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

1. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

R | 164 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

Young Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.

Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, Dave Bautista

Votes: 666,356 | Gross: $92.05M

2. Last Action Hero (1993)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

With the help of a magic ticket, a young movie fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action movie character.

Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Charles Dance

Votes: 163,995 | Gross: $50.02M

3. Birds of Prey (2020)

R | 109 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroines Black Canary, Huntress, and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.

Director: Cathy Yan | Stars: Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett

Votes: 264,878 | Gross: $84.16M

4. Safe Haven (I) (2013)

PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, Cobie Smulders, David Lyons

Votes: 116,642 | Gross: $71.35M

5. Forbrydelsen (2007–2012)

TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Police detective Sarah Lund investigates difficult cases with personal and political consequences.

Stars: Sofie Gråbøl, Morten Suurballe, Lars Mikkelsen, Bjarne Henriksen

Votes: 30,222

6. S.W.A.T. (2003)

PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody, and only the L.A.P.D.'s Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it.

Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J

Votes: 154,010 | Gross: $116.93M

7. Victor Frankenstein (2015)

PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Told from Igor's perspective, we see the troubled young assistant's dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of how Frankenstein became the man - and the legend - we know today.

Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott

Votes: 60,310 | Gross: $5.78M

8. The Snowman (2017)

R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman.

Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonas Karlsson

Votes: 71,711 | Gross: $6.70M

9. New Jack City (1991)

R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.

Director: Mario Van Peebles | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock

Votes: 38,865 | Gross: $47.62M

10. The Enforcer (1976)

R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan reluctantly teams up with rookie Inspector Kate Moore to foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled Vietnam veterans.

Director: James Fargo | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman

Votes: 49,223 | Gross: $46.20M

11. Alligator (1980)

R | 91 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A pet baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives in the city sewers. Twelve years later, it grows to an enormous size thanks to a diet of discarded laboratory dogs injected with growth hormones. Now, humans have entered the menu.

Director: Lewis Teague | Stars: Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael V. Gazzo, Dean Jagger

Votes: 15,887

12. Above the Law (1988)

R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A former Special Operations Vietnam vet works as a Chicago cop, and uncovers C.I.A. wrongdoing.

Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Henry Silva, Ron Dean

Votes: 34,642 | Gross: $18.87M

13. F/X (1986)

R | 109 min | Action, Thriller

A movie special effects man is hired to fake a real-life mob killing for a witness protection plan, but finds his own life in danger.

Director: Robert Mandel | Stars: Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora, Cliff De Young

Votes: 22,229 | Gross: $20.60M

14. Another 48 Hrs. (1990)

R | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Jack Cates once again enlists the aid of ex-con Reggie Hammond - this time to take down The Iceman, a ruthless drug lord operating in the San Francisco bay area.

Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Kevin Tighe

Votes: 44,547 | Gross: $80.82M

15. Anon (I) (2018)

TV-MA | 100 min | Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi

In a world without anonymity or crime, a detective meets a woman who threatens their security.

Director: Andrew Niccol | Stars: Clive Owen, Afiya Bennett, Morgan Allen, Jeffrey Men

Votes: 48,781

16. Narc (2002)

R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When the trail goes cold on a murder investigation of a policeman, an undercover narcotics officer is lured back to the force to help solve the case.

Director: Joe Carnahan | Stars: Ray Liotta, Jason Patric, Chi McBride, Dan Leis

Votes: 43,091 | Gross: $10.46M

17. Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

A Caribbean vampire seduces a Brooklyn police officer who has no idea that she is half-vampire.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison

Votes: 25,120 | Gross: $19.75M

18. Countdown (II) (2016)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

When a madman kidnaps a young boy and rigs him with explosives, Ray defies his captain and takes matter into his own hands. Now he must beat the clock and save the innocent child.

Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Nic Nemeth, Glenn Jacobs, Katharine Isabelle, Josh Blacker

Votes: 1,982

19. Wicked Stepmother (1989)

PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy

A mother-and-daughter pair of witches wreaks havoc on a suburban family.

Director: Larry Cohen | Stars: Bette Davis, Barbara Carrera, Colleen Camp, Lionel Stander

Votes: 2,392 | Gross: $0.04M

20. Physical Evidence (1989)

R | 99 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance

A police officer suspended and now accused of murder is forced to join forces with his court-appointed attorney to assemble the pieces of a deadly puzzle to find the missing link before time runs out.

Director: Michael Crichton | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Theresa Russell, Ned Beatty, Kay Lenz

Votes: 2,094 | Gross: $3.56M

21. Sweeney! (1977)

98 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When one of his informants is murdered, Detective Inspector Jack Regan is drawn into a deadly political game. He is soon a marked man and, after being framed, is suspended from duty. This doesn't stop him searching for the truth.

