Ex cop movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant ex cop movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, captivating, tense, suspense, serious and disturbing films and TV shows about / with ex cop, investigation, murder, police officer, police, death, violence, blood, crime investigation and criminal plots mostly in Crime, Thriller and Action genres shot in USA, Canada, Mexico and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as ex cop: A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014), High Heel Homicide (2017), Identity (2003), High Security Vacation (2009), Mosul (2019), Cold Steel (1987), Torchwood (2006), Cowboy Bebop (1998), Tropical Heat (1991), Springfloden (2016).

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A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Style: suspense, neo noir, psychological, tense, bleak ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: private detective, murder, serial killer, kidnapping, drug dealer, secrets, murder of wife, investigation, violence, faked death, home invasion, hostage ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 20th century, year 1991, year 1999 ...
Place: usa, new york, brooklyn new york city
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High Heel Homicide (2017)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: As a string of brutal murders plague the city, two undercover detectives (Brent Harvey and Mia Li) race to solve the mystery and unmask the killer. Their only clues: each victim is a former cop and each has a blood-red letter painted on their body. ...
Style: suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, sexy, erotic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: revenge, murder, police investigation, strip club, stripper, working undercover, ex cop, crime victim, blood, kinky sex, erotica, sex scene ...
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 7.3
 266K
Identity (2003)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.
Style: twist ending, suspense, scary, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, twists and turns, murder mystery, mental disorder, investigation, psychology, murderer, mental illness, motel, split personality, psychopath, rainstorm ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: nevada, usa, florida
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High Security Vacation (2009)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Two escaped convicts pose as children's summer camp staff in order to evade capture and learn about caring for others in the process. Sumrak has been in prison since he was 16 years old but is pushing thirty now, is well acquainted with prison ...
Style: light, realistic, humorous, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot: summer camp, social relations, self discovery, starting over, ex cop, children, prison, human relationship, camp counselor, changing lives, escaped prisoner, unlikely relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: russia
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 7.1
 30K
Mosul (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: When ISIS took their homes, families and city, one group of men fought to take it all back. Based on true events, this is the story of the Nineveh SWAT team, a renegade police unit who waged a guerrilla operation against ISIS in a desperate struggle ...
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing, perverse ...
Plot: isis, war on terror, military, near death experience, pow, islam, terrorism, terrorist, islamic terrorism, guerilla warfare, terrorist group, urban decay ...
Time: 2010s
Place: iraq, middle east
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 4.6
 925
Cold Steel (1987)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Detective Johnny Modine gets his Christmas celebration spoiled with news of his father's death, which seems the work of psychopathic junkies ...
Style: tense, realistic, rough, exciting, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, psychopath, ex cop, investigation, rivalry, femme fatale, police detective, serial killer, xmas, revenge, police, police officer ...
Time: 80s, year 1987
Place: usa, los angeles
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 7.7
 43K
Torchwood (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from the 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. Torchwood follows the exploits of a small team of alien ...
Style: atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, detective, captivating ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, chick flick
Plot: supernatural, gay, paranormal investigation, investigation, doctor who, lgbt, alien, save the world, creature, homosexual, heroic mission, time travel ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: wales, europe, united kingdom, england
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 8.9
 137K
Cowboy Bebop (1998)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, Canada, Poland
Duration: 650 min.
TV show
Story: In 2071, roughly fifty years after an accident with a hyperspace gateway made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity has colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the Solar System. Amid a rising crime rate, the Inter Solar System Police ...
Style: anime, futuristic, exciting, neo noir, serious ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot: bounty hunter, friendship, jazz, outer space, buddies, unlikely partners, space travel, chases and races, spaceship, fighting crime, dark past, cyberpunk ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: space western
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Tropical Heat (1991)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Tropical Heat is a Canadian action series produced in cooperation with Mexico and Israel that aired between 1991 and 1993. The plot revolves around private investigator, ex-DEA agent Nick Slaughter who after arriving in the fictional resort town of ...
Style: detective, exciting, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: ex cop, private detective, nature, resort, private investigator, travel agent, detective agency, partner, beach, owner, outside help, ex law enforcer ...
Time: year 1991, 20th century, 90s
Place: florida, usa
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 7.5
 5K
Springfloden (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: A late summer night in 1990 a young pregnant woman is brutally murdered by being buried in the sand, to slowly become submerged by the tide. 25 years later, the sadistic murder remains unsolved. Olivia Rönning receives the task of studying the case ...
