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1. The Terminator (1984)
R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield
Votes: 923,118 | Gross: $38.40M
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: 97,837 | Gross: $22.78M
3. Ricochet (1991)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A District Attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T, Kevin Pollak
Votes: 20,352 | Gross: $21.76M
4. Destroyer (2018)
R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace.
Director: Karyn Kusama | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany, Sebastian Stan
Votes: 31,772 | Gross: $1.53M
5. The Gumball Rally (1976)
PG | 105 min | Comedy
An eclectic group of people takes part in a secret, and illegal, cross country road race.
Director: Charles Bail | Stars: Michael Sarrazin, Tim McIntire, Raul Julia, Norman Burton
Votes: 4,495
6. He Walked by Night (1948)
Approved | 79 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
This film-noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a resourceful criminal who shoots and kills a cop.
Directors: Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann | Stars: Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts, Whit Bissell
Votes: 6,691
7. Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008)
R | 133 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The story of the notorious French gangster Jacques Mesrine, with the focus on his life and death as France's Public Enemy No. 1 in the 1970s.
Director: Jean-François Richet | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Ludivine Sagnier, Mathieu Amalric, Samuel Le Bihan
Votes: 31,211 | Gross: $0.28M
8. Outlaw (2007)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of people who feel betrayed by their government and let down by their Police force form a modern-day outlaw posse in order to right what they see as the wrongs of society.
Director: Nick Love | Stars: Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Rupert Friend, Sean Harris
Votes: 12,807
9. They Live by Night (1948)
Passed | 95 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Romance
An escaped convict injured during a robbery falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva, Jay C. Flippen
Votes: 9,344
10. The Seven Five (2014)
R | 104 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Meet the dirtiest cop in NYC history. Michael Dowd stole money and dealt drugs while patrolling the streets of 80s Brooklyn.
Director: Tiller Russell | Stars: Mike Dowd, Ken Eurell, Walter Yurkiw, Chickie
Votes: 6,270 | Gross: $0.01M
11. Death Rage (1976)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
A retired hit-man decides to take one last job to avenge the murder of his brother by a mafia gang. An eager would-be mobster helps him.
Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Yul Brynner, Massimo Ranieri, Barbara Bouchet, Martin Balsam
Votes: 921
12. Il camorrista (1986)
171 min | Crime, Drama
Rise and fall of an Italian crime empire.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Laura del Sol, Leo Gullotta, Marzio Honorato
Votes: 1,663
13. Angel of Evil (2010)
R | 125 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A biography of Milanese bank robber Renato Vallanzasca.
Director: Michele Placido | Stars: Kim Rossi Stuart, Filippo Timi, Valeria Solarino, Moritz Bleibtreu
Votes: 3,435
14. Colt 45 (2014)
85 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The young police man Vincent is the best in his class, and denies to be recruited to the special forces. But when the corrupt Milo manages to get a grip on him, his life is turned into a living nightmare.
Director: Fabrice du Welz | Stars: Gérard Lanvin, JoeyStarr, Alice Taglioni, Ymanol Perset
Votes: 2,296
15. 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: 1,592
16. Polis Evo (2015)
120 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Big city cop and small-town-big-cop must learn to work together in order to take down Malaysia's biggest drug lord.
Director: Ghaz Abu Bakar | Stars: Shaheizy Sam, Zizan Razak, Nora Danish, Mimi Ernida
Votes: 727
17. Invisible Target (2007)
R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Three cops team up to bring down a criminal gang of seven, who have their own hidden agenda.
Director: Benny Chan | Stars: Nicholas Tse, Jaycee Chan, Shawn Yue, Jing Wu
Votes: 3,214
18. The Violent Professionals (1973)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When his colleague is murdered by an organised criminal gang, a Milanese cop goes undercover to continue the investigation and single-handedly destroy the organization from within.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Luc Merenda, Richard Conte, Silvano Tranquilli, Carlo Alighiero
Votes: 987
19. Ambushed (1998 TV Movie)
R | 109 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A KKK leader is gunned down. His 12 y.o. son isn't spotted. When 4 cops drive the son to a safe house, they're ambushed. Only the racist boy and a black cop get away. He's suspected of the killings so they're on the run.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: Courtney B. Vance, Jer Adrianne Lelliott, Virginia Madsen, William Forsythe
Votes: 758
20. The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A chronicle of Fred Hampton's revolutionary leadership of the Illinois Black Panther Party, followed by an investigation into his assassination at the hands of the Chicago Police Department.
