A gruff middle-aged detective (Nick Nolte) springs a young street-smart bank robber (Eddie Murphy) from prison to help him catch his late partner's killers. Hijinks ensue and an unlikely partnership ...

The cop genre is rich with tension, character drama, and high-stakes action, yet it can also very easily go wrong. With this in mind, this looks at the very bottom of the police movie barrel. It would ...

1984’s “Beverly Hills Cop” is the first Eddie Murphy film in the National Film Registry. Nobody puts Baby in a corner, but they’re putting her in the National Film Registry. “Dirty Dancing,” along ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

Nobody puts Baby in a corner, but they’re putting her in the National Film Registry. “Dirty Dancing,” along with another 1980s culture-changer, “Beverly Hills Cop,” are entering the Library of ...

The best cop movies are moral battlegrounds, full of blurry lines, impossible choices, and people trying to uphold the law without losing themselves. Whether it's a gritty street patrol, a sprawling ...