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1. Bad Boys (1995)
R | 119 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two hip detectives protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin from the evidence storage room from their police precinct.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Lisa Boyle, Michael Taliferro
Votes: 287,972 | Gross: $65.81M
2. Scarface (1983)
R | 170 min | Crime, Drama
In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Votes: 920,267 | Gross: $45.60M
3. True Romance (1993)
R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In Detroit, a pop-culture nerd steals cocaine from his new wife's pimp and tries to sell it in Hollywood, prompting the mobsters who own the drugs to pursue the couple.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer
Votes: 243,289 | Gross: $12.28M
4. 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: 277,315 | Gross: $65.21M
5. King of New York (1990)
R | 103 min | Crime, Thriller
A drug kingpin is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community.
Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne, Victor Argo
Votes: 42,346 | Gross: $2.55M
6. 21 Bridges (2019)
R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An embattled NYPD detective is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy.
Director: Brian Kirk | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Sienna Miller, J.K. Simmons, Stephan James
Votes: 74,852 | Gross: $28.54M
7. Peppermint (2018)
R | 101 min | Action, Thriller
Five years after her husband and daughter are killed in a senseless act of violence, a woman comes back from self-imposed exile to seek revenge against those responsible and the system that let them go free.
Director: Pierre Morel | Stars: Jennifer Garner, John Gallagher Jr., John Ortiz, Juan Pablo Raba
Votes: 71,179 | Gross: $35.42M
8. 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: 113,942 | Gross: $63.41M
9. Rush (1991)
R | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two small-town Texas cops go undercover to catch a major drug dealer and are sucked into the drug culture, compromising their assignment.
Director: Lili Fini Zanuck | Stars: Jason Patric, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sam Elliott, Max Perlich
Votes: 9,932 | Gross: $7.24M
10. Tequila Sunrise (1988)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A former L.A. drug dealer tries to go straight but his past and his underworld connections bring him into the focus of the DEA, the Mexican feds and the Mexican drug cartels.
Director: Robert Towne | Stars: Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Raul Julia
Votes: 34,027 | Gross: $41.29M
11. Code of Silence (1985)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take down an irresponsible cop.
Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Chuck Norris, Henry Silva, Bert Remsen, Mike Genovese
Votes: 9,458 | Gross: $20.35M
12. The Man from Hong Kong (1975)
R | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
While on dispatch in Australia to extradite a drug courier, a tough Hong Kong cop wages a one-man war against Sydney's most powerful kingpin.
Directors: Brian Trenchard-Smith, Jimmy Wang Yu | Stars: Jimmy Wang Yu, George Lazenby, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Roger Ward
Votes: 1,869
13. Trauma Center (2019)
R | 87 min | Action, Thriller
Alone and trapped in a locked-down hospital, an injured young woman must escape a pair of vicious killers who are after the only piece of evidence that can implicate them in a grisly murder, the bullet in her leg.
Director: Matt Eskandari | Stars: Nicky Whelan, Bruce Willis, Tito Ortiz, Texas Battle
Votes: 11,962
14. Bodies at Rest (2019)
94 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Working in the morgue, a hardworking forensics expert and his assistant are suddenly accosted by masked intruders who demand access to a body involved in a recent crime.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Nick Cheung, Richie Jen, Zi Yang, Carlos Chan
Votes: 988
15. Until Death (2007)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin, and everyone dislikes him. Because of an accident he is put into a coma, and comes out of it a better person. He wakes up wanting to put things right.
Director: Simon Fellows | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Stephen Rea, Selina Giles, Mark Dymond
Votes: 10,392
16. A Black Veil for Lisa (1968)
R | 95 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
While trying to solve a series of murders, a possessive narcotics detective hires a hit-man to kill his unfaithful wife, but the hunter and the hunted soon begin an affair.
Director: Massimo Dallamano | Stars: John Mills, Luciana Paluzzi, Robert Hoffmann, Renate Kasché
Votes: 686
17. Bullets (2018)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Kosonen plays the exceptionally gifted undercover cop Mari Saari.
Stars: Krista Kosonen, Sibel Kekilli, Tommi Korpela, Jani Volanen
Votes: 665
18. Number One with a Bullet (1987)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A pair of detectives is assigned to investigate a murder, and discover a trail of corruption and criminal activity that leads right back to their own police department.
Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Robert Carradine, Billy Dee Williams, Valerie Bertinelli, Peter Graves
Votes: 715 | Gross: $0.41M
19. Hooked (2015– )
Not Rated | 487 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Drug Crime Detective Oskari is the envy of his colleagues. His connections to underworld and informants is unrivaled. What they don't know is the mother of his child, Krista, is a drug ... See full summary »
Stars: Matleena Kuusniemi, Tommi Eronen, Santeri Helinheimo Mäntylä, Antti Virmavirta
Votes: 444
20. Keisari Aarnio (2018)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Stars: Kirsi Ylijoki, Pilvi Hämäläinen, Kari Hietalahti, Leena Pöysti
Votes: 267
21.
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode:
Bad Medicine
(1996)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Lewis teams with a narcotics officer to catch the culprit who's selling poison-laced heroin, while Kellerman is investigated for corruption.
Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Clark Johnson
Votes: 134
22.
Deadwind (2018–2021)
Episode:
Häkki
(2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a woman is found in a cage brutally murdered, Karppi and Nurmi focus on learning everything they can about the victim - and her troubled son.
Director: Rike Jokela | Stars: Pihla Viitala, Lauri Tilkanen, Mimosa Willamo, Ville Myllyrinne
Votes: 264
23.
Narco Wars (2020–2022)
Episode:
The Mob: The Addict Who Took Down the Mafia
(2021)
Documentary, Crime, History
Drug dealing turns mobster Henry Hill into an infamous Mafia informant.
Stars: Rick Leahy, Ed Guevara, Karen Hill, Gina Hill
Votes: 9
24.
Deadwind (2018–2021)
Episode:
Kontti
(2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Karppi's case takes a turn when human remains are found in the sewer. Nurmi visits Laura in the hospital. Henna faces heat from all sides.
Director: Rike Jokela | Stars: Pihla Viitala, Lauri Tilkanen, Mimosa Willamo, Ville Myllyrinne
Votes: 174
25.
Deadwind (2018–2021)
Episode:
Kos
(2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While searching for a missing suspect, Karppi and Nurmi make another grisly discovery. A cryptic clue hints at the killer's motive.
Director: Rike Jokela | Stars: Pihla Viitala, Lauri Tilkanen, Mimosa Willamo, Ville Myllyrinne
Votes: 171
26.
Deadwind (2018–2021)
Episode:
Tie
(2021)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Now on the run from the police, Karppi fights to continue her investigation. A terrified Henna finds herself in mortal danger.
Director: Rike Jokela | Stars: Pihla Viitala, Lauri Tilkanen, Mimosa Willamo, Ville Myllyrinne
Votes: 170
27.
Inside (2007– )
Episode:
Vegas Mafia
(2007)
46 min | Documentary
In the 1950s, Mafia-built Las Vegas became a cash cow for organized crime, but when the richest man in the world arrived, things changed and the feds blew the lid on the original Gangster's Paradise.
Director: Virginia Quinn | Stars: Dominic Spinale, Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal, Lynn Ferrin, Tru Hawkins
Votes: 7
28.
Undercover: Caught on Tape (2023– )
Episode:
High Stakes
(2024)
Documentary, Crime
Undercover ATF and DEA Agents are reminded to never judge a book by its cover and to always be on their toes. Even small-time suspects have the potential to unleash terror - and no place seems safe or off-limits.
Stars: Vincent Cefalu, Terry Clark, Jay Dobyns, Mario Elias
Votes: 7
29.
The Deuce (2017–2019)
Episode:
My Name Is Ruby
(2017)
TV-MA | 70 min | Drama
Vincent balks at getting in any deeper with Rudy; Candy sees the future of pornography.
Director: Michelle MacLaren | Stars: James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Chris Bauer
Votes: 1,053
30.
Drug Lords (2018)
Episode:
Frank Lucas & The Country Boys: Heroin Kings of New York
(2018)
TV-MA | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Frank Lucas does whatever it takes to become and remain the heroin king of New York. Meanwhile, three dedicated cops vow to bring him down.
Stars: Frank Lucas, Dickie Lucas, Benny Abruzzo, Lew Rice
Votes: 120