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1. Gangs of London (2020– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Tells the story of London being torn apart by the turbulent power struggles of its international gangs and the sudden power vacuum that's created when the head of London's most powerful crime family is assassinated.
Stars: Joe Cole, Sope Dirisu, Michelle Fairley, Lucian Msamati
Votes: 40,283
2. The Dead Don't Die (2019)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Tom Waits
Votes: 85,578 | Gross: $6.56M
3. The French Connection (1971)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco
Votes: 135,817 | Gross: $15.63M
4. Starsky & Hutch (2004)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Crime
Two streetwise cops bust criminals in their red and white Ford Gran Torino, with the help of a police snitch called "Huggy Bear".
Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Vince Vaughn
Votes: 154,588 | Gross: $88.24M
5. The Body (2012)
Not Rated | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A detective searches for the body of a femme fatale which has gone missing from a morgue.
Director: Oriol Paulo | Stars: Jose Coronado, Hugo Silva, Belén Rueda, Aura Garrido
Votes: 72,536
6. 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: 9,365 | Gross: $7.10M
7. Child 44 (2015)
R | 137 min | Crime, Drama, History
A disgraced member of the Russian military police investigates a series of child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union.
Director: Daniel Espinosa | Stars: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman
Votes: 75,836 | Gross: $1.21M
8. I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)
R | 98 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
A cop turns con man once he comes out of the closet. Once imprisoned, he meets the second love of his life, whom he'll stop at nothing to be with.
Directors: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro
Votes: 99,817 | Gross: $2.04M
9. Hot Pursuit (2015)
PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An uptight and by-the-book cop (Reese Witherspoon) tries to protect the outgoing widow (Sofia Vergara) of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen.
Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Sofía Vergara, Matthew Del Negro, Michael Mosley
Votes: 54,198 | Gross: $34.51M
10. Hollywood Homicide (2003)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two LAPD detectives who moonlight in other fields investigate the murder of an up-and-coming rap group.
Director: Ron Shelton | Stars: Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Isaiah Washington, Lena Olin
Votes: 39,366 | Gross: $30.94M
11. The Hard Way (1991)
R | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York City policeman, who finds him superficial and irritating.
Director: John Badham | Stars: Michael J. Fox, James Woods, Stephen Lang, Annabella Sciorra
Votes: 22,307 | Gross: $25.90M
12. Murphy's Law (2003–2007)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As a maverick cop with a dark past, DS Tommy Murphy fails a psychiatric assessment but is given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment.
Stars: James Nesbitt, Del Synnott, Claudia Harrison, Owen Teale
Votes: 1,481
13. McQ (1974)
PG | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Seattle cop is caught up in a corrupt police force that he is trying to make right. McQ is a cop with a mission.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: John Wayne, Eddie Albert, Diana Muldaur, Colleen Dewhurst
Votes: 5,948 | Gross: $0.24M
14. Freebie and the Bean (1974)
R | 113 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
San Francisco police detectives Freebie and Bean are determined to bust local crime boss Red Meyers at any cost, even if this means destroying the whole city in the process.
Director: Richard Rush | Stars: Alan Arkin, James Caan, Loretta Swit, Jack Kruschen
Votes: 3,589
15. Flic Story (1975)
112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The hunt for a seasoned killer becomes a matter of life for a policeman. Action-packed drama based on real events.
Director: Jacques Deray | Stars: Alain Delon, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Renato Salvatori, Claudine Auger
Votes: 2,939
16. Red Rings of Fear (1978)
Not Rated | 85 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A detective investigating the murder of a teenage girl begins to focus his suspicions on the three girlfriends of the victim, who call themselves "The Inseparables."
Director: Alberto Negrin | Stars: Fabio Testi, Christine Kaufmann, Ivan Desny, Jack Taylor
Votes: 822
17. The Visitor (2011)
Not Rated | 70 min | Drama, Romance
Cibrâil, a young policeman, is living happily with his girlfriend in Berlin. He is well integrated in society despite his Turkish background. One day his girlfriend's cousin comes to stay and Cibrâil's life is turned upside down.
Director: Tor Iben | Stars: Sinan Hancili, Engin Sert, Martina Hesse, Peter Beck
Votes: 699
18. Kamikaze (1986)
90 min | Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A crazy old and bored scientist invents a system which allows him to reach through the airwaves and transform live TV cameras into weapons to kill whoever is being filmed.
Director: Didier Grousset | Stars: Richard Bohringer, Michel Galabru, Dominique Lavanant, Romane Bohringer
Votes: 725
19. Dead Mountaineer's Hotel (1979)
84 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Police gets a call-out to a lonely hotel in the Alps. When an officer gets to the hotel everything seems to be all right. Suddenly, an avalanche cuts them out from the rest of the world, and strange things are going to happen.
