Police movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant police movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense and entertaining films and TV shows about / with police, investigation, law enforcement, police officer, police investigation, murder, police detective, corruption, police station and violence plots mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as police: The Negotiator (1998), Se7en (1995), Lethal Weapon (1987), The Departed (2006), Chicago P.D. (2014), Inside Man (2006), Balthazar (2018), Endeavour (2012), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013), Beverly Hills Cop (1984).
Best films
List of police movies
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that ...
Style:
suspenseful, intellectual, serious, intense, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, hostage, suspense, uncover truth, corruption, police corruption, twists and turns, false accusation, conspiracy, frame up, negotiation, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
Place:
chicago illinois, usa
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1.7M
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, disturbing, scary, neo noir ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, twists and turns, psychopath, police, psychology, insanity, police investigation, murder, suspense, killings, sin ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, new york
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264K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on ...
Style:
buddy movie, suspenseful, exciting, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
police, chase, gunfight, reluctant partners, police officer, suspense, car chase, female nudity, police investigation, buddy, partners against crime, verbal byplay ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, beverly hills, vietnam
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1.3M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises ...
Style:
twist ending, surprise ending, tense, captivating, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, gangsters, police, suspense, mole, organized crime, undercover cop, gunfight, violence, corruption, undercover, twists and turns ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa, china, taiwan ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who ...
Style:
exciting, tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
police, law enforcement, policewoman, crime investigation, victim, police detective, sergeant, partners, murder, gang, abduction, fbi ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago illinois, usa, illinois
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379K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Bank robber Dalton Russell enters a Manhattan bank, locks the doors and takes hostages, working methodically and without haste. Detective Frazier is assigned to negotiate, but his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing. With an ...
Style:
clever, tricky, surprise ending, confusing, tense ...
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, hostage, robbery, police, bank, thief, perfect crime, master criminal, manipulation, swat team, twists and turns ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Facing a series of complex murder cases, new police commander Hélène Bach must learn to work with the brilliant yet exasperating Raphaël, who can make the dead speak like no-one else.
Style:
captivating, psychological, realistic, disturbing, serious
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
police, murder investigation, murder, crime scene, riddles and clues, investigation, policewoman, pathologist, police detective, police investigation, forensics, partners against crime ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s
Place:
france
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28K
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, intellectual, realistic, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
police, police detective, talented, investigator, murderer, coworker, police investigation, intelligence, who done it, murder, british, oxford ...
Time:
60s, future, 20th century
Place:
england
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.
Style:
humorous, sitcom, not serious, funny, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
police station, police, workplace, coworker, law enforcement, workplace situations, investigation, sleuth, police captain, police detective, sergeant, teamwork ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Tough-talking Detroit cop Axel Foley heads to the rarified world of Beverly Hills in his beat-up Chevy Nova to investigate a friend's murder. But soon, he realizes he's stumbled onto something much more complicated. Bungling rookie ...
Style:
buddy comedy, humorous, funny, exciting, witty ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night, adult
Plot:
police, car chase, investigation, undercover, fish out of water, buddy cop, maverick cop, gunfight, murder, damsel in distress, law enforcement, verbal byplay ...
Time:
year 1984, 20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california, beverly hills, michigan, usa ...
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513K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel is good. Too good. To stop the rest of his team from looking bad, he is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford, paired with simple country cop, and everything seems quiet until two actors are found decapitated. ...
Style:
parody, humorous, funny, ridiculous, absurd ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
police, murder, police officer, chase, conspiracy, partner, buddy cop, small town, violent, fish out of water, workaholic, village ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, europe
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232K
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, suspenseful, intense, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
cyborgs, police, robot, androids and robots, distopia, graphic violence, cyberpunk, haunted by the past, superhuman powers, technology, corruption, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
future, near future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
detroit, usa, china, washington d.c., pentagon ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This opens the floodgates for all and sundry to enter the Police Academy, much to the chagrin of the ...
Style:
funny, parody, light, humorous, absurd ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
police, police academy, chase, officers and cadets, dumb, farce, recruit, justice, rookie, instructor, cadet, mentor ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 20th century
Place:
israel, usa, los angeles
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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, captivating
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, lapd, police protagonist, police officer, car, workplace intrigue, police investigation, law enforcement, tough law enforcer, police detective, working undercover, price of justice ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
los angeles, usa
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15K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwined several plots involving an ensemble cast.
The show ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
Plot:
police, police detective, swat team, murder, partners against crime, police station, robbery, police protagonist, law enforcement, partners, friends, workplace ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
new york, usa
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7K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
After a billionaire engineer witnesses his best friend’s murder, he takes charge of Chicago’s troubled 13th District and reboots it as a technically innovative police force, challenging the district to rethink everything about the way they fight ...
