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1	Training Day (2001) more movies like this directed by Antoine Fuqua featuring Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn The Fast and the Furious (2001) screenwriter David Ayer follows up that fast-paced action hit with this gritty cop drama from director Antoine Fuqua. Ethan Hawke stars as Jake Hoyt, a fresh-faced Los Angeles Police Department rookie anxious to join the elite narcotics squad headed up by 13-year veteran Detective Sergeant Alonzo Harris (Denzel ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99!
2	The Departed (2006) more movies like this directed by Martin Scorsese featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen Legendary director Martin Scorsese takes the helm for this tale of questionable loyalties and blurring identities set in the South Boston organized crime scene and inspired by the wildly popular 2002 Hong Kong crime film Infernal Affairs. As the police force attempts to reign in the increasingly powerful Irish mafia, authorities are faced with the ... see all copies from $6.98! new only from $10.66!
3	Cop Land (1997) more movies like this directed by James Mangold featuring Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Peter Berg The second film from writer/director James Mangold, the corruption drama Cop Land stars Sylvester Stallone as Freddy Heflin, the much-denigrated sheriff of tiny Garrison, NJ, a community which -- thanks to a technicality -- is populated almost entirely by members of the New York City Police Department. When young cop Murray "Superboy" Babitch ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
4	Traffic (2000) more movies like this directed by Steven Soderbergh featuring Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Luis Guzman, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Erika Christensen Described by director Steven Soderbergh as "Nashville meets The French Connection," this multi-character drama explores the effects of international drug trafficking on all fronts: from their source, to the U.S. border, to the federal government, to the private lives of users. Based upon a miniseries originally aired on Britain's Channel 4, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.49!
5	The Wire: Season 01 (2002) more movies like this Setting the tone for all seasons to come, season one of HBO's The Wire divides its attention equally between cops and dealers, offering a fascinatingly objective overview of the Baltimore drug scene. The weekly, hour-long series also pays homage to its spiritual predecessor, Homicide: Life on the Street (both series were created by Tom Fontana), ... see all copies from $48.95! new only from $53.99!
6	Bad Lieutenant (1992) more movies like this directed by Abel Ferrara featuring Harvey Keitel, Frankie Thorn, Zoe Tamerlis, Anthony Ruggiero, Victoria Bastel, Eddie Daniels If police lieutenant Harvey Keitel's life could get any more sordid, he could probably sell tickets. The least of his vices is gambling, which has gotten him in Dutch with the mob. He abuses his body with drugs and his soul with hookers, and now he's turned to exploiting teenage girls for sex. Keitel is forced to reassess his life while ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $3.32!
7	Serpico (1974) more movies like this directed by Sidney Lumet featuring Al Pacino, Tony Roberts, Jack Kehoe, Cornelia Sharpe, Barbara Eda-Young Adapted by Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler from Peter Maas's book, Sidney Lumet's drama portrays the real-life struggle of an honest New York City cop against a corrupt system. Neophyte officer Frank Serpico (Al Pacino) is determined not to let his job get in the way of his individuality. Despite his colleagues' leery reactions, he keeps one foot ... see all copies from $4.45! new only from $4.45!
8	The Onion Field (1979) more movies like this directed by Harold Becker featuring John Savage, James Woods, Ted Danson, Ronny Cox, Franklyn Seales Joseph Wambaugh's The Onion Field is based on an actual 1963 case. L.A. plainclothesmen Karl Hattinger (John Savage) and Ian Campbell (Ted Danson) routinely investigate a pair of suspicious types, Greg Powell (James Woods) and Jimmy Smith (Franklin Seales). Unexpectedly, Powell pulls a gun on the cops, then forces them into a deserted onion field, ... see all copies from $3.47! new only from $9.62!
9	The Black Dahlia (2006) more movies like this directed by Brian De Palma featuring Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner Director Brian De Palma returns to the helm for the first time since 2002's Femme Fatale with this stylish screen adaptation of James Ellroy's novel detailing one of the most notorious unsolved murders in Hollywood history. Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirshner) was a struggling actress looking to make a name for herself in 1940s-era Tinseltown. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99!
10	Colors (1988) more movies like this directed by Dennis Hopper featuring Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, Maria Conchita Alonso, Randy Brooks, Grand L. Bush Colors stars Robert Duvall and Sean Penn as partners on the LAPD's gang crime division. Duvall had hoped to spend more time with his family, but he's pulled back into active service because of a step-up in gang activity. He makes no secret of his contempt for his novice partner Penn, but eventually comes to rely on the younger man as a valuable ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.68!
11 view cover	Beyond the Law (1992) more movies like this directed by Larry Ferguson featuring Charlie Sheen, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Madsen, Courtney Vance, Rip Torn An emotionally distraught cop is traumatized by memories of an abusive childhood in which he was forced to kill the uncle who was abusing him. Fired by his corrupt boss, he is recruited to infiltrate a ring of murderous, gun-running bikers, who would kill him in a second if they found out who he was -- which his friends begin to suspect was why he ... see all copies from $7.15! new only from $7.15!
12 view cover	Prince of the City (1981) more movies like this directed by Sidney Lumet featuring Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach, Richard Foronjy, Don Billett, James Tolkan, Kenny Marino Inspired by a true story, Prince of the City stars Treat Williams as a Manhattan detective who agrees to help the US Department of Justice weed out corruption in the NYPD. Williams agrees on the assurance that he'll never have to turn in a close friend. Wired for sound, Williams almost immediately stumbles upon a police conspiracy to smuggle ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $15.33!
