Maverick Cop
"maverick cop" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Wasabi
Synopsis:
Hubert is a French policeman with very sharp methods. After being forced to take 2 months off by his boss, who doesn't share his view on working methods, he goes back to Japan, where he used to work 19 years ago, to settle the probate of his girlfriend who left him shortly after marriage without a trace.
Starring:
Jean Reno,
Carole Bouquet,
Yoshi Oida
Plot:
frenchman abroad,
hit with a golf ball,
dinner date,
will,
video arcade,
facial scar,
stadium,
sidekick,
kyoto japan,
wasabi
...
#2
Tombstone
Synopsis:
Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town.
Starring:
Bill Paxton,
Michael Biehn,
Sam Elliott
#3
The Last Boy Scout
Synopsis:
When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.
Starring:
Noble Willingham,
Bruce Willis,
Bruce McGill
#4
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Synopsis:
A disgruntled former employee hijacks the Seabourn Legend cruise liner. Set on a fixed course, without any means of communication and at the mercy of the hijacker, it's up to the one cop on vacation, and his soon to be fiancé (hopefully) Annie, to regain control of it before it kills the passengers and causes an environmental disaster. Insurmountable and daunting tasks awaits them on their peril…
Starring:
Willem Dafoe,
Temuera Morrison,
Sandra Bullock
#5
RoboCop 2
Synopsis:
After a successful deployment of the Robocop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the streets led by God-delirious leader Cane. As this menace grows, it may prove to be too much for Murphy to handle. OCP tries to replicate the success of the first unit, but ends up with failed prototypes …
Starring:
Peter Weller,
Dan O'Herlihy,
Nancy Allen
#6
Lethal Weapon 4
Synopsis:
In the combustible action franchise's final installment, maverick detectives Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh square off against Asian mobster Wah Sing Ku, who's up to his neck in slave trading and counterfeit currency. With help from gumshoe Leo Getz and smart-aleck rookie cop Lee Butters, Riggs and Murtaugh aim to take down Ku and his gang.
Starring:
Danny Glover,
Mel Gibson,
Chris Rock
Plot:
kung fu,
martial arts,
shoulder,
holster,
squad car,
squad,
car,
terrorism,
terrorist,
heavy rain
...
#7
Lethal Weapon 3
Synopsis:
Archetypal buddy cops Riggs and Murtaugh are back for another round of high-stakes action, this time setting their collective sights on bringing down a former Los Angeles police lieutenant turned black market weapons dealer. Lorna Cole joins as the beautiful yet hardnosed internal affairs sergeant who catches Riggs's eye.
Starring:
Danny Glover,
Mel Gibson,
Joe Pesci
#8
Lethal Weapon 2
Synopsis:
In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation. When he plants a bomb under Murtaugh's toilet, the action explodes!
Starring:
Danny Glover,
Jenette Goldstein,
Mark Rolston
Plot:
krugerrand,
two man army,
shoulder,
holster,
squad car,
squad,
car,
wilhelm scream,
grocery store,
good versus evil
...
#9
Last Action Hero
Synopsis:
Following the death of his father, young Danny Madigan takes comfort in watching action movies featuring the indestructible Los Angeles cop Jack Slater. After being given a magic ticket by theater manager Nick, Danny is sucked into the screen and bonds with Slater. When evil fictional villain Benedict gets his hands on the ticket and enters the real world, Danny and Jack must follow and stop him.
Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Charles Dance,
F. Murray Abraham
#10
Kindergarten Cop
Synopsis:
Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord while at the same time protecting the man's young son. Pitted against a class of boisterous moppets whose antics try his patience and test his mettle, Kimble may have met his match … in more ways than one.
Starring:
Cathy Moriarty,
Linda Hunt,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
#11
Dirty Harry
Synopsis:
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath. Harry eventually collars Scorpio in the process of rescuing a kidnap victim, only to see him walk on technicalities. Now, the maverick detective is determined to nail the maniac himself.
Starring:
Clint Eastwood,
Andrew Robinson,
Reni Santoni
Plot:
city,
urban setting,
zodiac killer,
neo noir,
.44 magnum,
female nudity,
criminal,
villain,
pistol,
violence
...
#12
Die Hard 2
Synopsis:
Off-duty cop John McClane is gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when, on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation’s capital, terrorists seize a major international airport, holding thousands of holiday travelers hostage. Renegade military commandos led by a murderous rogue officer plot to rescue a drug lord from justice and are prepared for every contingency except one: McClane’s smart-mouthed heroics.
Starring:
Bruce Willis,
William Sadler,
Bonnie Bedelia
Plot:
detective,
courage,
political prisoner,
gun battle,
heroism,
good versus evil,
grenade,
tragic event,
airport,
rescue
...
#13
Demolition Man
Synopsis:
Simon Phoenix, a violent criminal cryogenically frozen in 1996, escapes during a parole hearing in 2032 in the utopia of San Angeles. Police are incapable of dealing with his violent ways and turn to his captor, who had also been cryogenically frozen after being wrongfully accused of killing 30 innocent people while apprehending Phoenix.
Starring:
Denis Leary,
Sylvester Stallone,
Benjamin Bratt
#14
Cop Land
Synopsis:
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among these local residents, he is forced to take action and make a dangerous choice between protecting his id…
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone,
Robert De Niro,
Robert Patrick
#15
Coogan's Bluff
Synopsis:
Coogan, an Arizona deputy sheriff goes to New York to pick up a prisoner. While escorting the prisoner to the airport, he escapes and Coogan heads into the city to recapture him.
Starring:
Clint Eastwood,
Lee J. Cobb,
Betty Field
Plot:
arizona,
new york city,
tough cop,
extradition,
beating,
fugitive,
black comedy,
lust,
attraction,
rogue cop
...
#16
Bullitt
Synopsis:
Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, Bullitt follows their trail through a maze of complications and double-crosses. This thriller includes one of the most fa…
Starring:
Jacqueline Bisset,
Robert Duvall,
Norman Fell
#17
Beverly Hills Cop
Synopsis:
The heat is on in this fast paced action-comedy starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street smart Detroit cop tracking down his best friend's killer in Beverly Hills. Axel quickly learns that his wild style doesn't fit in with the Beverly Hills Police Department, which assigns two officers to make sure things don't get out of hand. Dragging the stuffy detectives along for the ride, Axel smashes…
Starring:
Paul Reiser,
Eddie Murphy,
Jonathan Banks
#18
Beverly Hills Cop III
Synopsis:
Back in sunny southern California and on the trail of two murderers, Axel Foley again teams up with LA cop Billy Rosewood. Soon, they discover that an amusement park is being used as a front for a massive counterfeiting ring – and it's run by the same gang that shot Billy's boss.
Starring:
Stephen McHattie,
John Saxon,
Eddie Murphy
#19
48 Hrs.
Synopsis:
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
Starring:
Nick Nolte,
Eddie Murphy,
James Remar
Plot:
partner,
revenge,
bar fight,
action violence,
police detective,
maverick cop,
tough cop,
buddy cop,
criminal,
death
...
#20
Gotham
Synopsis:
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And…
Starring:
Donal Logue,
Ben McKenzie,
David Mazouz
Plot:
police,
dc comics,
based on comic book,
city,
corruption,
police corruption,
mafia,
crime boss,
super villain,
police detective
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