Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "foot-chase", "police-arrest"

1. The Matrix (1999)

R | 136 min | Action, Sci-Fi

When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.

Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving

Votes: 2,056,755 | Gross: $171.48M

2. Catch Me If You Can (2002)

PG-13 | 141 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Barely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen

Votes: 1,097,882 | Gross: $164.62M

3. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

R | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.

Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody

Votes: 888,103 | Gross: $59.10M

4. Fargo (1996)

R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller

Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.

Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare

Votes: 727,627 | Gross: $24.61M

5. 21 Jump Street (2012)

R | 109 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.

Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller | Stars: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Brie Larson

Votes: 599,366 | Gross: $138.45M

6. American Made (2017)

R | 115 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.

Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jesse Plemons

Votes: 208,630 | Gross: $51.34M

7. Double Jeopardy (1999)

R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him.

Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Greenwood, Benjamin Weir

Votes: 96,032 | Gross: $116.74M

8. The Fighter (I) (2010)

R | 116 min | Action, Biography, Drama

Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.

Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo

Votes: 389,258 | Gross: $93.62M

9. Serpico (1973)

R | 130 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire

Votes: 135,094 | Gross: $29.80M

10. Skyscraper (2018)

PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

A security expert must infiltrate a burning skyscraper, 225 stories above ground, when his family is trapped inside by criminals.

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Møller

Votes: 134,358 | Gross: $68.42M

11. Angel Heart (1987)

X | 113 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A private investigator is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.

Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, Charlotte Rampling

Votes: 95,955 | Gross: $17.19M

12. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

R | 99 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.

Director: Stephen Chow | Stars: Stephen Chow, Wah Yuen, Qiu Yuen, Siu-Lung Leung

Votes: 151,022 | Gross: $17.11M

13. 10 to Midnight (1983)

R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An LAPD detective and his rookie partner are on the trail of a psychopathic young man who is murdering young women.

Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Charles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew Stevens, Gene Davis

Votes: 9,379 | Gross: $7.10M

14. The Bounty Hunter (I) (2010)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Comedy, Romance

A bounty hunter learns that his next target is his ex-wife, a reporter working on a murder cover-up. Soon after their reunion, the always-at-odds duo find themselves on a run-for-their-lives adventure.

Director: Andy Tennant | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler, Gio Perez, Joel Marsh Garland

Votes: 134,485 | Gross: $67.06M

15. The Net (I) (1995)

PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When Angela Bennett, a computer programmer, stumbles upon government secrets, she finds herself on the run from an unknown enemy hell-bent on destroying her completely.

Director: Irwin Winkler | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, Dennis Miller, Diane Baker

Votes: 73,905 | Gross: $50.73M

16. The Circus (1928)

Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Merna Kennedy, Al Ernest Garcia, Harry Crocker

Votes: 36,105

17. The Phantom of the Open (2021)

PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, manages to gain entry to the 1976 British Open Golf Championship qualification round despite being a complete novice.

Director: Craig Roberts | Stars: Mark Rylance, Ian Porter, Tommy Fallon, David Mara

Votes: 7,235

18. Seeking Justice (2011)

R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score. Then he discovers they want a 'favor' from him in return.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Nicolas Cage, January Jones, Guy Pearce, Harold Perrineau

Votes: 48,033 | Gross: $0.04M

19. Stolen (2012)

R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A former thief frantically searches for his missing daughter, who has been kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a taxi.

Director: Simon West | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Malin Akerman, Josh Lucas, Danny Huston

Votes: 46,463 | Gross: $0.30M

20. District 13: Ultimatum (2009)

R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Damien and Leito return to District 13 on a mission to bring peace to the troubled sector that is controlled by five different gang bosses, before the city's secret services take drastic measures to solve the problem.

Director: Patrick Alessandrin | Stars: Cyril Raffaelli, David Belle, Philippe Torreton, Daniel Duval

Votes: 46,266 | Gross: $0.04M

21. The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)

PG | 113 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A supersonic airborne disaster. In order to survive a flight headed for the Moscow Olympics, passengers of the Concorde must endure aerial acrobatics to dodge missiles and survive a device that decompresses the plane.

Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Alain Delon, Susan Blakely, Robert Wagner, George Kennedy

Votes: 6,968 | Gross: $13.00M

22. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (2012 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A man is murdered in 19th century Melbourne. The investigation uncovers a trail of secrets and scandal.

Director: Shawn Seet | Stars: John Waters, Marco Chiappi, Shane Jacobson, Jessica De Gouw

Votes: 898

23. Battle in Seattle (2007)

R | 98 min | Action, Drama, History

Activists arrive in Seattle, Washington en masse to protest a meeting of the World Trade Organization. Riots and chaos ensue as demonstrators successfully stop the WTO meetings.

Director: Stuart Townsend | Stars: André 3000, Jennifer Carpenter, Isaach De Bankolé, Woody Harrelson

Votes: 15,183 | Gross: $0.22M

24. On Dangerous Ground (1951)

Approved | 82 min | Drama, Film-Noir

Rough city cop Jim Wilson is disciplined by his captain and is sent upstate, to a snowy mountain town, to help the local sheriff solve a murder case.

Directors: Nicholas Ray, Ida Lupino | Stars: Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Ward Bond, Charles Kemper

Votes: 8,080

25. Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)

Passed | 77 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh

Votes: 6,833

26. Shaitan (2011)

Not Rated | 121 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Five substance-abusing friends decide to fake a kidnapping in order to bribe a police constable for covering-up a hit-and-run accident.

Director: Bejoy Nambiar | Stars: Kalki Koechlin, Shiv Panditt, Gulshan Devaiah, Rajeev Khandelwal

Votes: 8,955

27. Custody (2017)

93 min | Drama, Thriller

A broken marriage leads to a bitter custody battle with an embattled son at the centre.

Director: Xavier Legrand | Stars: Léa Drucker, Denis Ménochet, Thomas Gioria, Mathilde Auneveux

Votes: 10,333 | Gross: $0.08M

28. Martial Law (1990 Video)

R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two cops who are martial arts experts team up to stop a criminal organization headed by a ruthless boss who's also a martial artist.

Director: Steve Cohen | Stars: Chad McQueen, Cynthia Rothrock, David Carradine, Andy McCutcheon

Votes: 1,730

29. Baaria (2009)

Not Rated | 163 min | Comedy, Drama

Baaria is Sicilian slang for Bagheria where Tornatore was born and this is an autobiographic epic of three generations in the Sicilian village where he was born.

Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Francesco Scianna, Margareth Madè, Lina Sastri, Ángela Molina

Votes: 7,999 | Gross: $0.00M

30. A.C.A.B. - All Cops Are Bastards (2012)

112 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A look at the controversial riot cops unit, told through the stories of three veteran cops and a young recruit.

Director: Stefano Sollima | Stars: Pierfrancesco Favino, Filippo Nigro, Marco Giallini, Andrea Sartoretti

Votes: 8,161

31. Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001)

87 min | Drama

Goodbye Charlie Bright is the humorous and heart-warming story of the friendship between two teenage boys from a tough council estate. Set during a long hard summer it charts the close but volatile relationship between Charlie and Justin.

Director: Nick Love | Stars: Paul Nicholls, Roland Manookian, Phil Daniels, Jamie Foreman

Votes: 1,783

32. The Big Racket (1976)

Not Rated | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles against hoodlums terrorising a sleepy Italian village, extorting cash from the locals.

Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: Fabio Testi, Vincent Gardenia, Renzo Palmer, Orso Maria Guerrini

Votes: 1,601

33. Carolina Moon (2007 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller

A woman who has psychic visions returns to her hometown to exorcise her demons, and finds both danger and love.

Director: Stephen Tolkin | Stars: Claire Forlani, Oliver Hudson, Chad Willett, Jonathan Scarfe

Votes: 2,441

34. Mission of Justice (1992 Video)

R | 91 min | Action

"Law and order" mayorial candidate Brigitte Nielsen is the ruthless and racist leader of a secret neo-fascist group out to take control of the city by whatever means necessary.

Director: Steve Barnett | Stars: Jeff Wincott, Brigitte Nielsen, Luca Bercovici, Matthias Hues

Votes: 1,216

35. Lonesome Jim (2005)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama

Failing to make it on his own, twenty-seven-year-old Jim moves back in with his parents and deals with crippling family obligations.

