The New York City Police Department is frequently
featured in many movies simply because
New York City is the setting for so many movies.
But over the years there have been several movies
in which the NYPD was the one of the main,
if not "the" main character in the movie.

William (Bill "Hopalong Cassidy") Boyd in "The Cop" - filmed in NYC (1928) Listed here are some movies in which the Department was the main theme of the movie as well as some movies that featured the NYPD in a lesser role or through props such as radio cars.

See RMPs in the Movies Dial-up connection High speed connection Titles with as asterisk - * - are movies with the NYPD as a main subject, titles with a double asterisk - ** - are good for one or a few scenes only, titles with a triple asterisk - *** - are also recommended as good movies.

The Cop 1928 * Pride of the Yankees 1942 ** - *** Whistling in Brooklyn 1943 ** - *** Naked City 1948 * - *** City Across the River 1949 ** - *** On The Town 1949 ** - *** Detective Story 1950 * - *** Side Street 1950 * - *** Tatooed Stranger 1950 * - *** Fourteen Hours 1951 * - *** The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms 1953 ** - *** The Delicate Delinquent 1957 * - *** Street of Sinners 1957 * - *** The Last Angry Man 1959 ** - *** Pay or Die 1960 * - *** West Side Story 1961 ** - *** The Young Savages 1961 ** - *** Wait Until Dark 1967 ** - *** Coogan's Bluff 1968 ** - *** Madigan 1968 * - *** The Odd Couple 1968 ** - *** Cotton Comes To Harlem 1970 * - *** The Out Of Towners 1970 ** - *** The Anderson Tapes 1971 ** - ***

The French Connection 1971 * - *** Shaft 1971 ** - *** Across 110th Street 1972 * - *** Come Back Charleston Blue 1972 * The Godfather 1972 ** - *** The Valachi Papers 1972 ** - *** Badge 373 1973 * - *** Cops and Robbers 1973 * - *** Serpico 1973 * - *** The Seven-Ups 1973 * - *** The Stone Killer 1973 ** - *** Claudine 1974 ** Law and Disorder 1974 ** The Super Cops 1974 NOTE: Before you spend money on this movie you should read this: the Harlem Mosque incident Louis 17X Dupree, a participant and Cardillo's alleged assailant was given a role in this movie as, of all things, a police officer! * The Taking Of Pelhan 1-2-3 1974 * - *** Dog Day Afternoon 1975 ** Deadly Hero 1976 * - *** Fort Apache- The Bronx 1981 * - *** Prince Of The City 1981 * Do The Right Thing 1989 ** Harlem Nights 1989 ** - *** Cadillac Man 1990 ** - *** Mambo Kings 1992 ** Dead Presidents 1995 **

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