Director: David Wickes | Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Barry Foster, Ian Bannen

Votes: 1,605

22. One 2 Ka 4 (2001)

Not Rated | 169 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When a cop's partner is killed in the line of duty, he assumed guardianship of his orphaned children while investigating the murder.

Director: Shashilal K. Nair | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Jackie Shroff, Juhi Chawla, Nirmal Pandey

Votes: 5,691

23. Freaky Deaky (2012)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Set in 1974, a pair of '60s radicals rely on their bomb-making skills on their way to becoming capitalists.

Director: Charles Matthau | Stars: Billy Burke, Christian Slater, Crispin Glover, Michael Jai White

Votes: 24,203

24. Black and White (II) (1999)

R | 97 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

Thriller starring Gina Gershon as hard-edged, experienced cop Nora 'Hugs' Hugosian, who is assigned a new partner--rookie cop Chris O'Brien (Rory Cochrane)--to help her with the ... See full summary »

Director: Yuri Zeltser | Stars: Gina Gershon, Rory Cochrane, Ron Silver, Alison Eastwood

Votes: 1,285

25. Insight (2021)

80 min | Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Jian, a martial artist who possesses clairvoyance, investigates the death of his brother with the help of LA Detective Abby. Together, they seek justice while fighting against a high-tech criminal.

Directors: Ken Zheng, Livi Zheng | Stars: Ken Zheng, Madeline Zima, Sean Patrick Flanery, John Savage

Votes: 782

26. Ghost of New Orleans (2011)

R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In post-Katrina New Orleans, a disgraced detective encounters the ghost of a murdered woman who wants to help him identify her killer.

Director: Predrag Antonijevic | Stars: Josh Lucas, Terrence Howard, Lake Bell, Sharon Leal

Votes: 1,084

27. High Noon (2009 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Thriller

Expert hostage negotiator Lieutenant Phoebe McNamara juggles her high-pressure career with the demands of raising her young daughter and contending with her agoraphobic mother, Essie.

Director: Peter Markle | Stars: Emilie de Ravin, Ivan Sergei, Brian Markinson, Ty Olsson

Votes: 1,500

28. Sandesham (1991)

Not Rated | 138 min | Comedy, Drama

A satire on contemporary Kerala politics where brothers turn local leaders of rival parties, leading to distress for their aged and once-proud parents.

Director: Sathyan Anthikad | Stars: Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Thilakan, Maathu

Votes: 5,165

29. Irresistible Force (1993 TV Movie)

80 min | Action

A disgruntled retiring cop and his new butt kicking female partner must take on a well-armed terrorist group that holds up a supermarket.

Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Stacy Keach, Cynthia Rothrock, Christopher Neame, Kathleen Garrett

Votes: 300

30. Running Turtle (2009)

117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Jo Pil-seong, a rural detective, is an unhappy husband, often blamed by his older wife for gambling. Despite her being hard on him, he steals money from her to bet on bull butting. ... See full summary »

Director: Yeon-woo Lee | Stars: Kim Yoon-seok, Jung Kyung-ho, Seon Woo-seon, Gyeon Mi-ri

Votes: 676

31. One Man Force (1989)

R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In this action packed film, an L. A. cop speeds off to get revenge upon the dirty drug-dealing dogs who killed his partner.

Director: Dale Trevillion | Stars: John Matuszak, Ronny Cox, Charles Napier, Sharon Farrell

Votes: 256

32. 47 Days: The Mystery Unfolds (2020)

122 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Satya, a Suspended Cop, who lost his wife in mysterious circumstances, unexpectedly gets hold of a case which relates to his wife's death. He's starts investigating which eventually hunts ... See full summary »

Director: Pradeep Maddali | Stars: Satyadev Kancharana, Pooja Jhaveri, Roshini Prakash, Ravi Varma

Votes: 142

33. The Hard Truth (1994 Video)

R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Romance

A suspended cop and his girlfriend blackmail an electronics expert into helping them break into the safe of the girlfriend's boss, a corrupt city councilman who's on the local mob's payroll.

Director: Kristine Peterson | Stars: Yvonne Farrow, Nicholas Cascone, Ray Baker, Heather Cummings

Votes: 306

34. Aavanazhi (1986)

Not Rated | 156 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Balram, an honest police inspector, turns to drinking and womanizing after facing several hardships in life. However, when a criminal he nabs gets acquitted by the court, he decides to fight again.

Director: I.V. Sasi | Stars: Mammootty, Geetha, Sukumaran, Janardanan

Votes: 457

35. Mga nagbabagang labi (1996)

Action, Drama

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Director: Victor Tango | Stars: Jestoni Alarcon, Rosanna Roces, Daniel Fernando, Sheila Ysrael

36. The Confidence Man (2001)

94 min | Crime, Mystery

Trust, loyalty and betrayal. Don't even trust your best friend! Policeman Stevie Grimes never lost his trust in the police force but has been suspended a few months for accidentally ... See full summary »

Director: Tripp Reed | Stars: Tommy Redmond Hicks, Jack Conley, Barbara Alyn Woods, Amir Abou-Rass

Votes: 64

37. Yôgisha: Muroi Shinji (2005)

117 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Metropolitan PD Superintendent Muroi is arrested to take responsibility for a botched murder case he headed. His faithful colleagues, including Arashiro and Okita, only exacerbate the situation when they try to help clear his name.

