25 best police movies ever

Dirty Harry (1971)

Dirty Harry is the granddaddy of police thrillers with Eastwood in one of his most recognisable roles. Harry Callahan is a tough San Francisco cop (in fact, the toughest) who doesn’t think twice about putting busloads of kidnapped kids in danger to get his man. That’s not to mention the infamous scene in which Harry tortures the bad guy, Scorpio. It also gave birth to one of Hollywood’s great misquotes: “Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?”