Police shootout movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant police shootout movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, realistic, exciting, suspense, rough and serious films and TV shows about / with police shootout, police officer, gangster, police, murder, violence, shootout, police officer killed, death and shot to death plots mostly in Action, Crime and Thriller genres shot in USA, China, Hong Kong and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as police shootout: Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017), Triple Threat (2019), Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), Styx (2001), Narc (2002), The Phantom of the Opera (1998), Cyborg Cop (1993), Blood In, Blood Out (1993), Gone Baby Gone (2007), Showtime (2002).

List of police shootout movies

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Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: After working as a drug courier and getting into a brutal shootout with police, a former boxer finds himself at the mercy of his enemies as they force him to instigate violent acts that turn the prison he resides in into a battleground.
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot: prison, kidnapping, maximum security prison, revenge, prison guard, murder, extreme violence, prison warden, prisoner, boxer, fight, violence ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s
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 5.6
 13K
Triple Threat (2019)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Thailand, China, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A crime syndicate places a hit on a billionaire's daughter, making her the target of an elite assassin squad. A small band of down-and-out mercenaries protects her, fighting tooth and nail to stop the assassins from reaching their target.
Style: suspense, brutal, intense, bloody, action thriller ...
Plot: martial arts, fight, mole, police, police shootout, danger, murder, chase, police station, fistfight, captivity, martial artist ...
Time: future, 2010s
Place: china
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Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story: On a calm summer day in 1991, in the bustling Lokhandwala Complex, five criminals including Maya and Dilip were counting 70 lakhs in flat no. 32 B, when 286 policemen, headed by ACP Khan, took strategic positions around their building. A gunfire ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, suspense thriller ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, police shootout, criminal underworld, vengeance, society, rivalry, undercover, dishonesty, criminal's revenge, police investigation, danger, fighting crime ...
Time: year 2007, 90s, year 1991
Place: india, asia, mumbai india
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 4.7
 491
Styx (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Nelson puts his criminal ways behind him, having spent years as a first-rate safecracker. This resolution lasts until his brother finds himself owing money to organised crime and Nelson needs to do one last big job, with a few other professionals.
Style: suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police shootout, debt, unlikely criminals, going straight, rivalry, criminal heroes, gang, dishonesty, master criminal, betrayal, brother brother relationship, safecracker ...
Place: cape town south africa, south africa
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 7.1
 43K
Narc (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: An undercover narc dies, the investigation stalls, so the Detroit P.D. brings back Nick Tellis, fired 18-months ago when a stray bullet hits a pregnant woman. Tellis teams with Henry Oak, a friend of the dead narc and an aggressive cop constantly ...
Style: bleak, suspense, tense, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: police investigation, police corruption, investigation, drug addiction, police, murder, drug, police brutality, addiction, drug addict, drug overdose, dark humor ...
Time: 2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place: detroit, usa
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The Phantom of the Opera (1998)
Genre: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Gory remake of the Gaston Leroux classic story, only this time, the phantom is not disfigured, but a man who was raised by rats deep under the Paris Opera House.
Style: gothic, gothic horror, serious, emotional, atmospheric ...
Plot: phantom of the opera, obsession, obsessive love, murder, police protection, police shootout, secret passageway, serial killer, opera singer, sex scene, opera, paranormal phenomena ...
Time: 19th century, year 1998, 90s, victorian era
Place: paris france, france, europe
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 4.2
 1K
Cyborg Cop (1993)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Ex-DEA agent Jack receives an emergency message from his brother Phillip, whose team was ambushed on the Caribbean island of St. Keith. Jack goes to St. Keith to find his brother, who has been turned into a cyborg by the drug runner he was after.
Style: futuristic, psychotronic, semi serious, suspenseful, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cyborgs, androids and robots, androids, police shootout, killer robot, mad scientist, heroes, chaos, danger, journalism, manhunt, police ...
Time: 90s
Place: denver colorado, caribbean
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Blood In, Blood Out (1993)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story: Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", ...
Style: intense, entertaining, bad ending, realistic, serious ...
Plot: gang, prison gang, prison, street gang, drug abuse, ghetto, drug addiction, violence spree, destiny, jail, police shootout, survival ...
Time: 20th century, year 1993, 90s, 70s, 80s
Place: los angeles, california, usa, panama, beverly hills ...
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 7.6
 291K
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that ...
Style: twist ending, suspense, detective, thought provoking, surprise ending ...
