Top 25 best 'police detective'-movies

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 25 best 'police detective'-movies

This is a list of the best 25 'police detective'-movies and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 25 best 'police detective'-movies

1	American Gangster (2007) Biography, Crime 157 minutes	3,82(4.927) 3
2	Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) Crime, Filmnoir 95 minutes	3,74(104) 3
3	Inside Man (2006) Crime, Drama 129 minutes	3,63(3.947) 3
4	Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Alternative title: Een Schijn van Twijfel Filmnoir, Thriller 108 minutes	3,62(588) 3
5	Lethal Weapon (1987) Action, Crime 110 minutes	3,52(2.178) 2

6	The Narrow Margin (1952) Filmnoir, Crime 71 minutes	3,50(92)
7	Searching (2018) Mystery, Thriller 102 minutes	3,48(938) 2
8	The Invisible Man (2020) Horror, Scifi 124 minutes	3,47(1.196) 3
9	The Thin Man (1934) Comedy, Mystery 93 minutes	3,47(137) 3
10	Dernier Domicile Connu (1970) Alternative title: Last Known Address Thriller, Crime 105 minutes	3,46(40) 3

11	Bullets or Ballots (1936) Crime, Thriller 82 minutes	3,45(21) 1
12	Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) Action, Comedy 114 minutes	3,38(1.724) 2
13	Bo Chi Tung Wah (2008) Alternative title: Connected Action 110 minutes	3,34(22)
14	Ya-Soo (2006) Alternative title: Running Wild Crime, Thriller 124 minutes	3,33(64)
15	Mystery Street (1950) Alternative title: Murder at Harvard Filmnoir, Crime 93 minutes	3,31(36) 3
16	The Last Boy Scout (1991) Action, Thriller 105 minutes	3,23(1.422) 3
17	Stakeout (1987) Comedy, Action 117 minutes	3,21(335) 3
18	Brooklyn's Finest (2009) Drama, Crime 140 minutes	3,19(1.377) 3
19	Killer Joe (2011) Drama, Thriller 102 minutes	3,17(1.078) 3
20	Out of Time (2003) Crime, Thriller 105 minutes	3,16(1.209) 3
21	The Detective (1968) Crime, Drama 114 minutes	3,16(60) 1
22	The Sentinel (1977) Horror 92 minutes	3,10(71) 3
23	Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) Alternative title: Bad Boys 4 Action, Comedy 110 minutes	3,09(462) 3
24	Tightrope (1984) Thriller 115 minutes	3,07(247) 3
25	Contamination (1980) Alternative title: Alien Contamination Horror, Scifi 95 minutes	3,06(77) 3