Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "police-coverup"

1. L.A. Confidential (1997)

R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.

Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger

Votes: 618,289 | Gross: $64.62M

2. Gone Baby Gone (2007)

R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.

Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan

Votes: 293,176 | Gross: $20.30M

3. 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: 452,814 | Gross: $130.16M

4. Strange Days (1995)

R | 145 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi

A former cop turned street-hustler accidentally uncovers a conspiracy in Los Angeles in 1999.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore

Votes: 78,467 | Gross: $7.92M

5. Candyman (2021)

R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller

A sequel to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began.

Director: Nia DaCosta | Stars: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo

Votes: 75,819 | Gross: $61.19M

6. Death Wish (1974)

R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks. In self-defense, the vengeful man kills muggers on the mean streets after dark.

Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats

Votes: 44,079 | Gross: $22.00M

7. The Whistleblower (2010)

R | 112 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A drama based on the experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and outed the U.N. for covering up a sex trafficking scandal.

Director: Larysa Kondracki | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci, Vanessa Redgrave, David Strathairn

Votes: 35,757 | Gross: $1.12M

8. My Son Hunter (2022)

Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Fictional retelling of the lifestyle and scandals of Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden.

Director: Robert Davi | Stars: Laurence Fox, John James, Emma Gojkovic, Gina Carano

Votes: 4,428

9. Pixote (1980)

TV-MA | 128 min | Crime, Drama

The life of a boy on the streets of Sao Paulo, involved with crimes, prostitution, and drugs.

Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura, Edilson Lino

Votes: 9,244

10. Nightmare Beach (1989)

R | 90 min | Horror

After the execution of a motorcycle gang leader convicted of murder, a helmeted biker goes on a killing spree during spring break in Florida.

Directors: James Justice, Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Nicolas De Toth, Sarah Buxton, Rawley Valverde, Lance LeGault

Votes: 2,970

11. Q&A (1990)

R | 132 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Dirty cop, Mike Brennan thinks he got away with murder. But during a routine Q&A, the righteous assistant DA finds a clue that sets them both on a collision course.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton, Armand Assante, Patrick O'Neal

Votes: 7,008 | Gross: $11.21M

12. The Silence (2010)

60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An eighteen-year-old struggling to integrate into a hearing world following cochlear implantation witnesses the murder of a police officer. The subsequent investigation unravels a net of police corruption.

Stars: Genevieve Barr, Douglas Henshall, Dervla Kirwan, Harry Ferrier

Votes: 1,329

13. The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM (2022)

TV-MA | 79 min | Documentary

On the 2-year anniversary of George Floyd's death, Candace revisits Minneapolis and the violent, racially-divided aftermath that fueled BLM's global rise--and filled its coffers.

Director: Candace Owens | Stars: Candace Owens, Bob Kroll, Liz Collin, Alvin Manago

Votes: 4,520

14. Perfect Creature (2006)

R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

The vampire myth is given a stylish 1960s treatment, where a human cop partners with a vampire cop to stop a vamp bent on creating a war between the two "separate but equal" races.

Director: Glenn Standring | Stars: Dougray Scott, Saffron Burrows, Leo Gregory, Scott Wills

Votes: 5,705

15. Terribly Happy (2008)

Unrated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A thriller about a Copenhagen cop who moves to a small town after having a nervous breakdown.

Director: Henrik Ruben Genz | Stars: Jakob Cedergren, Lene Maria Christensen, Kim Bodnia, Lars Brygmann

Votes: 7,059 | Gross: $0.07M

16. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)

Not Rated | 115 min | Documentary, History

This documentary tells the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century's most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world's attention for nearly 50 years.

Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Blair Anderson, Omar Barbour, Julian Bond, Elaine Brown

Votes: 2,145 | Gross: $0.48M

17. The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971)

Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

A chronicle of Fred Hampton's revolutionary leadership of the Illinois Black Panther Party, followed by an investigation into his assassination at the hands of the Chicago Police Department.

Director: Howard Alk | Stars: Skip Andrew, Edward Carmody, James Davis, Rennie Davis

Votes: 555

18. Sirens (1999 TV Movie)

R | 105 min | Drama

A white woman relentlessly seeks justice against two racist policemen who accidentally killed her black ex-husband and had their department cover it up.

Director: John Sacret Young | Stars: Dana Delany, Keith Carradine, Justin Theroux, Vondie Curtis-Hall

Votes: 253

19. Utopia (II) (2013)

112 min | Documentary, History, News

Exploring offenses practiced by popular media, big business, police forces and Governments helping the Australian 225 year campaign of genocide continue against Aboriginal Australians.

Directors: Alan Lowery, John Pilger | Stars: John Pilger, Jon Altman, Pat Anderson, Mal Brough

Votes: 445

20. The Silence of Cricket Coogler (2000 Video)

Documentary

Historical documentary covering the murder of a waitress, Cricket Coogler, who was last seen in a New Mexico state automobile and the subsequent grand jury investigation which exposed a ... See full summary »

Director: Charlie Cullin | Stars: John Ehrlichman, Walt Finley, Tony Hillerman, Jerry Nuzum

21. Police Brutality Worse Than Rodney King: The Robert Leone Story (2012 Video)

37 min | Documentary, Short, Crime

The story of 31-year-old bipolar sufferer, Robert Charles Leone, who was stopped, tasered, beaten and abused by Pennsylvania State Troopers while innocently making his way home in March 2010.