Audience: kids, adult
Plot: kidnapping, investigation, private detective, twists and turns, moral dilemma, police investigation, missing child, moral ambiguity, tragic event, murder mystery, immorality, mother daughter relationship ...
Time: year 2007, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: boston, massachusetts, usa
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 5.5
 65K
Showtime (2002)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based T.V. cop show.
Style: humorous, melancholic, funny, light, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, boys' night, teen drama
Plot: chase, reluctant partners, police dog, buddy cop, buddy, justice, law enforcement, police, partners against crime, gangster, fish out of water, mentor ...
Time: year 2002, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, california
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Hell or High Water (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.
Style: neo western, realistic, neo noir, suspense, harsh ...
Audience: adult
Plot: criminal, bank robbery, robbery, brother, texas ranger, bank robber, cowboy, armed robbery, small town, modern western, bank, heist ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016, y2k, future, 21st century
Place: texas, nebraska, usa, oklahoma
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 6.4
 531K
Lucy (2014)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, Taiwan, Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Style: futuristic, surreal, philosophical, intellectual, exciting ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: supernatural, intelligence, tough girl, brain capacity, supernatural ability, experimental drug, telekinesis, telepathy, strong female lead, superhuman powers, human brain, mind control ...
Time: year 2014, future, 2010s, stone age, 1900s ...
Place: france, new york, berlin germany, rome italy, paris france ...
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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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Torn: Dark Bullets (2020)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A raw and unapologetic look into a police shooting, racism, and the connections they share.
Style: psychological, captivating, suspenseful, independent film
Plot: racism, police brutality, police shootout, strong violent content, violent content, murder, fight, violence, problem, murderer, racist, social problems ...
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Chasing the Dragon (2017)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, History
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 128 min.
Story: An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into the corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless drug lord.
Style: disturbing, suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: organized crime, triad, martial arts, police officer, police shootout, police corruption, police officer killed, escapades, murder, rivalry, danger, drug dealing ...
Time: 70s, 60s
Place: hong kong, china, bangkok thailand
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The White Storm (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 140 min.
Story: An operation against the notorious druglord in Thailand changed the destiny of a HK narcotic team- the workaholic captain lost his men and bright career; the loyal officer was abandoned and went missing; the undercover cop who was salvaged chose to ...
Style: crime drama, suspense, rough, brutal, suspenseful ...
Plot: gunfight, undercover cop, drug, police officer, police shootout, police officer killed, police, swat team, heroic bloodshed, survival, fight, undercover agent ...
Place: china
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 6.1
 153K
S.W.A.T. (2003)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Hondo Harrelson recruits Jim Street to join an elite unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. Together they seek out more members, including tough Deke Kay and single mom Chris Sanchez. The team's first big assignment is to escort crime boss ...
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, action packed, action adventure ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, boys' night
Plot: swat, swat team, police, basic training, squad, police brutality, sniper, tough law enforcer, corrupt cop, hostage, shootout, drug lord ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, california, north america
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 6.0
 49K
A Man Apart (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story: When Vetter's wife is killed in a botched hit organized by Diablo, he seeks revenge against those responsible. But in the process, Vetter and Hicks have to fight their way up the chain to get to Diablo but it's easier said than done when ...
Style: suspense, harsh, emotional, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vengeance, vigilantism, drug cartel, vigilante, drug, lone hero, justice, gang, gangster, violence, corruption, brutality ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: mexico, los angeles, usa, california, latin america ...
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 6.6
 266K
Bad Boys II (2003)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 147 min.
Story: Out-of-control, trash-talking buddy cops Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force reunite, and bullets fly, cars crash and laughs explode as they pursue a whacked-out drug lord from the streets of Miami to the barrios of ...
Style: funny, entertaining, stylized, exciting, action comedy ...
Audience: manly, girls' night, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: buddy cop, police, drug lord, car chase, gunfight, chase, partner, gangster, law enforcement, friendship between men, foul language, buddy ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: miami, florida, iran, usa, puerto rico ...
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 5.5
 964
Bodies at Rest (2019)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Working in the morgue, a hardworking forensics expert and his assistant are suddenly accosted by masked intruders who demand access to a body involved in a recent crime.
Style: suspenseful, suspense, unusual plot structure, scary, exciting
Plot: police shootout, police officer, murder, partner, police detective, murder investigation, graphic violence, murder mystery, criminal, chase, police investigation, revenge ...
