Best "police officer" Movies of All Time

242 movies found (page 1/9):

When Evil Lurks(2023)

3.7/5 (with 237 votes)

Residents of a small rural town discover that a demon is about to be born among them. They desperately try to escape before the evil is born, but it may be too late.

Directed by Demián Rugna - With Ezequiel Rodríguez, Luis Ziembrowski

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)(2020)

| 1h 49min | Action, Crime

3.5/5 (with 4,667 votes)

Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.

Directed by Cathy Yan - With Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett, Ewan McGregor, Chris Messina, ...

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Fargo(1996)

| 1h 38min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

3.9/5 (with 3,485 votes)

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen - With Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, Peter Stormare, Tony Denman, ...

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Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines(2012)

| 1h 31min | Horror, Thriller

2.7/5 (with 393 votes)

A small West Virginia town is hosting the legendary Mountain Man Festival on Halloween, where throngs of costumed party goers gather for a wild night of music and mischief. But an inbred family of hillbilly cannibals kill the fun when they trick and treat themselves to a group of visiting college students.

Directed by Declan O'Brien - With Roxanne McKee, Doug Bradley, Camilla Arfwedson, Finn Jones

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Judge Dredd(1995)

| 1h 36min | Science Fiction

2.9/5 (with 1,035 votes)

In a dystopian future, Dredd, the most famous judge (a cop with instant field judiciary powers) is convicted for a crime he did not commit while his murderous counterpart escapes.

Directed by Danny Cannon - With Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante, Rob Schneider, Diane Lane, Jürgen Prochnow, Max von Sydow, ...

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Cop Out(2010)

| 1h 47min | Action, Comedy, Crime

2.8/5 (with 669 votes)

Detectives Jimmy and Paul, despite nine years as partners, can still sometimes seem like polar opposites—especially when Paul's unpredictable antics get them suspended without pay. Already strapped for cash and trying to pay for his daughter's wedding, Jimmy decides to sell a rare baseball card that's worth tens of thousands. Unfortunately, when the collector's shop is robbed and the card vanishes with the crook, Paul and Jimmy end up going rogue, tracking down the card and the drug ring behind its theft, all on their own time and without any backup—except for each other.

Directed by Kevin Smith - With Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Seann William Scott, Ana de la Reguera, Rashida Jones, Adam Brody, ...

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U Turn(1997)

| 2h 5min | Thriller

3.3/5 (with 301 votes)

When Bobby's car breaks down in the desert while on the run from some of the bookies who have already taken two of his fingers, he becomes trapped in the nearby small town where the people are stranger than anyone he's encountered. After becoming involved with a young married woman, her husband hires Bobby to kill her. Later, she hires Bobby to kill the husband.

Directed by Oliver Stone - With Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Lopez, Joaquin Phoenix, Powers Boothe, Billy Bob Thornton, ...

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Saw IV(2007)

| 1h 36min | Horror, Thriller, Crime

3.1/5 (with 1,588 votes)

Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry's murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, arrive in the terrified community to assist the veteran Detective Hoffman in sifting through Jigsaw's latest grisly remains and piecing together the puzzle. However, when SWAT Commander Rigg is abducted and thrust into a game, the last officer untouched by Jigsaw has but ninety minutes to overcome a series of demented traps and save an old friend...or face the deadly consequences.

Directed by Darren Lynn Bouseman - With Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Scott Patterson, Betsy Russell, Louis Ferreira, Simon Reynolds, ...

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Blue Streak(1999)

PG-13

| 1h 33min | Action, Comedy, Crime

3.2/5 (with 657 votes)

Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as an LAPD detective.

Directed by Les Mayfield - With Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson, Pedro Castillo, Dave Chappelle, Aleksander Krupa, Carmen Argenziano, ...

