The best Leslie Nielsen’s crime movies

Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen

11/02/1926- 28/11/2010
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
7.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 02/12/1988
  • Character: Lt. Frank Drebin
When the incompetent Lieutenant Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
6.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 18/03/1994
  • Character: Lt. Frank Drebin
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his problems, Frank's wife, Jane, is desperate for a baby.

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
6.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 28/06/1991
  • Character: Frank Drebin
Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.

Ransom!

Ransom!
6.9/10
A rich man (Glenn Ford) stuns his wife (Donna Reed) and town with a televised threat to his son's kidnapper.

Shadow Over Elveron

Shadow Over Elveron
6.6/10
A corrupt sheriff knows the secrets of everyone in town and uses that information to go unchallenged. But after the arrest of an innocent teenager, the new doctor cannot keep quiet and tries to get the community to stand up for what is right.

Snatched

Snatched
6.5/10
The wives of three wealthy men are kidnapped and held for a $3 million ransom, but one of the men doesn't want to pay his share.

Reckless Disregard

Reckless Disregard
5.5/10
Meredith Craig is lawyer who has a small practice. She is then approached by a Dr. Lucas who is a doctor at a clinic, who was exposed on a television news program as writing prescriptions for drugs in exchange for money. He says that he is innocent and asks Meredith to file a lawsuit against the program and its staff. Can a small lawyer beat a big television network?

The Return of Charlie Chan

The Return of Charlie Chan
5.7/10
Charlie Chan comes out of retirement to investigate a murder case aboard the yacht of a wealthy Greek shipping tycoon.

Hot Summer Night

Hot Summer Night
6.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 15/02/1957
  • Character: William Joel Partain
An out-of-work reporter (Leslie Nielsen) seeks out a bank robber, and his bride (Colleen Miller) has to rescue him.

Brinks: The Great Robbery

Brinks: The Great Robbery
6.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeTV Movie
  • Release: 26/03/1976
  • Character: Agent Norman Houston
In this telling of the infamous 1950 robbery, James McNally is portrayed as the one gang member who maintains his silence in the face of extreme police pressure. When he is sent up to prison and sees the other gang members letting him take all the heat, he still doesn't come clean to the cops. He feels a loyalty to his best friend, who was also in on the crime. But what will his best friend choose to do?

The Amsterdam Kill

The Amsterdam Kill
5.3/10
Former DEA Agent Quinlan, removed from the force some years earlier for stealing confiscated drug money, is hired by Chung Wei, a leader in the Amsterdam drug cartel, who wants out of the business. Quinlan's job is to use Chung's information to tip DEA agents to drug busts, thereby destroying the cartel. But when the first two "tips" go awry, resulting in murdered DEA officers, the feds must decide whether to trust Quinlan further...

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