Movies and TvShows featuring "police-sting" theme.
Gary Johnson, a professor and a hit man for the police, becomes attracted to a woman who hires him. Breaking protocol, he falls for her and flirts with turning into a criminal.
Tom Ludlow, a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, is haunted by the death of his wife. Discovered to be involved in the murder of an officer, Ludlow must navigate through corruption within his own unit to prove his innocence.
When a group of criminals takes hostages in a supermarket, a former cop turned security guard must rely on his skills to save the day. With time running out and the stakes getting higher, he must use his wits to outsmart the criminals and rescue the hostages.
Van Helsing: The London Assignment is a prequel to the 2004 Van Helsing film. It follows the legendary monster hunter, Van Helsing, as he is sent to London to investigate a series of gruesome murders. Alongside his partner, Carl, Van Helsing uncovers a plot by the evil Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to create an army of unstoppable creatures. With time running out, Van Helsing must stop this diabolical plan and save the city from destruction.
A tough cop, with a love triangle and a dead partner, seeks revenge after the partner is killed by a mob boss. He goes on a rampage, fighting against corruption and breaking through walls to get to the truth.
When a bedridden woman accidentally overhears a phone conversation about a murder plot, she becomes inextricably involved in a web of deception and danger. With only a phone line as her connection to the outside world, she must race against time to save her own life.
In 1975, a group of career criminals plan and execute a daring bank heist in Rhode Island. The heist goes wrong when they are betrayed by one of their own and have to deal with the consequences. Based on a true story.
A terminally ill truck driver named Hoke Moseley decides to go on a cross-country trip to escape repo men who are after his truck. Along the way, he meets a brothel madam and forms an unexpected friendship. As he continues his journey, he encounters various obstacles including a small-town cop, a redneck sheriff, and a community that comes together to support him. With his health deteriorating, Hoke must confront his own mortality while trying to find a sense of purpose and make the most of the time he has left.
Tempted is a sexy thriller set in New Orleans, Louisiana, where a construction company owner hires a private investigator to test his trophy wife's fidelity. As the investigation unfolds, the plot thickens with blackmail, murder, and a dangerous game of betrayal and deceit.
T.C. Cooper is sprung from prison by Oscar Pierce, an F.B.I. agent, and given a task: take down master thief Jimmy Ray Danker. He accepts, but neither man expected the plan's single complication: Julia Summers, Jimmy Ray's lover.
A spy haunted by the past gets involved in a car crash and blown cover while trying to foil a drug deal. He is forced into a police sting operation and mistakenly taken for a doctor. With the help of an unlikely friend, he sets out to bring down a drug cartel and uncover an intelligence mole. Along the way, he faces government surveillance, an exploding car, a jealous boyfriend, and a seduction attempt. This French parody-comedy from the 1990s features slapstick humor, mistaken identities, and a wedding anniversary celebration in Venice, Italy.
When Jennifer Shannon, an antiques dealer and amateur sleuth, buys an old photo album at a garage sale, she becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation. As she sets out to prove her innocence, Jennifer uncovers a web of lies, secrets, and betrayal that puts her life in danger.
The Bling Ring follows a group of fame-obsessed teenagers who use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts and rob their homes. The story is based on true events and explores themes of social anxiety, materialism, and the consequences of fame.
Party Line is a horror thriller about a group of friends who unknowingly become targets of a pair of brother-and-sister serial killers. As they are enticed by a mysterious party hotline, they find themselves trapped in a nightmarish situation. With a combination of eroticism, murder, and a red Ferrari as a centerpiece, the friends must fight for their lives and find a way to stop the killer siblings.
Government agent Sol Madrid travels to Mexico with hooker Stacey to bring mobster Villanova and drug kingpin Dietrich to justice.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson come out of retirement to investigate a murder with connections to an evil mastermind.
The sister of ex-pimp and current Los Angeles Police detective Lyle York was murdered working the streets a few years ago. Since his reform, he has teamed with Officer Russ Garfield to clear the streets of underage girls working in prostitution. Pretty, young runaway Hailey Atkins has been turned out. Down deep she wants to go straight but has had great difficulty escaping her pimp and doesn't even have a place to go. York and Garfield go out on a limb to try and help.
Hollywood Vice Squad follows a group of police officers who are determined to take down a powerful crime syndicate operating in Hollywood. The film explores the seedy underbelly of the city and the challenges faced by the officers as they try to bring the criminals to justice. Along the way, they encounter teenage prostitutes, goons, psychopaths, and henchmen, leading to a thrilling and action-packed story.
In this film noir melodrama, a black vampire is on the loose, terrorizing the city by murdering children. The vampire, disguised as an alley beggar and lurking in the sewers, becomes the object of ridicule for the hypocritical citizens. When a little girl is abducted, a merchant seaman, an English tutor, and a wheelchair-bound woman team up to hunt down the vampire and seek justice. The investigation leads them to a cabaret owner and a drug dealer involved in the child murders. As the police investigation intensifies, the city becomes a battlefield between good and evil.
A bookkeeper in a failing company named Joe must deal with the threat of losing his job. When he is approached by his business partner to take part in an insurance fraud scheme, Joe sees it as an opportunity to pay off his debts. However, things take a dark turn when a murder is committed and Joe finds himself caught in a web of deceit and police investigation.