Top 10 Women Cops From Film

Kicking off our list is the member of the cyber crimes division whose job involves tracking sexual predators and identity thieves. A role-played by actress Diane Lane, Marsh is an agent on unfamiliar ground when charged with finding an untraceable serial killer that enjoys posting brutal crimes live on the web. Working the night shift, she demonstrates that a keyboard and mouse can be more powerful then a revolver and handcuffs.

Jamie Lee Curtis plays this rookie New York City policewoman who showcases just how nerve racking, stressful and heavy the badge can be. Forced to shoot an armed robber, her career is put in jeopardy when the perp’s gun disappears from the crime scene, having been taken by a psychopath that develops an obsession with her, while simultaneously using the evidence to kill innocents.

Angelina Jolie plays yet another young rookie from New York City. In her case, she’s a patrol officer who demonstrates a remarkable ability to make detailed observations of a crime scene to uncover vital clues. Due to her talent for forensic investigation, and capacity to keep cool and put herself in harms way to protect evidence, she is asked to help a quadriplegic forensics expert stop a serial killer.

This is the crime-fighting partner of Officer Alex Murphy, or if you prefer RoboCop. A member of the Detroit Police Department, Officer Lewis is an honest cop with an overriding sense of loyalty and duty. A hardened bubblegum-chewer that always works in body armor, she has no problems taking on Detroit’s fiercest criminals solo. Though she does appreciate backup from time to time…

This LAPD internal affairs officer initially butts heads with Riggs and Murtaugh, but proves she’s every bit their equal by helping them solve the case. She’s skilled with a gun, but believe it or not she’s even more resourceful in unarmed combat. However, we find Sgt. Cole’s most memorable attributes to be her affection for the scars she’s accumulated over her career and her impressive ass-kicking ability!

This one-of-a-kind FBI agent is a tomboy and one of the boys who’s forced to get in touch with her feminine side for an undercover assignment as a beauty pageant contestant. She hesitantly takes on the challenge, and proves herself to be more than up to the task as an extremely talented, observant, skilled officer with a charm that can disarm as effectively as any of her grapples!

This quiet, unassertive woman was just an ordinary civilian before she decided to become an officer of the law. Though she doesn’t have the textbook physique or voice, she takes advantage of the academy’s new open training policy. Along the way, she proves she can transcend her limitations and transforms herself into a confident, effective and authoritative officer.

How could this female CIA agent who spent much of her life working towards hunting down the man responsible for 9/11 not make the short list? Based on an actual character, everything about Maya, down to her screen name is a dramatization of the actual analyst who worked to bringing down the terrorist leader. Jessica Chastian’s Maya is incredibly single-minded, un-apologetic and relentless while fighting the war on terror.

This Academy Award-winning role is the type of cop we rarely see: a down-to-earth protagonist who could easily be your neighbor. This police chief is a Plain Jane who follows her common sense, while also sporting a powerful sense of humor. But what’s even more remarkable is that she leads this small town’s murder investigation while seven months pregnant!

Her training at the FBI Academy and an ongoing investigation lead this cadet to interview cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Afraid and in way over her head, Agent Starling manages to forge a trust with the good doctor and convinces him to help save an abductee. But in doing so, she makes herself vulnerable by exposing her innermost secrets and bravely sticks her neck out to make the arrest.

Do you agree with our list? Which female movie cop is your favorite? For more entertaining top 10s, be sure to subscribe to WatchMojo.com.