Movies and TvShows featuring "police-failure" theme.

In August 1988, two armed bank robbers hold German and Dutch police forces hostage for 54 hours, leading to a tragic outcome.

One Day in September is a documentary film that tells the story of the terrorist attack and hostage situation at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The film explores the events leading up to the attack, the actions of the terrorists, and the subsequent response by the authorities. It offers a gripping and emotional account of the tragic events that unfolded on that fateful day.

In The Mob, an undercover cop goes deep undercover to infiltrate a powerful organized crime syndicate. As he gains the trust of the mobsters, he struggles to maintain his true identity and loyalty to the police force. The stakes get higher when a witness elimination plot puts his life in danger. With corruption, betrayal, and danger lurking around every corner, he must navigate the treacherous world of the mob to bring them down from within.

Hillsborough (1996) tells the heartbreaking true story of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, where 96 football fans lost their lives during a match. The film focuses on the failures of the police and the subsequent cover-up, as well as the impact on the victims' families and the wider community. Through powerful testimonies and reconstructions, the movie highlights the devastating consequences of the tragedy and the ongoing fight for justice.

Detective Madigan is on a relentless pursuit of an evil psychopath in New York City. As he navigates the corrupt police department and deals with his own personal issues, Madigan becomes entangled in a web of deceit and danger.

Vera Brühne, a divorced woman, is accused of a double murder in 1960s Germany. As the case unfolds, it reveals corruption, political intrigue, and injustice in the German justice system. The miniseries explores the legacy and heritage conflict of Vera's family, as well as the failure of the police and the clandestine activities of a politician-mafioso.

Unseen is a documentary that tells the chilling story of a series of crimes in Cleveland, Ohio. The film follows the investigation into a string of murders, kidnappings, and assaults that went unnoticed for years. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that the police failed to protect the victims, leading to public outrage and calls for justice.

Hillsborough is a documentary that explores the tragic events of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, where 96 Liverpool football fans were trampled to death due to a police failure during a soccer match. The film examines the British culture surrounding football and the subsequent cover-up and reenactment of the disaster. It sheds light on the carelessness and mishap that led to the stampede, causing panic and violent deaths of young football fans. The documentary aims to reveal the truth and honor the memories of those who died.

Examines the stories behind the unsolved murders of four women across four decades in Northern Ireland.

In the rural Ireland of 1984, the murder of an unidentified infant begins a series of events that eventually shine a spotlight on prejudice, ignorance and police corruption.

The murderer came from the neighborhood: On February 19, 2020, an assassin shot and killed nine young people for racist motives in Hanau. Survivors and relatives report how they experienced the night of the crime and the months after it and how they defend themselves against the logic of the perpetrator who wanted to make them strangers in their own homeland. Since that February night, they have been fighting for the memory of the victims and for clarifying what happened. And they ask many pressing questions about the night of the crime and the perpetrator that no one has wanted to answer so far. The documentary consistently looks at the crime from the perspective of the bereaved and uses their stories to tell about troublesome life of a citizen of foreign descent in Germany today, about inequality and about the everyday racism of the authorities and educational institutions.