The Guilty(2021)

| 1h 30min | Drama, Thriller

3.2/5 (with 1,045 votes)

A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua - With Jake Gyllenhaal, Christina Vidal, Adrian Martinez

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The Possession of Hannah Grace(2018)

| 1h 26min | Horror, Drama

2.8/5 (with 614 votes)

When a cop who is just out of rehab takes the graveyard shift in a city hospital morgue, she faces a series of bizarre, violent events caused by an evil entity in one of the corpses.

Directed by Diederik van Rooijen - With Shay Mitchell, Grey Damon, Kirby Johnson, Stana Katic

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Taxi(1998)

1h 26min | Action, Comedy, Crime

3.3/5 (with 1,058 votes)

In Marseilles (France), skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.

Directed by Gérard Pirès - With Samy Naceri, Marion Cotillard, Emma Wiklund, Frédéric Diefenthal, Manuela Gourary, Bernard Farcy, ...

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Fractured(2019)

1h 39min | Thriller

3.4/5 (with 1,134 votes)

Driving cross-country, Ray and his wife and daughter stop at a highway rest area where his daughter falls and breaks her arm. After a frantic rush to the hospital and a clash with the check-in nurse, Ray is finally able to get her to a doctor. While the wife and daughter go downstairs for an MRI, Ray, exhausted, passes out in a chair in the lobby. Upon waking up, they have no record or knowledge of Ray's family ever being checked in.

Directed by Brad Anderson - With Sam Worthington, Lily Rabe, Adjoa Andoh, Stephen Tobolowsky

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The Place Beyond the Pines(2013)

| 2h 20min | Drama, Crime

3.5/5 (with 2,285 votes)

A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.

Directed by Derek Cianfrance - With Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Rose Byrne, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta, Harris Yulin, ...

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Regression(2015)

| 1h 46min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

2.8/5 (with 826 votes)

Minnesota, 1990. Detective Bruce Kenner investigates the case of young Angela, who accuses her father, John Gray, of an unspeakable crime. When John unexpectedly and without recollection admits guilt, renowned psychologist Dr. Raines is brought in to help him relive his memories and what they discover unmasks a horrifying nationwide mystery.

Directed by Alejandro Amenábar - With Ethan Hawke, Emma Watson, David Dencik, David Thewlis, Devon Bostick, Dale Dickey, ...

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Hot Pursuit(2015)

PG-13

| 1h 27min | Action, Comedy, Crime

2.8/5 (with 733 votes)

An uptight by-the-book cop must protect the widow of a drug boss from crooked cops and gunmen.

Directed by Anne Fletcher - With Reese Witherspoon, Sofía Vergara, Matthew Del Negro, Michael Mosley, Robert Kazinsky, Richard T. Jones, ...

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The Punisher(1989)

| 1h 29min | Action, Thriller

2.9/5 (with 236 votes)

The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia car bomb. His ex-partner believes Castle survived the blast and became the Punisher, living in the sewers and exacting vigilante violence against mob bosses throughout the city. When the populace is caught in the midst of a gang war that he caused, Castle must again emerge from the shadows and save the innocent.

Directed by Mark Goldblatt - With Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr., Jeroen Krabbé, Barry Otto, Bryan Marshall, John Negroponte, ...

Courageous(2011)

PG-13

| 2h 9min | Drama

3.8/5 (with 149 votes)

Law enforcement officers Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners stand up to the worst the streets have to offer with confidence and focus. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood. They know that God desires to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, but their children are beginning to drift further and further away from them. When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a newfound urgency help these dads draw closer to God... and to their children?

Directed by Alex Kendrick - With Ken Bevel, Kevin Downes, Ben Davies, Alex Kendrick, Patrick N. Millsaps, Jessa Duggar, ...

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Ride Along 2(2016)

PG-13

| 1h 42min | Action, Comedy

3.1/5 (with 744 votes)

As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product.

Directed by Tim Story - With Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter, Benjamin Bratt, Olivia Munn, Ken Jeong, ...

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Dancer in the Dark(2000)

| 2h 21min | Drama, Crime

3.9/5 (with 758 votes)

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, escaping life's troubles - even if just for a moment - by dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

Directed by Lars von Trier - With Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare, Joel Grey, Jean-Marc Barr, ...

