Movies like Dragnet 1987

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Dragnet (1987)
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Dragnet (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: LAPD Sgt. Joe Friday -- the equally straight-laced nephew of the famous police sergeant of the same name -- is paired up with a young, freewheeling detective named Pep Streebeck. After investigating some strange robberies at the local zoo and the theft of a stockpile of pornographic magazines, they uncover cult activity in the heart of the city and are hot on the case to figure out who's behind it all.
Style: humorous, parody, satirical, absurd, detective, cult classic, psychotronic, spoof, epic, action comedy ...
Audience: kids, teens, boys' night
Plot: buddy cop, buddy, police, investigation, stupidity, partner, justice, farce, danger, goofy hero, working undercover, satire, chase, cop, law enforcement, police investigation, disguise, drug, snake, car chase, corruption, culture clash, agent, love affair, fight club ...
Time: 80s
Place: los angeles
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, fast and funny films with plots about police, disorder, car chase, law enforcement, police officer, partner and chase mostly in Comedy, Crime and Action genres. Some movies like Dragnet: Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), Police Academy (1984), Kindergarten Cop (1990), The Blues Brothers (1980), Ghostbusters (1984). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Elwood, the now lone "Blues Brother" finally released from prison, is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Once again hitting the road to re-unite the band and win ...
Style: humorous, feel good, cult classic, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience: teens
Plot: blues, car chase, chase, music, dancing, buddy, prison, on the road, starting over, rivalry, orphan, buddies ...
Time: 90s
Place: louisiana, usa, chicago
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100%
 6.7
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Police Academy (1984)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This opens the floodgates for all and sundry to enter the Police Academy, much to the chagrin of the ...
Style: funny, parody, light, humorous, hilarious ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: police, police academy, officers and cadets, chase, dumb, recruit, rookie, instructor, cadet, mentor, creativity, police corruption ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1984, 1950s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord while at the same time protecting the man's young son. Pitted against a class of boisterous ...
Style: light, funny, humorous, detective, sincere ...
Audience: kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot: teacher, fish out of water, children, kindergarten, police, education, mischievous children, small town, bullying, undercover, elementary school, school ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1990
Place: astoria oregon, california, oregon, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Jake Blues is just out of jail, and teams up with his brother, Elwood on a 'mission from God' to raise funds for the orphanage in which they grew up. The only thing they can do is do what they do best – play music – so they get their ...
Style: funny, road movie, hilarious, surreal, action comedy ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, teen drama
Plot: music, chase, blues, road trip, buddy, rock and roll, car chase, police chase, on the road, carsploitation, prison, race against time ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1980
Place: chicago, illinois, arizona, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 7.8
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Ghostbusters (1984)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign ...
Style: funny, humorous, entertaining, light, cult classic ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot: supernatural, ghost, monster, nerd, transformation, paranormal investigation, giant monster, chase, imagination, accountant, friendship, librarian ...
Time: 80s, year 1984, year 2016, 20th century
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, nova scotia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.4
 20K
Police Squad! (1982)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Police Squad! is a television comedy series first broadcast in 1982, created by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker, and starring Leslie Nielsen. A spoof of police procedurals, the series featured Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker's usual ...
Style: parody, spoof, sitcom, humorous, funny ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: satire, police, partners against crime, private detective, police officer, weirdo, humour, buddies, stoner, cop, woman with a gun, police detective ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
National Security (2003)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Two mismatched security guards are thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.
Style: funny, humorous, entertaining, buddy comedy, feel good ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: buddy cop, buddy, police, chase, reluctant partners, stereotypes, partner, brutality, redemption, heroes, black, danger ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A new batch of recruits arrives at Police Academy, this time a group of civilian volunteers who have joined Commandant Lassard's new Citizens on Patrol program. Although the community relations project has strong governmental support, a ...
Style: humorous, slapstick, absurd, spoof, relaxing ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: police academy, police, police investigation, violence, car chase, satire, love affair, prank, senior citizen, martial arts, blonde, voyeur ...
Time: 80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place: london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Hot Fuzz (2007)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel is good. Too good. To stop the rest of his team from looking bad, he is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford, paired with simple country cop, and everything seems quiet until two actors are found decapitated. ...
Style: parody, funny, humorous, dark comedy, hilarious ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: murder, police, partner, conspiracy, chase, buddy, buddy cop, cop, small town, secret society, gunfight, investigation ...
