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

1. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

PG-13 | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

Director: Jon Watts | Stars: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon

Votes: 883,045 | Gross: $804.75M

2. Me, Myself & Irene (2000)

R | 116 min | Comedy

A nice-guy cop with Dissociative Identity Disorder must protect a woman on the run from a corrupt ex-boyfriend and his associates.

Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly | Stars: Jim Carrey, Renée Zellweger, Anthony Anderson, Mongo Brownlee

Votes: 251,661 | Gross: $90.57M

3. Piranha (1978)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies-Urich, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn

Votes: 24,826 | Gross: $6.00M

4. Animal Kingdom (2010)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A seventeen-year-old navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.

Director: David Michôd | Stars: James Frecheville, Guy Pearce, Joel Edgerton, Bryce Lindemann

Votes: 60,615 | Gross: $1.04M

5. We Own the Night (2007)

R | 117 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A New York City nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian Mafia hitmen.

Director: James Gray | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Danny Hoch

Votes: 93,149 | Gross: $28.56M

6. O.J.: Made in America (2016)

TV-MA | 467 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.

Director: Ezra Edelman | Stars: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mike Albanese, Muhammad Ali, Marcus Allen

Votes: 22,115

7. Visiting Hours (1982)

R | 103 min | Horror, Thriller

A deranged, misogynistic killer assaults a journalist. When he discovers that she survived the attack, he follows her to the hospital to finish her off.

Director: Jean-Claude Lord | Stars: Michael Ironside, Lee Grant, Linda Purl, William Shatner

Votes: 4,853 | Gross: $13.26M

8. Identity Thief (2013)

R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Mild mannered businessman Sandy Patterson travels from Denver to Florida to confront the deceptively harmless looking woman who has been living it up after stealing Sandy's identity.

Director: Seth Gordon | Stars: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, John Cho, Amanda Peet

Votes: 141,063 | Gross: $134.51M

9. Beast (III) (2017)

R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders.

Director: Michael Pearce | Stars: Jessie Buckley, Geraldine James, Oliver Maltman, Trystan Gravelle

Votes: 15,744 | Gross: $0.80M

10. Dogman (2018)

Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A timid dog groomer living in a poor suburb sells cocaine on the side and stays out of trouble, while trying to deal with his unstable, violent acquaintance who is a menace to the whole neighborhood.

Director: Matteo Garrone | Stars: Marcello Fonte, Edoardo Pesce, Nunzia Schiano, Adamo Dionisi

Votes: 29,836 | Gross: $0.15M

11. Together (2000)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In 1975, the dynamics of a Swedish commune begin to change upon the arrival of a beaten wife and her two kids.

Director: Lukas Moodysson | Stars: Lisa Lindgren, Michael Nyqvist, Emma Samuelsson, Sam Kessel

Votes: 24,397 | Gross: $1.07M

12. The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (2002 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Thriller

The lives of Escondido, California residents Cheryl and Stephen Crowe change one morning when they find their twelve year old daughter Stephanie Crowe stabbed to death in her bedroom. As ... See full summary »

Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Ally Sheedy, Mark Rendall, John Bourgeois, Hannah Lochner

Votes: 1,185

13. Borgo (2023)

118 min | Crime, Drama

Melissa, 32, a prison guard, moves to Corsica with her family. She joins the staff of a prison that's not quite like any other. She befriends Saveriu, a young influential inmate. Once released, he gets back in touch with her for a favor.

Director: Stéphane Demoustier | Stars: Hafsia Herzi, Moussa Mansaly, Louis Memmi, Michel Fau

Votes: 242

14. The Offence (1973)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A burnt-out British police detective finally snaps whilst interrogating a suspected child molester.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant, Ian Bannen

Votes: 8,012

15. The Accusation (2021)

138 min | Drama

A young man is accused of raping a young woman.

Director: Yvan Attal | Stars: Ben Attal, Suzanne Jouannet, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mathieu Kassovitz

Votes: 1,886

16. The Innocent (2022)

99 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

When Abel learns that his mother is about to marry a man in prison, he freaks out. With the help of his best friend, he will do whatever it takes to protect her. But meeting his new stepfather may well offer him a new perspective.

Director: Louis Garrel | Stars: Louis Garrel, Roschdy Zem, Noémie Merlant, Anouk Grinberg

Votes: 3,813

17. As Tears Go By (1988)

Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Mid-level gangster Wah falls in love with his beautiful cousin, but must also continue to protect his volatile partner-in-crime and friend, Fly.

Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Jacky Cheung, Alex Man

Votes: 12,547 | Gross: $0.01M

18. Death Watch (1980)

R | 117 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

In a future where dying of illness is exceedingly rare, a terminally ill woman becomes a celebrity and a man with camera implants goes to secretly record her for a morbid TV show.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Romy Schneider, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton, Thérèse Liotard

Votes: 3,479

19. Atlantics (2019)

TV-14 | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

In a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another.

