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Greatest Law Enforcers

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1. Die Hard (1988)
John McClane
Bruce Willis

"Yippie-kay-yay, motherfucker."


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2. Seven (1995)
William Somerset
Morgan Freeman

"This isn't going to have a happy ending."


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3. Hot Fuzz (2007)
Nicholas Angel
Simon Pegg

"What's the matter, Danny? Never taken a shortcut before?"


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4. The Fugitive (1993)
Samuel Gerard
Tommy Lee-Jones

"Do you want to change your bullshit story, sir?"


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5. Judge Dredd (1995)
Joseph Dredd
Sylvester Stallone

"I knew you'd say that."


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6. RoboCop (1987)
Alex Murphy
Peter Weller

"Dead or alive, you're coming with me!"


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7. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squa... (1988)
Frank Drebin
Leslie Nielson

"Wilma, I promise you; whatever scum did this, not one man on this force will rest one minute before until he's behind bars. Now, let's grab a bite to eat."

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8. The Departed (2006)
Sean Dignam
Mark Wahlberg

"I'm the guy who does his job. You must be the other guy."


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9. Last Action Hero (1993)
Jack Slater
Arnold Schwarzenegger

"Could I speak to the drug dealer of the house, please?"


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10. Dirty Harry (1971)
Harry Callahan
Clint Eastwood

"Go ahead. Make my day."


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11. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Axel Foley
Eddie Murphy

"Isn't that your Porsche? Is it? How would you like me to have the IRS come down here and crawl up your fuckin' ass with a microscope? 'Cause they'll do it! I've seen them do it! It's not a pretty sight!"

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12. Lethal Weapon (1987)
Martin Riggs & Roger Murtaugh
Mel Gibson & Danny Glover

RM - "Have you ever met anybody you didn't kill?"
MR - "Well, I haven't killed you yet."

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13. L.A. Confidential (1997)
Wendell 'Bud' White
Russell Crowe

*punch* *punch* *punch*




Edmund 'Ed' Exley
Guy Pearce

"...Rollo Tamasi."



Jack Vincennes
Kevin Spacey

"Oh, great. You get the girl, I get the coroner."

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14. I, Robot (2004)
Del Spooner
Will Smith

"You know, somehow, "I told you so" just doesn't quite say it."


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15. Blade Runner (1982)
Rick Deckard
Harrison Ford

"I have had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."

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16. The Untouchables (1987)
Eliot Ness
Kevin Costner

"I have broken every law I have sworn to uphold, I have become what I beheld and I am content that I have done right!"


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17. Dragnet (1987)
Joe Friday
Dan Aykroyd

"I don't care what undercover rock you crawled out from, there's a dress code for detectives in Robbery-Homicide. Section 3-605. 10. 20. 22. 24. 26. 50. 70. 80. It specifies: clean shirt, short hair, tie, pressed trousers, sports jacket or suit, and leather shoes, preferably with a high shine on them."

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18. Cobra (1986)
Marion Cobretti
Sylvester Stallone

"You're the disease, and I'm the cure."


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19. Hard Boiled (1992)
Tequila Yuen
Chow Yun-Fat

"I brought my two friends."


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Comments

Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago at Feb 22 10:54
Renegade cops always get my vote!
Posted : 1 year, 8 months ago at Mar 3 13:47
No Tommy Lee!!
Eliot Ness is history's greatest monster.
Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago at Jun 3 15:21
Eliot Ness, what a hero!
Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago at Jun 4 6:51
no police academy?!

(sarcasm, i assure you)

it's a pity tv and movies can't be mashed up on lists. some of my favourite law enforcers are on tv... helen mirren in prime suspect for example. still, nothing beats harrison ford as deckard.

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