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We did a podcast on the best cop shows in TV history, but what about movies? In this podcast, Jim and Doug discuss their favorite cop films.
Jim’s Top Movies:
Bullitt
Steve McQueen stars in this San Francisco thriller featuring a legendary car chase.
L.A. Confidential
This neo-noir tackles police corruption in Los Angeles during the 1950s.
Chinatown
Jack Nicholson plays a private investigator in this Southland neo-noir inspired by the California Water Wars.
Tombstone
This Western was loosely based on the famous shootout at the O.K. Corral.
Se7en
Dark and brutal, this thriller stars Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman as they chase after a killer who selects his victims based on the seven deadly sins.
Dirty Harry
The Clint Eastwood starring 1971 classic spawned a ton of sequels and imitators.
The Usual Suspects
This neo-noir is most famously known for its epic plot twist.
The Silence of the Lambs
This groundbreaking 1991 thriller was the third film in history to win Oscars in all of the top five categories.
Minority Report
Many of the predictions this 2002 sci-fi film made about the future ultimately came true.
Sicario, Hell or High Water, Wind River
This critically-acclaimed trio of films comes from Taylor Sheridan, who directed the latter and wrote the scripts for all three.
Doug’s Top Movies:
Dirty Harry
The Clint Eastwood starring 1971 classic spawned a ton of sequels and imitators.
The Usual Suspects
This neo-noir is most famously known for its epic plot twist.
Bullitt
Steve McQueen stars in this San Francisco thriller featuring a legendary car chase.
The Naked Gun
The first installment of this comedy series features O.J. Simpson – yes, that O.J. – in a role.
Die Hard
Arguably the greatest Christmas film. Yippie-ki-yay.
Chinatown
Jack Nicholson plays a private investigator in this Southland neo-noir inspired by the California Water Wars.
The French Connection
This 1971 film took home multiple Oscars including Best Picture. Gene Hackman, who won Best Actor, plays a detective chasing down French drug smugglers.
The Town
Ben Affleck directed this crime thriller that follows a group of Boston bank robbers.
The Kingdom
This picture stars Jamie Foxx as part of an FBI team tasked with investigating a terrorist cell in Saudi Arabia.
Jack Reacher
Tom Cruise plays the titular character based on the popular book series. Christopher McQuarrie, the film’s director, has also teamed with Cruise on a number of the Mission: Impossible films.
Blade Runner
This cult classic starring Harrison Ford is a sci-fi neo-noir with a famously ambiguous ending.
End of Watch
You’ve probably already seen or read the opening monologue to this 2012 film by Training Day screenwriter David Ayer, but the rest of the movie is also worthy of your attention.
