Seven

Silence of the Lambs

Dark gritty movies, but definitely about what the police and FBI do day-to-day, not pretty,

From the deep dark recesses of B&W vault-world, the original Naked City. That was a police procedural film to end all.

Also, The First Deadly Sin with Frank Sinatra and Faye Dunaway (as his dying wife) was excellent too.

Love all your picks, Marlowe.

Thanks, Fran. What are your favorites?

Detective Story with Kirk Douglas (who should have won an Oscar for his acting) was another fantastic police procedural. Terrific film.

Marlowe, sorry it took so long to get back here. What I would really like to see is a couple of the Patricia Cornwell books made into movies - kind of like the forensic window on police methods. And, of course I love the Marino character.

Now what category would you put Serpico in? Could that technically fit in police procedural do you think? I thought that was a great movie. Then again, I never saw Pacino do anything bad.

Yes, definitely, Fran, Serpico was great. So was Prince of the City with Treat Williams which also went along the same lines. Of course, that dealt with police corruption.

LA Confidential would qualify as well.

Surprised they've never made a Cromwell book into a movie. Almost every other author has made a movie, including Jonathan Kellerman's first novel The Cradel Must Fall with Ted Danson as Dr. Delaware, very believable.

Some books just play like a movie, if you know what I mean.

My all time favorite would fit this catagory perfectly, "Bullit". Talk about a cool detective, Steve McQueen wins hands down. Probably the best at real life also. As for mysterys, "Night Moves" with Gene Hackman was very good, you never knew who did it till the last frames. Whatya think. By the way, Ramond Chandler rules!!

Totally agree on Chandler ruling, but Cornell Woolrich is a close second.

Bullitt was outstanding, and it was shot in my city by the Bay (San Francisco). McQueen rules too.

Night Moves, French Connection and The Conversation are three of Hackman's best and three of the best movies of their type.

the police things are over all good if it includes shooting and action and stuff this sight needs more short storys like that like action and gore and stuff is great

nothing like gore and stuff to get the bile moving - but the gray matter is another subject all together. Some great police procedural films:

LA Confidential

Heat