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

1. The Rookie (2018– )

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

Starting over isn't easy, especially for John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of joining the LAPD. As their oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from those who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

Stars: Nathan Fillion, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Melissa O'Neil

Votes: 72,461

2. The Responder (2022– )

TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A crisis-stricken, morally-compromised first-responder tackles a series of night shifts on the beat in Liverpool.

Stars: Martin Freeman, Adelayo Adedayo, Warren Brown, Faye McKeever

Votes: 12,990

3. BlacKkKlansman (2018)

R | 135 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime

Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, Colorado, successfully infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan branch aided by a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace

Votes: 291,222 | Gross: $49.28M

4. 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: 217,132 | Gross: $4.11M

5. Southland (2009–2013)

TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The lives of Police Officers working for the Los Angeles Police Department.

Stars: Michael Cudlitz, Shawn Hatosy, Regina King, Ben McKenzie

Votes: 29,121

6. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

R | 118 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh pursue a former LAPD officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo

Votes: 178,560 | Gross: $144.73M

7. Year of the Dragon (1985)

R | 134 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A police detective cracks down on organized crime in Chinatown after the murders of Triad and Mafia leaders.

Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Mickey Rourke, John Lone, Ariane, Leonard Termo

Votes: 17,727 | Gross: $18.70M

8. Chaos (II) (2005)

R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two cops, a rookie and a grizzled vet, pursue an accomplished bank robber.

Director: Tony Giglio | Stars: Jason Statham, Ryan Phillippe, Wesley Snipes, Henry Czerny

Votes: 57,901

9. The Rookies (1972–1976)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama

The trials and adventures of three young police officers.

Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Kate Jackson

Votes: 1,234

10. No Man's Land (1987)

R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A rookie cop goes undercover and infiltrates a car thief ring.

Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Charlie Sheen, D.B. Sweeney, Lara Harris, Randy Quaid

Votes: 5,435 | Gross: $2.88M

11. Busted (1997 Video)

R | 85 min | Comedy

In the town of Amity, the cops take crime off of the streets and put it into the police station where it belongs.

Director: Corey Feldman | Stars: Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Dominick Brascia, Mariana Morgan

Votes: 877

12. Carry on Constable (1960)

86 min | Comedy

With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills police station. They manage to totally wreck the operations of the police force and let plenty of criminals get away.

Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Eric Barker, Kenneth Connor

Votes: 2,822

13. Death in Buenos Aires (2014)

TV-MA | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A businessman is murdered at his home. Experienced police Inspector Chávez uses a rookie officer as a bait to catch the killer, while struggling with his own deepest desires.

Director: Natalia Meta | Stars: Demián Bichir, Chino Darín, Carlos Casella, Mónica Antonópulos

Votes: 2,318

14. Back to the Streets of San Francisco (1992 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

SFPD Captain Mike Stone investigates the disappearance of his old partner Steve Keller.

Director: Mel Damski | Stars: Karl Malden, Debrah Farentino, Conor O'Farrell, Carl Lumbly

Votes: 224

15. Charley Hannah (1986 TV Movie)

90 min | Crime, Drama

A Fort Lauderdale, Florida Police Captain (Robert Conrad) accidentally kills a youth when he is pursuing some cop killers. The investigation into the murders and into a cocaine connection ... See full summary »

Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Robert Conrad, Shane Conrad, Christian Conrad, Joan Leslie

Votes: 63

16. The Midnight Patrol (1933)

Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy

Novice policemen Stanley and Oliver, eating lunch in their patrol car, nearly have their spare tire stolen by a thief and his sassy partner. They then miss the broadcast address of a ... See full summary »

Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Harry Bernard, Billy Bletcher

Votes: 1,442

17. Ryan Caulfield: Year One (1999– )

60 min | Crime, Drama

The first year of the young rookie officer Bryan Caulfield in the Philadelphia Police Department.

Stars: Michael Rispoli, Sean Maher, Raymond Normandin, Roselyn Sanchez

Votes: 68

18. The Removalists (1975)

93 min | Drama

A good and a bad cop assist a battered wife as she tries to escape her belligerent husband.

Director: Tom Jeffrey | Stars: Peter Cummins, John Hargreaves, Jacki Weaver, Kate Fitzpatrick

Votes: 90

19. Stanhope (2015)

TV-MA | 17 min | Short, Action, Comedy

Stanhope, a teenage inner city kid from New York City, gets caught up in a web of violence as a child soldier; a paid assassin.

Director: Solvan Naim | Stars: Malik Lockett, Elijah Richardson, Eric Jordan Bassant, Sean Davis

Votes: 70

20. May pulis, may pulis sa ilalim ng tulay (1989)

Comedy

A SOFT-HEARTED COP BRINGS HOME CITY WAIFS AND TREATS THEM AS HIS OWN CHILDEN.

Director: Mike Relon Makiling | Stars: Dolphy, Joey Albert, Alice Dixson, Tina Paner

Votes: 13

21. Urban Chaos (1999 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Fantasy

D'arci Stern is a tough rookie cop in crime-ridden Union City who, with the help of a cryptic stranger called Roper, must stop the Wildcats gang from taking over as well as their shadowy boss who plans to bring about the apocalypse.

Stars: Julienne Davis, Jonnie Fiori, Sharon Holm, Togo Igawa

Votes: 117

22. Midnight Morals (1932)

Passed | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A rookie cop falls for a "taxi dancer" in a dance hall, but his father has strong objections to the relationship.