Director: Mati Diop | Stars: Mame Bineta Sane, Amadou Mbow, Traore, Nicole Sougou

Votes: 10,531

20. Jalla! Jalla! (2000)

88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Roro, a foreign worker in Swedish parks, loves his girlfriend and wants to marry her, but he is about to marry another girl to prevent her from being sent back to her homeland, Lebanon. ... See full summary »

Director: Josef Fares | Stars: Fares Fares, Torkel Petersson, Tuva Novotny, Laleh Pourkarim

Votes: 14,699

21. The Grilling (1981)

87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A police inspector, suspecting an attorney of two child sex murders, has him held for a questioning session that goes on for hours.

Director: Claude Miller | Stars: Lino Ventura, Michel Serrault, Romy Schneider, Guy Marchand

Votes: 5,389

22. A Silence (2023)

99 min | Drama

Astrid, the wife of a renowned lawyer, has been silenced for 25 years. Her family's equilibrium suddenly collapses when her children start looking for justice.

Director: Joachim Lafosse | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Devos, Matthieu Galoux, Jeanne Cherhal

Votes: 276

23. Girl Happy (1965)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A Chicago mobster hires a rock'n'roll singer and his band to keep an eye on his daughter during Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Harold J. Stone, Gary Crosby

Votes: 2,981 | Gross: $7.09M

24. La Syndicaliste (2022)

121 min | Drama, Thriller

A thriller investigation set in the world of nuclear power and politics.

Director: Jean-Paul Salomé | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Grégory Gadebois, François-Xavier Demaison, Pierre Deladonchamps

Votes: 1,512

25. Court (2014)

116 min | Drama

When an aging activist is arrested, the lives of the accused, the lawyers, and the judge intertwine to reveal bigotry that underscores the judicial system.

Director: Chaitanya Tamhane | Stars: Vira Sathidar, Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Pradeep Joshi

Votes: 5,294

26. The Taste of Others (2000)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The lives of 6 people over 35 in Rouen, France, and their relationship to each other.

Director: Agnès Jaoui | Stars: Anne Alvaro, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Alain Chabat, Agnès Jaoui

Votes: 10,387 | Gross: $0.64M

27. Simmba (2018)

Not Rated | 158 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Simmba enjoys all the perks of being an amoral and unethical police officer until a life-changing event forces him to choose the righteous path.

Director: Rohit Shetty | Stars: Ranveer Singh, Sara Ali Khan, Sonu Sood, Ashutosh Rana

Votes: 22,060 | Gross: $5.08M

28. Theeran Adhigaram Ondru (2017)

Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Theeran, a police officer, is entrusted with the task to solve the mystery behind a series of murders. The only clue left behind is that all the murders are committed in the same pattern.

Director: H. Vinoth | Stars: Karthi, Rakul Preet Singh, Abhimanyu Singh, Bose Venkat

Votes: 17,015

29. La voie royale (2023)

107 min | Drama

Sophie excels at academics. She leaves the family farm to attend a scientific prep class, but when faced with new challenges, she discovers that her desire of attending the Polytechnique is a genuine struggle of social ascent.

Director: Frédéric Mermoud | Stars: Suzanne Jouannet, Marie Colomb, Maud Wyler, Lorenzo Lefèbvre

Votes: 416

30. Kalinka (2016)

87 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Based on the story of Andre Bamberski, who fought to bring his daughter's presumed murderer to justice for 27 years.

Director: Vincent Garenq | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Sebastian Koch, Marie-Josée Croze, Christelle Cornil

Votes: 3,551

31. Framed (1992– )

60 min | Crime, Thriller

A cat-and-mouse game between a charismatic and manipulative criminal and his interrogator, played out over the four episodes of the miniseries.

Stars: Timothy Dalton, Timothy West, David Morrissey, Annabelle Apsion

Votes: 387

32. Oh Mercy! (2019)

119 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A police chief in northern France tries to solve a case where an old woman was brutally murdered.

Director: Arnaud Desplechin | Stars: Roschdy Zem, Léa Seydoux, Sara Forestier, Antoine Reinartz

Votes: 2,518

33. Crimes and Confessions (2022– )

Documentary

This three-part true-crime series looks at three of the most notorious miscarriages of justice cases from the 1970s and 1980s in Ireland and draws links between them.

Stars: Mick Peelo, Stephen Robert-Walters

34. The Stolen Children (1992)

114 min | Crime, Drama

Antonio, a policeman (carabiniere), has an order to take two children (Rosetta and her brother Luciano) from Milan to Sicily to an orphanage. Their mother has been arrested for forcing ... See full summary »

Director: Gianni Amelio | Stars: Enrico Lo Verso, Valentina Scalici, Giuseppe Ieracitano, Florence Darel

Votes: 2,876 | Gross: $0.93M

35. Three (2016)

Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Shot and hospitalized, a cunning robber refuses surgery to avoid police custody. A detective sees through this but is resisted by a dedicated doctor. A tense battle of wills ensues, as the threat of a rescue by the robber's gang grows.

Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Wei Zhao, Louis Koo, Wallace Chung, Adrian Wong

Votes: 2,093 | Gross: $0.07M

36. Valimai (2022)

Not Rated | 178 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Arjun, an IPS officer sets out for a mission on hunting down illegal bikers involving in theft and murder.

Director: H. Vinoth | Stars: Ajith Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Kartikeya Gummakonda, Gurbani

Votes: 20,585

37. Le torrent (2022)

102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After discovering his wife cheats on him, Alexandre accidentally kills her. Worried that the police would not buy the accident, he decides to hide the truth. He only shares his secret with his daughter from a previous marriage, Lison.

Director: Anne Le Ny | Stars: José Garcia, André Dussollier, Capucine Valmary, Christiane Millet

Votes: 518

38. Love Is Colder Than Death (1969)

Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Crime

Unusual gangster story, in which a small-time pimp Franz, who is torn between his mistress and Bruno the gangster sent after him by the syndicate that he has refused to join. Things are ... See full summary »

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Ulli Lommel, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake, Liz Söllner

Votes: 3,471

39. Be Beautiful But Shut Up (1958)

110 min | Comedy

A beautiful 18-year-old orphan escapes from a reformatory and hooks up wth a gang of jewel smugglers, and decides on a life of crime. However, she falls for and marries a policeman, putting... See full summary »

Director: Marc Allégret | Stars: Mylène Demongeot, Henri Vidal, Béatrice Altariba, René Lefèvre

Votes: 360

40. C'est magnifique! (2021)

98 min | Comedy, Drama

When Pierre learns that his parents are not his parents, he wants to find out who he is and where he comes from. Raised in nature, Pierre has never been confronted with society. He does not... See full summary »

Director: Clovis Cornillac | Stars: Clovis Cornillac, Alice Pol, Manon Lemoine, Myriam Boyer

Votes: 364

41. The Black Widow (1947)

Approved | 180 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The Daily Clarion hires detective story writer Steve Colt to investigate the deaths of a group of scientists working on an atomic rocket development project. Behind the killings is fortune ... See full summary »

Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon | Stars: Bruce Edwards, Virginia Lee, Carol Forman, Anthony Warde

Votes: 401

42. Farz (2001)

157 min | Action, Thriller

ACP Arjun Singh and his brother-in-law, Tayaji are with the police force but when Tayaji is assassinated on duty Arjun's family feels devastated by his death. Soon, Gawa Firozi and his brother Sikander start to terrorize the city.

Director: Raj Kanwar | Stars: Sunny Deol, Preity G Zinta, Jackie Shroff, Om Puri

Votes: 517

43. Zanjeer (1973)

Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A tough and honest police officer clashes with a crime boss who, unbeknownst to him, happens to be his parents' murderer.

Director: Prakash Mehra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Pran Sikand, Om Prakash

Votes: 4,199

44. Agni Natchathiram (1988)

Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two men having the same father , but different mothers hate each other and often get into fights. But they are forced to join hands when their father's life is endangered.

Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Karthik, Prabhu, Vijayakumar, Amala Akkineni

Votes: 1,433

45. My Son Is Innocent (1996 TV Movie)

105 min | Drama

A mother (Marilu Henner) fights a costly battle to prove her son (Nick Stahl) innocent of rape and attempted murder.

Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Marilu Henner, Nick Stahl, Matt McCoy, Carmen Argenziano

Votes: 317

46. Murder in Maussane (2017 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Maussane, at the very heart of Provence, with its olive trees and its charming squares. Deputy prosecutor Elisabeth Richard and local police commander Paul Jansac are investigating the murder of Caroline Autiero, wife of an old mill-owner.

Director: Éric Duret | Stars: Florence Pernel, Vincent Winterhalter, Isabel Otero, Garance Thénault

Votes: 107

47. Nobody Waved Good-bye (1964)

80 min | Drama

A teenage boy rebels against parental authority and must face a harsh reality when he tries to live on his own.

Director: Don Owen | Stars: Peter Kastner, Julie Biggs, Claude Rae, Toby Tarnow

Votes: 341

48. The Curse of the Volcano (2019 TV Movie)

90 min | Crime, Drama

Juliette Gentil, police officer, is in charge of the investigation of the strange death of the unique heir of a big geranium plantation. Zaccharia "Zac" Bellême is sent from mainland France to help her.

Director: Marwen Abdallah | Stars: Catherine Jacob, Ambroise Michel, Philippe Caroit, Thierry Desroses

Votes: 85

49. Pillow of Death (1945)

Passed | 66 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Horror

An unfaithful attorney is suspected of murdering his wife.

Director: Wallace Fox | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Brenda Joyce, J. Edward Bromberg, Rosalind Ivan

Votes: 795

50. Anibal (2000 TV Movie)

Drama

Twelve year old Edgar, nicknamed 'Sweetie' has one, all consuming passion: flowers and plants. His parents, both of them rich film producers, consider him neurotic. This irritates Sweetie ... See full summary »

Director: Pierre Boutron | Stars: Angelo Rosso-Aguirre, Enguerran Demeulenaere, Isabelle Gélinas, Michel Duchaussoy

Votes: 67