Fake Cops in Movies

You have the right to remain silent – or laugh, or scream – as you take a look at our line-up of folks pretending to be police officers in the movies.
LET’S BE COPS (2014)

Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans, Jr. star as two buddies who go to a costume party dressed as cops… and people think they’re the real deal. And by people, we also mean mobsters.
MAGIC MIKE (2012)

With his arrestingly good looks, who wouldn’t want to be protected and served by this guy – even if he isn’t a real cop?
COMPLIANCE (2012)

Dreama Walker stars in the chilling true story of a woman conned by a fake cop.
BLUE STREAK (1999)

Martin Lawrence stars as a former convict posing as a police officer. “He’s a cop that’s not.”
INFERNAL AFFAIRS (2002)

This 2002 Hong Kong crime-thriller is about a cop who is actually a gangster. The movie was later remade into the Oscar-winning film, 'The Departed.'
THE DEPARTED (2006)

Matt Damon stars in Martin Scorsese’s crime thriller as a mobster mole inside the Massachusetts State Police Department, while Leonardo DiCaprio plays a cop infiltrating Jack Nicholson's Boston-based mob.
THE WRONG ARM OF THE LAW (1963)

Peter Sellers stars in this British comedy about a gang of criminals who put on a badge to help them pull off crimes.
MIAMI BLUES (1990)

A hunky Alec Baldwin stars as a violent psychopath who steals a cop’s badge and gun and poses as a cop. Shirtless, of course.
DIRTY WORK (2001)

Norm Macdonald and Artie Lange are professional pranksters who pose as fake cops to get back at the frat boys who beat them in a bar fight.
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991)

Robert Patrick stars as the T-1000 -- Skynet's new liquid metal, shapeshifting Terminator -- who subdues a cop and takes his identity.
PAUL BLART: MALL COP (2009)

Come on, we all know there’s no such thing as a mall “cop.” Stop faking it, buddy -- you’re a security guard.
THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)

Heath Ledger's Joker poses as a member of the GCPD at a funeral, gunning for the real cops - including Jim Gordon.
THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987)

Frank Nitti, played by Billy Drago, disguises himself as a police officer to assassinate someone that the Untouchables need to help bring down Al Capone.
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LET’S BE COPS (2014)

MAGIC MIKE (2012)

COMPLIANCE (2012)

BLUE STREAK (1999)

INFERNAL AFFAIRS (2002)

THE DEPARTED (2006)

THE WRONG ARM OF THE LAW (1963)

MIAMI BLUES (1990)

DIRTY WORK (2001)

TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991)

PAUL BLART: MALL COP (2009)

THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)

THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987)

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