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The Standoff at Sparrow Creek

2019 ★ 6.0

After a mass shooting at a police funeral, reclusive ex-cop Gannon finds himself unwittingly forced out of retirement when he realizes that the killer belongs t

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Culpable

1960 ★ 7.6

A criminal confronts the police by firing at them with a machine gun from the first floor of a villa on the outskirts of Buenos Aires and occasionally shooting

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Shootout at Lokhandwala

2007 ★ 6.2

An account of the gangster Maya Dolas and his gang which terrorized Mumbai City, and the ensuing standoff between Mumbai Police and the gang on 16 November 1991

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Inside Man

2006 ★ 7.4

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccup

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The Public

2019 ★ 6.5

An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter c

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Albino Alligator

1997 ★ 5.7

While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people the police ar

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Sovereign

2025 ★ 6.6

Struggling single father Jerry indoctrinates his son Joe into the sovereign citizen movement, teaching him that laws are mere illusions and freedom is something

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In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco

1993 ★ 5.4

Religious fanatics are barricaded in a building and surrounded by police. But they're not going to surrender; they prefer to die. Topic: Film "In the Line of Du

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Cops and Robbers

2017 ★ 5.3

A police hostage negotiator plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a cornered bank robber who is hell bent on getting out of the bank and humiliating his

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Dirty Weekend

1973 ★ 5.2

A man and his mistress have just taken off for a weekend romp when they're kidnapped by a trio of bank robbers. They wind up becoming media "stars" as police an

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The Long Night

1947 ★ 5.8

City police surround a building, attempting to capture a suspected murderer. The suspect knows there is no escape but refuses to give in. Task: Write a factual,

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Live PD Presents: PD Cam

2018 ★ 9.0

Sgt Sean "Sticks" Larkin of the Tulsa Police Department Gang Unit brings viewers an honest and complete look at an officer's POV during some of their craziest c

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Dog Day Afternoon

1975 ★ 7.8

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and

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Bad Boys

1995 ★ 6.8

Marcus Burnett is a henpecked family man. Mike Lowrey is a footloose and fancy free ladies' man. Both Miami policemen, they have 72 hours to reclaim a consignme

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Assault on Precinct 13

2005 ★ 6.2

On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick must cobble together a force made up cops and criminals to s

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Hostage

2005 ★ 6.4

When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even

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The Chase

1994 ★ 5.8

Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he takes a girl as hostage and drives off in her car. The girl h

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The Gauntlet

1977 ★ 6.5

Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness from Las Vegas. The witness turns out to be a bell

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Safe

2012 ★ 6.5

After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian

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Assassins

1995 ★ 6.5

Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrif

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All Things To All Men

2013 ★ 4.3

A thief is caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a maverick cop and London crime boss. Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of th

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In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion

1992 ★ 4.2

Adam Swapp and his brother Jonathan are suspects in the bombing of Mormon Center in Utah. The brothers and their families hold-up on their farm with provisions

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iHostage

2025 ★ 5.9

When a gunman enters an Apple Store in the heart of Amsterdam, the police face a delicate challenge to resolve the standoff. Thriller Crime Drama tense claustro

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El Camino Christmas

2017 ★ 5.5

A young man seeking a father he has never met, through no fault of his own, ends up barricaded in a liquor store with five other people on Christmas Eve in the

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