Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Suspense/Crime > Policier: 9 Films to Rent on VHS
- Missing Gun, The (Xun qiang) (2002)
- Dir. Chuan Lu
Feat. Wen Jiang
- Wound–up thriller set in a small and eccentric Chinese village, where a policeman wakes one morning with a hangover to find his…
- One Tough Cop (1998)
- Dir. Bruno Barreto
Feat. Stephen Baldwin, Christopher Penn, Gina Gershon
- Based on the NYPD memoirs of Bo Dietl, this proficient thriller benefits from the machismo of hardline cops Stephen Baldwin and partner Chris Penn,…
- Snake Eyes (1998)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise
- Morally dubious cops Nicolas Cage and Gary Sinise investigate an assassination during a pro–boxing match. Esteemed hack Brian De Palma…
- Versace Murder, The (1998)
- Dir. Menahem Golan
Feat. Franco Nero, Steven Bauer
- Hackmeister General Golan is at it again with this predictably schlocky treatmenr of the tragic slaying of fashion designer Versace. Franco Nero…
- Full Alert (1997)
- Dir. Ringo Lam
Feat. Lau Ching-wan, Francis Ng
- Quality police thriller with realistic drama, bracing action and strong sense of locale – regarded as one of the last 'classics' from the…
- L627 (1992)
- Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Didier Bezace, Jean-Paul Comart
- A sharp, unsentimental depiction of the daily grind that a Paris drugs–squad detective must endure, contending with dealers, addicts and…
- Highway Patrolman (1991)
- Dir. Alex Cox
Feat. Roberto Sosa, Bruno Bichir, Vanessa Bauche
- A wayward film–maker returns to form in using road–movie conventions to enrich this tale of poverty, drugs, prostitution and rampant…
- Internal Affairs (1990)
- Dir. Mike Figgis
Feat. Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Nancy Travis…
- Richard Gere plays a repugnant cop that will do just about anything for a buck, or a kick. Andy Garcia is the investigator who adopts a personal…
- Blue Lamp, The (1950)
- Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Patrick Doonan, Jack Warner
- A confident, precisely–judged thriller set in post–war London, with feral petty–crooks Dirk Bogarde and Patrick Doonan being hunted…