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92
8.9
/23574/
84
/303/
84
/252/
4.5
/47635/
100
/56/
98
/90/
cc age 15+

O.J.: Made in America (2016)
A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.
poster
89
IMDb 71
9.3
/3128869/
91
/51309/
87
/29334/
4.6
/2312347/
89
/146/
98
/53487/
82
/22/
cc age 15+

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
poster
87
8.0
/121901/
78
/3412/
78
/1908/
4.4
/466606/
92
/150/
89
/3376/
93
/26/
cc age 16+

Do the Right Thing (1989)
Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
poster
87
8.1
/256124/
80
/7358/
80
/4315/
4.4
/818601/
95
/80/
92
/1037/
82
/18/
cc age 16+

Memories of Murder (2003)
During the late 1980s, two detectives in rural South Korea attempt to solve a series of gruesome rape-and-murders of young women that leave the community terrified using limited resources and outdated methods. But when the murderer strikes several more times with the same pattern, the detectives realize that they are chasing the country's first documented serial killer. They then attempt to piece together the clues in this thriller based on true events.
poster
Kanopy
85
8.1
/219792/
82
/4938/
80
/4355/
4.5
/869360/
96
/73/
95
/2374/
cc age 16+

La Haine (1995)
After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police.
poster
85
8.1
/595962/
79
/23751/
80
/10587/
4.0
/764693/
90
/408/
87
/2612/
88
/50/
cc age 17+

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
85
8.0
/14833/
79
/453/
82
/845/
4.2
/32927/
100
/14/
94
/81/
89
/10/

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
Rome, Italy. After committing a heinous crime, a senior police officer exposes evidence incriminating him because his moral commitment prevents him from circumventing the law and the social order it protects.
poster
85
7.7
/148233/
74
/3237/
75
/2039/
4.0
/185867/
97
/93/
87
/2340/
94
/18/
cc age 16+

The French Connection (1971)
Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.
poster
Hulu
83
7.6
/18223/
74
/751/
75
/392/
4.0
/102036/
97
/159/
94
/24/
84
/30/

The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)
Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.
poster
83
7.7
/109091/
77
/3011/
75
/1801/
4.3
/171505/
89
/83/
91
/2301/
73
/15/
cc age 13+

Malcolm X (1992)
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
poster
Starz
83
7.5
/90418/
75
/2847/
73
/1377/
4.0
/128840/
94
/212/
87
/1811/
85
/46/
cc age 17+

Fruitvale Station (2013)
Oakland, California. Young Afro-American Oscar Grant crosses paths with family members, friends, enemies and strangers before facing his fate on the platform at Fruitvale Station, in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009.
poster
82
7.8
/8923/
73
/221/
73
/136/
3.9
/10713/
96
/79/
90
/341/
83
/27/

Bus 174 (2002)
Documentary depicts what happened in Rio de Janeiro on June 12th 2000, when bus 174 was taken by an armed young man, threatening to shoot all the passengers. Transmitted live on all Brazilian TV networks, this shocking and tragic-ending event became one of violence's most shocking portraits, and one of the scariest examples of police incompetence and abuse in recent years.
poster
Hulu
82
7.8
/231386/
77
/11422/
78
/4089/
3.8
/333755/
89
/244/
91
/2595/
72
/41/
cc age 17+

Straight Outta Compton (2015)
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
poster
Criterion Channel
80
7.5
/76005/
73
/1674/
72
/1168/
4.0
/79044/
90
/133/
83
/1706/
82
/25/
cc age 16+

Hunger (2008)
The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.
poster
80
7.2
/5098/
68
/109/
67
/77/
3.8
/9867/
96
/26/
78
/119/
87
/10/

Medium Cool (1969)
John Cassellis is the toughest TV news reporter around. After extensively reporting about violence and racial tensions in poor communities, he discovers that his network is helping the FBI by granting them access to his footage to find suspects.
poster
MGM Plus
80
7.3
/112017/
72
/2437/
71
/1803/
3.7
/90445/
94
/48/
80
/1511/
76
/14/
cc age 15+

Witness (1985)
While protecting an Amish boy – the sole witness to a brutal murder – and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life comes under threat.
poster
78
8.5
/1332223/
84
/28672/
83
/15596/
4.0
/1231996/
76
/66/
95
/14696/
64
/12/
cc age 16+

Léon: The Professional (1994)
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
78
7.6
/30121/
74
/1448/
75
/1577/
3.8
/78744/
88
/194/
89
/4/
78
/35/
cc age 16+

