depressing, twist ending, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
murder, murder mystery, vengeance, police, police investigation, investigation, death in the family, police detective, sexual abuse, loss of child, child abuse, loss of daughter ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 70s, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
boston, massachusetts, persia, usa
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344K
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, tricky, clever, confusing ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night, date night, family friendly ...
Plot:
time travel, time loop, twists and turns, investigation, deja vu, terrorism, time, danger, changing the past or future, police investigation, alternate timeline, parallel universe ...
Time:
near future, 2000s, year 2006, future, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Inspector Nick Cafmeyer seems to have it all - looks, brains and a successful career. But a dark cloud hangs over his life: since the age of nine, he has been haunted by the unsolved disappearance of his younger brother, Bjorn. Plettinckx, a known ...
Style:
disturbing, biting, sexy, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
child abuse, police, pedophile, child killer, missing child, kidnapping, police investigation, uncover truth, haunted by the past, serial killer, investigation, law enforcement ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
germany, europe
Is relevant?
163K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
Style:
psychological thriller, detective, crime drama, atmospheric, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police investigation, murder, police, talented, police detective, uncover truth, psychopath, forensics, crime investigation, law enforcement, serial killer, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, europe
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