Style: captivating, atmospheric, suspense, bleak, noir
Plot: cold case, murder, gay friend, female protagonist, homeless, murder investigation, murder witness, brutality, beach, island, ocean, police procedural ...
Place: stockholm sweden, eastern europe
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 6.5
 117K
Safe (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.
Style: exciting, serious, stylized, action packed, fast paced ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, organized crime, chase, gunfight, lone hero, protector, ex military, on the run, mafia, tough heroes, revenge, tough guy ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, iran, brooklyn new york city, north america
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The Morning After (1986)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Failed actress Alex Sternbergen wakes up hungover one morning in an apartment she does not recognize, unable to remember the previous evening -- and with a dead body in bed next to her. As she tries to piece together the events of the night, Alex ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, atmospheric, neo noir, stylized ...
Plot: murder mystery, murder, amnesia, twists and turns, protagonist as suspect, uncover truth, partner, unlikely partners, older woman younger man relationship, ex cop, corpse, female protagonist ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa
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Wong & Winchester (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: An ex-cop turned private eye, Marissa Wong, ends up being forced to work with Sarah Winchester, an inexperienced young woman fresh out of university. Each episode, the unlikely duo to solve their client’s cases, which often end up being far more ...
Style: psychological, captivating, thrilling, entertaining
Plot: private detective, female detective, private investigator, ex cop, private investigation, crime investigation, uncover truth, police investigation, female protagonist, sleuth, murder investigation, teamwork ...
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Whitstable Pearl (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
TV show
Story: With her son grown up, single mom Pearl Nolan decides to pursue her lifelong dream and launches a private detective agency, which she runs from her family's restaurant in the coastal town of Whitstable. Drawn by her caring nature, locals soon ...
Style: detective, disturbing, suspense, psychological, tense ...
Plot: police investigation, amateur detective, murder, restaurant, seaside, murder investigation, detective agency, coastal town, police inspector, single parent, private investigator, police detective ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: britain, united kingdom, england
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 8.1
 10K
For My Son (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: A defamed ex-cop, who is struggling to get back his son, is put on undercover duty within the biggest mafia in Istanbul.
Style: captivating, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot: revenge, conspiracy, father son relationship, ex cop, mafia, doctor, family relations, love, friendship, working undercover, gang member, gang ...
Place: istanbul turkey
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 5.7
 899
Wild City (2015)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Former cop-turned-bar owner Kwok and his underachieving half-brother befriends a drunken woman, they soon find themselves targeted by both her former lover, a high-powered attorney, and the gangster he employs. A suitcase full of tainted cash enters ...
Style: suspense, contemplative, exciting, suspenseful, heroic ...
Plot: brother brother conflict, organized crime, chase, blood, police, violence, police officer, ex cop, murder, drunkenness, brother brother relationship, swashbuckler ...
Place: hong kong, china
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Partners in Action (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Drama about a former police officer who's framed for murder and a young boy who attempts to help him clear his name.
Style: thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot: ex cop, police corruption, criminal, accusation, corruption, teamwork, drug dealing, drug, drug traffic, framed for murder, nypd, drug cartel ...
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 5.2
 23K
Empire State (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis (Hemsworth), settles for a security guard job with the EMPIRE STATE Armored Truck Company. He makes the mistake of mentioning the company's lax security to his best friend, Eddie ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic, surprise ending ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: armored car robbery, robbery, armored truck, unlikely criminals, heist, chases and races, chase, embezzlement, police officer, police academy, employee employee relationship, money ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: usa, new orleans, bronx new york city, new york
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 5.6
 1K
Circuit (2001)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: John is an ex-cop who leaves small-town life and provincial attitudes behind for a new existence in West Hollywood. As he seeks an open, accepting gay life, John is introduced to the fast-paced Circuit Party scene, featuring beautiful people and a ...
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, sincere, contemplative ...
Plot: gay, male prostitution, male prostitute, drug abuse, lgbt, addiction, fish out of water, love and romance, lifestyle, gay culture, nightlife, city life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, illinois, california, palm springs california, usa
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 5.2
 22K
The Super (2017)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A man becomes the superintendent of a large New York City apartment building where people mysteriously go missing.
Style: suspenseful, scary, captivating, enigmatic, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: apartment building, missing person, father daughter relationship, disappearance, ex cop, secrets, child in peril, supernatural, paranormal, mysterious stranger, macabre, serial killer ...
