Here we've displayed a list of the best Police Detective films : The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014), Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion(1970), Memories of Murder(2003), Gone Girl(2014), In the Name of the Father(1993), Mildred Pierce(1945), The Big Heat(1953), Blade Runner 2049(2017), Dr. Mabuse, King of Crime(1922), Nightcrawler(2014), Mother(2009), The Day of the Jackal(1973) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
Germany|USA
2014
99 Minutes
Ralph Fiennes F. Murray Abraham Mathieu Amalric Adrien Brody Willem Dafoe Jeff Goldblum Jude Law Harvey Keitel Bill Murray Edward Norton Saoirse Ronan
concierge protégé guest elderly woman lover police detective charming confident chilling hotel ski resort europe hotel room office police station hospitality sexual conquests elder care murder false accusations
A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.
Crime, Drama
Italy
1970
115 Minutes
Gian Maria Volonte Florinda Bolkan Salvo Randone Gianni Santuccio Arturo Dominici Orazio Orlando Sergio Tramonti
police detective mistress police officer murderer victim colleague dark gutsy engaging crime scene italy police station corruption crime police work investigation law enforcement murder wretched excess mystery
A chief of detectives, homicide section, kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.
Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
South Korea
2003
129 Minutes
Song Kang-ho Kim Sang-kyung Kim Roi-ha Song Jae-ho Hie-bong Byeon Park Noh-shik Hae-il Park Seo-hie Ko Mi-Seon Jeon Young-hwa Seo
rapist serial killer police detective mentally challenged suspect dark solemn south korea provincial town police station investigation crime death of a child murder case mystery pursuit 1980s
In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2014
149 Minutes
Ben Affleck Rosamund Pike Neil Patrick Harris Tyler Perry Kim Dickens Patrick Fugit Carrie Coon David Clennon Lisa Banes Missi Pyle Emily Ratajkowski
writer wife suspect police officer journalist police detective brooding dark intense bleak thrilling disheartening carthage house street police station car office disappearance illusions
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Drama
Ireland|UK
1993
132 Minutes
Daniel Day-Lewis Pete Postlethwaite Emma Thompson John Lynch Corin Redgrave Beatie Edney Daniel Massey Alison Crosbie
thief father barrister judge friend police detective disturbing powerful inspiring ireland courtroom prison pub injustice imprisonment false accusations father/son relationship terrorism patriotism wretched excess
A man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. An English lawyer fights to free them.
Drama
USA
1945
109 Minutes
Joan Crawford Jack Carson Ann Blyth Zachary Scott Eve Arden Herman Brix Lee Patrick Moroni Olsen Jo Ann Marlowe George Tobias
restaurant owner daughter mother police detective melodramatic tense glendale, calif. murder social standing mother/daughter relationship investigation the great depression mystery sacrifice 1930s
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
Crime, Drama
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Glenn Ford Gloria Grahame Jocelyn Brando Alexander Scourby Lee Marvin Jeanette Nolan Peter Whitney Willis Bouchey Robert Burton Adam Williams Howard Wendell
gangster kingpin police detective wife husband mistress dark gritty suspenseful melodramatic city nightclub household police station penthouse police corruption murder plot investigation conspiracy organized crime
Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK|Canada|Hungary|Spain|Mexico
2017
164 Minutes
Ryan Gosling Harrison Ford Ana de Armas Sylvia Hoeks Robin Wright Jared Leto Mackenzie Davis Carla Juri Lennie James Dave Bautista Hiam Abbass
young man investigator police detective android old man brooding gripping profound somber thrilling suspenseful los angeles office apartment abandoned building desert secrets societal decay past crimes discovery
Young Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany
1922
93 Minutes
Rudolf Klein-Rogge Aud Egede Nissen Gertrude Welcker Alfred Abel Bernhard Goetzke Paul Richter
criminal hypnotist gambler police detective businessman murderer dark intricate suspenseful thrilling nightclub city berlin police station asylum germany crime mind control psychiatry business
Arch-criminal Dr. Mabuse sets out to make a fortune and run Berlin. Detective Wenk sets out to stop him.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2014
117 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Rene Russo Bill Paxton Riz Ahmed Ann Cusack Kevin Rahm Michael Hyatt Viviana Chavez Chad Guerrero Kathleen York
scavenger thief cameraman director friend police detective brooding dark intense los angeles highway car newsroom office police station accident ambition voyeurism money crime
When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
South Korea
2009
128 Minutes
Kim Hye-ja Won Bin Ku Jin Je-mun Yun Mi-Seon Jeon Byoung-Soon Kim
mother widow son suspect police detective defense attorney dark emotional gripping small town south korea shop family home mother/son relationship murder investigation incarceration framed vigilantism love
A mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|France
1973
141 Minutes
Edward Fox Michael Lonsdale Tony Britton Terence Alexander Cyril Cusack Alan Badel Michel Auclair Denis Carey Maurice Denham Adrien Cayla-Legrand Vernon Dobtcheff
hit man charles de gaulle police detective police officer suspenseful engaging paris apartment building assassination plot political intrigue investigation secret identity torture quest pursuit 1960s
A professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" plots to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France.
