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

1. Remember Me (I) (2010)

PG-13 | 113 min | Drama, Romance

A romantic drama centred on two new lovers: Tyler, whose parents have split in the wake of his brother's suicide, and Ally, who lives each day to the fullest since witnessing her mother's murder.

Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin, Caitlyn Rund, Moisés Acevedo

Votes: 155,788 | Gross: $19.07M

2. 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: 473,038 | Gross: $76.63M

3. Pride and Glory (2008)

R | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. For Ray, the truth is revelatory, a Pandora's Box that threatens to upend not only the Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD.

Director: Gavin O'Connor | Stars: Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Noah Emmerich, Jon Voight

Votes: 63,298 | Gross: $15.71M

4. Saw II (2005)

R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery

A detective and his team must rescue 8 people trapped in a factory by the twisted serial killer known as Jigsaw.

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Beverley Mitchell, Franky G, Emmanuelle Vaugier

Votes: 276,510 | Gross: $87.04M

5. In the Electric Mist (2009)

R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A detective in post-Katrina New Orleans has a series of surreal encounters with a troop of ghostly Confederate soldiers while investigating serial killings of local prostitutes, a 1965 lynching, and corrupt local businessmen.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard, Mary Steenburgen

Votes: 19,875

6. A Dry White Season (1989)

R | 106 min | Drama, Thriller

A white middle class South African suburbanite with no interest in politics agrees to help his black gardener find his jailed son. His investigation opens his eyes to the horrors committed by the secret police and turns him into a target.

Director: Euzhan Palcy | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae, Jürgen Prochnow

Votes: 6,199 | Gross: $3.77M

7. A Wednesday (2008)

Not Rated | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A retiring police officer reminisces about the most astounding day of his career. About a case that was never filed but continues to haunt him in his memories - the case of a man and a Wednesday.

Director: Neeraj Pandey | Stars: Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah, Veerendra Saxena, Mahesh Kanual

Votes: 82,328

8. Marshland (2014)

TV-MA | 105 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Two cops lost in the deep south of Spain. One serial killer to catch. A lot of secrets and lies to disclose.

Director: Alberto Rodríguez | Stars: Javier Gutiérrez, Raúl Arévalo, María Varod, Perico Cervantes

Votes: 36,464

9. Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. Will Dixon's vicious nature get the better of him?

Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill, Bert Freed

Votes: 9,967

10. Kill Zone (2005)

Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A near retired inspector and his unit are willing to put down a crime boss at all costs while dealing with his replacement, who is getting in their way. Meanwhile, the crime boss sends his top henchmen to put an end to their dirty schemes.

Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Jing Wu

Votes: 13,201

11. On Dangerous Ground (1951)

Approved | 82 min | Drama, Film-Noir

Rough city cop Jim Wilson is disciplined by his captain and is sent upstate, to a snowy mountain town, to help the local sheriff solve a murder case.

Directors: Nicholas Ray, Ida Lupino | Stars: Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Ward Bond, Charles Kemper

Votes: 8,067

12. Defendor (2009)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Arthur Poppington, a regular man who adopts a superhero persona, known as "Defendor", combs the city streets at night, in search of his archenemy, Captain Industry.

Director: Peter Stebbings | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Kat Dennings, Sandra Oh, Elias Koteas

Votes: 37,531 | Gross: $0.04M

13. Violent Cop (1989)

Not Rated | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A violence prone police officer discovers that his colleague is trafficking drugs.

Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa, Shirô Sano

Votes: 12,997 | Gross: $0.00M

14. Miracle (2021)

118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A young nun sneaks out of her monastery to attend an urgent matter but never makes it back and a police detective's investigation into her fate, uncovers clues and revelations that lead not only to the truth but a miracle as well.

Director: Bogdan George Apetri | Stars: Ioana Bugarin, Emanuel Parvu, Cezar Antal, Ovidiu Crisan

Votes: 1,039

15. Tokyo Revengers (2021)

TV-14 | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A middle-aged loser travels in time to his school years, and, in order to save the love of his life from future doom, he must become the leader of a dreaded school gang.

Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa | Stars: Takumi Kitamura, Yuki Yamada, Yôsuke Sugino, Keita Arai

Votes: 1,904

16. Running Wild (2006)

Not Rated | 124 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Hot-blooded district attorney Jin-woo and undisciplined cop Do-young want the same thing; justice. Their methods are completely different but they team up to catch and prosecute a powerful mafia boss and politician YOO.

Director: Kim Seong-soo | Stars: Kwon Sang-woo, Yoo Ji-tae, Son Byung-ho, Son Byung-wook

Votes: 866

17. Gun City (2018)

TV-MA | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

In 1921 a tough cop is sent from Madrid to Barcelona to locate stolen military weaponry.

Director: Dani de la Torre | Stars: Luis Tosar, Michelle Jenner, Vicente Romero, Manolo Solo

Votes: 4,335

18. Walk of Fame (I) (2017)

93 min | Comedy

A motley crew of aspiring performers come under the guidance of an eccentric and volatile acting coach.

Director: Jesse Thomas | Stars: Scott Eastwood, Malcolm McDowell, Chris Kattan, Jamie Kennedy

Votes: 1,015

19. Monsoon Shootout (2013)

Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama

As heavy rains lash Mumbai, a cop on his first assignment faces a life altering decision when he must decide whether to shoot a suspect or not.

Director: Amit Kumar | Stars: Vijay Varma, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Neeraj Kabi, Geetanjali Thapa

Votes: 1,442

20. The Big Racket (1976)

Not Rated | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles against hoodlums terrorising a sleepy Italian village, extorting cash from the locals.

Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: Fabio Testi, Vincent Gardenia, Renzo Palmer, Orso Maria Guerrini

Votes: 1,600

21. Deadly Illusion (1987)

R | 87 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery

A detective is framed for a murder he didn't commit.

Directors: Larry Cohen, William Tannen | Stars: Billy Dee Williams, Vanity, Morgan Fairchild, John Beck

Votes: 482 | Gross: $0.63M

22. The Longest Nite (1998)

Not Rated | 84 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

A corrupt cop named Sam handles negotiations between two Triad leaders who plan to join forces. However, he meets a suspicious bald man named Tony, who keeps following him around and disrupting his personal business.

Directors: Tat-Chi Yau, Johnnie To | Stars: Ching Wan Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Siu, Hoi-Pang Lo

Votes: 2,435

23. Tiger on Beat (1988)

TV-MA | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A seasoned cop and his rookie partner are a pair of mismatched partners in this Hong Kong action-comedy in the style of 'Lethal Weapon'. The wacky twosome are up in arms as they try to solve the murder of a heroin trafficker.

Director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Nina Li Chi, Conan Lee, Norman Chu

Votes: 2,058

24. Nowhere to Hide (1999)

R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Detective Woo is on the trail of the mysterious gangster Sungmin, a master of disguise who always manages to elude his pursuers. Eventually, the cop tracks down and confronts the master-criminal in the suburbs of a coal-mining town.

Director: Lee Myung-se | Stars: Park Joong-hoon, Ahn Sung-ki, Jang Dong-Gun, Choi Ji-woo

Votes: 2,221 | Gross: $0.02M

25. Y a-t-il un Français dans la salle? (1982)

106 min | Comedy, Crime

Horace Tumelat, a powerful politician was raised by his uncle Eusèbe. He has to find a letter written by his uncle who committed suicide.

Director: Jean-Pierre Mocky | Stars: Victor Lanoux, Jacques Dutronc, Jacqueline Maillan, Michel Galabru

Votes: 267

26. 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

27. Nightstick (1987 TV Movie)

R | 95 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A cop tries to prevent a gang of extortionists from blowing up New York City with nitroglycerin.

Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Bruce Fairbairn, Kerrie Keane, Walker Boone, Tony De Santis

Votes: 171

28. I guappi (1974)

130 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In this period piece set in Italy, Nicola Bellizzi dreams of becoming a lawyer. However, when he seeks the reason that people are reluctant to help him in his goals, he discovers that some ... See full summary »

Director: Pasquale Squitieri | Stars: Claudia Cardinale, Franco Nero, Fabio Testi, Lina Polito

Votes: 414

29. King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)

Approved | 106 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of flamboyant Prohibition-era gangster, gambler and bootlegger Arnold Rothstein.

Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: David Janssen, Dianne Foster, Jack Carson, Diana Dors

Votes: 297

30. Big Bang (2007)

118 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

After Park Man-su's wife asks for a divorce, the conservative salesman decides that he'll no longer play by the rules. Though a series of mishaps, Man-su becomes an unwitting fugitive from justice.

Director: Jeong-woo Park | Stars: Kang Seong-jin, Jang Hang-seon, Moon Jeong-Hee, Park Jin-young

Votes: 418

31. Un pays qui se tient sage (2020)

86 min | Documentary

A group of citizens question and confront their views on the social order, and the legitimacy of the use of violent police force.

Director: David Dufresne | Stars: Arié Alimi, Myriam Ayad, Ludivine Bantigny, Benoît Barret

Votes: 805

32. Hjärta av sten (2000)

79 min | Action, Thriller

A xenophobic and bigoted police officer returns to Sweden from Russia, and is tasked to arrest an assassin gone rogue, who is also spiraling into a mental breakdown.

Director: Martin Munthe | Stars: Ilja Jakerson, Allan Svensson, Therese Grankvist, Vladimir Dikanski

Votes: 1,187

33. 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

34. That Man Is Dangerous: The Birth of Takeshi Kitano (2016 Video)

21 min | Documentary, Short

Documentary with Makoto Ashikawa, who played Kikuchi in Violent Cop, and Masayuki Mori, the film's producer, commenting on the film and what was happening behind the scenes of Takeshi Kitano's first film as a director.

Stars: Makoto Ashikawa, Masayuki Mori

35. Justice (2009)

R | 5 min | Short, Crime, Drama

When things go sour for a cop on the edge, he takes the law into his own hands.

Directors: C. Edward Stewart, Emily Schooley | Stars: Emily Schooley, John Cormier, Christopher Maddison

36. The Commish (1991–1996)
Episode: The Hatchet (1991)

TV-14 | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Tony butts heads with both a tough cop who is overzealous in his handling of criminals, and a hard-nosed management consultant hired by the city in a cost-cutting effort.

Director: Miles Watkins | Stars: Michael Chiklis, Theresa Saldana, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Geoffrey Nauffts

Votes: 90

37. Policías, en el corazón de la calle (2000–2003)
Episode: Llorar ante el muro ciego (2000)

Action, Crime, Drama

The relationship between Rafa and Mateo gets worse after Rafa is violently beaten by Cipriano, a cop from another precinct who happens to know Mateo. After learning that he sent a fellow ... See full summary »

Director: Jesús del Cerro | Stars: Ana Fernández, Adolfo Fernández, Daniel Guzmán, Toni Sevilla

38. Commissaire Moulin (1976– )
Episode: Le petit fugitif (2006)

Crime, Drama

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Director: José Pinheiro | Stars: Yves Rénier, Clément Michu, Régis Ander, Bernard Rosselli

Votes: 5

39. The Stranger (2020)
Episode: 12:00 AM (2020)

TV-MA | 8 min | Short, Thriller

Clare forms an unlikely friendship. But a run-in with the law creates more chaos in the search for safety.

Director: Veena Sud | Stars: Maika Monroe, Dane DeHaan, Avan Jogia, Matt Adler

Votes: 67

40. City Homicide (2006–2011)
Episode: Baker's Dozen (2009)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When an officer of the missing persons unit is brought in, the team are looking for a serial killer who has killed 12 victims in the past 10 years.

Director: Kate Woods | Stars: Shane Bourne, John Adam, Nadine Garner, Daniel MacPherson

Votes: 39