50 Coolest Movie Cops
Best of the boys in blue
Red Heat (1988)
The Cool Cop: Captain Ivan Danko
Coolest Moment: Danko deals with an abusive, baseball-bat-wielding letch the only way he knows how – by giving him a well-placed, well-deserved .
If He'd Been From Blighty: He’d still sound like he comes𝐆 from Austria.
SWAT (2003)
The Cool Cop: Police Officer Third Grade Jim Street
Coolest Moment: Street earns himself a place on the new SWAT team when he shows just how good he is with a firearm. And, yes, he’s very good.
If He'd Been From Blighty: They’d make him wea🍸r one of those big, fluffy⛎ soldier hats in order to identify him as the team leader.
Maniac Cop (1988)
The Cool Cop: Matt Cordell aka Maniac Cop
Coolest Moment: The Maniac handcuffs a guy trying to get into his car late at night and then brings out a very sharp implement...
If He'd Been From Blighty: He’d carve ꦑSt George’s dragon into the chest of every victim.
Witness (1985)
The Cool Cop: Captain John Book
Coolest Moment: “How do I look? I mean, do I look... Amish?” Book adjusts to life in the Amish community and attempts to make amends for the damage he's done.
If He'd Been From Blighty: He'd attempt ౠto convert all members of the Amish community to Catholicism, just like when the British Empire ruled the world.
Out Of Sight (1998)
The Cool Cop: Karen Sisco
Coolest Moment: Karen gets to know bank robber Jack. .
If She'd Been From Blighty: She’d be a sassy Brit/Latino with a cockney ac🏅cent and a penchant for Mayfairs.
Insomnia (1997)
The Cool Cop: Jonas Engström
Coolest Moment: Engström makes a right mess of his plan to lure the killer out when the fugitive opens fire on his colleagues. When Engström returns fire, he accidentally shoots a fellow officer. He’ll make up for it later, though...
If He'd Been From Blighty: N💝obody would be able to pronounce the name of his forefathers correctly.
Turner & Hooch (1989)
The Cool Cop: Detective Scott Turner
Coolest Moment: It may not be official police work, but Turner struggles to give his new doggy partner a bath – something he clearly desperately needs. Proving he’s a smart cookie, Turner resorts to ...
If He'd Been From Blighty: He’d get lum𓃲bered with a stinky, horrible English bull terrier instead.
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Demolition Man (1993)
The Cool Cop: Sergeant John Spartan
Coolest Moment: Spartan and ne🤡mesis Phoenix fight to the dea𓆏th in the future world, which includes jumping through the air in slow-mo while firing two guns at once. .
If They’d Been From Blighty: Hutch would be wearing a big fluffy jumper with the Union Jack on it.
Leon (1994)
The Cool Cop: Norman Stansfield
Coolest Moment: Stan gets his comeuppance when Leon blows him to smithereens using grenades strapped to his chest. Don’t become a DEA agent and then do drugs, kids.
If He'd Been From Blighty: He’d still be played by Gary Oldman.
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