Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "beat-cop"

1. To Catch a Killer (2023)

R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Baltimore. New Year's Eve. A talented but troubled police officer (Shailene Woodley) is recruited by the FBI's chief investigator (Ben Mendelsohn) to help profile and track down a disturbed individual terrorizing the city.

Director: Damián Szifron | Stars: Shailene Woodley, Ben Mendelsohn, Jovan Adepo, Ralph Ineson

Votes: 39,149

2. Blacklight (2022)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Travis Block is a government operative coming to terms with his shadowy past. When he discovers a plot targeting U.S. citizens, Block finds himself in the crosshairs of the FBI director he once helped protect.

Director: Mark Williams | Stars: Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Taylor John Smith, Emmy Raver-Lampman

Votes: 24,730 | Gross: $9.59M

3. The Blue Lamp (1950)

Approved | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The daily routine of two London Policemen is interrupted by a killer.

Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Jack Warner, Dirk Bogarde, Jimmy Hanley, Robert Flemyng

Votes: 2,558

4. Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)

R | 125 min | Crime, Drama

In New York City, South Bronx's main police precinct is nicknamed Fort Apache by its employees who feel like troopers surrounded by hostiles in a wild west isolated outpost.

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Paul Newman, Edward Asner, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello

Votes: 7,012 | Gross: $29.20M

5. WPC 56 (2013–2015)

TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

The daily challenges facing the first Woman Police Constable to join a West Midlands force in the 1950s, where sexism, chauvinism and petty grudges are rife.

Stars: Charles De'Ath, John Bowler, Jennie Jacques, Mark Healy

Votes: 1,138

6. Superior Donuts (2017–2018)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy

Sympathetic old-school doughnut-shop owner Arthur, his spunky young employee and aspiring artist Franco, and their friends and patrons keep the shop going in a changing culturally-mixed inner-city Chicago neighborhood.

Stars: Jermaine Fowler, David Koechner, Maz Jobrani, Katey Sagal

Votes: 3,519

7. The New Centurions (1972)

R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An idealistic rookie cop joins the L.A.P.D. to make ends meet while finishing law school, and is indoctrinated by a seasoned veteran. As time goes on, he loses his ambitions and family as police work becomes his entire life.

Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: George C. Scott, Stacy Keach, Jane Alexander, Scott Wilson

Votes: 3,305

8. Busted (1997 Video)

R | 85 min | Comedy

In the town of Amity, the cops take crime off of the streets and put it into the police station where it belongs.

Director: Corey Feldman | Stars: Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Dominick Brascia, Mariana Morgan

Votes: 878

9. Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)

Passed | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Prowl car cops on night duty romance a reluctant young woman who works for the department while in danger from a vengeful racketeer.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Mark Stevens, Edmond O'Brien, Gale Storm, Donald Buka

Votes: 1,285

10. Upperworld (1934)

Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Music

A rich man (Warren William) starts an affair with a showgirl (Ginger Rogers), and when the girl's manager (J. Carrol Naish), finds out, he decides to blackmail him.

Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Warren William, Mary Astor, Ginger Rogers, Andy Devine

Votes: 671

11. The Blue Knight (1975–1976)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The exploits of Los Angeles beat cop Bumper Morgan.

Stars: George Kennedy, John Steadman, Barbara Rhoades, Lee Weaver

Votes: 234

12. The Goat (1921)

Not Rated | 23 min | Comedy, Short

A series of adventures begins when an accident during photographing causes Buster to be mistaken for Dead Shot Dan, the local bad guy.

Directors: Buster Keaton, Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts, Malcolm St. Clair

Votes: 4,970

13. Australia Day (2017)

98 min | Drama

A trio of intertwined tales of racial prejudice, misunderstanding and revenge play out against the backdrop of Australia's national holiday.

Director: Kriv Stenders | Stars: Miah Madden, Elias Anton, Jenny Wu, Daniel Webber

Votes: 504

14. Naughty Nurse (1969)

9 min | Comedy, Short

A doctor and nurse sneak away for a kinky encounter, only to be interrupted by a cop...with a secret of his own.

Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: Valorie Armstrong, Ron Grathwohl, Christopher St. John, Alix Elias

Votes: 226

15. The Glitter Dome (1984 TV Movie)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

In this seedy neo-noire tale, two Hollywood homicide cops investigating a movie mogul's murder stumble upon a child-pornography ring.

Director: Stuart Margolin | Stars: James Garner, Margot Kidder, John Lithgow, John Marley

Votes: 365

16. Future Cop (1976–1977)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A veteran patrol officer gets an android for a partner.

Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Michael Shannon, John Amos, Herbert Nelson

Votes: 126

17. Scram! (1932)

Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short

Commanded to "scram" out of town by a cantankerous judge, poor vagabonds, Stan and Ollie, slip into something more comfortable to spend the night at a sympathetic inebriate's home; however, is this the right house?

Directors: Ray McCarey, Lloyd French, Jack Lloyd | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Richard Cramer, Arthur Housman

Votes: 1,525

18. Law and Disorder (1974)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

In the crime-ridden '70s New York City, two cops have had enough. They, along with few other disgruntled people decide to take the things into their own hands only to realize too late that they're in over their heads.

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Ernest Borgnine, Ann Wedgeworth, Anita Dangler

Votes: 331 | Gross: $1.60M

19. Good Take! (2016)

94 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

Five stories of different styles.

Directors: Derek Tsang, Ching-Po Wong, Chun Wong, Henri Wong, Vernie Yeung | Stars: Eddie Cheung, Charlene Choi, Alex Fong, Hoi-Pang Lo

Votes: 107

20. Foster & Laurie (1975 TV Movie)

90 min | Crime, Drama

The story of two New York City police officers, one white and one black, their ambush and murder by black revolutionaries and the efforts to hunt down and capture their killers.

Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Perry King, Dorian Harewood, Talia Shire, Jonelle Allen

Votes: 105

21. Murder Among Friends (2001 TV Movie)

88 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Private investigator Steve is being racketeered by beat cop Melvin Jarvis as divorce client. Silver spoon would be-actor Mark Woodruff is arrested for the shooting of his rich father Nathan... See full summary »

Director: Michael Kennedy | Stars: DonnaMarie Recco, Greg Evigan, Jennie Raymond, Jeff Geddis

Votes: 117

22. Top of the Heap (1972)

R | 90 min | Drama

A D.C. black cop is pushed over the edge when he is passed over for a promotion, leading him on a violent personal crusade against criminals punctuated by feverish psychedelic dream visions.

Director: Christopher St. John | Stars: Christopher St. John, Paula Kelly, Florence St. Peter, Leonard Kuras

Votes: 402 | Gross: $0.26M

23. Young Bride (1932)

Passed | 76 min | Drama, Romance

A shy, naive New York children's librarian must become stronger and wiser after she discovers that her new husband is a liar, a cheat, and a fraud.

Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Helen Twelvetrees, Eric Linden, Arline Judge, Roscoe Ates

Votes: 254

24. 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: 889

25. After Midnight (1927)

70 min | Drama

When Joe, a hold-up man, tries to rob Mary, a nightclub hostess, she winds winds up knocking him out. She takes pity on him, however, and nurses him back to health. He decides to go ... See full summary »

Director: Monta Bell | Stars: Norma Shearer, Lawrence Gray, Gwen Lee, Eddie Sturgis

Votes: 88 | Gross: $0.40M

26. Smart Alecks (1942)

Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Danny comes into money for capturing an elusive criminal - money which Mugs insists he split equally with the gang while gangsters want to split open Danny.

Director: Wallace Fox | Stars: Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell

Votes: 548

27. Luke's Movie Muddle (1916)

7 min | Comedy, Short

Lonesome Luke has a movie theater and also works the box office and as an usher. He has to put up with, among other things, an incompetent projectionist who falls asleep all the time. Complications ensue.

