Best Police Detective Movies & TV Series

3eyedraven's 230 top-rated police detective movies and TV series — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

230 titles

The Wire 2002 ★ 8.6

The Rookie 2018 ★ 8.5

Monster 2004 ★ 8.5

True Detective 2014 ★ 8.3

Grimm 2011 ★ 8.3

The Shield 2002 ★ 8.2

Columbo 1971 ★ 8.1

Broadchurch 2013 ★ 7.9

Hudson & Rex 2019 ★ 8.4

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride 2016 ★ 7.8

Luther 2010 ★ 7.9

The Killing 2011 ★ 7.8

Homicide: Life on the Street 1993 ★ 8.1

Carnival Row 2019 ★ 7.7

Sledge Hammer! 1986 ★ 8.0

Cold Case 2003 ★ 7.7

Paco's Men 2005 ★ 7.9

Life on Mars 2006 ★ 7.8

American Gangster 2007 ★ 7.6

Searching 2018 ★ 7.6

Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos 2021 ★ 7.8

Inspector Morse 1987 ★ 7.9

Millennium 1996 ★ 7.7

Murdoch Mysteries 2008 ★ 7.7