Best Police Corruption Movies & TV Shows

The Shield

The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.

Stars: Benito Martinez Catherine Dent Cathy Cahlin Ryan CCH Pounder David Marciano Jay Karnes Michael Chiklis Michael Jace Paula Garcés Walton Goggins

Bad Boys

Marcus Burnett is a henpecked family man. Mike Lowrey is a footloose and fancy free ladies' man. Both Miami policemen, they have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate matters, in order to get the assistance of the sole witness to a murder, they have to pretend to be each other.

Run time: 119m Tagline: Whatcha gonna do? Release: 1995-04-07

Stars: Joe Pantoliano Julio Oscar Mechoso Marg Helgenberger Martin Lawrence Nestor Serrano Saverio Guerra Tchéky Karyo Téa Leoni Theresa Randle Will Smith

Saw V

Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Detective Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a series of gruesome tests.

Run time: 95m Tagline: You won't believe how it ends. Release: 2008-10-23

Stars: Betsy Russell Carlo Rota Costas Mandylor Greg Bryk Julie Benz Laura Gordon Mark Rolston Meagan Good Scott Patterson Tobin Bell

Scream VI

Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.

Run time: 123m Tagline: New York. New rules. Release: 2023-03-08

Stars: Dermot Mulroney Devyn Nekoda Jack Champion Jasmin Savoy Brown Jenna Ortega Josh Segarra Liana Liberato Mason Gooding Melissa Barrera Roger L. Jackson

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.

Run time: 93m Tagline: A new game begins Release: 2021-05-12

Stars: Chris Rock Dan Petronijevic Edie Inksetter Marisol Nichols Max Minghella Nazneen Contractor Patrick McManus Richard Zeppieri Samuel L. Jackson Thomas Mitchell

Power Book II: Ghost

Picking up just days after the “Power” finale, this sequel series follows Tariq navigating his new life, in which his desire to shed his father’s legacy comes up against the mounting pressure to save his family.

Stars: Gianni Paolo LaToya Tonodeo Lovell Adams-Gray Mary J. Blige Method Man Michael Rainey Jr. Shane Johnson Woody McClain

The Bride!

A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride is born. But what ensues is beyond what either of them imagined.

Run time: 126m Tagline: Here comes the mother f*%#ing bride! Release: 2026-03-04

Stars: Annette Bening Christian Bale Jake Gyllenhaal Jeannie Berlin Jessie Buckley John Magaro Matthew Maher Penélope Cruz Peter Sarsgaard Zlatko Burić

Batman: Caped Crusader

Welcome to Gotham City, where the corrupt outnumber the good, criminals run rampant and law-abiding citizens live in a constant state of fear. Forged in the fire of tragedy, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human—the Batman. His one-man crusade for justice attracts unexpected allies within the GCPD and City Hall, but his heroic actions spawn deadly, unforeseen ramifications.

Stars: Hamish Linklater

True Detective

An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.

Stars: Christopher Eccleston Finn Bennett Fiona Shaw Isabella Star LaBlanc Jodie Foster John Hawkes Kali Reis