Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "drug-enforcement"

1. Breaking Bad (2008–2013)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future.

Stars: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Betsy Brandt

Votes: 2,134,816

2. Léon: The Professional (1994)

R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama

12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.

Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello

Votes: 1,245,271 | Gross: $19.50M

3. Goodfellas (1990)

R | 145 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco

Votes: 1,256,885 | Gross: $46.84M

4. Training Day (2001)

R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger

Votes: 472,703 | Gross: $76.63M

5. American Gangster (2007)

R | 157 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin

Votes: 452,410 | Gross: $130.16M

6. Licence to Kill (1989)

PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

A vengeful James Bond goes rogue to infiltrate and take down the organization of a drug lord who has murdered his friend's new wife and left him near death.

Director: John Glen | Stars: Timothy Dalton, Robert Davi, Carey Lowell, Talisa Soto

Votes: 112,053 | Gross: $34.67M

7. The Man from Nowhere (2010)

R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.

Director: Lee Jeong-beom | Stars: Won Bin, Kim Sae-ron, Kim Tae-hoon, Kim Hee-won

Votes: 74,829 | Gross: $0.01M

8. Basic (2003)

R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A D.E.A. Agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army Ranger Drill Sergeant and several of his cadets during a training exercise gone severely awry.

Director: John McTiernan | Stars: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Connie Nielsen, Tim Daly

Votes: 66,491 | Gross: $26.54M

9. 25th Hour (2002)

R | 135 min | Drama

Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Edward Norton, Barry Pepper, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rosario Dawson

Votes: 184,643 | Gross: $13.06M

10. The Limey (1999)

R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An extremely volatile and dangerous Englishman goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter's death.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Terence Stamp, Peter Fonda, Lesley Ann Warren, Luis Guzmán

Votes: 34,815 | Gross: $3.19M

11. Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996– )

90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two police inspectors and their team from a Bonn-Koeln precinct fight all sorts of criminals they encounter daily on major highways in Germany.

Stars: Erdogan Atalay, Gottfried Vollmer, Niels Kurvin, Dietmar Huhn

Votes: 5,834

12. True Crime: Streets of LA (2003 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Thriller

Loose cannon cop Nick Kang, suspended from the LAPD, becomes part of an elite police unit and defends the City of Angels from a plot involving the Chinese Triad and the Russian mob.

Stars: Russell Wong, Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, Michelle Rodriguez

Votes: 1,541

13. Duffle Bag Boy (2024)

Action, Adventure, Crime

Lost and forgotten, a homeless veteran hitchhikes his way into becoming an outlaw and goes to war with the kingpin of a criminal empire.

Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Alexander Raye Pimentel, Cheryce Livingston, James Anthony Perez, Don Tempesta

14. Le Marginal (1983)

103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The story is about Commissioner Jordan who arrives in Marseille to combat drug trafficking activities in his own unique way.

Director: Jacques Deray | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henry Silva, Maria Carlos Sotto Mayor, Pierre Vernier

Votes: 3,476

15. Bichhoo (2000)

Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A contract killer with a tragic past trains a teenage girl to avenge the murder of her family and falls for her in the process.

Director: Guddu Dhanoa | Stars: Bobby Deol, Rani Mukerji, Ashish Vidyarthi, Farida Jalal

Votes: 3,173

16. Threat Matrix (2003–2004)

60 min | Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Special Agent John Kilmer leads an elite team on missions to eliminate terrorists and other threats as part of USA's Homeland Security force.

Stars: James Denton, Kelly Rutherford, Will Lyman, Anthony Azizi

Votes: 362

17. Kingpin (2003)

R | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A drug cartel leader and his family try to keep what is "rightfully" theirs.

Stars: Yancey Arias, Brian Benben, Bobby Cannavale, Angela Alvarado

Votes: 1,197

18. Never Get Busted! (2024– )

208 min | Documentary, Crime | Post-production

Barry Cooper was one of Texas' top narcotics officers, that is until he turned against the police force: exposing crooked cops, helping addicts evade arrest and picking a one man fight with the War on Drugs.

