maverick cop
12 movies and shows
Beverly Hills Cop
Wed, 05 Dec 1984
Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.
Lethal Weapon
Fri, 06 Mar 1987
Buttoned-down veteran LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who — distraught after his wife's death — has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on their first homicide investigation as partners, involving a young woman known to Murtaugh with ties to a drug and prostitution ring.
Lethal Weapon 3
Fri, 15 May 1992
Riggs and Murtaugh pursue a former officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.
Lethal Weapon 2
Fri, 07 Jul 1989
Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.
Lethal Weapon 4
Fri, 10 Jul 1998
With personal crises and age weighing in on them, Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads trying to free their former leaders from prison and onto American soil.
Action Jackson
Fri, 12 Feb 1988
Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.
Coogan's Bluff
Wed, 02 Oct 1968
Coogan, an Arizona deputy sheriff goes to New York to pick up a prisoner. While escorting the prisoner to the airport, he escapes and Coogan heads into the city to recapture him.
The Stone Killer
Wed, 08 Aug 1973
A Los Angeles detective is sent to New York where he must solve a case involving an old Sicilian Mafia family feud.
Brannigan
Fri, 21 Mar 1975
A hard-nosed Chicago cop is sent to London to bring back an American mobster being held for extradition. Brannigan in his Irish-American way brings American law to the people of Scotland Yard but has to contend with a stuffy old London first.
Backstreet Justice
Wed, 21 Sep 1994
A P.I. is burdened by her late father's reputation as a corrupt cop.
Irresistible Force
Fri, 07 May 1993
A police sergeant is hoping for a few quiet weeks before his impending retirement, but his plans are scuppered when he is joined by an over-enthusiastic rookie partner who is assigned to him after failing her field test. To make matters worse, trouble looms when a group of white supremacists hold up a local shopping centre.
Martial Outlaw
Tue, 16 Nov 1993
A DEA agent and his brother, a Los Angeles cop, battle the Russian mafia.