Les Misérables (2019)
Stéphane has recently joined the Anti-Crime Squad in Montfermeil, in the suburbs of Paris, France, where Victor Hugo set his famed novel “Les Miserables”. Alongside his new colleagues Chris and Gwada – both experienced members of the team – he quickly discovers tensions running high between local gangs. When the trio finds themselves overrun during the course of an arrest, a drone captures the encounter, threatening to expose the reality of everyday life.
poster
Netflix
77
7.8
/507516/
78
/12704/
75
/6326/
4.0
/491577/
74
/169/
89
/11258/
71
/36/
cc age 17+

Training Day (2001)
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
poster
82
77
8.2
/7260/
79
/539/
77
/133/
4.2
/16072/
96
/28/
93
/21/
66
/8/
cc age 16+

LA 92 (2017)
Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage.
poster
Kanopy
80
76
7.6
/9309/
74
/242/
73
/238/
3.9
/22968/
100
/8/
82
/124/

Strike (1925)
Workers in a factory in pre-revolutionary Russia go on strike and are met by violent suppression.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
76
7.9
/7317/
76
/125/
76
/196/
4.0
/7688/
100
/9/
93
/71/

Le Deuxième Souffle (1966)
A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.
poster
80
76
7.7
/8196/
74
/244/
73
/193/
4.1
/21980/
92
/12/
86
/231/

Punishment Park (1971)
In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.
poster
76
7.6
/24128/
78
/782/
75
/581/
4.1
/83208/
68
/81/
85
/350/
71
/28/

Carandiru (2003)
When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo - Carandiru, he meets the future victims of one of the darkest days in Brazilian History when the State of São Paulo’s Military Police, with the excuse for law enforcement, shot to death 111 people. Based on real facts and on the book written by Dráuzio Varella.
poster
Kanopy
76
7.7
/295968/
77
/10666/
74
/6653/
3.8
/283571/
86
/49/
86
/5567/
61
/15/
cc age 16+

First Blood (1982)
When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
poster
The Roku Channel
75
7.3
/9050/
75
/235/
71
/135/
3.8
/13007/
85
/13/
84
/226/
67
/9/

Over the Edge (1979)
A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada.
poster
Kanopy
75
74
7.1
/13923/
71
/371/
72
/394/
3.8
/28371/
83
/6/
81
/214/

Violent Cop (1989)
A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and Yakuza activities.
poster
74
7.2
/83738/
72
/3263/
70
/1462/
3.8
/87533/
70
/57/
73
/1297/
66
/30/

Strange Days (1995)
Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reality-like recordings that allow users to experience the emotions and past experiences of others. While they typically contain tawdry incidents, Nero is shocked when he receives one showing a murder.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
6.9
/15769/
67
/480/
66
/279/
3.4
/14202/
100
/14/
76
/340/

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009)
Yorkshire, 1974. Fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions. When young Clare Kemplay goes missing, Eddie and his colleague, Barry, persuade their editor to let them investigate links with two similar abductions that draw them into a deadly world of secrecy, intimidation, shocking revelations and police brutality.
poster
73
7.1
/44870/
70
/934/
67
/560/
3.6
/15846/
83
/156/
79
/1064/
70
/34/
cc age 18+

Narc (2002)
When the trail goes cold on a murder investigation of a policeman, an undercover narcotics officer is lured back to the force to help solve the case.
poster
fuboTV
72
6.9
/658/
68
/41/
65
/8/
3.7
/554/
100
/5/
54
/4/

Burn Motherfucker, Burn! (2017)
An in-depth and provocative look at the 1992 Los Angeles riots exploring the roots of civil unrest in California and the relationship between African Americans and LAPD.
poster
72
7.0
/11732/
71
/248/
66
/239/
3.6
/9828/
88
/17/
74
/153/
66
/13/

The Boston Strangler (1968)
Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is seen almost exclusively from the point of view of the investigators who have very few clues to build a case upon.
poster
72
7.3
/58412/
74
/3617/
73
/1710/
3.7
/58350/
82
/301/
79
/634/
77
/49/
cc age 16+

Detroit (2017)
A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
6.6
/83945/
63
/1858/
61
/1209/
3.6
/59745/
86
/152/
57
/3488/
69
/32/
cc age 18+

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009)
Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.
poster
Kanopy
70
6.8
/759/
71
/20/
72
/21/
3.5
/1463/
88
/48/
64
/3/
68
/12/