Star: Barry Neal Cooper

19. Operation Julie (1985 TV Movie)

180 min | Crime

The real-life story of a famous police operation which resulted in a major drugs bust.

Director: Bob Mahoney | Stars: Colin Blakely, Kay Adshead, John Ainley, Peter Baldwin

Votes: 45

20. Angels in Fast Motion (2005)

Not Rated | 125 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

The intense, realistic and unflinching tale of Maria, Allan and Steso, who are struggling for survival in urban life, about drugs.

Director: Ole Christian Madsen | Stars: Signe Egholm Olsen, Claus Riis Østergaard, Thure Lindhardt, Farshad Kholghi

Votes: 2,857

21. 75 (2017)

97 min | Crime, Drama

A crash victim, a housewife and two repressed teens are connected by hard-working therapist Viola, who helps them battle their addictions while two disillusioned detectives struggle with the mounting war against heroin in Cincinnati.

Director: Joe Zappa | Stars: Tifani Winkfield, Kip Bennett, Marcus B. Jackson, Shannon Faith

Votes: 60

22. Batas ng .45 (1991)

121 min | Action, Drama

An honest policeman dishonorably removed from the service takes the law in his own hand--with a .45 gun in his hand. With nothing left but his honor and integrity, he's out to prove his innocence.

Director: Fernando Poe Jr. | Stars: Fernando Poe Jr., Timmy Cruz, Paquito Diaz, Charlie Davao

Votes: 13

23. The Amsterdam Kill (1977)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Ex-DEA agent Quinlan enters a labyrinth of deception and death as he tries to destroy a powerful Amsterdam-based drug cartel named 'Juliana'.

Director: Robert Clouse | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Richard Egan, Leslie Nielsen, Bradford Dillman

Votes: 557

24. X-Deal (2011)

90 min | Drama

Photographer Billy and his girlfriend Sarah have just moved into a new apartment. They are no longer in love, but they content themselves with sex, often involving role play. Billy becomes enamored with their new neighbor Dana.

Director: Lawrence Fajardo | Stars: Paloma Esmeria, Jamilla Obispo, Jon Hall, Archi Adamos

Votes: 125

25. Code Name: Wolverine (1996 TV Movie)

R | 96 min | Thriller

Harry Gordini, college professor and ex-Navy Seal, becomes caught in a war between a ruthless drug cartel and the United States government when a group of international terrorists kidnaps his ten-year old son.

Director: David Jackson | Stars: Antonio Sabato Jr., Traci Lind, Danny Quinn, Richard Brooks

Votes: 395

26. American Drug War: The Last White Hope (2006)

Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, Crime

With commentary from soldiers on both sides of the conflict, filmmaker Kevin Booth's incisive documentary wades into the murky waters of the American war on drugs, the longest and costliest war in U.S. history.

Director: Kevin Booth | Stars: Joe Arpaio, Jello Biafra, Osama bin Laden, Jeff Blackburn

Votes: 1,643

27. Grass (1999)

R | 80 min | Documentary, History

The history of the American government's war on marijuana in the 20th century.

Director: Ron Mann | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Harry J. Anslinger, George Bush, Cab Calloway

Votes: 3,628 | Gross: $0.31M

28. Rango de Honor (2023)

Crime, Drama

The crusade of a honest agent against a powerful drug lord.

Director: Carlos Salcedo | Stars: Jalsen Santana, Vladimir Acevedo, Irvin Alberti, Anthony Alvarez

29. Arnold's Wrecking Co. (1973)

PG | 78 min | Comedy

A student tries pot for the first time, loves it and decides to distribute it in a big business kind of way. Soon he has the police and the mafia on his tail.

