Best Police Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

3eyedraven's 103 top-rated police 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.

Patlabor: Early Days 1988 ★ 7.4
Body Double 1984 ★ 6.8
Night of the Creeps 1986 ★ 6.8
The Wrung-Out Man 1980 ★ 7.2
Dirty Pair: Project Eden 1986 ★ 7.1
Patlabor: The TV Series 1989 ★ 7.1
Dominion Tank Police 1988 ★ 7.0
Pin : A Plastic Nightmare 1988 ★ 6.8
Repo Man 1984 ★ 6.7
Three Fugitives 1989 ★ 6.7
The War of the Worlds: Next Century 1981 ★ 6.7
The Bill 1984 ★ 6.8
White Dog 1982 ★ 6.6
Something Wild 1986 ★ 6.6
Sea of Love 1989 ★ 6.6
Cops 1989 ★ 6.6
Cruising 1980 ★ 6.6
Shoot to Kill 1988 ★ 6.6
My Lucky Stars 1985 ★ 6.6
Black Rain 1989 ★ 6.6
In the Middle of the Night 1984 ★ 6.7
F/X 1986 ★ 6.6
Tiger Cage 1988 ★ 6.6
Beverly Hills Cop II 1987 ★ 6.5