Director: Ryôichi Kimizuka | Stars: Toshirô Yanagiba, Rena Tanaka, Shô Aikawa, Norito Yashima

Votes: 167

38. The Forbidden Chapter (2006)

90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A drug addicted, middle-aged detective, beaten down by life and bureaucracy, investigates a series of murders of prostitutes in the slums of Tehran.

Director: Fariborz Kamkari | Stars: Faramarz Gharibian, Nima Hassandokht, Negar Abedi, Farhad Mohandespour

Votes: 66

39. According to Jim (2001–2009)
Episode: Old Friends (2002)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Jim runs into Danny, a friend he has not seen in years. Danny is still single and accuses Jim of being a settled married man. Jim sets out to prove Danny wrong by both of them partying at bars all night like they used to do.

Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Larry Joe Campbell

Votes: 193

40. Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode: The Psychiatrist (1976)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama

A psychiatrist advises the department to confiscate Wojo's gun.

Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Barbara Barrie, Abe Vigoda, Max Gail

Votes: 129

41. Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)
Episode: Conduct Unbecoming (1982)

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

As the 14th Precinct eagerly awaits the results of their shared lottery ticket, Cagney and Lacey risk their careers by helping a suspended officer crack an illegal gun ring.

Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, Al Waxman, Carl Lumbly

Votes: 74

42. Hunter (1984–1991)
Episode: The Hot Grounder (1984)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When the wife of the commissioner is killed in car bomb that was planted in the commissioner's car, Hunter is assigned the case knowing well that he could get booted out. When Hunter ... See full summary »

Director: Bill Duke | Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, William Windom, Ray Girardin

Votes: 173

43. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Dead on His Feet (1974)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

On the trail of a ring counterfeiting lottery tickets, a detective's partner is killed. Det. Fiore feels guilty for giving in to his partner's quest for front page heroism, plus being ... See full summary »

Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Telly Savalas, Harry Guardino, Malachi Throne, Joanne Linville

Votes: 208

44. L.A. Heat (1996–1999)
Episode: Vengeance (1999)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

After witnessing Nicole's murder at the order of Bobby Cole, Chase becomes a loose cannon. August pleads with his partner to follow legal avenues to catch Cole, and Captain Jensen suspends ... See full summary »

Director: Paul G. Volk | Stars: Wolf Larson, Steven Williams, Renee Tenison, Gary Hudson

Votes: 8

45. Water Rats (1996–2001)
Episode: Honour Amongst Thieves (1998)

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

The investigation into an armed holdup incriminate the Water Police when witnesses recount how bandits were disguised in police uniforms and escaped in a police car.

Director: Scott Hartford-Davis | Stars: Colin Friels, Catherine McClements, Jay Laga'aia, Brett Partridge

Votes: 17

46. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)
Episode: Natural Causes (2006)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Even though Lynley is suspended from duty and Havers is assigned to DI Fiona Knight, whose methods differ from his, he involves himself in their latest case.

Director: Simon Massey | Stars: Mary Stockley, Ben Lannoy, George Costigan, Sharon Small

Votes: 299

47. Central nuit (2001– )
Episode: Piège à flics (2003)

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Director: Didier Delaître | Stars: Michel Creton, Clovis Cornillac, Lucie Jeanne, Yannick Soulier

48. Witch Hunt (2020)
Episode: Heksejakt (2020)

44 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After Ida's public confession the pressure hardens on Norway's Minister of Justice, Anette Nordeide. The press is hunting her, and she is under full criminal investigation.

Directors: Stian Kristiansen, Eva Sørhaug | Stars: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Christian Skolmen, Axel Bøyum, Charlotte Spakmo Boe

Votes: 57

49. Alfa (2020)
Episode: Blue Ocean (2020)

Crime, Thriller

Jakob and his colleagues investigate the murder of Uncle which leads to a confrontation between Jakob and Jarl. Jakob is suspended while Lenny takes over the region.

Director: Milad Schwartz Avaz | Stars: Andreas Jessen, Sebastian Jessen, Lars Mikkelsen, Susanne Storm

Votes: 28

50. Snöänglar (2021– )
Episode: Tiefe Wasser (2021)

57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The truth about Lucas' disappearance. Alice does not believe in Jenny's confession and is convinced that the culprit is at large. However, she is suspended from work after the affair with Stellan became known.

Director: Anna Zackrisson | Stars: Josefin Asplund, Nikole Baronas, Ralph Carlsson, Ardalan Esmaili

Votes: 59