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Elite Squad: The Enemy WithinElite Squad: The Enemy Within (Elite Squad 2) (2010)
Dir. José Padilha
Feat. Wagner Moura, Andre Ramiro
This riveting sequel to dir. Padilha's blockbuster policier features a more politically engaged storyline, with plenty of new angles on the…
Other Guys, TheOther Guys, The (2010)
Dir. Adam McKay
Feat. Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg make for incompatible partners in this absurdist buddy–cop homage from the dir. of STEP BROTHERS and TALLADEGA…
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) Recommended
Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer
Werner Herzog's spin on the 1992 bad–boy classic delights in seeing a pasty, middle–aged Nicolas Cage cracking up (in all three meanings…
Diamond 13Diamond 13 (2009)
Dir. Gilles Behat
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Asia Argento, Olivier Marchal
Downbeat and convoluted thriller with a dying cop roping in his loyal partner in a scheme to steal a shipment of cocaine from a drug…
Flashpoint (TV Series)Flashpoint (TV Series) (2008)
Feat. Hugh Dillon, Enrico Colantoni, Sergio Di Zio
High–octane cop show from Canada following the 'Strategic Response Unit', a team of elite police who take on the riskier jobs the rest won't…
Max PayneMax Payne (2008)
Dir. Jason Moore
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges
Another over–stylised blockbuster based on a video game, this stars Wahlberg as a particularly grim maverick cop on a mission of revenge to…
Pride and GloryPride and Glory (2008)
Dir. Gavin O'Connor
Feat. Colin Farrell, Edward Norton, Jon Voight
A withdrawn, honest Irish cop becomes tangled in a web of betrayal when his brother's drug bust goes savagely wrong and he is ordered to investigate…
Street KingsStreet Kings (2008)
Dir. David Ayer
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie, Forest Whitaker
LA CONFIDENTIAL author James Ellroy and the writer of TRAINING DAY team up for this ultra–macho, ultra–violent LAPD–centric…
American GangsterAmerican Gangster (2007)
Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Hefty gangster flick in the tradition of SCARFACE, SERPICO, et. al., but based on an amazing true story: Washington plays Frank Lucas, the driver to…
Die Hard 4.0Die Hard 4.0 (Live Free or Die Hard) (2007)
Dir. Len Wiseman
Feat. Bruce Willis, Timothy Olyphant, Justin Long
Bruce Willis returns as hardass action copper John McClane, taking on a plugged–in, post–9/11 terrorist cell in this fourth addition to…

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