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1. L.A. Confidential (1997)
R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger
Votes: 616,125 | Gross: $64.62M
2. Ambulance (2022)
R | 136 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two robbers steal an ambulance after their heist goes awry.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González, Garret Dillahunt
Votes: 97,283 | Gross: $22.78M
3. Boyz n the Hood (1991)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama
Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.
Director: John Singleton | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Hudhail Al-Amir, Lloyd Avery II
Votes: 154,051 | Gross: $57.50M
4. Emily the Criminal (2022)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Down on her luck and saddled with debt, Emily gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.
Director: John Patton Ford | Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Bernardo Badillo, John Billingsley
Votes: 52,940
5. The Closer (2005–2012)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson runs the Priority Homicide Division of the LAPD with an unorthodox style. Her innate ability to read people and obtain confessions helps her and her team solve the city's toughest, most sensitive cases.
Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds, Robert Gossett
Votes: 28,822
6. Licorice Pizza (2021)
R | 133 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits
Votes: 139,737
7. 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: 275,653 | Gross: $65.21M
8. Rush Hour (1998)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A loyal and dedicated Hong Kong Inspector teams up with a reckless and loudmouthed L.A.P.D. detective to rescue the Chinese Consul's kidnapped daughter, while trying to arrest a dangerous crime lord along the way.
Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Ken Leung, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 293,613 | Gross: $141.15M
9. Falling Down (1993)
R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin
Votes: 206,018 | Gross: $40.90M
10. Tango & Cash (1989)
R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Framed by their ruthless arch-nemesis, a pair of mismatched LAPD officers must put their differences aside to get even with the brutal crime baron who sent them to rot in a maximum-security prison.
Directors: Andrey Konchalovskiy, Albert Magnoli | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher, Jack Palance
Votes: 113,198 | Gross: $63.41M
11. Strange Days (1995)
R | 145 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
A former cop turned street-hustler accidentally uncovers a conspiracy in Los Angeles in 1999.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore
Votes: 78,242 | Gross: $7.92M
12. Southland (2009–2013)
TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The lives of Police Officers working for the Los Angeles Police Department.
Stars: Michael Cudlitz, Shawn Hatosy, Regina King, Ben McKenzie
Votes: 29,039
13. Changeling (2008)
R | 141 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
After Christine's son goes missing, she reaches out to the LAPD to find him. But when they try to pass off an impostor as her son to quieten public protests, she refuses to accept him or give up hope.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Colm Feore, Amy Ryan, Gattlin Griffith
Votes: 264,949 | Gross: $35.74M
14. Friday After Next (2002)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
Working as security guards, Craig and Day-Day run into the thief who stole their Christmas presents.
Director: Marcus Raboy | Stars: Ice Cube, Mike Epps, John Witherspoon, Don 'D.C.' Curry
Votes: 30,118 | Gross: $32.98M
15. Midnight Run (1988)
R | 126 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.
Director: Martin Brest | Stars: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton
Votes: 94,006 | Gross: $38.41M
16. Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer (2021)
TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
This limited docu-series tells the true story of how one of the most notorious serial killers in American history was hunted down and brought to justice.
Stars: Paul Skolnick, Gil Carrillo, Frank Salerno, Pearl Carrillo
Votes: 30,082
17. Police Story (1973–1980)
120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the "Empire of Chaiba", a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia, he initiates an undercover operation to infiltrate the organization.
Stars: Scott Brady, Mel Scott, Don Meredith, Joe Santos
Votes: 1,177
18. Blood Work (2002)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Still recovering from a heart transplant, retired F.B.I. profiler Terry McCaleb returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston, Wanda De Jesus
Votes: 47,635 | Gross: $26.20M
19. Stalker (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A team of detectives investigates stalkers in Los Angeles.
Stars: Dylan McDermott, Maggie Q, Victor Rasuk, Mariana Klaveno
Votes: 17,856
20. 3 Strikes (2000)
R | 82 min | Comedy
Rob has 2 strikes and 3 strikes now means 25 to life. Leaving prison, he's picked up in a stolen car later stopped by the police. Can he prove his innocence before he's caught?
