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1. Police Academy (1984)
R | 96 min | Comedy
The mayor declares that anyone can enroll in the police academy irrespective of their physical condition or education level, and many misfits descend on the academy, including a young troublemaker who's forced to apply or go to jail.
Director: Hugh Wilson | Stars: Steve Guttenberg, G.W. Bailey, Kim Cattrall, Bubba Smith
Votes: 137,713 | Gross: $81.20M
2. First Blood (1982)
R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy, Richard Crenna, Bill McKinney
Votes: 276,125 | Gross: $47.21M
3. Papillon (I) (2017)
R | 133 min | Adventure, Biography, Crime
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter, Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Director: Michael Noer | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Damijan Oklopdzic, Christopher Fairbank, Jason Ryan
Votes: 86,477 | Gross: $2.34M
4. The Living Daylights (1987)
PG | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond is sent to investigate a KGB policy to kill all enemy spies, and uncovers an arms deal that potentially has major global ramifications.
Director: John Glen | Stars: Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jeroen Krabbé, Joe Don Baker
Votes: 105,967 | Gross: $51.19M
5. Colonia (2015)
R | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody has ever escaped from.
Director: Florian Gallenberger | Stars: Emma Watson, Daniel Brühl, Michael Nyqvist, Richenda Carey
Votes: 57,263
6. Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994)
PG | 83 min | Comedy, Crime
The Russian government hires the veterans of the Police Academy (1984) to help deal with the Mafia.
Director: Alan Metter | Stars: G.W. Bailey, George Gaynes, Michael Winslow, David Graf
Votes: 36,233 | Gross: $0.13M
7. Castle Freak (1995 Video)
R | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A man travels to Italy with his family to live in the castle they have recently inherited. But he soon begins to suspect that they are not the only occupants.
Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Jonathan Fuller, Jessica Dollarhide
Votes: 10,343
8. The Boys Next Door (1985)
R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Roy and Bo leave their small California town the weekend after graduation for a short road trip to Los Angeles. Soon, they find themselves lashing out and leaving a trail of bodies behind them. The violence escalates throughout.
Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Maxwell Caulfield, Charlie Sheen, Patti D'Arbanville, Christopher McDonald
Votes: 3,629
9. The Yards (2000)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Ex-con Leo tries to go straight, but his plans are derailed after reuniting with his old crew and a well-connected railway contractor.
Director: James Gray | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, James Caan
Votes: 23,122 | Gross: $0.88M
10. Instinct (1999)
R | 126 min | Drama, Thriller
When noted anthropologist Dr. Ethan Powell, who left society to live in the jungle, is imprisoned for murder, it's up to young psychiatrist Theo Caulder to get through to him.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland, Maura Tierney
Votes: 34,307 | Gross: $34.10M
11. Freebie and the Bean (1974)
R | 113 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
San Francisco police detectives Freebie and Bean are determined to bust local crime boss Red Meyers at any cost, even if this means destroying the whole city in the process.
Director: Richard Rush | Stars: Alan Arkin, James Caan, Loretta Swit, Jack Kruschen
Votes: 3,591
12. Battle in Seattle (2007)
R | 98 min | Action, Drama, History
Activists arrive in Seattle, Washington en masse to protest a meeting of the World Trade Organization. Riots and chaos ensue as demonstrators successfully stop the WTO meetings.
Director: Stuart Townsend | Stars: André 3000, Jennifer Carpenter, Isaach De Bankolé, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 15,186 | Gross: $0.22M
13. Mission of Justice (1992 Video)
R | 91 min | Action
"Law and order" mayorial candidate Brigitte Nielsen is the ruthless and racist leader of a secret neo-fascist group out to take control of the city by whatever means necessary.
Director: Steve Barnett | Stars: Jeff Wincott, Brigitte Nielsen, Luca Bercovici, Matthias Hues
Votes: 1,218
14. Night of the Warrior (1991)
R | 99 min | Action, Sport
Miles Keane pays the debts for his dancing bar by illegal fighting. When his debt is paid, he refuses further collaboration. But the fight mafia forces him to continue by threatening his ... See full summary »
Director: Rafal Zielinski | Stars: Lorenzo Lamas, Anthony Geary, Kathleen Kinmont, Danny Kamekona
Votes: 382
15. Rodney King Beating Video (1991 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short, Crime
On March 3, 1991, in Los Angeles, California, USA, a group of police officers arrested 25-year-old black taxi driver Rodney King. But what must have been a controlled procedure, turned into... See full summary »
Director: George Holliday | Stars: Rodney King, Stacey Koon, Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind
Votes: 81
16.
24 (2001–2010)
Episode:
Day 3: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
(2003)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jack and Ramon are captured by dangerous prison inmates after trying to escape. President Palmer begins his debate with Senator Keeler. At CTU, Chloe O'Brian discovers evidence of Jack's heroin addiction.
Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Elisha Cuthbert, Carlos Bernard, Reiko Aylesworth
Votes: 1,368
17.
Reno 911! (2003– )
Episode:
Pilot
(2003)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Crime
The seven Sheriff's Deputies of Reno introduce themselves to the new camera crew who are filming their every move--and revealing just how horribly wrong their every move really is.
Director: Michael Patrick Jann | Stars: Cedric Yarbrough, Niecy Nash, Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon
Votes: 361
18.
Kontio & Parmas (2018–2023)
Episode:
Isän, pojan ja Hakan nimeen
(2021)
60 min | Comedy, Crime
Saija decides to end her role as a housewife and take the smallest but most determined steps into the depths of working life.
Director: Aleksi Mäkelä | Stars: Heikki Silvennoinen, Elsa Saisio, Mari Perankoski, Ville Myllyrinne
Votes: 6
19.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023– )
Episode:
Secrets and Lies
(2023)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Shaw leads the team on a dangerous mission to Alaska in search of Hiroshi. Keiko, Lee, and Billy present their findings to General Puckett.
Director: Julian Holmes | Stars: Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto
Votes: 2,870
20.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2024)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2024)
TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, History, Romance
Lali contacts Gita through a risky deal with Baretzki, putting her and their new love in danger.
Director: Tali Shalom-Ezer | Stars: Jonah Hauer-King, Melanie Lynskey, Henrieta Mickovicová, Tallulah Haddon
Votes: 115
21.
Elementary (2012–2019)
Episode:
Step Nine
(2013)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Holmes and Watson travel to London to help track down an old mentor and investigate an unsolved mystery.
Director: John Polson | Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Jon Michael Hill, Aidan Quinn
Votes: 1,363
22.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
Night Country: Part 5
(2024)
TV-MA | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While investigating connections between Tsalal and Silver Sky mining, Navarro saves Leah from a violent protest. Kate McKitterick of Silver Sky cautions Danvers against pursuing the case.
Director: Issa López | Stars: Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett
Votes: 9,921
23.
Hannibal (2013–2015)
Episode:
Futamono
(2014)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A city councilman's body is found intertwined with a tree; Jack crashes Hannibal's dinner party to investigate Will's suspicions; a revelation shocks everyone.
Director: Tim Hunter | Stars: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas, Laurence Fishburne
Votes: 6,495
24.
Justified (2010–2015)
Episode:
Collateral
(2015)
TV-MA | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Raylan and Boyd head for the mountains to find Ava, whose plan to escape with Uncle Zachariah has hit a dead end. But will Avery Markham get to her first?
Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter
Votes: 1,514