Dragnet

Sep 4, 1954

1h 29m

★ 6.0

This was the hottest case to hit the department!

Overview

Two homicide detectives try to find just the facts behind a mobster's brutal murder.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Mark VII Ltd.

Warner Bros. Pictures

Dragnet Trailers

Cast

Sergeant Joe Friday

Jack Webb

Officer Frank Smith

Ben Alexander

Capt .James E. Hamilton

Richard Boone

Officer Grace Downey

Ann Robinson

Max Edward Troy

Stacy Harris

Mrs. Ethel Starkie

Virginia Gregg

Deputy D.A. Adolph Alexander

Vic Perrin

Belle Davitt

Georgia Ellis

Jesse Quinn

James Griffith

Roy Cleaver

Dick Cathcart

Lee Reinhard

Malcolm Atterbury

Chester Davitt

Willard Sage

A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in the metro area, Cole is assigned to the case, along with tough-talking fellow cop Jim Campbell. Although the two men clash, they gradually become effective partners as they uncover a conspiracy linked to the killings, which also involves terrorism and organized crime.

6.8

The Bone Collector

Nov 4, 1999

Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and incapable of working. But when a gruesome murder in Manhattan leaves detectives baffled, they call on Rhyme to help solve the mystery. Amelia Donaghy, a rookie cop whose quick thinking preserved a gruesome murder scene, is enlisted by Rhyme to be his on-the-scene forensics expert. With Amelia reluctantly acting as Rhyme's able-bodied go-between, the pair piece together cryptic clues the killer leaves behind at the scene of the crime, hoping to catch the grisly serial killer.

6.9

Gloria

Oct 1, 1980

When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.

5.8

Striking Distance

Sep 17, 1993

Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted to water-way duty Tom, along with new partner Jo Christman, navigate the three rivers looking for clues and discovering bodies. This time the victims are women Tom knows, he must find the killer to prove his innocence.

4.8

Drop Dead Sexy

Mar 12, 2005

When their money scam runs aground, a group of would-be thieves turn to kidnapping in an attempt to blackmail their target.

6.2

Super Fly

Aug 4, 1972

Priest, a suave top-rung New York City drug dealer, decides that he wants to get out of his dangerous trade. Working with his reluctant friend, Eddie, Priest devises a scheme that will allow him to make a big deal and then retire. When a desperate street dealer informs the police of Priest's activities, Priest is forced into an uncomfortable arrangement with corrupt narcotics officers. Setting his plan in motion, he aims to both leave the business and stick it to the man.

5.7

Friends and Family

Jun 17, 2001

Gay New York couple Stephen Torcelli and Danny Russo have something to hide from Stephen's parents -- their jobs as Mafia enforcers. When the Torcelli family plans to visit, Stephen and Danny panic because Stephen's father works for the FBI. Despite efforts to keep family and Mafia separate, a birthday party gets mixed up with a mobster's daughter's engagement party. Trouble arises when the mobsters concoct a political scheme at the party.

6.8

Atlantic City

Sep 3, 1980

In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.

6.4

Hoodlum

Aug 27, 1997

In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.

7.1

Criss Cross

Feb 4, 1949

An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband.

7.1

Miracles: The Canton Godfather

Jun 15, 1989

A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit.

6.6

Suicide Kings

Sep 6, 1997

Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Carlo plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.

7.5

After Hours

Sep 13, 1985

Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.

5.9

The Ice Harvest

Nov 23, 2005

A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.

7.5

Donnie Brasco

Feb 27, 1997

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.

6.5

Get Shorty

Oct 20, 1995

Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.

4.0

Gigli

Aug 1, 2003

Gigli is ordered to kidnap the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor. When plans go awry, Gigli's boss sends in Ricki, a gorgeous free-spirited female gangster who has her own set of orders to assist with the kidnapping. But Gigli begins falling for the decidedly unavailable Ricki, which could be a hazard to his occupation.

6.2

Snake Eyes

Aug 7, 1998

All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. Determined to solve the crime, he quickly learns that his search for answers will only uncover yet more questions in an ever-widening web of conspiracy, intrigue, and danger.