Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "police-baton"

1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

R | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.

Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine

Votes: 1,555,328 | Gross: $130.74M

2. They Live (1988)

R | 94 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George 'Buck' Flower

Votes: 146,511 | Gross: $13.01M

3. Sleepers (1996)

R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized. Thirteen years later, an unexpected random encounter with a former guard gives them a chance for revenge.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Robert De Niro, Kevin Bacon, Brad Pitt, Jason Patric

Votes: 238,207 | Gross: $49.10M

4. Dark City (1998)

R | 100 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.

Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt

Votes: 213,023 | Gross: $14.38M

5. Renfield (2023)

R | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Renfield, Dracula's tortured henchman, is forced to capture prey for his master and do his every bidding. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there is a life outside his boss's shadow.

Director: Chris McKay | Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz

Votes: 97,007

6. The Raid: Redemption (2011)

R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A S.W.A.T. team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs.

Director: Gareth Evans | Stars: Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy, Donny Alamsyah

Votes: 217,734 | Gross: $4.11M

7. Blacklight (2022)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Travis Block is a government operative coming to terms with his shadowy past. When he discovers a plot targeting U.S. citizens, Block finds himself in the crosshairs of the FBI director he once helped protect.

Director: Mark Williams | Stars: Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Taylor John Smith, Emmy Raver-Lampman

Votes: 24,825 | Gross: $9.59M

8. Strange Days (1995)

R | 145 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi

A former cop turned street-hustler accidentally uncovers a conspiracy in Los Angeles in 1999.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore

Votes: 78,650 | Gross: $7.92M

9. Detroit (2017)

R | 143 min | Crime, Drama, History

Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore

Votes: 56,101 | Gross: $16.79M

10. The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)

PG | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A ten-year-old scientist secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother, escapes home, and travels across the country aboard a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.

Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Callum Keith Rennie, Kyle Catlett

Votes: 20,041 | Gross: $0.10M

11. Hunger (2008)

Not Rated | 96 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.

Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham, Laine Megaw

Votes: 73,689 | Gross: $0.15M

12. Unlawful Entry (1992)

R | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A burglar holds a knife to Karen's throat while her husband does nothing. The couple ends up befriending the cop that comes. The friendship ends when the cop beats up the culprit. Karen isn't ready to end it. Things get ugly with the cop.

Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, Madeleine Stowe, Roger E. Mosley

Votes: 19,234 | Gross: $57.14M

13. Jailhouse Rock (1957)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Music, Musical

After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Vaughn Taylor

Votes: 9,893 | Gross: $4.00M

14. Marshall (2017)

PG-13 | 118 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of Thurgood Marshall, the crusading lawyer who would become the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases.

Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson, Sterling K. Brown

Votes: 26,889 | Gross: $10.05M

15. Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994)

PG | 83 min | Comedy, Crime

The Russian government hires the veterans of the Police Academy (1984) to help deal with the Mafia.

Director: Alan Metter | Stars: G.W. Bailey, George Gaynes, Michael Winslow, David Graf

Votes: 36,298 | Gross: $0.13M

16. Eating Out: All You Can Eat (2009)

Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A gay Internet connection is made, but entanglements ensue due to hiding behind the name and photo of a straight male stripper who happens to return to the area.

Director: Glenn Gaylord | Stars: Rebekah Kochan, Daniel Skelton, Chris Salvatore, Michael E.R. Walker

Votes: 3,315

17. Rodney King Beating Video (1991 Video)

8 min | Documentary, Short, Crime

On March 3, 1991, in Los Angeles, California, USA, a group of police officers arrested 25-year-old black taxi driver Rodney King. But what must have been a controlled procedure, turned into... See full summary »

Director: George Holliday | Stars: Rodney King, Stacey Koon, Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind

Votes: 81

18. Thunder (1983)

R | 86 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A native American named Thunder returns home only to find that his ancestral burial ground is being destroyed by construction workers. He tries to put a stop to it, but the law is not only ... See full summary »

Director: Fabrizio De Angelis | Stars: Bo Svenson, Mark Gregory, Raimund Harmstorf, Valeria Cavalli

Votes: 605

19. Mahaan (1983)

181 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

A lawyer goes into hiding after being falsely accused of committing a crime while his wife gives birth to twins. One of the twins is separated at birth, while the other twin grows up to become an inspector who is on his father's trail.

Director: S. Ramanathan | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman

Votes: 519

20. The Gay Police (2016 TV Short)

4 min | Short, Comedy

Two gay police officers try to make a straight man gay for his crimes.

Director: Max Hawksford | Stars: Varut Chee, Hale Grande, Max Hawksford, Crystal Simone Jackson

Votes: 7

21. A Mother on the Brink (2019 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 86 min | Drama, Thriller

A mother is forced to question her sanity when her daughter disappears and she's told that she's been dead for over a year, igniting a chase for the truth in order to save her little girl's life before it's too late.

Director: Jason Bourque | Stars: Kelly Thiebaud, Matt Hamilton, Lina Renna, Phillip Mitchell

Votes: 241

22. Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 (2017)

TV-MA | 144 min | Documentary, History

An in-depth look at the culture of Los Angeles in the ten years leading up to the 1992 uprising that erupted after the verdict of police officers cleared of beating Rodney King.