Director: Grigori Kromanov | Stars: Uldis Pucitis, Jüri Järvet, Lembit Peterson, Mikk Mikiver
Votes: 1,662
20. The Washing Machine (1993)
Unrated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A police detective investigates the murder of a man found dismembered in a washing machine and is drawn into a web of deceit and murder by the dead man's lover, Vida, and her two sisters, Sissy and Ludmilla,
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Philippe Caroit, Ilaria Borrelli, Katarzyna Figura, Barbara Ricci
Votes: 888
21. Autobahnraser (2004)
87 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
The young policeman Karl-Heinz Krause works undercover to insinuate himself into a group of Autobahn racers. While he gets to like the illegal races, besides he has to chase some people dealing stolen cars.
Director: Michael Keusch | Stars: Luke Wilkins, Alexandra Neldel, Henriette Richter-Röhl, Niels-Bruno Schmidt
Votes: 2,028
22. Cops and Robbers (1973)
PG | 89 min | Crime, Comedy
Two disillusioned New York City policemen plan a ten million dollar robbery to fuel their low pensions, only to run into one debacle after another in the process.
Director: Aram Avakian | Stars: Cliff Gorman, Joseph Bologna, Charlene Dallas, James Ferguson
Votes: 872
23. Rudý kapitán (2016)
115 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Hot summer of year 1992. The world has seen the Communist Regime in Czechoslovakia fall. This is what happens to detective Richard Krauz (played by Maciej Stuhr, the son of legendary Polish... See full summary »
Directors: Michal Kollar, Kamil Misztal | Stars: Maciej Stuhr, Oldrich Kaiser, Marián Geisberg, Martin Finger
Votes: 651
24. Cop or Hood (1979)
PG | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Commissaire Stanislas Borowitz is going undercover as gangster Antonio Cerutti in order to expose corrupted policemen.
Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Georges Géret, Jean-François Balmer, Claude Brosset
Votes: 3,108
25. The French Detective (1975)
91 min | Crime, Drama
Two policemen risk of interfering with a corrupt politician.
Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre | Stars: Lino Ventura, Patrick Dewaere, Victor Lanoux, Julien Guiomar
Votes: 1,859
26. Enid Is Sleeping (1990)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Crime
A wife surprises her cop husband in bed with her kid sister. In the ensuing struggle, the wife is accidentally killed. Can they keep it a secret?
Director: Maurice Phillips | Stars: Elizabeth Perkins, Judge Reinhold, Jeffrey Jones, Maureen Mueller
Votes: 543
27. The Case of the Dead Deadman (2020)
95 min | Comedy, Crime
Lieutenant Commander Izidor Vlk and Lieutenant Commander Herkules Drátek are applying for the position of Criminal Service Commander. When Vlk fails due to his stupidity, his assistant is ... See full summary »
Director: Milos Smídmajer | Stars: David Novotný, Hana Vagnerová, Martin Pechlát, Lukás Príkazký
Votes: 167
28. Coincoin and the Extra-Humans (2018)
211 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Quinquin is now a grown-up and goes by the nickname CoinCoin. He hangs out on the Côte D'Opale and attends meetings of the Nationalist Party with his childhood friend Fatso. His old love, ... See full summary »
Stars: Alane Delhaye, Bernard Pruvost, Philippe Jore, Lucy Caron
Votes: 633
29. Pigs vs. Freaks (1982 TV Movie)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
In a small town, the hippie faction often clashes with the mainstream. To settle their differences, the hippie "freaks" take on the town police "pigs" in a football game. On opposing sides ... See full summary »
Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Eugene Roche, Grant Goodeve, Adam Baldwin, Penny Peyser
Votes: 95
30. Cop in Drag (1984)
96 min | Comedy, Crime
During a show held at Blue Gay, drag queen cabaret in the center of Rome, an artist of the restaurant is found dead. The investigations are entrusted to Inspector Giraldi.
Director: Bruno Corbucci | Stars: Tomas Milian, Bombolo, Olimpia Di Nardo, Paco Fabrini
Votes: 305
31. Ve stínu (2012)
106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the former Czechoslovakia, 1950s, police captain Hakl investigates a jewelery robbery. An opened safe deposit leads to a known burglar. What seems an easy case soon starts to tangle. ... See full summary »
Director: David Ondricek | Stars: Ivan Trojan, Sebastian Koch, Sona Norisová, Jirí Stepnicka
Votes: 1,880
32. Boner Police: The Movie (2012)
Short, Comedy, Crime
In a world plagued with overpopulation, where erections are illegal: one rookie boner police officer learns that life gets hard.