Director: DJ Pooh | Stars: Brian Hooks, N'Bushe Wright, Faizon Love, E-40
Votes: 3,687 | Gross: $9.82M
21. Black Rose (2014)
TV-MA | 83 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Russian Police Major is enlisted by the LAPD to help solve a series of gruesome murders perpetrated against young women by a sadistic sociopathic killer on the mean streets of Hollywood.
Director: Alexander Nevsky | Stars: Alexander Nevsky, Kristanna Loken, Adrian Paul, Robert Davi
Votes: 2,653
22. Tales of the Grim Sleeper (2014)
TV-MA | 110 min | Documentary, Crime
Nick Broomfield digs into the case of the notorious serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper, who terrorized South Central Los Angeles over a span of twenty-five years.
Directors: Nick Broomfield, Barney Broomfield, Marc Hoeferlin | Stars: Nick Broomfield, Lonnie David Franklin Jr., Donna, Steve
Votes: 3,214
23. Delvecchio (1976–1977)
60 min | Drama, Crime
The investigations of LAPD detective Dominick Delvecchio, who is also studying to become a lawyer.
Stars: Judd Hirsch, Charles Haid, Michael Conrad, Mario Gallo
Votes: 172
24. Downtown (1986–1987)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
LAPD officer Forney serves double duty supervising four widely differing parolees living in a half-way house. He tries to get them jobs; they try to help him solve crimes.
Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Michael Nouri, Robert Englund, Blair Underwood
Votes: 68
26. L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve (2001)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Action
Two cops, a rookie and his partner, a veteran, are increasingly troubled by wild and illegal behavior of some of their colleagues. At first they try to ignore it, but it soon proves to be impossible to ignore.
Director: Ed Anders | Stars: Michael Madsen, Marc Singer, Dennis Hopper, Wayne Crawford
Votes: 533
27. 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: 80
28. Dial Red O (1955)
Approved | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The first of the five films in which Bill Elliott plays a detective lieutenant in the L.A. Sheriff's Department, "Dial Red 0" opens with war-torn veteran Ralph Wyatt getting word that his ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel B. Ullman | Stars: Bill Elliott, Helene Stanley, Keith Larsen, Paul Picerni
Votes: 125
29. L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later (2017 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary, History
L.A BURNING: The Riots 25 Years Later is a 2-hour documentary film exploring the lives of the people at the flashpoint of the LA riots, 25 years after the uprising made national headlines and highlighted the racial divide in America.
Directors: One9, Erik Parker | Stars: George Holliday, John Singleton, Michael Winters, Henry Keith Watson
Votes: 204
30. Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind (2019)
Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The untold story of Charles Manson's obsession to become a rock star, his rise in the LA music scene, the celebrities who championed his music including the Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson and his descen...
Director: Tom O'Dell | Stars: Simon Wells, Jeff Guinn, Anthony DeCurtis, Peter Richardson
Votes: 305
31. LAPD African Cops (2016)
Comedy
Director: Pascal Atuma | Stars: Pascal Atuma, Oscar Atuma, Tonya Williams, Justine Herron
32.
Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode:
Charles Manson: The Devil's Work Part 2
(2019)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Charles Manson was born a bad kid, became a teenage thief and a violent predator, and by the end, spent far more than half his life behind bars. He had the ability to charm and the power of... See full summary »
Director: Renee Cullen | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Steven V. Roberts, Rick Alan Ross, Sara Sidner
Votes: 38
33.
Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode:
The Night Stalker, Part 1: Summer of Terror
(2020)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History
The summer of 1985 was one of the hottest Los Angeles had seen in a century. But terrified residents weren't sleeping with the windows open; a killer known as the "Night Stalker" was on the loose.
Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Alan Yochelson, Casey Jordan, Glynn Martin
Votes: 32
34.
Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode:
The Night Stalker, Part 2: I Will Be Avenged
(2020)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A tip from a teenage boy leads to the identity of the Night Stalker and twenty-four hours later a mob of angry citizens track him down and capture him.
Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Glynn Martin, Cliff Linedecker, Casey Jordan
Votes: 29
35.
The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness (2021)
Episode:
The Ultimate Evil
(2021)
TV-MA | 58 min | Documentary, Crime, History
New leads send Maury down a twisted path, investigating a web of cults. As a "satanic panic" grips the nation, he publishes a book.