Director: Steven E. de Souza | Stars: Barbara Hencheck, Sandy Zeitler, Ted Atlof, Hardee Mintzer

Votes: 50

30. FIX: The Story of an Addicted City (2002)

92 min | Documentary

Dean Wilson, a drug user and safety advocate, and Ann Livingston, a community organizer driven by her religious convictions, partner together to establish North America's first safe injection site and advocate for reforms.

Director: Nettie Wild | Stars: Ann Livingston, Phillip Owen, Dean Wilson

Votes: 102

31. Flowers of Darkness (1972)

22 min | Documentary, Short

This short films traces the history of opium and examines contemporary heroin trade and addiction in the United States.

Director: William Templeton | Stars: Paul Newman, Vernon Hann, Jack Hurst, Sherman N. Kieffer

Votes: 159

32. Jaguar Force Thunderbolt (1981)

TV-MA | 87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A secret police unit above the law is established when an organized crime gang begins to wreak havoc internationally.

Director: Yung-Ming Pan | Stars: Chien-Ping Li, Ming-Hui Chou, Chung-Yueh Yun, Tsui-Ying Pao

Votes: 54

33. Green Dreams, Black Nightmare: The Modern Day Lynching of A Black Man (2020)

94 min | Documentary

This documentary is an in depth and intimate look at the consequences of the War On Drugs and the end of the era of cannabis prohibition in America.

Director: Aaron Barfield | Stars: Brionne Corbray, Terry Tackett, Pam Corbray, Bronte Corbray

34. Frontline (1983– )
Episode: Busted: America's War on Marijuana (1998)

TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News

The marijuana industry in America, and law-enforcement efforts to wipe it out.

Star: Will Lyman

Votes: 24

35. Highway to Heaven (1984–1989)
Episode: Plane Death (1985)

Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy

Between assignments, Jonathan and Mark drive to a small town to visit an old buddy of Mark's. They find the friend has disappeared and their search for clues encountering a conspiracy of silence.

Director: Victor French | Stars: Michael Landon, Victor French, Michael Bowen, Lee Bryant

Votes: 163

36. South Park (1997– )
Episode: Major Boobage (2008)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

South Park declares cats illegal after kids start getting high on cat urine. Cartman starts hiding neighborhood cats in his attic to protect them, and Kenny becomes an addict and starts having Heavy Metal (1981) hallucinations.

Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mona Marshall, April Stewart

Votes: 4,004

37. Medium (2005–2011)
Episode: Bring Me the Head of Oswaldo Castillo (2009)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Allison dreams of a future where an unfamiliar man is comforting her after the loss of her entire family.

Director: Arlene Sanford | Stars: Patricia Arquette, Miguel Sandoval, David Cubitt, Sofia Vassilieva

Votes: 281

38. Gossip Girl (2021–2023)
Episode: How to Bury a Millionaire (2022)

TV-MA | Drama, Romance

A familiar figure blackmails Kate into ruining an important event. Obie proposes a transactional offer that would destroy his family to Gossip Girl.

Director: Satya Bhabha | Stars: Jordan Alexander, Whitney Peak, Tavi Gevinson, Eli Brown

Votes: 182

39. Heroin: Face of Addiction (2016–2017)
Episode: Dustin's Story: Officer Poked by Heroin Needle (2016)

3 min | Documentary, Short

Officer Dustin Nowak responded to a call of suspected drug activity on the east side of Fremont. After he surprised a woman shooting up drugs in a vehicle, his life changed forever.

Director: Molly Corfman | Star: Dustin Nowak

40. Heroin: Face of Addiction (2016–2017)
Episode: Block Watch: Police Educate About Heroin (2016)

6 min | Documentary, Short

Detective Jason Kiddey of the Fremont Police Department educates residents how to identify heroin and other drugs by passing around examples confiscated by the police department at a Block Watch meeting.

Director: Molly Corfman | Stars: Jason Kiddey, Jacob Scully