Time: year 2007, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: england, britain, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.6
 19K
Strange Brew (1983)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug Mackenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the orphan Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-deceased father. But to do so, they must confront the suspicious Brewmeister Smith and two teams of ...
Style: psychotronic, parody, humorous, laugh out loud, not serious ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: beer, conspiracy, hockey, farce, shakespeare, mental institution, mind control, ghost, brother brother relationship, stupidity, chase, satire ...
Time: year 1983, 80s
Place: canada, toronto ontario canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.1
 154K
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street informant Huggy ...
Style: parody, funny, humorous, entertaining, hilarious ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot: buddy, cocaine, buddy cop, car chase, police, drug, police investigation, organized crime, gangster, police detective, drug lord, justice ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 2004, 2000s
Place: california, usa, chicago, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he is to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Frank's wife, Jane, is desperate for a baby.. this adds to Frank's ...
Style: parody, spoof, hilarious, humorous, funny ...
Audience: family outing, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot: farce, police, terrorism, law enforcement, sexual humor, stupidity, undercover, gangster, race against time, save the day, master criminal, danger ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1988, year 1994, 70s
Place: usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 6.6
 287K
The Other Guys (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: NYPD detectives Christopher Danson (Johnson) and P.K. Highsmith (Jackson) are the baddest and most beloved cops in New York City. They don't get tattoos, other men get tattoos of them. Two desks over and one back, sit detectives Allen Gamble ...
Style: funny, hilarious, buddy comedy, humorous, parody ...
Audience: teens, manly, kids, boys' night
Plot: police, stupidity, buddy, misfit partners, partners against crime, buddy cop, farce, hotshot, dumb, reluctant partners, car chase, corruption ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, las vegas, manhattan new york city, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Armed and Dangerous (1986)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Dooley, a cop wrongly sacked for corruption, teams up with a useless defence lawyer in their new careers... as security guards. When the two are made fall guys for a robbery at a location they are guarding, the pair begin to investigate corruption ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, not serious, exciting, parody ...
Audience: teens, kids, boys' night
Plot: corruption, heist, gunfight, friendship, justice, on the run, nothing goes right, partners against crime, witnessing a crime, guard dog, female bodybuilder, private detective ...
Time: 80s
Place: europe, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 5.5
 65K
Showtime (2002)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based T.V. cop show.
Style: humorous, melancholic, funny, light, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, boys' night, teen drama
Plot: chase, reluctant partners, police dog, buddy cop, buddy, justice, law enforcement, police, partners against crime, gangster, fish out of water, mentor ...
Time: year 2002, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 5.5
 90K
Cop Out (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Detectives Jimmy and Paul, despite nine years as partners, can still sometimes seem like polar opposites – especially when Paul's unpredictable antics get them suspended without pay. Already strapped for cash and trying to pay for his ...
Style: humorous, buddy comedy, funny, entertaining, absurd ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: police, law enforcement, buddy, police investigation, buddy cop, gangster, chase, justice, money laundering, police officer, robbery, rescue ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 6.5
 15K
Running Scared (1986)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed them in the past.
Style: action comedy, talky, witty, humorous, detective ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: buddy, buddy cop, police, car chase, cop, chase, police investigation, violence, police officer, partner, undercover, lawyer ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: chicago, florida, key west florida, illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Tough-talking Detroit cop Axel Foley heads to the rarified world of Beverly Hills in his beat-up Chevy Nova to investigate a friend's murder. But soon, he realizes he's stumbled onto something much more complicated. Bungling rookie ...
Style: buddy comedy, humorous, funny, exciting, witty ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: police, car chase, fish out of water, buddy cop, buddy, reluctant partners, undercover, investigation, death of friend, law enforcement, damsel in distress, gunfight ...
Time: year 1984, 20th century, 80s
Place: los angeles, detroit, beverly hills, usa, michigan ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Loose Cannons (1990)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Mac, the two fisted savy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known burn out, to work with him on a new and difficult case. The new partner is, Ellis, an amazing detective, one who puts Sherlock Holmes to shame with his ...
Style: humorous, action comedy, captivating, light, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: buddy cop, murder, police investigation, law enforcement, farce, disorder, odd couple, gang, friendship, investigation, partner, buddy ...
Time: 80s
Place: usa, germany, washington d.c., europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Bumbling cop 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.
Style: parody, spoof, funny, hilarious, detective ...
