Best Cop Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

3eyedraven's 12 top-rated cop movies and TV series of the 1980s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

Righting Wrongs 1986 ★ 7.6

To Live and Die in L.A. 1985 ★ 7.1

Police Story 2 1988 ★ 7.1

Year of the Dragon 1985 ★ 6.8

True Confessions 1981 ★ 6.1

K-9 1989 ★ 6.2

Running Scared 1986 ★ 6.1

Cobra 1986 ★ 6.2

Above the Law 1988 ★ 6.1

Alien Nation 1988 ★ 6.1

Tequila Sunrise 1988 ★ 6.1

Next of Kin 1989 ★ 5.9