| Tango01 | 24 Feb 2026 12:55 p.m. PST |
"Hollywood's fascination with law enforcement knows no bounds. Whether it's a Wild West sheriff, a hardboiled detective on the trail of a serial killer, or a space cop stalking robotic criminals, the cop movie format lends itself to pretty much any genre or tone.
One timeless form of cop movie is the glossy action-comedy, as typified by the new Netflix movie, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. It sees Eddie Murphy returning to one of his star-making roles some 30 years after he last donned the badge…"
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Armand
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 20thmaine  | 24 Feb 2026 2:43 p.m. PST |
No "In the heat of the Night"? Poor! |
| rmaker | 24 Feb 2026 2:45 p.m. PST |
They include Chinatown, so they consider PI movies to be cop movies. So where are The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep (either version)? Or is this another kid who doesn't think any good movies were made before he was born? |
 John the OFM | 24 Feb 2026 6:17 p.m. PST |
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| Stryderg | 24 Feb 2026 7:03 p.m. PST |
Die Hard…He's a cop, right? |
| John the OFM | 24 Feb 2026 8:49 p.m. PST |
Die Hard is whatever kind of movie you want to call it.
If you want to call it a Musical, sure it is! |
 Bobgnar | 24 Feb 2026 8:55 p.m. PST |
Historical – LA Confidential (do wish the movie included the train riot) . A close second – Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), the 2005 version is passable. Fantasy – Bright SciFi – Tie Outland and Ghosts of Mars |
| BillyNM | 24 Feb 2026 11:30 p.m. PST |
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| Buck215 | 25 Feb 2026 4:54 a.m. PST |
"To Live and Die in L.A."
"Beverly Hills Cop" |
 Flashman14 | 25 Feb 2026 6:13 a.m. PST |
Training Day Harry Callahan films |
 Der Alte Fritz | 25 Feb 2026 7:57 a.m. PST |
Heat +1000 Somewhere I read that Swat training includes analyzing the grand shoot out scene in the movie. |
| John the OFM | 25 Feb 2026 10:02 a.m. PST |
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| charles popp | 25 Feb 2026 11:25 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 25 Feb 2026 1:22 p.m. PST |
All of them SO good… thanks!
Armand
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 miniMo | 25 Feb 2026 2:23 p.m. PST |
Bullitt (1968)
The French Connection (1971)
Mad Max (1979)
The Pink Panther (1963)
Serpico (1973)
Sweeney! (1977) |
 Old Contemptible | 25 Feb 2026 3:30 p.m. PST |
My favs in no particular order: Electric Glide in Blue
Dirty Harry
French Connection
Beverly Hills Cop
Silence of the Lambs
Bullit
Fargo
Heat
Serpico
The Pink Panther (1963) |
| John the OFM | 25 Feb 2026 4:35 p.m. PST |
West Side Story? Well… Officer Krupke is just a minor character, but he does get a song dedicated to him.
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The 1961 version, of course. |
| thedrake | 25 Feb 2026 11:25 p.m. PST |
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| Flashman14 | 26 Feb 2026 12:28 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 26 Feb 2026 1:15 p.m. PST |
Silence of the Lamb and Die Hard… Armand |
| John the OFM | 26 Feb 2026 3:21 p.m. PST |
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| Bobgnar | 26 Feb 2026 5:55 p.m. PST |
I forgot 19th Century
High Noon Les Misérables is close second. 18th Century
Sleepy Hollow Are there any others? are Alien Nation and District 9 fantasy or scifi? |
| John the OFM | 26 Feb 2026 7:27 p.m. PST |
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| miniMo | 27 Feb 2026 9:31 a.m. PST |
Ah yes, Ichabod is promoted from teacher to Constable Crane in the 1999 Time Burton movie!
Sleepy Hollow (1999) |
| Tango01 | 27 Feb 2026 1:32 p.m. PST |
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| Shagnasty | 27 Feb 2026 2:06 p.m. PST |
If I had to pick just one it would be "Bullitt" but all the others are near and dear. |