Time: year 2017, 21st century
Place: china, hong kong
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Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Spain, Hungary
Duration: 128 min.
Story: The sixth film in the "Terminator" series will pick up where the second film left off, ignoring all the subsequent sequels.
Style: action adventure, apocalyptic, exciting, suspense, saga ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: terminator, time travel, robot, androids and robots, cyborgs, technology, cyberpunk, hand to hand combat, gunfight, killer robot, aeroplane, revenge ...
Time: 2010s, year 2019, 2020s, future, year 1998 ...
Place: mexico, mexico city, texas, guatemala
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The Bullet Vanishes (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story: One rainy night in an arms factory near Shanghai, a young female worker accused of stealing a box of bullets from the ruthless Boss Ding (Liu Kai Chi) is violently killed in a game of Russian roulette. Half a month later, a series of inexplicable ...
Style: rough, tense, serious, stylized, suspenseful ...
Plot: gangster, police investigation, partner, conspiracy, partners against crime, dishonesty, riddles and clues, murder, danger, who done it, law enforcement, police shootout ...
Time: 20th century, 1920s
Place: china, asia, hong kong
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Colour of the Truth (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A man becomes a cop in order to take down the police superintendent who may have killed his father, and that of a vengeful Triad boss.
Style: exciting, captivating, suspense, tense, crime drama ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: spy, gangster, danger, rivalry, dishonesty, undercover, police corruption, snitch, law enforcement, police, police shootout, revenge ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hong kong, asia
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 6.9
 254K
Game Night (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the ...
Style: entertaining, dark comedy, captivating, exciting, funny ...
Audience: date night, kids, family friendly, adult
Plot: plan gone wrong, game, investigation, danger, group of friends, brother brother relationship, kidnapping, contests and competitions, friends, neighbor, escape, board game ...
Time: 2010s, future
Place: new york
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Nassiryia - Per non dimenticare (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 200 min.
Story: Nov. 12 2003, Nassirya Iraq. A terrorist attack succeed to kill 24 Italians participating to the peace keeping mission "Antica Babilonia". It has not importance what that group of brave and professional soldiers (and civilians)did to help ...
Style: exciting, tense, suspenseful, rough, captivating ...
Plot: italian army, murder, terrorism, police officer killed, police protection, police shootout, swat, car bomb, al qaeda, italian police, swat team, police raid ...
Time: 2000s
Place: iraq, italy
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 5.9
 2K
Three (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Realising that he will be defeated in no time during a police showdown, a thug shoots himself to force the cops to cease fire and take him to the hospital. In the hospital, he claims human rights to refuse immediate treatment in order to buy time ...
Style: suspenseful, captivating, heroic
Plot: police officer, husband wife relationship, police detective, robbery, policewoman, gangster, police, police shootout, triad, gunfight, woman with a gun, heroic bloodshed ...
Place: china, hong kong
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The Asian Connection (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Two American expatriates, Jack and Sam, unwittingly steal a drug lord's money when they rob a series of banks in Southeast Asia and become the target of the gang's vengeance.
Style: suspense, surprise ending, tense, exciting, touching ...
Plot: drug lord, vengeance, murder, car chase, attempted murder, police, violence, organized crime, death, crime boss, betrayal, arms dealer ...
Place: bangkok thailand, cambodia
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 4.7
 297
The Tracker (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Spears, a private detective working in L.A. receives word from an old friend that the friend's sister (and Spears' ex-girlfriend), Kim, has been kidnapped by a criminal gang. At first, Spears doesn't want to get involved, especially ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, tough heroes, kung fu, hand to hand combat, gunfight, russian mafia, gangster, gang, danger, law enforcement, rivalry, private detective ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, new york
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 4.5
 3K
Swelter (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Ten years after their casino heist, four escaped convicts trace their former partner to a desert town, where he is now a lawman with no memory of his criminal past.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: criminal heroes, betrayal, uncover truth, dishonesty, small town, twists and turns, police shootout, chases and races, memory loss, violent content, profanity, police officer killed ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, nevada
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 5.5
 6K
Dirty (2005)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Two gangbangers-turned-cops try and cover up a scandal within the LAPD.
Style: realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, hood ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police corruption, dirty cop, street gang, drug dealing, internal affairs, guilt, investigation, law enforcement, tough law enforcer, murder, working undercover, cop ...
Time: year 2005
Place: los angeles, latin america, cuba
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