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A body so badly burned that it could be mistaken for a movie prop... except for the smell. That's not something the LAPD finds lying on the street every day. And when Detective Tully Jarsdel is called to the scene, it's clear to him that something about the placement of the corpse is intentional, even ritualistic. Jarsdel's former career in academia seems to finally be coming in handy, rather than serving merely as material for jokes from his partner,...
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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It details the lives of LAPD officers in an anthology of realistic and gritty accounts of what it meant to carry a badge in '70s Los Angeles. The hit series became a major influence of many critically acclaimed shows that followed, including Hill Street Blues; NYPD Blue and Homicide: Life On The Street.
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Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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LAPD Lt. Carter Shaw and his special undercover task force understand that to collar criminals, one must first get on their level. They also know that going undercover may require cutting ties with those who mean the most. Adrift, isolated and frequently faced with situations that strain the line between right and wrong, these officers know that all that matters is loyalty to each other and to the task at hand-- bringing down the bad guys.
5) Colors
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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In the 'hood, all that matters are your colors, Bob Hodges is a seasoned street cop who has learned a lot from long experience while his new, young partner, Danny, has learned nothing, yet knows it all. Forced to work together in the L.A.P.D.'s renowned C.R.A.S.H. anti-gang unit, they set out to investigate a brutal gang murder. Hated and hunted by both sides, the cops soon find themselves trapped in the middle of a turf war.
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Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2012.
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English
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Dark Blue follows the exploits of an undercover team of Los Angeles police officers so covert many of their own colleagues don't even know they exist. Wandering in and out of the underworld is Lieutenant Carter Shaw, who frequently butts heads with his superiors over the risks the team is prepared to take. To bring down a criminal underworld one must first dive into its depths. Once there, having a credible cover is the difference between life and...
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"A bomb is more than a weapon. A bomb is an expression of the bomber's thoughts about you, his predictions of your behavior--a performance designed to fool you into making one fatally wrong move. In The Bomb Maker, Edgar Award-winning author Thomas Perry introduces us to the dark corners of a mind intent on transforming a simple machine into an act of murder--and to those committed to preventing that outcome at any cost. A threat is called into the...
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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The elite team is back, headed by two-time Oscarʼ nominee Mary McDonnell as Los Angeles Police Captain Sharon Raydor, along with G.W. Bailey as Lieutenant Provenza, Tony Denison as Lieutenant Andy Flynn, Michael Paul Chan as Lieutenant Mike Tao, Raymond Cruz as Detective Julio Sanchez, Kearran Giovanni as Detective Amy Sykes, Phillip P. Keene as tech expert Buzz Watson, Jonathan Del Arco as Dr. Morales and Robert Gossett as Assistant Chief Russell...
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Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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The detectives in the LAPD's major crimes division are still reeling from the departure of Brenda Leigh Johnson and the realization that Captain Raydor is now in charge. Unlike Brenda, Raydor is determined to lead them with a more team-oriented approach, sharing the credit with the people with whom she works. Raydor's hardest job will be gaining the trust and confidence of her detectives, who aren't quick to forget her past, especially Provenza, who...
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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As the second season opens, the team immediately dives into some of the most challenging and fascinating crimes yet, including the murder of a big-time film producer's wife, an apparent murder-suicide, and a high-speed car chase that leads to a triple homicide. Just as the squad seems to be adjusting to last year's leadership change, Deputy D.A. Emma Rios arrives to challenge Raydor's intentions and shake up the department.
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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From producer Aaron Spelling comes one of the toughest, action-packed crime-fighting shows of them all: S.W.A.T. Spun off from The Rookies and fueled by its signature hit theme song, S.W.A.T. chronicled the covert missions of the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics unit, an elite five-man force tackling situations too dangerous for even the police to handle.
14) Speed
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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L.A.P.D. SWAT team specialist, Jack Traven, is sent out to diffuse a bomb that a revenge-driven extortionist has planted on a city bus. Annie, one of the passengers on that bus, must now keep the bus speeding through the streets of L.A. at more than 50 miles per hour. If she goes below 50, the bomb on board the bus will detonate.
15) Insomnia
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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A pair of L.A. detectives investigate the death of a teenage girl. Things take a turn for the worse when one of the cops, already under the scrutiny of Internal Affairs, accidentally kills his partner and then covers it up.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
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Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson has an offbeat personality, uses a tough-as-nails approach, and has a track record as one of the country's leading investigators. For the Atlanta transplant heading up the Priority Homicide Division of the Los Angeles Police Department, her position on this elite detective squad, which handles high-profile cases of a sensitive nature, is a tenuous balancing act. She faces antagonistic roadblocks, even from...
17) Internal affairs
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
1999, c1990
Language
English
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Dennis Peck knows how to get around the law, because he is a cop. Raymond Avilla is the investigator who is determined to bring Peck to justice, even as Peck threatens Avilla's career, marriage, and sanity.
Publisher
Warner Bros Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The elite team of Major Crimes is back for its sixth season with three of the most challenging cases yet, struggling to solve mysteries mired in complex political conflicts that move beyond traditional murder cases. As Sharon Raydor grows accustomed to her new boss, Assistant Chief Leo Mason, the detectives find themselves questioning their faith in the rapidly changing priorities of the justice system while also managing the difficult changes in...
19) Die hard
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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English
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It's Christmas time in L.A. and on the 30th floor of the Nakatomi Corporation building there's an employee party in progress. The revelry comes to a violent end when the partygoers are taken hostage by a group of terrorists headed by Hans Gruber, who plans to steal the 600 million dollars locked in Nakatomi's high-tech safe. Gruber and his henchmen pretend to be politically motivated in order to throw the authorities off track. Gruber has no intention...
20) Blade Runner
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Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
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Los Angeles, 2019: Rick Deckard of the LAPD's Blade Runner unit prowls the steel & microchip jungle of the 21st century. His job is to track down and eliminate assumed humanoids known as 'replicants.' Replicants were declared illegal after a bloody mutiny on an Off-World Colony, and are to be terminated upon detection. He wants to get out of the force, but is drawn back in when 6 "skin jobs," the slang for replicants, hijack a ship back to Earth....
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