What is your favorite Police movie?

[BengalHawk62]

Mine's gotta be Super Troopers. 

"Wooo-Weee!  You boys like Mexi-co?"  



But there are so many other good ones to choose from.  Police Academy?  The Departed?  Fargo? Bad Boys?  the Die Hards......the list goes on and on. 

Maybe we should do a top 5 Police movies.

1.  Super Troopers
2.  The Departed
3.  Lethal Weapon
4.  Police Academy
5.  The Untouchables

[XenoMorph]

1. DIE HARD
2. BLADE RUNNER
3. LEATHAL WEAPON
4. TRAINING DAY
5. DREDD

U.S. Marshalls needs a spot....
Demolition man next

[Bengalzona]

I'd say "The Departed" was perhaps the best quality cop movie. But then again, that one was equally (or maybe more) about the mob.

That's sort of the problem with some cop movies: where is the cut-off between when it is about the cops and when it is about the bad guys.

I'd say:

1) Serpico
2) Cop Land
3) Chinatown (more of a private detective movie, but I'll include here)
4) Dirty Harry (they are all really sort of the same movie)
5) The Untouchables
6) L.A. Confidential
7) RoboCop (the original)

I liked Die Hard and Lethal weapon, too. But they are just sort of overplayed for me at this point.

[XenoMorph]

(05-26-2017, 11:08 AM)Bengalzona Wrote: I'd say "The Departed" was perhaps the best quality cop movie. But then again, that one was equally (or maybe more) about the mob.

That's sort of the problem with some cop movies: where is the cut-off between when it is about the cops and when it is about the bad guys.

I'd say:

1) Serpico
2) Cop Land
3) Chinatown (more of a private detective movie, but I'll include here)
4) Dirty Harry (they are all really sort of the same movie)
5) The Untouchables
6) L.A. Confidential
7)  RoboCop (the original)

I liked Die Hard and Lethal weapon, too. But they are just sort of overplayed for me at this point.

Really enjoyed CopLand  That's with stallone right?

[Bengalzona]

(05-26-2017, 11:29 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: Really enjoyed CopLand  That's with stallone right?

Yeah. Probably his best serious acting work outside of the original Rocky movie ( and the porno he made in the early seventies).

[Millhouse]

Wow, there are a lot actually after lookin at movies above.

1. Silence of the Lambs
2. Training Day
3. The Departed
4. Heat
5. Donnie Brasco

Back in the day:
The Naked Gun
48 Hours
Beverly Hills Cop

[BengalsRocker]

Whadda bout this one fellas?

Pretty good flick if you haven't seen it.

[Bengalzona]

(05-26-2017, 11:42 AM)Millhouse Wrote: Wow, there are a lot actually after lookin at movies above.

1. Silence of the Lambs
2. Training Day
3. The Departed
4. Heat
5. Donnie Brasco

Back in the day:
The Naked Gun
48 Hours
Beverly Hills Cop

Silence of the lambs... good call, 'Clarice'! :andy:

[XenoMorph]

Some I forgot But theres a ton of cop movies

Hot Fuzz
Point Break
Hard Boiled - See this movie!!!!
Bad boys
Seven
Face Off
16 Blocks
Red Heat

[BengalHawk62]

(05-26-2017, 12:51 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: Some I forgot But theres a ton of cop movies

Hot Fuzz
Point Break
Hard Boiled - See this movie!!!!
Bad boys
Seven
Face Off
16 Blocks
Red Heat

I forgot about Seven!  That's one of my favorite horror movies of all time! 

[XenoMorph]

(05-26-2017, 12:56 PM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: I forgot about Seven!  That's one of my favorite horror movies of all time! 

I think the Fallen was its follow up...

[Benton]

1-2 Bladerunner & Super Troopers. They (along with Aliens and Brotherhood of the Wolf) rotate as my favorite movies, so hard to break them out. I honestly don't consider either as cop movies, but saw others mention them.

Other than those two:
Chinatown
Surveillance
Lethal Weapon
Silence f the Lambs
Man Hunter
Reservoir Dogs
Red Dragon

[xxlt]

1. Donnie Brasco
2. The Departed
3. Starsky and Hutch
4. The French Connection
5. 48 Hours

[xxlt]

(05-26-2017, 11:08 AM)Bengalzona Wrote: I'd say "The Departed" was perhaps the best quality cop movie. But then again, that one was equally (or maybe more) about the mob.

That's sort of the problem with some cop movies: where is the cut-off between when it is about the cops and when it is about the bad guys.

I'd say:

1) Serpico
2) Cop Land
3) Chinatown (more of a private detective movie, but I'll include here)
4) Dirty Harry (they are all really sort of the same movie)
5) The Untouchables
6) L.A. Confidential
7)  RoboCop (the original)

I liked Die Hard and Lethal weapon, too. But they are just sort of overplayed for me at this point.

I thought about Serpico... I did not think about Chinatown, Dirty Harry, LA Confidential, or RoboCop. Damn good list!

[*jason*]

(05-27-2017, 09:45 AM)xxlt Wrote: 1. Donnie Brasco
2. The Departed
3. Starsky and Hutch
4. The French Connection
5. 48 Hours

Donnie Brasco is great. Serpico, the Departed, and Training Day are some other favorites.

[Millhouse]

I still think Heat had the best shootout of any cops/bad guys movies. If that was a topic, it would be my number one.

[JustWinBaby]

Does Ronin qualify (technically CIA, I guess).

Shame on everyone for not mentioning Bullit.


and shame on me for forgetting Above the Law!

[coachmcneil71]

Many great ones a!ready listed. How about.... Colors.

[Au165]

Diehard is out because it's a Christmas movie obviously.....*ducks*.

[XenoMorph]

(05-30-2017, 11:02 AM)Au165 Wrote: Diehard is out because it's a Christmas movie obviously.....*ducks*.

To Be Fair Die Hard 3 and Live free to Die hard are the only ones he is on duty when events occur