Director: Hal Roach | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, 'Snub' Pollard, Charles Stevenson

Votes: 349

28. Zhuo shu ji (1974)

87 min | Comedy, Romance

A funny tale of a pretty pickpocket tangling with jewel heists, wallet snatching, and a drug trafficking ring.

Director: Chih-Hung Kuei | Stars: Ni Tien, Locke Hua Liu, Bing-Man Tam, Tung-Kua Ai

Votes: 27

29. Ristikon varjossa (1945)

91 min | Drama

Set in Helsinki, the story follows Lauri Haapa and Anna Kauhto as they are released from prison.

Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Edvin Laine, Mervi Järventaus, Yrjö Tuominen, Aku Korhonen

Votes: 51

30. A Nose for News (1935)

Approved | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Crime

Joe gets a job as a newspaper reporter and is sent to the jail to interview a notorious gangster the police have just captured. The gangster steals Joe's newspaper pass, and walks out of ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Joe Cook, Richard Cramer, George McKay, Ruth Hall

Votes: 18

31. The Freshman's Finish (1931)

21 min | Short, Comedy

College--the joys of hazing freshmen, sexually harassing co-eds and dirty tricks. Those were the days. Class struggle was not limited to Bolshevik doctrine, it is played out at this college between the freshman and sophomore classes.

Director: William Watson | Stars: Carlyle Moore Jr., Helen Mann, Eddie Tamblyn, Vera Steadman

Votes: 12

32. Two A.M. (1931)

9 min | Short, Comedy

A bumbling burglar's assistant botches a job for his boss.

Director: Ray Cozine | Stars: Tom Howard, Joe Lyons, Edward Gargan

Votes: 8

33. Reel Justice (2004 Video Game)

57 min | Crime, Drama

Play as police officer Jordan Williams, a by the book cop who works the streets and must keep his calm as he makes tough decisions. Every incident must be carefully analyzed. The right move can ease the situation, the wrong escalates it.

Director: Jeffrey Hall

34. Crusader (1955–1956)
Episode: Rookie Cop (1956)

30 min | Drama

Anders learns that a man whom he help escape from Europe has become a police officer and travels to his city to write a follow-up story. He learns that the rookie cop has been accused of ... See full summary »

Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Brian Keith, Adam Williams, Lilyan Chauvin, Vivi Janiss

35. Monsters (1988–1990)
Episode: Leavings (1991)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Two beat cops tell their boss about the strange occurrences in the city they've recently witnessed such as normal people being turned into surgically reassembled freaks. He offers them the truth, but it comes with a price.

Director: John Tillinger | Stars: Clifton James, John Christopher Jones, Tony Shalhoub, Ken Costigan

Votes: 75

36. Police Story (1973–1980)
Episode: The Big Walk (1973)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Veteran beat cop Jack Bonner shows rookie Freddie Archer the ropes while walking the beat, and is accused in court of sexual molestation by a young woman on trial for driving while intoxicated.

Director: Robert Day | Stars: Don Murray, Dorothy Provine, Lynda Day George, Ahna Capri

Votes: 36

37. Science Fiction Theatre (1955–1957)
Episode: Signals from the Heart (1956)

30 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

A doctor is blamed for a train wreck that killed two dozen people because he had just certified the engineer, who had suffered a fatal heart attack right before the crash, as fit for duty. ... See full summary »

Director: Herbert L. Strock | Stars: Truman Bradley, Peter Hansen, Walter Kingsford, Joyce Holden

Votes: 26

38. Target: The Corruptors (1961–1962)
Episode: Goodbye Children (1962)

60 min | Drama

A policeman is prosecuted as a crook.

Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Stephen McNally, Robert Harland, John Ericson, Bethel Leslie

Votes: 10

39. VR.5 (1995–1997)
Episode: Sisters (1997)

Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Sydney investigates the mind of Janine, a cashier at her workplace whom she discovers is stealing. Sydney herself gets pulled into the excitements and thrills of these criminal activities.