Director: Howard Alk | Stars: Skip Andrew, Edward Carmody, James Davis, Rennie Davis
Votes: 553
21. The Black Cobra 2 (1989)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Chicago cop Robert Malone (Fred Williamson) finds himself in The Philippines, ostensibly to learn the techniques of Interpol. Before he exits the Manila airport, his wallet is stolen by a ... See full summary »
Director: Edoardo Margheriti | Stars: Fred Williamson, Nicholas Hammond, Emma Hoagland, Najid Jadali
Votes: 383
22. Convoy Busters (1978)
101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
In Rome, a vagrant finds the body of a teen girl, her throat professional slashed. Police inspector Olmi uses his brutal and violent methods to follow a trail that leads him toward high ... See full summary »
Director: Stelvio Massi | Stars: Maurizio Merli, Olga Karlatos, Massimo Serato, Mario Feliciani
Votes: 451
23. Playing Around (1930)
Passed | 66 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A New York girl has a dull boyfriend and seems destined for a dull marriage when she meets a rich playboy who has money to burn and places to go. She gets involved with the playboy and ... See full summary »
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Alice White, Chester Morris, William Bakewell, Richard Carlyle
Votes: 327
24. Stunt Squad (1977)
97 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After criminal gangs wreak havoc in the streets of Italy, a take-no-guff police commissioner forms a highly trained band of motorcycle riding cops to stop them.
Director: Domenico Paolella | Stars: Marcel Bozzuffi, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Riccardo Salvino, Claudia Giannotti
Votes: 324
25. Future X-Cops (2010)
99 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A cop travels back in time to take on a corporation that's out to eliminate a doctor who has created a new technology which can break up the monopoly on a energy resources.
Director: Jing Wong | Stars: Andy Lau, Barbie Hsu, Bingbing Fan, Jiao Xu
Votes: 978
26. Rome: The Other Side of Violence (1976)
99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Four bandits kidnap a villa: the maid calls the police and Commissioner Ferreri immediately warns Commissioner Carli, who orders the patrols to chase the four.
Director: Marino Girolami | Stars: Marcel Bozzuffi, Anthony Steffen, Ennio Girolami, Jean Favre
Votes: 208
27. The Big Family (1973)
86 min | Crime, Drama
Giancarlo Prete stars as a police commissioner out to stop local Mafia boss Don Peppino Scalise.
Director: Tonino Ricci | Stars: Raymond Pellegrin, Simonetta Stefanelli, Giancarlo Prete, Richard Conte
Votes: 57
28. Laughing Gor: Bin chit (2009)
89 min | Crime, Thriller
The prequel to the popular character, Laughing Gor (Michael Tse) in the highly rated TVB drama series Emergency Unit. This movie tells the story of Laughing and before he join the police ... See full synopsis »
Director: Herman Yau | Stars: Michael Tse, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Francis Ng, Eric Tsang
Votes: 444
29. Poliziotti violenti (1976)
94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Paratrooper officer Altieri and police commissioner Tosi investigate the case of criminals who use modern machine guns that disappeared from an army unit. The investigation leads them to a conspiracy of high military ranks.
Director: Michele Massimo Tarantini | Stars: Henry Silva, Antonio Sabato, Silvia Dionisio, Ettore Manni
Votes: 239
30. Dentro la città (2004)
Action, Crime, Drama
Superintendent Chessari is sent to run a small police station on the outskirts of Rome - a temporary posting in a difficult area, with not much backing and very few staff. His deputy, ... See full summary »
Director: Andrea Costantini | Stars: Edoardo Leo, Elisabetta Cavallotti, Luca Ward, Simone Colombari
Votes: 69
31. Zappatore (1980)
100 min | Drama
A digger breaks his back night and day to let his son study and become a lawyer. When the young man becomes one, he soon forgets his humble parents, goes to New York and associates with rich people.