Director: Peter Gilroy | Stars: Luke Barats, Joe Bereta, Ryan Bozsan, Ryan Burke
Votes: 126
33. Polda (2016– )
55 min | Crime
Stars: David Matásek, Ondrej Pavelka, Jirí Vyorálek, Jana Kolesárová
Votes: 38
34. Sest cerných dívek aneb Proc zmizel Zajíc? (1969)
82 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Detective Lieutenant Boruvka (Lubomír Lipský) is called to the State Scientific Library to investigate the loss of a precious manuscript, the Infernal Psalter of the Occult Sciences by ... See full summary »
Director: Ladislav Rychman | Stars: Lubomír Lipský, Zuzana Savrdová, Iva Janzurová, Zdenek Rehor
Votes: 39
35. The Great O'Malley (1937)
Passed | 71 min | Drama
A by-the-book patrolman who cares more about the letter of the law than justice feels guilty when his inflexibility sends a family man to prison.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Sybil Jason, Ann Sheridan
Votes: 888
36. Cops and Robbers (1997– )
Comedy, Crime
This television series takes place during the first Czechoslovak Republic (1918 1939).
Stars: Tomás Töpfer, Frantisek Svihlík, Zdenek Junák, Ivan Trojan
Votes: 362
37. Absolution (2017– )
Crime, Drama
While investigating the murder of a prominent judge, Detective Richard Koller discovers that her daughter allegedly committed the crime in self-defense.
Stars: Ondrej Vetchý, Martin Finger, Elizaveta Maximová, Jitka Schneiderová
Votes: 154
38. Svet pod Hlavou (2017)
52 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Policeman Filip Marvan (Václav Neuzil) has a serious traffic accident. He wakes up 30 years earlier in 1980s Czechoslovakia as a member of the State Police, investigating cases with a team of detectives.
Stars: Václav Neuzil, Ivan Trojan, Judit Bárdos, Václav Kopta
Votes: 284
39. Umpisahan mo... Tatapusin ko! (1983)
120 min | Action
THE ACTION HERO NEVER STARTS A FIGHT BUT NEITHER DOES HE RUN AWAY FROM ONE.
Director: Fernando Poe Jr. | Stars: Fernando Poe Jr., Baby Delgado, Janice Jurado, Fred Montilla
Votes: 8
40. The Zodiac Murders (2015– )
85 min | Crime
The Zodiac Murders series does not aspire to rank among other popular crime serials; it seeks to become one of a new, modern style. The line connecting all its parts are the signs of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Ivan Trojan, Richard Krajco, Marek Nemec, Jirí Strébl
Votes: 57
41. Strázmistr Topinka (2019– )
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Stars: Robert Miklus, Jenovéfa Boková, Veronika Freimanová, Jirí Bartoska
Votes: 29
42. Zlocin na poste (1980 TV Movie)
43 min | Crime, Drama
Helenka, a popular clerk at the village post office, is accused of embezzlement. A check reveals that she is 200 crowns short and the girl commits suicide. Her protector and friend, ... See full summary »
Director: Jaroslav Dudek | Stars: Vladimír Mensík, Milena Steinmasslová, Pavel Zednícek, Josef Abrhám
Votes: 17
43. Sever (2019)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama
Stars: Jirí Mádl, Eliska Krenková, Robert Rasa, Stepán Benoni
Votes: 105
44. Kapitán Exner (2017– )
55 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Stars: Michal Dlouhý, Jan Vondrácek, David Novotný, Vica Kerekes
Votes: 49
45. There Once Was a Cop (1995)
83 min | Comedy
The comic misadventures of police commander Major Maisner.
Director: Jaroslav Soukup | Stars: Ladislav Potmesil, Miroslav Moravec, Rudolf Hrusínský, Rudolf Hrusínský
Votes: 315
46. Dead Again (2014– )
Crime, Mystery, Reality-TV
In Dead Again on A&E, an elite team of detectives will re-examine controversial murder cases in which unresolved questions linger long after the verdict has been determined. Will they come to a different conclusion?
Stars: Jeannette Faye, Britni Ali, Ashley Mitchell, Joe Schillaci
Votes: 101
47. Gising na... ang higanteng natutulog (1995)
Action, Drama
Sgt. Delfin Guerrero (Andy) is an honest motorcycle cop who takes on corrupt politicians in his mission to uphold the law.
Director: Arturo San Agustin | Stars: Andy Poe, Romy Diaz, Bob Soler, Glenda Garcia
48. Místo zlocinu Ostrava (2020– )
Crime, Drama
Stars: Pavla Beretová, Stanislav Majer, Pavel Kríz, Stepán Kozub
Votes: 50
49. Itataya ko ang buhay ko (1996)
Action, Drama
Director: Jose N. Carreon | Stars: Rudy Fernandez, Dawn Zulueta, Pia Pilapil, Ricky Davao
Votes: 8
50. Cetníci z Luhacovic (2017– )
80 min | Comedy, Crime, History
Stars: Pavel Zednícek, Robert Hájek, Martin Donutil, Ondrej Malý
Votes: 58