Director: John Sacret Young | Stars: Kimberly Cullum, Michael Easton, Colleen Flynn, Willie Garson

Votes: 27

40. Perry Mason (2020–2023)
Episode: Chapter Two (2020)

TV-MA | 66 min | Crime, Drama, History

Following one of her trademark barn-burning sermons, Evangelical preacher Sister Alice (Tatiana Maslany) offers the Dodsons the church's full moral and financial support - much to her ... See full summary »

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, Shea Whigham

Votes: 1,573

41. Perry Mason (2020–2023)
Episode: Chapter Three (2020)

TV-MA | 62 min | Crime, Drama, History

In order to gain an advantage over E.B. and team, wily district attorney Maynard Barnes (Stephen Root) goes public with a shocking new development. Mason (Matthew Rhys) and Strickland (Shea... See full summary »

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, Shea Whigham

Votes: 1,337

42. Perry Mason (2020–2023)
Episode: Chapter Five (2020)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, History

While Mason and Della are up north, Strickland tracks down the sergeant assigned to the Dodson case. Mason drops in on his ex-wife Linda and son Teddy. Della sets out to find Mrs. Dodson more capable legal representation.

Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven | Stars: Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, Shea Whigham

Votes: 1,244

43. Perry Mason (2020–2023)
Episode: Chapter Six (2020)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, History

Perry is having difficulties functioning in court, especially when new details are revealed.

Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven | Stars: Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, Shea Whigham

Votes: 1,195

44. Perry Mason (2020–2023)
Episode: Chapter Seven (2020)

TV-MA | 62 min | Crime, Drama, History

Alice's bitter past revealed; Perry links conspirators and financial motive. The trial is chaotically interrupted; Pete loses Seidel. Mason's farm is auctioned; Ennis runs amok. Easter arrives; Alice and Birdy come to a crossroads.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, Shea Whigham

Votes: 1,181

45. Perry Mason (2020–2023)
Episode: Chapter Eight (2020)

TV-MA | 65 min | Crime, Drama, History

Della presents a stubborn Mason with her case for putting Emily on the stand; Mason, Strickland, Della, and Drake attempt to tie up loose ends as the trial comes to a close.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, Shea Whigham

Votes: 1,194

46. Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2014–2020)
Episode: Pilot: Part 1 (2015)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Strongarm are guided to Earth by a vision of Optimus Prime - and discover a band of Decepticon fugitives and two human friends.

Directors: David Hartman, Vinton Heuck, Scooter Tidwell, Todd Waterman | Stars: Peter Cullen, Will Friedle, Constance Zimmer, Darren Criss

Votes: 53

47. Cuffs (2015)
Episode: Luck of the Draw (2015)

56 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Rookie cop Jake Vickers faces a tough first day on the job with everything from a suicidal mental patient to an outrageous shoplifter. But as the son of the Chief Superintendent his hardest task is to earn the respect of his colleagues.

Director: Anthony Philipson | Stars: Ashley Walters, Jacob Ifan, Peter Sullivan, Amanda Abbington

Votes: 119

48. Lucifer (2016–2021)
Episode: City of Angels? (2018)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A flashback episode about Lucifer's first days on Earth.

Director: Mark Tonderai | Stars: Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, D.B. Woodside

Votes: 4,523

49. Bull (2016–2022)
Episode: Witness for the Prosecution (2018)

TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The DA hires Bull to help convict Hazel Diaz, an infamous drug dealer who murdered a police officer but has managed to avoid jail for years on an insanity defense by feigning schizophrenia.

Director: Alex Pillai | Stars: Michael Weatherly, Freddy Rodríguez, Geneva Carr, Jaime Lee Kirchner

Votes: 392

50. Utopia (2020)
Episode: Tuesday's Child (2020)

TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

Jessica remains determined to find answers to her questions while Becky, Ian and Wilson have to come to a decision and Michael Stearns is done being pushed around.

Director: Toby Haynes | Stars: John Cusack, Ashleigh LaThrop, Dan Byrd, Desmin Borges

Votes: 494