Crime, Drama
France
1959
75 Minutes
Martin LaSalle Marika Green Pierre Leymarie Jean Pélégri Dolly Scal Kassagi Pierre Etaix César Gattegno
pickpocket mother police detective neighbor friend striking creative france horse track police station funeral self-expression petty crime moral dilemma going straight estrangement discovery temptation 1950s
Michel passes the time by picking pockets, careful to never be caught despite being watched by the police. His friend Jacques may suspect, while both men may have their eyes on Jeanne, the pretty neighbor of Michel's ailing mother.
Drama
India
1973
145 Minutes
police detective witness gang leader gang member police chief orphan melodramatic tense frenetic india city street police station murder witness protection gang war police work investigation rivalry quest
A tough and honest police officer clashes with a crime boss who, unbeknownst to him, happens to be his parents' murderer.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
103 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Eleanor Parker William Bendix Horace MacMahon Lee Grant Craig Hill Cathy O'Donnell Bert Freed George Macready Joseph Wiseman Gladys George
police detective abortionist wife burglar shoplifter colleague tense suspenseful gripping melodramatic police station household hospital new york city street obsession abortion investigation dark secrets death
On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1987
109 Minutes
Mel Gibson Danny Glover Gary Busey Mitchell Ryan Tom Atkins Darlene Love Traci Wolfe Jackie Swanson
police detective partner criminal daughter prostitute wife tense gritty gutsy los angeles household police station nightclub investigation suicide dangerous assignment drug trafficking organized crime friendship mystery
Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.
Documentary
2017
89 Minutes
Geeta Gandbhir Michelle Brettin Rachel Dissell Mariska Hargitay Helena Lazaro Kym Worthy Cy Vance
expert victim sexual predator sex offender police detective investigator bleak emotional frightening gripping disheartening raw sad shocking united states sexual abuse assault investigation criminal justice system discovery
An investigation into the way sexual assault cases are handled by police departments across the United States.
Drama
Italy|France|Spain
1975
119 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Maria Schneider Jenny Runacre Ian Hendry Steven Berkoff
reporter arms dealer love interest wife police detective tense brooding africa desert barcelona, spain london gun running assumed identity journalism crime on the run romance transformation pursuit 1970s
A frustrated war correspondent, unable to find the war he's been asked to cover, takes the risky path of coopting the identity of a dead arms dealer acquaintance.
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
USA|UK|France
1991
129 Minutes
Susan Sarandon Geena Davis Harvey Keitel Michael Madsen Christopher McDonald Brad Pitt
housewife waitress boyfriend rapist robber police detective fiery charming touching amusing oklahoma grand canyon bar arkansas arizona female bonding road trip running away rape fugitives
Two best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two girls escape for the crimes they committed.
Comedy
USA
1992
123 Minutes
Tim Robbins Greta Scacchi Fred Ward Whoopi Goldberg Peter Gallagher Brion James Cynthia Stevenson Vincent D'Onofrio Dean Stockwell Richard E. Grant Lyle Lovett
producer murderer screenwriter girlfriend police detective blackmailer playful dark amusing hollywood, calif. police station bar parking lot movie studio resort extortion filmmaking accidental death investigation obsession
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
98 Minutes
Victor Mature Brian Donlevy Richard Widmark Coleen Gray Karl Malden Taylor Holmes Anthony Ross Mildred Dunnock Millard Mitchell J. Scott Smart
murderer criminal wife police detective elderly woman dark tense brutal prison new york city apartment street gangsters parole violence criminal justice system pursuit revenge 1940s
Nick Bianco is caught during a botched jewellery heist. The prosecution offer him a more lenient sentence if he squeals on his accomplices but he doesn't roll over on them. Three years into the sentence an event changes his mind.