Director: John Ridley | Stars: Daryl Gates, Tom Bradley, Damian 'Football' Williams, Michael Moulin

Votes: 838

23. Gentleman Warrior Self Defense System Volume 2: Single and Double Tonfa for Realistic Street Self Defense (2016 Video)

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"GENTLEMAN WARRIOR SELF DEFENSE SYSTEM VOLUME 2, TONFA, SINGLE AND DOUBLE TONFA, FOR REALISTIC STREET SELF DEFENSE" LEARN TO PROTECT YOUR SELF AND LOVED ONES TODAY WITH THE JAPANESE WEAPON ... See full summary »

Director: Rhys Horler | Stars: Rhys Horler, Carlos Hewings

Votes: 8

24. Official Officers (1925)

20 min | Comedy, Family, Short

The kids in the tenements have no place to play except in streets where traffic is a hazard. Mickey gets the idea of building barricades to give our gang space to play at an intersection, ... See full summary »

Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Johnny Downs

Votes: 65

25. KoKo the Kop (1927)

6 min | Animation, Comedy, Short

Max makes Ko-Ko a policeman, charged with guarding a bone. When Fitz steals the bone under Ko-Ko's watch, a surreal foot chase ensues.

Director: Dave Fleischer | Star: Max Fleischer

Votes: 41

26. Frontline (1983– )
Episode: Battle for Hong Kong (2020)

TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, News

With unique access inside the battle for Hong Kong, FRONTLINE follows five protesters through the most intense clashes over several months of pro-democracy protests. The film examines their... See full summary »

Director: Robin Barnwell | Stars: Will Lyman, Priyanka Boghani, Sarah Childress, Katie Worth

Votes: 59

27. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Merv Griffin and Andy Griffith (1969)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family

Includes Aesop's Fable, VIP: The King Family, I Believed it All, Mr. Law and Order.

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner

Votes: 47

28. Bosch: Legacy (2022– )
Episode: Always/All Ways (2022)

TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama

Bosch faces danger at the end of Vance's case; Chandler links with an unlikely ally; Maddie becomes too involved with her work and pays the price.

Director: Adam Davidson | Stars: Titus Welliver, Mimi Rogers, Madison Lintz, Chang

Votes: 1,020

29. We Hunt Together (2020– )
Episode: 206 (2022)

TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Freddy, Jackson and Lola race to unmask The Birdman once and for all. Season finale.

Director: Rebecca Rycroft | Stars: Eve Myles, Babou Ceesay, Colin Morgan, Nico Mirallegro

Votes: 78

30. Femme Fatales (2011–2012)
Episode: Extracurricular Activities (2012)

TV-MA | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A teacher who's having an affair will do anything to keep his wife, the Dean of the University, from finding out about their illicit affair... even murder.

Director: Robert Meyer Burnett | Stars: Sandra McCoy, Aiden Simko, Scott Logan, Rick Copp

Votes: 72

31. Criminal Record (2024– )
Episode: Two Calls (2024)

TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Convinced there's a link between the emergency calls, June sets out to prove a theory--but Hegarty stays one step ahead.

Director: Jim Loach | Stars: Peter Capaldi, Cush Jumbo, Shaun Dooley, Andrew Brooke

Votes: 536

32. Kung Fu (2021–2023)
Episode: Betrayal (2022)

TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Drama

Following an incident involving her parents, Nicky stumbles upon a devastating secret. Mei-Li gets creative at the restaurant, and Bo faces demons from his past.

Director: X. Dean Lim | Stars: Olivia Liang, Kheng Hua Tan, Eddie Liu, Shannon Dang

Votes: 73

33. L'île aux enfants (1974–1976)
Episode: Les messageries de Casimir (1976)

8 min | Comedy, Family

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Director: Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | Stars: Yves Brunier, Patrick Bricard, Éliane Gauthier, Henri Bon

34. Fear the Walking Dead (2015–2023)
Episode: Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame (2017)

TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

An oncoming threat disrupts peace; Madison and Troy search for answers; Alicia must reconcile with her past.

Director: Daniel Stamm | Stars: Kim Dickens, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Colman Domingo

Votes: 3,650

35. Fault Lines (2009– )
Episode: Ferguson: Race and Justice in the US (2014)

50 min | Documentary, News

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Stars: Carlos Ball, Freeman Bosley, Daniel Brown, Solomon Butler

36. Coroner (2019–2022)
Episode: Black Dog (2019)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Jenny is called to investigate the death of a teen in a youth detention centre. Her own life is upended by the untimely death of her husband and she learns to navigate raising a teenage son on her own.

Director: Adrienne Mitchell | Stars: Serinda Swan, Roger Cross, Éric Bruneau, Ehren Kassam

Votes: 367

37. Wellington Paranormal (2018–2022)
Episode: Mt Vic Hooters (2019)

TV-14 | 20 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

Minogue and O'Leary unwittingly free the ghost of a cop from the 1930s, and he's out to shut down pubs for being open past 6.oo pm.

Director: Tim van Dammen | Stars: Karen O'Leary, Mike Minogue, Maaka Pohatu, Mark Mitchinson

Votes: 237

38. Wellington Paranormal (2018–2022)
Episode: Fatberg (2021)

TV-14 | 20 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

When a large, congealed blob of fat in the Wellington sewers becomes sentient, Minogue and O'Leary go underground to confront the monster.

Director: Jemaine Clement | Stars: Karen O'Leary, Mike Minogue, Maaka Pohatu, Thomas Sainsbury

Votes: 178