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You Cannot Hide (2019)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Mexico
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: After discovering that her husband is involved with drug trafficking, and she decides to cooperate with the DEA, Lidia is forced to move to Spain with her teenage daughter, fleeing her tragic past to start a new life. Two years later, in Spain, ...
Style: tense, captivating, breathtaking, exciting, entertaining
Audience: boys' night
Plot: nurse, photographer, life turned upside down, multiple storylines, ex cop, transformation, ambition, escapades, society, manipulation, life is a bitch, life philosophy ...
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I'll Be Home for Christmas (2016)
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Jackie Foster, a dynamic Assistant District Attorney and single mom, is looking forward to wrapping up her latest case and spending Christmas with Gracie, her adorable and precocious, eight-year old daughter. But when Jackie’s estranged dad, Jack ...
Style: touching, light, feel good, melancholic
Audience: family outing, girls' night
Plot: christmas, estranged father, father daughter relationship, homeless shelter, granddaughter, family relations, grandfather granddaughter relationship, xmas, winter, ex cop, city life, assistant ...
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The Prophet's Game (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The Prophet has arrived in the ultimate playing ground... Los Angeles. It has taken an innocent childhood game and twisted it into a deadly match of wits, where the only prize is survival. Moving from city to city, The Prophet lures unsuspecting ...
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, bleak, realistic ...
Plot: murder, riddles and clues, investigation, chases and races, vengeance, danger, obsession, death of daughter, uncover truth, ex cop, judiciary, psychopath ...
Time: 90s
Place: california, usa, los angeles
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 6.1
 66
The Missing (2021)
Genre: Action
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story: Every two minutes, someone disappears in Brazil. Os Ausentes, an agency run by a former cop with a search of his own, takes the cases no one will to help other people reunite with their loved ones.
Style: bleak, tense, serious, suspenseful, captivating
Plot: ex cop, ex-cop, vanished man, crime investigation, missing person, investigation, private investigation, mysterious disappearance, police officer, disappearance
Place: brazil, sao paulo brazil
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 6.7
 2K
HELL DOGS (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Adapted from the manga Hell Dogs by Fukamachi Akio.
Style: suspenseful, captivating, tense, serious, hood
Plot: yakuza, gang, gangster, police, undercover cop, japanese mafia, criminal gang, criminal underworld, mafia, ex-cop, ex cop, criminal ...
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The Truth Seekers (2016)
Genre: Action
Country: Singapore
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A veteran cop forms an agency dedicated to solving cold cases, including those related to the team members' own painful and mysterious pasts.
Style: captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, tense
Plot: crime investigation, fighting crime, private detective, private investigation, partners against crime, detective agency, homicide detective, uncover truth, ex law enforcer, private investigator, crime solving, ex cop ...
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 3.5
 5K
Wrong Place (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A methamphetamine cook hunts down the former police chief of a small town in order to silence him before he can deliver eyewitness testimony against his family, but ultimately finds himself up against more than he had bargained for.
Style: tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, thrilling
Plot: fight, manhunt, family in danger, fighting crime, murder witness, threat to kill, threat, organized crime, witnessing a crime, battles, ex cop, criminal ...
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Proof of Innocence (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A disgraced ex-cop, seeking revenge on his treacherous ex-partner, sticks his nose into a high-profile murder case. But in the process, he finds himself in conflict with much more powerful and dangerous forces.
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating, crime drama
Plot: murder investigation, investigation, fighting crime, uncover truth, murder, corporation, corporate conspiracy, crime solving, assassination plot, murder mystery, ex cop, powerful corporation ...
Place: korea
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Recipe for Crime (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: I delitti del cuoco is an Italian television series.
Style: satirical, entertaining, feel good, captivating, light ...
Plot: investigation, co worker co worker relationship, restaurant owner, chef, fall in love, humour, restaurant, thief, in love, crime investigation, satire, ex cop ...
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 7.3
 3K
Troppo (2022)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: An eccentric private investigator with a criminal past recruits a disgraced ex-cop to help solve the disappearance of a Korean tech pioneer in the wilds of Far North Queensland.
Style: captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense
Plot: sleuth, false accusation, tropics, rain forest, ex cop, framed for murder, accused of murder, investigation, teamwork, falsely accused, crime investigation, corruption
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