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1. The Departed (2006)
directed by Martin Scorsese
featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin SheenLegendary director Martin Scorsese takes the helm for this tale of questionable loyalties and blurring identities set in the South Boston organized ... More
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2. Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
directed by Robert Harmon
featuring Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker, Kohl Sudduth, Gloria Reuben, Stephen McHattieJesse Stone investigates a mob-related double homicide as he struggles to regain his former position of Paradise police chief. ~ Tim Holland, Rovi
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4. The Wire [TV Series] (2002)
directed by Edward Bianchi
In time-honored American tradition, two tough bureaucracies clashed head-on in the weekly cable-TV police drama The Wire. The difference here was ... More
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6. The Wire: Season 01 (2002)
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 ... More
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7. NCIS [TV Series] (2003)
Combining the best elements of JAG and CSI, the CBS crime series Navy NCIS focused on an elite, independent unit of the U.S. Navy, which, in its ... More
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8. The Wire: Season 04 (2006)
David Simon's masterful social commentary went back to school, quite literally, in the fourth season, which focuses on Baltimore's crumbling ... More
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9. The Shield: Season 01 (2002)
The first season of The Shield almost instantly establishes Detective Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) as "Not Your Typical TV Cop." The leader of the ... More
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10. The Shield: Season 02 (2003)
Season two of The Shield begins with Detective Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis), the hard-nosed, sometimes homicidal, and seldom ethical leader of the ... More
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13. NCIS: Season 04 (2006)
List of all editionsStill not completely recovered from the serious injuries incurred during the near-apocalyptic Season Three finale of NCIS, Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark ... More
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14. The Wire: Season 03 (2004)
List of all editionsSeason three of The Wire continues the series' even-handed dissection of the Baltimore "drug wars," as seen through the eyes of both the police ... More
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15. Angel Eyes (2001)
directed by Luis Mandoki
featuring Jennifer Lopez, James Caviezel, Sonia Braga, Terrence Howard, Jeremy SistoList of all editionsJennifer 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 ... More
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16. Criminal Minds [TV Series] (2005)
directed by Richard Shepard
List of all editionsThe CBS procedural drama Criminal Minds centered around the FBI's elite Behavioral Analysis Unit, whose job it was to psychologically profile the ... More
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18. Hawaii Five-O: Season 01 (1968)
List of all editionsHawaii Five-0 got off to one of the best running starts of an police show in history, with a feature-length pilot episode that had a plot involving ... More
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19. Traffic (2000)
directed by Steven Soderbergh
featuring Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Luis Guzman, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Erika ChristensenList of all editionsDescribed by director Steven Soderbergh as "Nashville meets The French Connection," this multi-character drama explores the effects of international ... More
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20. NCIS: Season 01 (2003)
List of all editionsNavy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service was the somewhat redundant official title of this popular "procedural" series during its first season ... More
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22. The Wire: Season 02 (2003)
List of all editionsThe Baltimore "drug wars" enter a new phase (with a few diversions along the way) as The Wire launches its second season of 12 hour-long episodes. ... More
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23. Hawaii Five-O: Season 03 (1970)
List of all editionsHawaii Five-0's third season opened with another story involving Chinese agent Wo Fat (Khigh Dhiegh), who would appear in one more episode this ... More
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25. Pride and Glory (2008)
directed by Gavin O'Connor
featuring Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight, Noah Emmerich, Jennifer EhleList of all editionsDirector Gavin O'Connor collaborates with Narc director/screenwriter Joe Carnahan on this family-focused police drama concerning an honest homicide ... More