Drama
France
1992
145 Minutes
Didier Bezace Jean-Paul Comart Charlotte Kady Jean-Roger Milo Nils Tavernier Philippe Torreton Lara Guirao Cecile Garcia-Fogel
police detective boss informant coworker drug dealer police officer tense brooding paris street police station hideout investigation bureaucracy workplace politics drugs prostitution quest 1990s
This gritty police drama shows us the underbelly of the Parisian drug trade. Lulu is a tough streetwise narcotics cop who, like a Frank Serpico or a Dirty Harry Callahan, doesn't play by ... See full summary »
Crime, Comedy, Drama
UK
1961
86 Minutes
Margaret Rutherford Arthur Kennedy Muriel Pavlow James Robertson Justice Charles "Bud" Tingwell Thorley Walters Conrad Phillips Ronnie Raymond Joan Hickson Stringer Davis Ronald Howard
detective conductor wealthy man police detective private investigator miss marple charming playful manor train library murder investigation unlikely hero secret identity mystery pursuit 1960s
When Miss Jane Marple reports witnessing a murder through the window of a passing train, the police dismiss her as a dotty spinster when no trace of the crime can be found.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Comedy, Drama
Belgium|France|Spain
2005
122 Minutes
José Garcia Karin Viard Olivier Gourmet Ulrich Tukur Yvon Back Thierry Hancisse Geordy Monfils Christa Théret Olga Grumberg Yolande Moreau Dieudonné Kabongo
unemployed person wife executive police detective son husband dark emotional amusing suspenseful suburb motel house europe unemployment murder capitalism desperation financial crisis marriage
A chemist (Garcia) loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.
Sci-Fi
USA
1978
115 Minutes
Donald Sutherland Brooke Adams Leonard Nimoy Veronica Cartwright Jeff Goldblum Art Hindle Lelia Goldoni Kevin McCarthy
government official biologist writer psychiatrist police detective thrilling emotional san francisco woods abandoned building apartment bathhouse street alien invasion identity love mystery escape metamorphosis 1970s
When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, California, where they replicate the residents into emotionless automatons one body at a time.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1964
115 Minutes
Bette Davis Karl Malden Peter Lawford Philip Carey Jean Hagen George Macready Estelle Winwood George Chandler Mario Alcalde Cyril Delevanti Monika Henreid
twin killer sister lover police detective dark creepy melodramatic funeral mansion murder jealousy deception impersonation infidelity wealth rivalry revenge fall 1960s
The working-class twin sister of a callous, wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes her identity. But impersonating her dead twin is more complicated and risky than she anticipated.
Documentary
USA
2016
99 Minutes
Jedd Wider
homeless person dead person police detective witness mother daughter bleak fascinating sad intricate farm cabin car mysterious deaths desperation mental illness discovery fall mystery sacrifice
Through diary entries, this documentary follows the life and death of homeless woman Linda Bishop and her struggles with starvation, sanity and God.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Romance
UK|USA
2017
107 Minutes
Jessie Buckley Geraldine James Johnny Flynn Charley Palmer Rothwell Hattie Gotobed Shannon Tarbet Emily Taaffe Olwen Fouere Oliver Maltman Trystan Gravelle Tim Woodward
tour guide poacher police detective sister golfer uneasy tense suspenseful shocking intense gripping disturbing creepy island great britain murder murder accusation family sister relationship misfits
The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.
Biography, Drama
UK|Ireland
1998
123 Minutes
Brendan Gleeson Adrian Dunbar Sean McGinley Maria Doyle Kennedy Angeline Ball Jon Voight Eanna Macliam Tom Murphy Paul Hickey Tommy O'Neill John O'Toole
crime boss police detective wife sister-in-law thief gritty fascinating emotional thrilling dublin slum suburbia courtroom poverty crime ring robbery martin cahill crime memory underdog
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1951
79 Minutes
Dick Powell Rhonda Fleming Richard Erdman William Conrad Regis Toomey
ex-convict u.s. marine veteran wife police detective racketeer dark gripping suspenseful los angeles train station prison revenge robbery prison murder revenge discovery fall pursuit 1940s
Ex-con Rocky Mulloy seeks the real culprit in the crime for which he was framed in a night world of deceptive dames and double crosses.