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The dirty cop often appears as a villain in both Cop Shows and Criminal Procedurals. This cop tampers with evidence to get an arrest, lets thugs off the hook for a bribe or discloses internals to the local mob. This cop may hand out vicious beatings or even worse to suspects or just anyone this cop doesn’t like, if not even worse.
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Dirty Cop. 2666: And how. The extent of corrupt members of the police force and local government is never directly revealed, but it’s heavily implied to include the higher ups and the majority of the beat cops especially Epifanio. Blore, one of the villain protagonists of And Then There Were None is a former cop, whose crime is fitting up an ...
The Brotherhood in X-Men Noir, Chief Magnus' private task force dedicated to controlling the criminal element from within. Magnus is dedicated to the pursuit of justice, but as he says, "laws only work on the law-abiding." Luke Cage Noir, meanwhile, has Officer Rachman and Tombstone, corrupt cops working for Randall Banticoff.
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Line of Duty is one of the more recent films on this list, starring Aaron Eckhart and Courtney Eaton. The film follows Frank Penny, a disgraced police officer who seeks to redeem himself by attempting to save the kidnapped daughter of the police chief. In order to find the little girl, he enlists the help of Ava Brooks, a live-streaming news broadc...
After coming across an abandoned cop car in the woods, two young boys decide to take it for a joyride. However, they are unaware that the car belongs to a corrupt sheriff, Kretzer (Kevin Bacon), who had left the vehicle unattended while disposing of evidence. The film plays out as an extended chase as Kretzer tries to get his vehicle back from the ...
Set in New York City, Cop Land revolves around the cover-up of a racially motivated crime by city cop Ray Donlan's nephew. When the plan goes south, Internal Affairs officers Moe Tilden and local Sheriff Freddy Heflin get involved, hoping to expose Donlan and his men for their corruption and take them down in the process.
Also known under the alternative title Criminal Intent, Gang Relatedrevolves around corrupt cops Divinci and Rodriguez, who frame a homeless man for a murder that they were responsible for. Marking Tupac Shakur's final film, Gang Related, finished shooting two weeks before his death and was released one year later.
After being suspended after being caught on camera using excessive force on a suspect, two police officers, Brett Ridgeman (Mel Gibson) and Anthony Lurasetti (Vince Vaugn) decide to steal the money from a planned heist by a ruthless criminal. Simultaneously, Henry Johns (Tory Kittles), having returned from prison, takes up a job as a driver for the...
Finding himself in financial problems, a young Texan drug dealer, Chris (Emile Hirsch), decides to hire a cop who doubles as a contract killer, Joe (Matthew McConaughey), to eliminate his mother so that he can collect insurance money. Chris offers up his sister Dottie (Juno Temple) as a retainer until the money comes in, who accompanies Joe on his ...
Directed by Martin Scorsese, The Departed, an English remake of the Hong Kong film Internal Affairs,follows Billy Costigan, a Boston cop who goes undercover to get close to the local gangland head Frank Costello. Once Billy becomes part of the gang, career criminal Colin infiltrates the police department and reports Billy's activities. With a mole ...
Prince of the Cityrevolves around a New York City narcotics detective, Daniel Ciello (Treat Williams), who agrees to cooperate with a special commission investigating police corruption. However, as he delves deeper into corruption in the force, he is shocked by the extent of abuse. He grows untrustworthy of everyone and finds himself alone in his p...
When veteran cop Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) takes rookie Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke) under his wing on Hoyt's first day in the LAPD narcotics unit, Hoyt soon finds out the realities of the streets as Alonzo's ways teach him that justice is not always law-abiding. Written by David Ayer, the film would define much of his career as later films of h...
The neo-noir crime film directed by Abel Ferrara, Bad Lieutenant, follows a corrupt and drug-addicted New York City police lieutenant, LT (Harvey Keitel), who is investigating an assault on a young nun. While trying to seek moral redemption, LT falters as he gives into his vices, including drug abuse, gambling, and harassing women, all of which he ...
May 31, 2014 · The film epitomizes the dirty cop trope. In fact, it does it so well that Werner Herzog decided to make a sort-of sequel (which also tops this list), “The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New ...
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Aug 9, 2024 · Released: 2008. Directed by: David Ayer. Also ranks #1 on 12 Times Keanu Reeves, The Nicest Guy Ever, Got Dark For A Role (And Nailed It) Also ranks #9 on The Best Cop Movies From The 2000s. Also ranks #14 on The Best Movies About Undercover Cops.
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Why they're in front of bars and not behind them, no one knows. The dirty cop often appears as a villain in both Cop Shows and Crime-Time TV. Brutal, fascist, and often on the take from the local mob, this cop makes most criminals and prisoners look like...well, saints. All too often an example of Truth in Television. May escalate to Bad Cop, Incompetent Cop for entire precincts. Also see ...
