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

1. Captive State (2019)

PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extraterrestrial force, 'Captive State' explores the lives on both sides of the conflict - the collaborators and dissidents.

Director: Rupert Wyatt | Stars: John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Vera Farmiga

Votes: 58,132 | Gross: $5.96M

2. Renfield (2023)

R | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Renfield, Dracula's tortured henchman, is forced to capture prey for his master and do his every bidding. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there is a life outside his boss's shadow.

Director: Chris McKay | Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz

Votes: 96,310

3. Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)

G | 90 min | Comedy, Family

Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling, and true love.

Director: Steve Bendelack | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Willem Dafoe, Steve Pemberton, Lily Atkinson

Votes: 134,289 | Gross: $33.30M

4. Night Moves (2013)

R | 112 min | Drama, Thriller

Three radical environmentalists look to execute the protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.

Director: Kelly Reichardt | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard, Alia Shawkat

Votes: 16,719 | Gross: $0.25M

5. Fear Is the Key (1972)

PG | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A man is in radio contact with his family when their airplane is shot down. He wants those responsible and becomes a criminal to get a job as deep sea diver with those salvaging the plane's cargo.

Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Barry Newman, Suzy Kendall, John Vernon, Dolph Sweet

Votes: 2,278

6. Felony (2013)

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

An accident involving a young child sets off a chain of events that brings an Australian police officer's world crashing down.

Director: Matthew Saville | Stars: Joel Edgerton, Jai Courtney, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Simpson

Votes: 5,858

7. Take One False Step (1949)

Approved | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

During a conference-trip to L.A., an academic runs into an old-flame and into trouble with the police when she disappears, presumed murdered.

Director: Chester Erskine | Stars: William Powell, Shelley Winters, Marsha Hunt, Dorothy Hart

Votes: 734

8. The Fast and the Furious (1954)

Approved | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A trucker framed for murder breaks out of jail, takes a young woman hostage, and enters her sports car in cross-border road race hoping to get to Mexico before the police catch him.

Directors: John Ireland, Edward Sampson | Stars: John Ireland, Dorothy Malone, Bruce Carlisle, Iris Adrian

Votes: 1,613 | Gross: $0.25M

9. Maachis (1996)

Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A realistic, hard-hitting portrayal of terrorism and youth in the Punjab after the 1984 riots.

Director: Gulzar | Stars: Om Puri, Tabu, Chandrachur Singh, Kanwaljeet Singh

Votes: 2,443

10. The Killer Is Loose (1956)

Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An unhinged, deceptively mild-mannered bank robber escapes prison, seeking revenge on the cop who accidentally killed his wife during a gun battle.

Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey, Alan Hale Jr.

Votes: 2,492

11. Shockproof (1949)

Approved | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A parole officer falls in love with his client, a ravishing blonde who served time for murder, and he's determined to help her go straight despite her interfering criminal boyfriend.

Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knight, John Baragrey, Esther Minciotti

Votes: 2,297

12. Fuccbois (2019)

Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Ace (23) and Miko (17) desperately want to become famous actors but it seems the universe has a different plan for their lives.

Director: Eduardo W. Roy Jr. | Stars: Royce Cabrera, Kokoy De Santos, Ricky Davao, Yayo Aguila

Votes: 311

13. Highway 301 (1950)

Passed | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Led by a psychopathic killer, a vicious gang of armed robbers terrorizes Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina, robbing banks and payrolls and murdering anyone who might identify them.

Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: William P. Lane Jr., John S. Battle, W. Kerr Scott, Steve Cochran

Votes: 1,120

14. The Secret (1974)

Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A stranger enters into and forever alters the life of a couple. He claims to be pursued by certain authorities who intend to prevent him from disclosing a secret that only he holds, whence ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Enrico | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marlène Jobert, Philippe Noiret, Jean-François Adam

Votes: 928

15. Mata Hari, agent H21 (1964)

98 min | Drama, History, Romance

The Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari is accused of spying for Germany during the First World War.

Director: Jean-Louis Richard | Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Claude Rich, Henri Garcin

Votes: 472

16. Rearview Mirror (1984 TV Movie)

91 min | Action, Drama

A psychopathic prison escapee and his cousin steal an RV camper and take hostage a baby and a nurse but a police detective figures out their identity and eventual game-plan.

Director: Lou Antonio | Stars: Lee Remick, Tony Musante, Michael Beck, Jim Antonio

Votes: 102

17. Nightmare in Chicago (1964 TV Movie)

81 min | Crime, Drama

In Chicago, the police are man-hunting a serial killer of blonde women and end-up car-chasing him through the complex maze of state highways.

Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Charles McGraw, Robert Ridgely, Ted Knight, Philip Abbott

Votes: 151

18. L'autre monde (2001)

95 min | Crime, Drama, War

A young French-Algerian woman travels to Algeria in search for her fiance. Determined to find his whereabouts, she is facing political and religious obstacles in a country that is struggling with the aftermath of a civil war.

