Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "cop-on-the-edge"

1. 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: 472,923 | Gross: $76.63M

2. Dirty Harry (1971)

R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

When a man calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces San Francisco, tough-as-nails Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath.

Directors: Don Siegel, Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni

Votes: 168,306 | Gross: $35.90M

3. Magnum Force (1973)

R | 124 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan pursues a conspiracy of vigilante cops, who are not above going beyond the law to kill San Francisco's undesirables.

Director: Ted Post | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Mitchell Ryan, David Soul

Votes: 66,646 | Gross: $4.56M

4. Lethal Weapon (1987)

R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan

Votes: 276,397 | Gross: $65.21M

5. Sudden Impact (1983)

R | 117 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

When a woman exacts deadly revenge on the aggressors who raped her and her sister ten years earlier, Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to the case.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Bradford Dillman

Votes: 48,651 | Gross: $67.64M

6. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Patsy Kensit

Votes: 188,855 | Gross: $147.25M

7. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

R | 118 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh pursue a former LAPD officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo

Votes: 178,527 | Gross: $144.73M

8. Maniac Cop 2 (1990)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Horror

A supernatural, maniac killer cop teams up with a Times Square serial killer.

Director: William Lustig | Stars: Robert Davi, Claudia Christian, Michael Lerner, Bruce Campbell

Votes: 8,643

9. Jailbait (1993 Video)

R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama

17 year old Kyle comes to the big city in search of her half-sister Merci. Merci is on the run after being used to set up a murder. The police and the killers both want her. Kyle ends up on... See full summary »

Director: Rafal Zielinski | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Renée Humphrey, Krista Errickson, David Labiosa

Votes: 781

10. The Swinging Barmaids (1975)

R | 88 min | Crime, Drama

A deranged serial killer infiltrates a popular club and slowly starts killing cocktail waitresses.

Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: Bruce Watson, Laura Hippe, Katie Saylor, Renie Radich

Votes: 315

11. The Last Deadly Mission (2008)

Not Rated | 125 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A washed-up Marseilles cop (Auteuil) earns a chance at redemption by protecting a woman from the man who killed her parents as he is about to be released from prison.

Director: Olivier Marchal | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Olivia Bonamy, Catherine Marchal, Francis Renaud

Votes: 6,508

12. Deadly Force (1983)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A disgraced former police officer returns to Los Angeles as a private detective and vigilante to catch a mass murderer. When he crosses paths with his estranged wife, he tries to rekindle their relationship.

Director: Paul Aaron | Stars: Wings Hauser, Joyce Ingalls, Paul Shenar, Al Ruscio

Votes: 498 | Gross: $1.71M

13. Midnight Witness (1993)

R | 90 min | Action, Thriller

Renegade cops are videotaped murdering a motorist and the witnesses are in danger of being their next victims.

Director: Peter Foldy | Stars: Paul Johansson, Maxwell Caulfield, Karen Moncrieff, Mick Murray

Votes: 223

14. Midnight Fear (1991)

89 min | Thriller

An alcoholic country detective is tracking down a killer who skinned a woman alive, while an unhinged man and his deaf-mute brother take hostage a young woman who is alone at a friend's home. On his part, the friend has his own agenda.

Director: Bill Crain | Stars: Craig Wasson, David Carradine, Page Fletcher, Evan Richards

Votes: 194

15. Loving You (1995)

TV-14 | 84 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Struggling in a loveless marriage, a hard-drinking, workaholic cop finds a chance at redemption after a fateful incident leaves him wounded.

Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Ching Wan Lau, Carman Lee, Chung-Hua Tou, Ruby Wong

Votes: 467

16. Zum Sterben zu früh (2015 TV Movie)

90 min | Crime, Drama

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Director: Lars Becker | Stars: Nicholas Ofczarek, Fritz Karl, Jessica Schwarz, Martin Brambach

Votes: 120

17. Fuego Con Fuego (2000)

Short, Action, Comedy

Frank Pull is a cop on the edge. Booted off his latest case and facing the abduction of his favorite teenage niece by a mysterious villain, Frank must team with his friend Carto Azul, a man... See full summary »

Directors: Billy Louviere, Todd Voltz | Stars: Paul Hayes, Eric Santana Illarmo, Billy Louviere, Jeff Louviere

18. Paramount Motel (2000)

91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A cop investigates a murder of a prostitute, while at the same time, he discovers that his wife is having an affair.

Director: Siu-Hung Chung | Stars: Lung Ti, Simon Lui, Tat-Ming Cheung, Yiu-Cheung Lai

Votes: 29

19. Aquarius (2015–2016)
Episode: Everybody's Been Burned (2015)

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

Detective Sam Hodiak and an undercover officer, Brian Shafe, search for a missing teen.

Director: Jonas Pate | Stars: David Duchovny, Grey Damon, Gethin Anthony, Emma Dumont

Votes: 722

20. Aquarius (2015–2016)
Episode: The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game (2015)

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

Detective Sam Hodiak and an undercover officer, Brian Shafe, search for a missing teen.

Director: Jonas Pate | Stars: David Duchovny, Grey Damon, Gethin Anthony, Emma Dumont

Votes: 583

21. Gotham (2014–2019)
Episode: Rise of the Villains: The Son of Gotham (2015)

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

Gordon confronts a suspect who is connected to Galavan, but falls short of obtaining any information. Meanwhile, Bruce gets one step closer to discovering the name of his parents' killer.

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, David Mazouz, Morena Baccarin

Votes: 3,530