Movies and TvShows featuring "retiring-detective" theme.

A retired police detective pledges to catch a serial killer before his retirement party, but his obsession with the case leads him down a dangerous path of paranoia and self-destruction.

In 'Short Time' (1990), a police detective is diagnosed with a terminal illness and decides to retire early to spend time with his family. However, he accidentally discovers that his life insurance policy will only pay off if he dies in the line of duty. Determined to secure his family's financial future, he sets out to get himself killed on duty, leading to comedic and action-packed situations.

Harrison is an ex-Scotland yard detective hired to save an ex-convict accused of killing a New York cop. Harrison prowls the Big Apple by day and night seeking the answers to his mysterious case, but more importantly the answer to the question "Why isn't the New York Police Department investigating the case?"