Director: Merzak Allouache | Stars: Marie Brahimi, Karim Bouaiche, Nazim Boudjenah, Michèle Moretti

Votes: 70

19. Ameriikan raitti (1990)

120 min | Crime, Drama

Two small-time crooks take off to Florida to escape unpaid taxes and failure.

Director: Lauri Törhönen | Stars: Kari Sorvali, Mari Rantasila, Jari Järvimaa, Åke Lindman

Votes: 316

20. Senator (1983)

Action, Thriller

Hegg's firm discovers a large amount of heroin embedded in a truck.The root of the story reaches a senator who is allegedly in court.

Director: Mehdi Sabbaghzadeh | Stars: Faramarz Gharibian, Bijan Emkanian, Enayat Bakhshi, Mozaffar Soltani

Votes: 85

21. Hunt (1987)

103 min | Drama

An escaping political fugitive takes refuge in a truck driver and befriends him

Director: Majid Javanmard | Stars: Parviz Parastui, Khosro Shakibai, Enayat Bakhshi, Ali Aghajanian

Votes: 96

22. It Takes a Thief (1968–1970)
Episode: The Radomir Miniature (1968)

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

While escaping across the border with his family, the ten year-old daughter of a scientist is captured, and being held against him for his return. Al Mundy to the rescue.

Director: Michael Caffey | Stars: Robert Wagner, Malachi Throne, Ina Balin, Jill Donohue

Votes: 53

23. Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963–1965)
Episode: The Jack Is High (1964)

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

Just outside of Reno, Nevada, five men with diversely different backgrounds ambush an armored car truck and make away with $3,000,000 in cash. The men make their getaway to Los Angeles ... See full summary »

Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: Edd Byrnes, Pat O'Brien, Henry Jones, Larry Storch

Votes: 46

24. Modern Love (2019–2021)
Episode: Strangers on a (Dublin) Train (2021)

TV-MA | 36 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two strangers meet on a train from Galway to Dublin in March 2020 and decide to go old school: no numbers exchanged, only a promise that they will meet up on the train two weeks later. And then a worldwide pandemic shuts down all of Ireland.

Director: John Carney | Stars: Kit Harington, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Miranda Richardson

Votes: 2,503

25. Agimat ng agila (2021– )
Episode: Agila vs Bakunawa (2021)

24 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Maya (Sanya Lopez) gets consumed by Agatep's dark powers (Lowell Conales) as she becomes his channel to its next bearer.

Director: Rico Gutierrez | Stars: Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr., Sanya Lopez, Elizabeth Oropesa, Benjie Paras

26. Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014)
Episode: Lochan Mor (2010)

TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

When Samcro pays a visit to another charter, not everyone's happy to see the mother chapter.

Director: Guy Ferland | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Mark Boone Junior, Dayton Callie

Votes: 2,457

27. The Final Score (2022)
Episode: This Isn't a Game, This is War (2022)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama, Sport

A dentist is drawn into coaching Colombian soccer team Atletico Nacional and assembles a team of local players amid the Colombian drug cartel wars in the 1980s.

Directors: Carlos Moreno, David Pombo, Claudia Zie | Stars: Gianina Arana, Brayan Arboleda, Laura Archbold, Geovanni Marin Cardona

Votes: 19

28. Killing It (2022– )
Episode: What You Sow (2023)

TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy

Craig and Jillian prepare for the farm's first shipment of saw palmetto berries, but a series of unexpected visitors puts everything they've worked for in jeopardy; a new employee is a thorn in their side.

Director: Maurice Marable | Stars: Craig Robinson, Claudia O'Doherty, Rell Battle, Stephanie Nogueras

Votes: 84

29. CuriosityShow (2013– )
Episode: How the breathalyser works (2022)

3 min | Documentary

A demonstration of three breath test devices that check for alcohol with an explanation of how they each work.

Star: Rob Morrison

30. Schitt's Creek (2015–2020)
Episode: Milk Money (2016)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy

Johnny gets thrown into the raw milk business; Moira tries to connect with the townspeople; David gives style advice.

Director: Paul Fox | Stars: Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy

Votes: 1,573

31. American Crime Story (2016– )
Episode: Alone (2018)

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

The hunt for spree-killer Andrew Cunanan comes to a frantic end.

Director: Daniel Minahan | Stars: Edgar Ramírez, Darren Criss, Ricky Martin, Penélope Cruz

Votes: 2,145

32. Electric Dreams (2017–2018)
Episode: Safe and Sound (2018)

TV-MA | 48 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

A small-town girl (Annalise Basso), already gripped with social anxiety, moves to a big city with her mother (Maura Tierney). For the first time she is exposed to urban society's emphasis ... See full summary »

Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Annalise Basso, Maura Tierney, Connor Paolo, Alice Lee

Votes: 2,521