Stars: Larry Hohol, Robert Charles Leone

22. Who Killed Chea Vichea? (2011)

Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary

After the assassination of a Cambodian union leader, filmmaker Bradley Cox tracks down witnesses and unravels the police plot that framed two men.

Director: Bradley Cox | Stars: Samnang Born, Vichea Chea, Eric Milano, Rainsy Sam

Votes: 27

23. Ihin no koe wo kiku otoko (2009 TV Movie)

94 min | Mystery

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Director: Kenjirô Kuranuki | Stars: Eiji Okuda, Megumi Satô, Yumi Adachi, Jun'ichi Haruta

24. Trial & Retribution (1997–2009)
Episode: Trial & Retribution IV - Part One (2000)

TV-14 | 220 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

DI Pat North is assigned to look into case that may clear a man convicted of murder eight years ago.

Director: Michael Whyte | Stars: James Wilby, Megan De Wolf, Rosy De Wolf, Steven Hartley

Votes: 163

25. Above Suspicion (2009–2012)
Episode: Deadly Intent: Part 3 (2011)

47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Julia's husband Anthony Collingwood is an alternate identity for international drug dealer Alexander Fitzpatrick, who only seems to care about his son.

Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Kelly Reilly, Ciarán Hinds, Shaun Dingwall, Celyn Jones

Votes: 109

26. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Tattered and Torn (2011)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Murdoch struggles to work with the new coroner and clashes openly when a cement block found near the water contains the remains of not one but three men.

Director: Don McCutcheon | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris

Votes: 352

27. House of Anubis (2011–2023)
Episode: House of Hyper (2011)

TV-PG | 21 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Victor discovers the stolen key to the attic on the floor of his office and demands that whoever returned it come forward. In a show of solidarity, everyone admits that they returned it. ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Poole | Stars: Nathalia Ramos, Brad Kavanagh, Jade Ramsey, Ana Mulvoy Ten

Votes: 44

28. Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode: Goodbye China (2011)

TV-MA | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Gently and Bacchus look into the suspicious death of Gently's old friend and ex-snout, China.

Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: James Acton, Jay Miller, Niek Versteeg, Martin Shaw

Votes: 464

29. 1923 (2022–2023)
Episode: One Ocean Closer to Destiny (2023)

TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Western

In the wake of the tugboat crash, the next step in Spencer and Alexandra's fate is revealed. Cara and McDowell begin hiring new Livestock Officers. Teonna covers her tracks.

Director: Guy Ferland | Stars: Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford, Brandon Sklenar, Julia Schlaepfer

Votes: 2,002

30. Cold Blood (2008–2012)
Episode: Philadelphia's Night Stalker (2012)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime

When Wharton business student Shannon Schieber is found raped and strangled to death in her Philadelphia apartment, the city errupts with outrage as it's discovered that Shannon's death is ... See full summary »

Directors: Karl Jason, Marcus Valentin | Stars: Perry Norton, Rachel Blair, Tevin Manherz-Dennis, Adrian Parker

Votes: 9

31. Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode: Gently Between the Lines (2014)

TV-MA | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The Newcastle police have arrested rioters as they tried to clear a slum due for demolition. The next morning, one of the protesters is discovered dead in the cells by WPC Rachel Coles.

Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Steve Evets, Charlie Richmond, Matt Stokoe, Alan Renwick

Votes: 363

32. The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth (2024)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2024)

TV-MA | Documentary, Crime

Sheena Bora's alleged murder sparks a breathless media frenzy. Secret phone recordings emerge. Vidhie Mukerjea recalls her mother Indrani's arrest.

Directors: Uraaz Bahl, Shaana Levy | Stars: Sana Raees Khan, Kaveree Bamzai, Dattatray Bhargude, Mikhail Bora

Votes: 54

33. The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth (2024)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2024)

TV-MA | Documentary, Crime

Indrani Mukerjea's revelations about her past take a disturbing turn. As Peter Mukerjea's role is questioned, speculations of a cover-up grow.

Directors: Uraaz Bahl, Shaana Levy | Stars: Kaveree Bamzai, Mikhail Bora, Upendra Kumar Bora, Vaihayasi Pande Daniel

Votes: 18

34. Sleepy Hollow (2013–2017)
Episode: What Lies Beneath (2015)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Abbie and Crane are called in to investigate when a team of surveyors disappear. Meanwhile Frank asks Jenny a seemingly innocent favor.

Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones, Katia Winter

Votes: 586

35. Line of Duty (2012–2021)
Episode: Monsters (2016)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a criminal is shot dead by a police armed-response unit led by Sergeant Danny Waldron, AC-12 gather evidence suggesting it was a deliberate killing rather than self-defense.

Director: Michael Keillor | Stars: Daniel Mays, Will Mellor, Shaun Parkes, Lisa Palfrey

Votes: 1,487

36. The Innocent Man (2018)
Episode: Smoking Guns (2018)

TV-MA | 48 min | Documentary, Crime

While investigating the other possible suspects in Denice's murder, a reporter learns that getting people to talk can be tricky.

Director: Clay Tweel | Stars: Maura Antas, J.J. Arends, Mark Barrett, Serena Burns

Votes: 234