Style:
futuristic, serious, captivating, intense, tense
Plot:
police, policewoman, technology, police officer, uncover truth, police investigation, peril, camaraderie, police shootout, billionaire, loss of friend, justice ...
Place:
chicago illinois
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, 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, entertaining, intellectual, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
police, buddy cop, police partner, lapd, friendship, police detective, police investigation, chase, family relations, murder, investigation, suspense ...
Place:
los angeles, california
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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, exciting, tense, realistic
Plot:
police, photographic memory, female detective, police detective, policewoman, partners against crime, prodigy, murder investigation, police investigation, partners, law enforcement, fighting crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Crime reporter, John Moore, meets with psychologist, Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, to investigate a serial killer in New York during the late 19th century.
Style:
exciting, tense, suspenseful, captivating, atmospheric ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, mental illness, police, crime investigation, murder investigation, murder mystery, psychologist, ritual, private detective, investigation, homicide detective, reporter ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, victorian era
Place:
new york
Is relevant ?
193K
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in a prophesied turf battle.
Style:
light, tense, exciting, captivating, scenic ...
Plot:
police, buddy cop, interracial couple, elf, magic, magical, police partner, chase, two man army, alternate world, creature, supernatural power ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
los angeles
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28K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.
Style:
realistic, psychological, exciting, serious, visually appealing ...
Plot:
police, gangsters, gang, killed during sex, chase, gunfight, ghetto, mafia, hip hop, partners, gang war, buddy cop ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, new jersey, south central los angeles ...
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160K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath. Harry eventually collars Scorpio in ...
Style:
serious, captivating, controversial, tense, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
serial killer, police, gunfight, psychopath, suspense, tough law enforcer, criminal, investigation, murder, vigilante, violence, gangsters ...
Time:
70s, year 1971, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california, canada, usa
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126K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The real-life struggle of an honest New York City cop against a corrupt system.
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, dark, neo noir ...
Plot:
police corruption, fighting the system, police, corruption, whistleblower, undercover cop, police investigation, suspense, mafia, social decay, partners, life is a bitch ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
new york, usa, greenwich village manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 132 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, psychological, realistic, bleak, disturbing ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
police investigation, serial killer, police, rape, twists and turns, murder investigation, murder, unsolved crime, investigation, murder mystery, suspense, police detective ...
Time:
80s, year 1986, year 2003, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
south korea, asia, korea
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Frank Penny is a disgraced cop looking for a shot at redemption. When the police chief's 11-year-old daughter is abducted, Frank goes rogue to try and save her. But to find the girl, Frank will need the help of Ava Brooks, whose live-streaming ...
Style:
entertaining, surprise ending, buddy comedy, psychotronic
Plot:
police, police officer, friendship, investigation, heroes, kidnapping, police detective, suspense, bravery, brutality, undercover cop, heroism ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
NYPD detectives Christopher Danson (Johnson) and P.K. Highsmith (Jackson) are the baddest and most beloved cops in New York City. They don't get tattoos, other men get tattoos of them. Two desks over and one back, sit detectives Allen Gamble ...
Style:
funny, buddy comedy, humorous, parody, ridiculous ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
police, stupidity, misfit partners, partners against crime, farce, dumb, buddy cop, reluctant partners, car chase, buddy, sarcasm, corruption ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, las vegas, new york yankees, new jersey ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A saga centered on a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney, investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. ...
Style:
tense, intense, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
police, police corruption, police investigation, suspense, organized crime, murder, corruption, investigation, conspiracy, betrayal, moral dilemma, police officer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, boston, usa, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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265K
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, bloody, intense, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, kids, teens
Plot:
cyberpunk, robot, cyborgs, police, androids and robots, distopia, revenge, law enforcement, graphic violence, violence, fight, superhero ...
Time:
future, 80s
Place:
usa, detroit, michigan
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The series follows Las Vegas criminalists working for the Las Vegas Police Department as they use physical evidence to solve grisly murders in this unusually graphic drama, which has inspired a host of other cop-show "procedurals". The ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
police, murder investigation, police procedural, scientist, forensics, investigator, workplace, expert, murder, teamwork, police investigation, police detective ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, las vegas, nevada
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, tense, suspenseful, political ...
Plot:
racism, small town, civil rights, police, african american, ku klux klan, investigation, murder, suspense, racial slur, violence, politics ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1964
Place:
mississippi, canada, usa, southern usa
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