Director: Alfonso Brescia | Stars: Mario Merola, Regina Bianchi, Gerardo Amato, Mara Venier
Votes: 92
32. Sbirro, la tua legge è lenta... la mia... no! (1979)
103 min | Crime, Drama
Commissioner Ferro of the Interpol service in Paris, is recalled to Italy for a series of murders of financiers and lawyers.
Director: Stelvio Massi | Stars: Maurizio Merli, Mario Merola, Carmen Scarpitta, Massimo Dapporto
Votes: 142
33. 4 Billion in 4 Minutes (1976)
92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Two criminals organize an ingenious blow to a Genoese bank, subtracting 4 billion lire. The police immediately suspect Francesco Vitale, the lawyer's code name, an elegant and intelligent thief.
Director: Gianni Siragusa | Stars: Antonio Sabato, John Richardson, Vassili Karis, Attilio Severini
Votes: 32
34. Jacques Mesrine: profession ennemi public (1984)
93 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Director: Hervé Palud | Star: Jacques Mesrine
Votes: 27
35. Set Me Free! (1988)
88 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Alex Man leads a cast of Mainland Chinese characters having survived political turmoil but still gets on the criminal path in Hong Kong in order to make a living.
Director: Raymond Lee | Stars: Alex Man, James Pax, Ching Wan Lau, Elaine Jin
Votes: 14
36. Today's Hero (1991)
95 min | Comedy
Director: Thomas Yip | Stars: Kenny Bee, Paul Che, Kuan Tai Chen, Maggie Cheung
Votes: 49
37. Nassiryia - Per non dimenticare (2007 TV Movie)
200 min | Action, Drama, War
Nov. 12 2003, Nassirya Iraq. A terrorist attack succeed to kill 24 Italians participating to the peace keeping mission "Antica Babilonia". It has not importance what that group of brave and... See full summary »
Director: Michele Soavi | Stars: Raoul Bova, Claudia Pandolfi, Matteo Reza Azchirvani, Santi Bellina
Votes: 140
38. Hao qing gai tian (1997)
101 min | Action
During an operation with a master criminal, an undercover cop fails his mission because he was shot by an uniform officer. His superior suspects he has become a bad seed and refuses to ... See full summary »
Director: Chuen-Yee Cha | Stars: Julian Cheung, Michael Wong, Gigi Lai, Edmond So
Votes: 73
39.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
Bad Boy Blues
(1996)
TV-14 | 62 min | Drama
Two boyhood friends end up on different sides of the law. How will each react when they meet up for the first time since school?
Director: Andy Wilson | Stars: Clive Owen, Maynard Eziashi, Christopher Fulford, Eve Bland
Votes: 33
40.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
Voice of Terror
(1979)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A group fanatics who were plotting to take over a radio station so that they could broadcast their message are pulled over by a police cruiser. They shoot one of the two cops, then decide ... See full summary »
Director: Beau Vanden Ecker | Stars: Jack Lord, William Smith, Herman Wedemeyer, Moe Keale
Votes: 70
41.
24 (2001–2010)
Episode:
Day 7: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
(2009)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The President rushes to the hospital as Dubaku plans an escape to Belize with Marika. The mole at the FBI keeps burrowing.
Director: Milan Cheylov | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Cherry Jones, James Morrison
Votes: 1,112
42.
Elementary (2012–2019)
Episode:
The Diabolical Kind
(2014)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The kidnapping of a young girl leads Holmes and Watson to a familiar face from the past.
Director: Larry Teng | Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Jon Michael Hill, Aidan Quinn
Votes: 1,282
43.
O Negócio (2013–2018)
Episode:
Dia dos Namorados
(2014)
TV-MA | 51 min | Comedy, Drama
Karin decides to move up the grand opening of the Oceano Azul Club to Valentine's Day, but an evening that starts out a success--with happy clients surrounded by beautiful women--ends in an unexpected fashion.
Director: Michel Tikhomiroff | Stars: Rafaela Mandelli, Juliana Schalch, Michelle Batista, Johnnas Oliva
Votes: 21
44.
Caught (2018)
Episode:
Just Trust Me
(2018)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama
Slaney arrives at Hearn's home in Cancun, and Patterson and KC go undercover to follow hot on his heels.
Director: T.J. Scott | Stars: Allan Hawco, Paul Gross, Eric Johnson, Tori Anderson
Votes: 40