Directors: B. Reeves Eason, E. Mason Hopper | Stars: Alberta Vaughn, Rex Lease, Charles Delaney, Beryl Mercer

23. The Rookie (1932)

Passed | 10 min | Short, Comedy

Tom Howard is the oldest and dumbest rookie cop on the police force of a big city. On his rounds, he comes upon a trio of jewel thieves who, dumber than he is, re-enact their crimes for him. He still remains unconvinced.

Director: Mort Blumenstock | Star: Tom Howard

24. Adam-12 (1968–1975)
Episode: Gus Corbin (1975)

TV-PG | 25 min | Crime, Drama

While Malloy is filling in for Sgt. MacDonald, Reed has a new partner Gus Corbin who is relatively new and takes a few too many risks for Reed or Malloy's liking.

Director: Dennis Donnelly | Stars: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Mark Harmon, Fred Stromsoe

Votes: 127

25. Adam-12 (1968–1975)
Episode: Ladies' Night (1975)

TV-PG | 25 min | Crime, Drama

Reed and Malloy agree to double date for dinner, but on the way to the restaurant Jim and Jean see a robbery in progress. Once again Mrs. Reed gets stood up but Jean, Pete, and Judy are good sports and citizens once they know Reed is safe.

Director: David Nelson | Stars: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, William Boyett, Aneta Corsaut

Votes: 115

26. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Paper or Plastic? (2004)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

There is a heist in a supermarket with five casualties, including police officer Clay. The entire CSI team investigates the case. Officer Fromansky, Grissom's longtime foe and who killed ... See full summary »

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 782

27. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Crime and Misdemeanor (2005)

TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A body is found, wrapped in a hotel sheet, at a laundry facility prompting Taylor and Bonesara to go through a list of NY hotels to find the owner of the sheet. Against Taylor's order, ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Vanessa Ferlito

Votes: 317

28. Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode: No Body's Perfect (1982)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Belker, LaRue and Washington finally bust Sid. After hearing that Esterhaus was turned down in his marriage proposal to Grace, Calletano fixes him up with a girl whose visa expires. Wally's... See full summary »

Director: Randa Haines | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz

Votes: 101

29. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: The Best War in Town (1974)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama

On his first day on the job, a young rookie cop gets into a shootout with a gang of mob killers.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Telly Savalas, Mark Shera, David Doyle, Norman Burton

Votes: 144

30. Police Story (1973–1980)
Episode: Collision Course (1973)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Veteran officer Vince LaSorda has a rookie officer in his patrol car, and he doesn't like it one bit - the rookie is a woman.

Director: David Friedkin | Stars: Sue Ane Langdon, Dean Stockwell, Jerry Lee Lewis, Murray Hamilton

Votes: 55

31. Power Rangers Zeo (1996–1997)
Episode: Bulk Fiction (1996)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Prince Sprocket comes to Earth to fight the ZEO Rangers with his new toy, the Googleheimer robot.

Director: Terence H. Winkless | Stars: Catherine Sutherland, Nakia Burrise, Steve Cardenas, Johnny Yong Bosch

Votes: 296

32. The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977)
Episode: Act of Duty (1973)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In her zeal to capture a serial rapist, a rookie cop flouts Stone's orders, jeopardizing not only Stone and Keller's carefully choreographed stake out but her own life.

Director: Lawrence Dobkin | Stars: Karl Malden, Michael Douglas, Michael Burns, Brenda Vaccaro

Votes: 173

33. Fear Itself (2008–2009)
Episode: Eater (2008)

TV-14 | 41 min | Horror

Nothing is as it seems when a rookie cop is assigned to watch over a serial killer known as the "Eater".

Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Elisabeth Moss, Russell Hornsby, Stephen Lee, Stephen R. Hart

Votes: 1,053

34. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode: The Thin Red Line (2008)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

CBI is forced to work with two Davis police officers to solve a double homicide involving a star witness in a drug trial. However, CBI soon suspects that the officers may have a connection to the other victim in the case.

Director: Matt Earl Beesley | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman

Votes: 1,708

35. Bosch: Legacy (2022– )
Episode: The Wrong Side of Goodbye (2022)

TV-MA | 54 min | Crime, Drama

Bosch, now a PI, is hired by aging billionaire Whitney Vance to handle a personal matter. When the man who ordered her murder walks free, Honey Chandler teams with Bosch to fix injustice. Maddie finds her footing as a rookie patrol cop.

Director: Zetna Fuentes | Stars: Titus Welliver, Mimi Rogers, Madison Lintz, Stephen A. Chang

Votes: 1,276

36. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Cavallino Rampante (2011)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The dead body of a high end car thief is found in the trunk of a car she stole, and her family may be in danger.

Director: Nathan Hope | Stars: Gary Sinise, Sela Ward, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 270

37. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Officer Involved (2011)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

One of Danny's rookie officers claims that she shot an armed man who attacked Danny outside of a barroom. However, the gun is not at the scene, and is used in a later shooting.

Director: Skipp Sudduth | Stars: Gary Sinise, Sela Ward, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 255

38. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: All Wet (2003)

TV-14 | 22 min | Documentary, Crime

A woman's death in Pennsylvania triggers a homicide investigation into another woman's death in North Carolina. The similarities in the two cases are shocking, and medical examiners must ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Jordan | Stars: Peter Thomas, Tim Boczkowski, Sandy Boczkowski, Randy Boczkowski

Votes: 93

39. Big Little Crimes (2023– )
Episode: Body in the Kitchen (2024)

29 min | Documentary, Crime

A rookie officer who helps a drunk man get home suddenly finds himself on the front line of a murder investigation. And shoddy building work helps convict a serial fraudster.

Directors: Matthew Botten, Ethan Blake Brooks, John Russell | Star: Annes Elwy