Too contrived at times but never boring, The Negotiator is an intense hostage situation movie benefiting greatly from its experienced cast.
Featuring a generic story and characters, sleek police thriller Black and Blue offers enough thrills and action to keep you engaged.
Set in New York's Chinatown, Year of the Dragon is a gritty police thriller with impactful visuals, an intense atmosphere, and an epic vibe.
Stylish and visually impressive, Bright takes the buddy cop dynamic and blends it with the fantasy world with surprisingly good results.
Cliched but gritty, Blitz is a standard-issue serial killer movie featuring a familiar cast and enough meat on the bones to keep you engaged.
Narc is a classic example of a gritty police thriller done right featuring a phenomenal cast, dark atmosphere, and quite a story to tell.
Featuring sleek visuals, RoboCop 2014 is forgettable but entertaining enough vision of our bleak future updated to current trends.
Despite being messy and a bit pretentious, Filth is an entertaining crime comedy about one really bad cop full of drugs, sex, and alcohol.
Juicy and featuring a familiar story of a corrupt detective who's also a compulsive gambler, Phoenix is an effective and stylish noir thriller.
Sometimes you just want to relax and watch something funny and easygoing. Buddy cop comedy Let's Be Cops is exactly like that.
Incredibly entertaining, Tango and Cash is one of the most underrated buddy cop movies from the eighties with just the perfect cast.
Loosely based on true events, The Stronghold AKA BAC Nord is the latest French crime thriller that's definitely worth your time.
As a definition of brainless fun, CHIPS is a raunchy buddy-cop comedy with a predictable story, a lot of chases, and a very appealing visual style.
Engaging and thrilling right from the opening scene, Triple 9 is a deliciously dark albeit flawed neo-noir thriller with juicy action and great cast.
Featuring gorgeous cinematography and an engaging story, Transpecos is an atmospheric and effective thriller following three Border Patrol agents during 24 hours.
With an immersive atmosphere and gritty setting, Hyena is a British crime movie about a corrupt cop addicted to cocaine trying to get rich and out of jail.
Dealing with race issues and police brutality Shorta is a Danish thriller following two cops who find themselves in the wrong neighborhood at the wrong time.
Based on true events, La French AKA The Connection is a stylish albiet cliched crime thriller about the infamous French Connection drug smuggling route.
With an engaging story about two tough detectives trying to catch a ruthless gang, 36 Quai des Orfèvres AKA 36th Precinct is a decent police thriller.
If you haven't seen any of the gritty French police thrillers, Bronx AKA Rogue City can be a great start with its stylish visuals, macho characters, and foreboding atmosphere.