Director: Steve Buscemi | Stars: Casey Affleck, Liv Tyler, Mary Kay Place, Kevin Corrigan

Votes: 8,087 | Gross: $0.15M

36. Northwest (2013)

Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama

18-year-old Caspar wants to reach the top, no matter what. He carries out small-time break-ins for Jamal, before moving on to work for big player Björn. All goes well, until Jamal's gang ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Noer | Stars: Gustav Dyekjær Giese, Oscar Dyekjær Giese, Lene Maria Christensen, Annemieke Bredahl Peppink

Votes: 4,308

37. Chicago Syndicate (1955)

Approved | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A former military accountant is recruited by the FBI to infiltrate the mob in Chicago in an attempt to break open the rackets. To complicate his job, two women stand in his way, each with her own agenda.

Director: Fred F. Sears | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Abbe Lane, Paul Stewart, Xavier Cugat

Votes: 625

38. Borderline (2002 TV Movie)

R | 94 min | Crime, Thriller

Lila, a prison psychiatrist, loses custody over her 2 daughters in connection with a divorce. The ex and his girlfriend are murdered. Is one of Lila's ex-patients behind it? Is she? What does Lila's police detective S.O. think?

Director: Evelyn Purcell | Stars: Gina Gershon, Michael Biehn, Sean Patrick Flanery, Natasha Napoli

Votes: 1,347

39. Hell Is a City (1960)

93 min | Crime, Thriller

In Britain, a Manchester police inspector becomes obsessed with capturing a criminal who escapes from prison.

Director: Val Guest | Stars: Stanley Baker, John Crawford, Donald Pleasence, Maxine Audley

Votes: 1,387

40. Contract Killers (2008)

R | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A CIA assassin attempts to break out of the contract killing business to try to lead a normal life.

Director: Justin Rhodes | Stars: Frida Farrell, Nick Mancuso, Rhett Giles, Christian Willis

Votes: 1,313

41. Stealing Christmas (2003 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A small-time crook intent on robbing a department store is mistaken as a Santa for-hire. At first, he decides to play along, but he gets caught up in the holiday spirit, and begins to have second thoughts about "Stealing Christmas".

Director: Gregg Champion | Stars: Tony Danza, Lea Thompson, Angela Goethals, Betty White

Votes: 991

42. Boulevard (1960)

95 min | Comedy, Drama

Jojo has been living for a while in a room under the roof of a block of flats in Pigalle. He has chosen to leave home since he realized his stepmother has hated him from day one. Among his ... See full summary »

Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Monique Brienne, Pierre Mondy, Magali Noël

Votes: 166

43. Va-Room Service (1966 TV Short)

5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Wilbur the Wanted checks into the Potted Palms Hotel, where Moe Hare, the Bent-Eared Rabbit, is working as a bellboy.

Director: Hal Seeger | Star: Bob McFadden

44. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: 3:00 a.m.-4:00 a.m. (2001)

TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Crime, Drama

District Director George Mason (Berkely) shuts down CTU forcing Jack to escape in order to follow up on a lead on a conspirator. Nina and Jamie try to cover for him. Palmer discovers how a reporter found out about Keith. Jack finally learns that Kim and Janet have been kidnapped.

Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Leslie Hope, Sarah Clarke, Elisha Cuthbert

Votes: 2,120

45. WPC 56 (2013–2015)
Episode: From the Shadows (2015)

TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Events take a bad turn when DI Sawyers missing suspect makes a violent reappearance. The net tightens around Briggs as Coulson recruits Fenton to do his dirty work. Annie and Tommy play cupid. Claudia Jessie and Oliver Rix.

Director: Lisa Clarke | Stars: Claudia Jessie, Charles De'Ath, Olly Rix, James Barriscale

Votes: 121

46. Criminals: Caught on Camera (2013–2015)
Episode: Assault & Robbery (2014)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime

CCTV cameras catch alcohol-fueled violence in progress, as an operator tracks a perpetrator through the streets and a man is stomped in a fight.

Stars: Nick Wallis, Phil Boyd, Dave Miller, Sean Perret

Votes: 9