50 Most Corrupt Movie Cops
Pariahs of the police world
Captain McCluskey - The Godfather (1972)
The Corrupt Cop: Corrupt police captain in service under the Tź¦attaglia family, a rival crimź¦e family to the Corleones, and Virgil Sollozo.
Lowest Moment: After being confronted by Michael for removing the guards outside Vito Corleone’s hospital room, McCluskey responds by breaking Mź¦ichael’s jaw.
Captain Dudley Smith - L.A. Confidential (1997)
The Corrupt Cop: Police captain who, despite looking distiš·nctly like the lovable farmer who took care of Babe, is actually a corrupt official with a hand in LA organised crime, including drugź¦s, blackmail and murder.
Lowest Moment: Shooting cop Jack Vincennes at point blank range after he made a criminal connection to Smith, and then having the gall to announce to the press that his department will stop at nothing to ź¦find Jack’s killer.
Colin Sullivan - The Departed (2006)
The Corrupt Cop: High-achieving policeman who has actually been brought up by mob boss Frank Costello to acš¦©t as a mole in the police department and is eventually tasked with discovering the identity of the undercover cop in Costello’s own crew.
Lowest Moment: As wiš»th Infernal Affairs, having Captain Queenan tailed by Costello’s men who then proceed to kill him in cold blood. The same events šseem even worse in this film thanks to Queenan being played by lovely old Martin Sheen.
Dennis Peck - Internal Affairs (1990)
The Corrupt Cop: Role model LAPD cop who actually uses excessive force on suspects, frequently sleeps with his colleagues’ wives and partners and actually ends up killing several people that risk dobbing him in to Intš¶ernal Affairs.
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Lowest Moment: His partner Stretch investigates an abandoned van and gets shot in the chesꦿt in the process. It turns out, it was all an arrš anged hit by Peck, whoc goes on to murder the shooter too.
The Lieutenant - Bad Lieutenant (1992)
The Corrupt Cop: A drug-addicted, gambling, adulterous cop who frequeš¬ntly solicits prostitutes and occasionally dances around the room naked.
Lowest Moment: Pulling over a car for speeding, he lets the two young girls go ošn the basis that they first take their clothes off and simulate oral sex while he ꦔopenly masturbates. A speeding ticket would surely have been preferable.
Officer Dave Brown - Rampart (2011)
The Corrupt Cop: Racist, womanising police officer with ragļ·ŗe issues, a complicated home situation and an unfortunate nickname of ‘Date Rape Dave’, which he got after supposedly killing a suspected date rapist.
Lowest Moment: Causing the LAPD a lot of embarrassment during a scandalous time when heš is caught on camera beating someone almost to death.
Captain Hank Quinlan - Touch Of Evil (1958)
The Corrupt Cop: A decorated pāØolice captain who has been planting evidence on his suspects for years. Does it matter when they ARE guilty though?
Lowest Moment: When druāg enforcement officer Miguel Vargas starts investigating his practices, Quinlan kidnaps his wife and frames her for murder. That just makes things peź¦rsonal…
Norman Stansfield - Leon: The Professional (1994)
The Corrupt Cop: Wildly unpredictable, drug-addicted DEAź¦ agź¦ent with a penchant for Beethoven.
Lowest Moment: Our real introduction to him – murdering Mathilda’s entire family one by one as revenge for her dad dipping into the cocaine he had beš“en secretly stashingą¶£ for Stansfield.
Detective Alonzo Harris - Training Day (2011)
The Corrupt Cop: A celebrated narcotics officer who spends the day showing rookie Jake Hoyt how ‘real’ police work is conductedź§. This includes taking a hit of PCP-lined marijuana while on duty, and stealing drug money.
Lowest Moment: Leaving Jake alone in the home of gangster Smiley, whom Jake slowly šrealises has been paid off to kill him.
Terrence McDonagh - Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans (2009)
The Corrupt Cop: A drug-addicted New Orleans police lieutenant with a prostitš¬ute girlfriend and a āstack of gambling debts. Prone to seeing singing iguanas and dancing souls.
Lowest Moment: So many, butš surely going to a nursiną¦g home and threatening to kill an old lady in order to get information about a witness is the lowest of the low.