Audience: girls' night, family outing, date night, teens
Plot: police, satire, usa president, conspiracy, cop, stoner, police investigation, law enforcement, president, kidnapping, good versus evil, humour ...
Time: 20th century, year 1988, 90s
Place: washington d.c., los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Our favourite police men are called together to deal with a gang who rob banks and jewelers. Using their various talents as well as their extraordinary luck, the crooks stand no chance against our men and women wearing blue..
Style: humorous, slapstick, absurd, relaxing, not serious ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: police academy, police, police investigation, gang, mayor, car chase, satire, love affair, master criminal, prank, investigation, competition ...
Time: 80s, year 1989, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 6.9
 57K
Fletch (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A veritable chameleon, investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher might drive his editor up the wall, but he always produces great pieces for the newspaper. When his next story is about the drug trade taking place on the beach, Fletch ...
Style: funny, humorous, light, talky, entertaining ...
Audience: kids
Plot: journalism, investigation, corruption, undercover, cons and scams, dishonesty, dating, on the run, mistaken identity, insurance, police corruption, media ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, utah, rio de janeiro, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 6.0
 51K
CHiPS (2017)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles.
Style: buddy comedy, intense, humorous, entertaining, funny ...
Audience: adult
Plot: motorcycle, buddy cop, police, heist, investigation, corruption, chase, partner, car chase, motorcycle cop, female nudity, police corruption ...
Time: year 2017, future, 2010s
Place: los angeles, california, florida, miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Detroit cop, Axel Foley heads for the land of sunshine and palm trees to find out who shot police Captain Andrew Bogomil. Thanks to a couple of old friends, Axel's investigation uncovers a series of robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons ...
Style: humorous, cult classic, entertaining, suspense, action comedy ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: police, buddy cop, gunfight, police investigation, investigation, arms smuggling, heist, car chase, cop, partners against crime, friends, partner ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, beverly hills, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: When the incompetent Officer Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.
Style: parody, spoof, funny, humorous, detective ...
Audience: teens, kids, girls' night, family outing, date night
Plot: police, deadpan, stupidity, investigation, assassin, satire, gunfight, creativity, sarcasm, cop, dimwit, terrorist ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place: los angeles, usa, california, beirut lebanon
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: The Russians need help in dealing with the Mafia and so they seek help with the veterans of the Police Academy. They head off to Moscow, in order to find evidence against Konstantin Konali, who marketed a computer game that everyone in the world is ...
Style: absurd, slapstick, humorous, spoof, disgusting ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: police academy, police, car chase, mafia, video game, farce, chase, police investigation, gangster, destiny, satire, commander ...
Time: year 1994, 90s, 20th century
Place: russia, moscow russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Reno 911!: Miami (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. Based on the Comedy Central series.
Style: parody, funny, humorous, mockumentary, light ...
Audience: teens
Plot: police, police investigation, writers, justice, incompetent police, law enforcement, fighting crime, disorder, buddies, save the day, satire, masturbation ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: florida, miami, miami beach, usa, reno nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 7.0
 112K
Super Troopers (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Five bored, occasionally high and always ineffective Vermont state troopers must prove their worth to the governor or lose their jobs. After stumbling on a drug ring, they plan to make a bust, but a rival police force is out to steal the glory.
Style: funny, humorous, light, talky, witty ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: police corruption, police, stoner, weed, prank, cop, partner, buddies, drug dealing, dishonesty, small town, dumb ...
Time: 21st century
Place: vermont
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 6.2
 136K
Twins (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage ...
Style: funny, humorous, entertaining, road movie, sentimental ...
Audience: kids, girls' night, date night
Plot: twins, road trip, buddy, fish out of water, family relations, on the road, partner, brothers, buddies, culture clash, brother brother relationship, siblings ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place: usa, los angeles, arizona, austin texas, santa fe new mexico ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 6.2
 51K
Stuber (2019)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: After crashing his car, a cop who's recovering from eye surgery recruits an Uber driver to help him catch a heroin dealer. The mismatched pair soon find themselves in for a wild day of stakeouts and shootouts as they encounter the city's ...
Style: action comedy, humorous, funny, exciting, light ...
Audience: adult
Plot: buddy cop, police officer, lapd, investigation, murder, father daughter relationship, danger, partner, friendship, taxi driver, driver, drug lord ...
Time: year 2019, 2010s
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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