What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? (2019)
Summer 2017, a string of brutal police killings of young African American men has sent shockwaves throughout the country. A Black community in the American South tries to cope with the lingering effects of the past and navigate their place in a country that is not on their side. Meanwhile, the Black Panthers prepare a large-scale protest against police brutality.
poster
76
70
6.9
/3494/
74
/181/
66
/87/
3.6
/3867/
94
/18/
88
/97/
70
/11/

On the Job (2013)
On The Job is about the ambitions and passions of four men trying to make a living, for themselves and their families. It shows the parallels between two prison inmates who are contract killers, and the two agents of the law investigating the murders. As they get caught in a web of machination of corrupt government officials, their jobs lead them on a head-on collision against each other with their loved ones as collateral damage.
poster
The Roku Channel
70
8.0
/117443/
82
/3885/
80
/2595/
4.0
/165982/
51
/35/
87
/1368/
33
/7/

Elite Squad (2007)
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.
poster
Netflix
69
6.8
/23122/
69
/1209/
70
/493/
2.9
/65207/
94
/16/
60
/71/

Two Distant Strangers (2020)
A man trying to get home to his dog becomes stuck in a time loop that forces him to relive a deadly run-in with a cop.
poster
Kanopy
69
6.5
/1072/
67
/12/
53
/11/
3.4
/227/
80
/10/
67
/15/
68
/17/

Bopha! (1993)
In this story of a black policeman during South African apartheid, Danny Glover plays the cop, who believes he's trying to help his people, even while serving as a pawn of the racist government. When his son gets involved in the anti-apartheid movement, he finds himself torn between his family and what he believes is his duty.
poster
69
6.7
/32424/
71
/883/
64
/508/
3.3
/17189/
75
/40/
71
/549/
66
/15/

Colors (1988)
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.
poster
69
6.6
/7835/
66
/167/
58
/188/
3.4
/5740/
88
/24/
58
/57/
66
/29/

Q & A (1990)
A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuses to help him.
poster
74
69
7.2
/9031/
67
/165/
66
/147/
3.7
/11924/
89
/19/
78
/88/
78
/10/

On Dangerous Ground (1951)
A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
68
6.6
/82494/
69
/2171/
64
/1180/
3.2
/121918/
76
/58/
65
/874/
54
/19/
cc age 16+

Copycat (1995)
An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.
poster
Kanopy
68
6.1
/2882/
67
/209/
59
/69/
3.3
/3858/
84
/81/
69
/73/
67
/24/
cc age 15+

Monsters and Men (2018)
After capturing an illegal act of police violence on his cellphone, a Brooklyn street hustler sets off a series of events that alter the lives of a local police officer and a star high-school athlete.
poster
Netflix
67
6.1
/878/
70
/98/
69
/12/
3.4
/1526/
79
/39/
47
/5/
72
/13/
cc age 16+

Power (2024)
Driven to maintain social order, policing in the United States has exploded in scope and scale over hundreds of years. Now, American policing embodies one word: power.
poster
Kanopy
67
6.0
/773/
65
/68/
68
/46/
3.5
/951/
80
/25/
76
/11/

Topside (2022)
Deep in the underbelly of New York City, a five year-old girl and her mother live among a community that has claimed the abandoned subway tunnels as their home. After a sudden police-mandated eviction, the pair are forced to flee aboveground into a brutal winter night. Determined to return home, they fight to find shelter as their world is thrown into chaos.
poster
Kanopy
67
6.1
/1037/
70
/72/
56
/27/
3.4
/1083/
76
/34/
88
/17/
73
/12/

Five Fingers for Marseilles (2018)
Years ago, the young Five Fingers fought for the rural town of Marseilles against brutal police oppression. Now, after fleeing in disgrace, Tau, one of them, returns to Marseilles, seeking only a peaceful life. When he finds the town under new threat, he must reluctantly fight to free it.
poster
Kanopy
67
6.6
/4228/
68
/97/
66
/196/
3.3
/1560/
76
/42/
63
/76/
59
/14/

Outside the Law (2010)
After losing their family home in Algeria in the 1920s, three brothers and their mother are scattered across the globe. Messaoud joins the French army fighting in Indochina; Abdelkader becomes a leader of the Algerian independence movement in France and Saïd moves to Paris to make his fortune in the shady clubs and boxing halls of Pigalle.


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