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The Animal(2001)

PG-13

| 1h 24min | Comedy

2.6/5 (with 553 votes)

When loser Marvin Mange is involved in a horrible car accident, he's brought back to life by a deranged scientist as half man and half animal. His newfound powers are awesome -- but their adverse side effects could take over his life. Now, Marvin must fight to control his crazy primal urges around his new squeeze, Rianna, and his rival, Sgt. Sisk, who both think he's one cool cat.

Directed by Luke Greenfield - With Rob Schneider, John C. McGinley, Ed Asner, Louis Lombardi, Guy Torry, Scott Wilson, ...

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RoboCop 2(1990)

| 1h 57min | Action, Adventure, Crime, Science Fiction, Thriller

3.0/5 (with 770 votes)

After a successful deployment of the Robocop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the streets led by God-delirious leader Cane. As this menace grows, it may prove to be too much for Murphy to handle. OCP tries to replicate the success of the first unit, but ends up with failed prototypes with suicidal issues... until Dr. Faxx, a scientist straying away from OCP's path, uses Cane as the new subject for the Robocop 2 project, a living God.

Directed by Irvin Kershner - With Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Belinda Bauer, Tom Noonan, Gabriel Damon, ...

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The Hate U Give(2018)

PG-13

| 2h 13min | Crime, Drama

4.1/5 (with 950 votes)

Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.

Directed by George Tillman, Jr. - With Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Anthony Mackie, Russell Hornsby, Sabrina Carpenter, Common, ...

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Ride Along(2014)

PG-13

| 1h 39min | Action, Comedy

3.1/5 (with 1,015 votes)

For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game junkie who's unworthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben finally gets accepted into the academy, he thinks he's earned the seasoned policeman's respect and asks for his blessing to marry Angela. Knowing that a ride along will demonstrate if Ben has what it takes to take care of his sister, James invites him on a shift designed to scare the hell out of the trainee. But when the wild night leads them to the most notorious criminal in the city, James will find that his new partner's rapid-fire mouth is just as dangerous as the bullets speeding at it.

Directed by Tim Story - With Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Ice Cube, Bruce McGill, Bryan Callen, Tika Sumpter, ...

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Extreme Job(2019)

1h 51min | Action, Comedy, Crime

3.5/5 (with 105 votes)

A drug squad attempts to take down a criminal organization and they must go undercover to do so, so they begin working at a chicken restaurant, that becomes famous for its delicious chicken. Due to the unexpected popularity, the detectives find themselves in a situation they never expected.

Directed by Lee Byeong-heon - With Ryu Seung-ryong, Lee Ha-nee, Jin Seon-kyu, Lee Dong-hwi, Gong Myoung, Shin Ha-kyun, ...

Shaft(2000)

| 1h 39min | Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller

3.0/5 (with 544 votes)

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.

Directed by John Singleton - With Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Richard Roundtree, Busta Rhymes, ...

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D-Tox(2002)

| 1h 36min | Action, Thriller, Horror

2.8/5 (with 289 votes)

A disgraced FBI agent with a drinking problem joins nine other troubled law enforcement officers at an isolated detox clinic in the wilds of Wyoming. But the therapeutic sanctuary becomes a nightmarish hellhole when a major snowstorm cuts off the clinic from the outside world and enables a killer on the inside to get busy.

Directed by Jim Gillespie - With Sylvester Stallone, Tom Berenger, Charles S. Dutton, Robert Patrick, Polly Walker, Kris Kristofferson, ...

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The Dead Don't Die(2019)

| 1h 44min | Comedy, Horror, Fantasy

2.7/5 (with 1,093 votes)

In a small peaceful town, zombies suddenly rise to terrorize the town. Now three bespectacled police officers and a strange Scottish morgue expert must band together to defeat the undead.

Directed by Jim Jarmusch - With Adam Driver, Steve Buscemi, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Selena Gomez, Austin Butler, ...