13 view cover	Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981) more movies like this directed by Daniel Petrie featuring Paul Newman, Ed Asner, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello, Rachel Ticotin Paul Newman stars as an essentially decent cop patrolling that decimated, drug-and-gang-ridden borough known on the city maps as the Bronx, but known to its denizens as "Fort Apache". While Newman tries to hold on to his basic humanity and to treat even the sorriest of the people on his beat with dignity, he can't do much to convince his superiors ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.58!
14 view cover	Internal Affairs (1990) more movies like this directed by Mike Figgis featuring Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Nancy Travis, Laurie Metcalf, Richard Bradford, William Baldwin In this glossy L.A. crime drama by Mike Figgis, Andy Garcia stars as Sgt. Raymond Avila, a cop who just joined the Internal Affairs division of the L.A.P.D. An investigation into police corruption has led Avila and his partner, Sgt. Amy Wallace (Laurie Metcalf), to Officer Dennis Peck (Richard Gere). Avila suspects something about Peck from the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.82!
15 view cover	Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) more movies like this directed by Jean-François Richet featuring Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Drea de Matteo, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo This action-packed remake of the John Carpenter classic tells the tale of an under-manned Detroit police precinct on its last day of operation that finds itself under siege by a ruthless force that will not stop. This time, a notorious cop-killer and mobster Marion Bishop (Laurence Fishbourne) is unexpectedly brought into the precinct during a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.55!
16 view cover	Gang Related (1997) more movies like this directed by Jim Kouf featuring James Belushi, Tupac Shakur, Lela Rochon, Dennis Quaid, James Earl Jones A pair of corrupt police officers discover the hard way that crime really doesn't pay in this action drama. Divinci (James Belushi) and Rodriguez (Tupac Shakur) are two New York undercover cops with serious money problems: Rodriguez owes a huge gambling debt, while Divinci wants to retire to Hawaii but lacks the cash. To stretch their paychecks, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99!
17 view cover	The New Centurions (1972) more movies like this directed by Richard Fleischer featuring George C. Scott, Stacy Keach, Jane Alexander, Scott Wilson, Rosalind Cash Joseph Wambaugh's best-seller about patrol-car cops in urban Los Angeles is given a competent yet antiseptic treatment by director Richard Fleischer. The film has a bad-tasting us-versus-them mentality in its depiction of patrolmen-civilian interaction, and its hopeless atmosphere carries over into the bleak suicide of one of the principle ... see all copies from $71.00!
18 view cover	Detective Story (1951) more movies like this directed by William Wyler featuring Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Lee Grant, Bert Freed, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready Sidney Kingsley's Broadway play Detective Story was praised for its realistic view of an event-filled day in a single police precinct station. The film, directed by meticulous taskmaster William Wyler, manages to retain this realism, even allowing for the star-turn performance of Kirk Douglas. A stickler for the letter of the law, Detective James ... see all copies from $7.88! new only from $10.89!
19 view cover	Angel Eyes (2001) more movies like this directed by Luis Mandoki featuring Jennifer Lopez, James Caviezel, Sonia Braga, Terrence Howard, Jeremy Sisto Jennifer Lopez stars in this gritty, emotional drama as police officer Sharon Pogue, who covers up a painful past with an anger that fuels her job performance in one of Chicago's toughest precincts. Although her partner Robby (Terrence Howard) is concerned about Sharon, she won't confide even in her closest friend. Sharon's life takes a turn, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.53!
20 view cover	The Mighty Quinn (1989) more movies like this directed by Carl Schenkel featuring Denzel Washington, Robert Townsend, James Fox, Mimi Rogers, M. Emmet Walsh Xavier Quinn (Denzel Washington) is police chief of a tiny Caribbean island. Quinn's efforts to straddle the fence between the local blacks and the moneyed whites have lost him the respect of both groups. When a murder is committed, Quinn suspects that the killer is Maubee (Robert Townsend), a notoriously elusive criminal who has become a folk ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.04!
21 view cover	I Walk the Line (1970) more movies like this directed by John Frankenheimer featuring Gregory Peck, Tuesday Weld, Estelle Parsons, Ralph Meeker, Lonny Chapman In this collaboration between actor Gregory Peck and director John Frankenheimer, Peck plays Southern sheriff Henry Tawes, who intends to bring moonshiner Carl McCain (Ralph Meeker) to justice. Instead, Tawes falls in love with McCain's nubile daughter, Alma (Tuesday Weld), and arranges for the feds to keep their hands off McCain's still. The ... see all copies from $10.95! new only from $10.95!
22 view cover	City by the Sea (2002) more movies like this directed by Michael Caton-Jones featuring Robert De Niro, Frances McDormand, James Franco, Eliza Dushku A man struggling to come to terms with the sins of his father makes the terrible discovery that his own son has fallen into a life of crime in a drama based on a true story. Vincent LaMarca (Robert DeNiro) is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to great lengths to distance himself from his past; four decades ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99!
23 view cover	Dark Blue (2003) more movies like this directed by Ron Shelton featuring Kurt Russell, Brendan Gleeson, Scott Speedman, Michael Michele, Ving Rhames A cop's personal code of justice begins to change after a number of incidents lead his city to a tragic wave of violence in this police drama. Eldon Perry (Kurt Russell) is a veteran cop with the LAPD's Special Investigations unit, a man who isn't above bending the law if it means putting people behind bars who deserve the treatment. As Los ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.99!
24	Homicide: Life on the Street [TV Series] (1993) more movies like this This terse, realistic hour-long crime series was based on Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, by reporter David Simon. Like many of executive producer Barry Levinson's movie projects, the series was set (and largely filmed) in Baltimore. The action centered around the homicide division of an inner-city Baltimore police station, with a large ... see all copies from $6.02! new only from $6.02!
25 view cover	Without a Trace: Season 01 (2002) more movies like this see all copies from $13.95! new only from $20.50!

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