Director: Joshua Zeman | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Maury Terry, Frank Anthony, David Berkowitz
Votes: 615
36.
Mind of a Monster (2019–2021)
Episode:
The Grim Sleeper
(2021)
TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, Crime
In 2001, Los Angeles Police Department's cold case unit reopened the files on a series of unsolved murders from the 1980s. As police search for DNA evidence to unlock these homicides which ... See full summary »
Stars: Lonnie David Franklin Jr., Cliff Shepard, Jermaine Jackson, Ray Davis
Votes: 38
37.
Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode:
The Dating Game Killer: Smooth Talker Pt. 1
(2021)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History
In 1968, an 8-year-old girl is abducted, raped and left for dead.
Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Alan R. Warren, Stephanie Elam, Steve Hodel
Votes: 18
38.
The Mark of a Killer (2019– )
Episode:
The Grim Sleeper
(2021)
Documentary, Crime
A cold blooded killer conceals his victim bodies with trash, discarding them like garbage in the back alleys across Los Angeles.
Directors: Chad Cunningham, Wendy Greene | Stars: Cliff Shepard, Dennis Kilcoyne, Paul Mize, Ana Garcia
Votes: 12
39.
Bosch: Legacy (2022– )
Episode:
Always/All Ways
(2022)
TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama
Bosch faces danger at the end of Vance's case; Chandler links with an unlikely ally; Maddie becomes too involved with her work and pays the price.
Director: Adam Davidson | Stars: Titus Welliver, Mimi Rogers, Madison Lintz, Stephen A. Chang
Votes: 1,004
40.
First Blood (2022– )
Episode:
Richard Ramirez: The Nightstalker
(2022)
TV-14 | Documentary, Crime, History
One of the most well-known serial killers, Richard Ramirez terrorized Southern California in the mid-1980s, where anyone could be a target of the sadistic murderer.
Director: David Bispham | Stars: Gisele Lavigne, Glynn Martin, Alan Yochelson, Gary Brucato
Votes: 10
41.
CNN Special Reports (1980– )
Episode:
Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders
(2015)
42 min | News
CNN revisits the vicious, horrific killings by Charles Manson's followers, 45 years later.
Stars: Sara Sidner, Alisa Statman, Mary Neiswender, Jeff Guinn
42.
Wolf Pack (2023)
Episode:
Two Bitten, Two Born
(2023)
TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An unknown force draws Everett, Blake, Luna, and Harlan closer as the full moon reaches its apex. Kristin has narrowed down her suspect list. Meanwhile, the search continues for Garrett.
Director: Joseph P. Genier | Stars: Armani Jackson, Bella Shepard, Chloe Rose Robertson, Tyler Lawrence Gray
Votes: 768
43.
S.W.A.T. (2017–2024)
Episode:
Checkmate
(2022)
TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Crime
When a cop on the verge of shutting down a major drug operation is abducted, Hondo and the squad race to save one of their own before it's too late. Also, Luca grows concerned about sudden changes in Hicks' behavior.
Director: Stephanie A. Marquardt | Stars: Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Kenny Johnson, David Lim
Votes: 334
44.
Outlaw Empires (2012– )
Episode:
Crips
(2012)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter explores the complete story of an iconic American outlaw dynasty: the Crips. Insiders tell a story of escalating turf battles, danger, violence, and ... See full summary »
Director: Tiller Russell | Stars: Kershaun Scott, Kurt Sutter, Jeffery Bacot, Rayford Miles
Votes: 19
45.
S.W.A.T. (2017–2024)
Episode:
Atonement
(2023)
TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Crime
When a car bombing has ties to a terrorist group planning an attack in Los Angeles, the SWAT team participates in a joint task force with the FBI.
Director: Gonzalo Amat | Stars: Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Kenny Johnson, David Lim
Votes: 341
46.
Hollywood Homicide Uncovered (2016– )
Episode:
Phil Hartman
(2016)
TV-PG | 44 min | Crime
Homicide Detective Tom Brascia tries to piece together the events that led up to the murder of comic and ''Saturday Night Live'' alum, Phil Hartman.
Director: Michael Sheehan | Stars: Michael Fleeman, Tom Brascia, Scott Michaels, Craig Harvey
Votes: 14