Movies like Freebie and the Bean
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Freebie and the Bean (1974)
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Two San Francisco detectives want to bring down a local hijacking boss. But they'll have to get to him before a hitman does.
Style:
humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, buddy comedy, cult film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car chase, buddy cop, law enforcement, police, hitman, buddy, police partner, best friend, police station, police chase, police lieutenant, fistfight, machismo, graphic violence, master criminal, chase, partners, buddies, partners against crime, tough law enforcer, gangsters, bandit, karate, investigation, violence ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, usa, california, detroit
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Most similar movies to Freebie and the Bean
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, suspenseful and semi serious films with plots about police, partners, law enforcement, chase, car chase, police officer and gangsters mostly in Crime, Action and Comedy genres. Some movies like Freebie and the Bean: The Junkman (1982), CHiPs (1977), Downtown (1990), Bulletproof (1996), The Super Cops (1974). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
As film-maker Harlan Hollis drives to a James Dean festival, he's unaware that killers are tracking his every move. The fast and furious race to avoid their net, stay alive and discover who is behind this lethal plan, will take Hollis through a ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car chase, chase, car, car accident, hitman, rivalry, escapades, on the run, intrigue, save the day, race against time, fugitives ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, usa
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100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
CHiPs is an American television drama series produced by MGM Studios that originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to July 17, 1983. CHiPs followed the lives of two motorcycle police officers of the California Highway Patrol. The series ran ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, campy
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
police, motorcycle, police officer, car chase, law enforcement, highway patrol, erotic scene, love affair, stuntman, truck, woman with a gun, intelligence agency ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, southern california
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100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get even with the policeman. Soon, Kearney learns that he is off the cushy suburban beat and must now ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, buddy movie ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, male nudity, street gang, ghetto, buddy cop, law enforcement, drugs, police partner, police shootout, arrest, disorder, suburbs ...
Time:
80s
Place:
philadelphia, usa
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43%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An undercover police officer named Rock Keats befriends a drug dealer and car thief named Archie Moses in a bid to catch the villainous drug lord Frank Coltan. But the only problem is that Keats is a cop, his real name is Jack Carter, and he is ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, semi serious, buddy comedy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
buddies, friendship, gangsters, betrayal, justice, police, adaptation, unlikely friendships, drug lord, buddy cop, criminal heroes, working undercover ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
arizona, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The true story of two New York City cops. Greenberg & Hantz fought the system, became detectives and were known on the streets as "Batman & Robin".
Style:
exciting, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, police officer, blaxploitation, car chase, academy, partners, fighting crime, partners against crime, law enforcement, sexual content, graphic violence, hitman ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Movies similar to 21 Jump Street
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:
teens, kids, boys' night, adult
Plot:
police, car chase, investigation, undercover, fish out of water, buddy cop, maverick cop, gunfight, murder, damsel in distress, law enforcement, verbal byplay ...
Time:
year 1984, 20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california, beverly hills, michigan, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
Style:
humorous, exciting, buddy movie, funny, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens, adult
Plot:
prison, buddy cop, tough cop, revenge, villain, violence, police investigation, law enforcement, tough guy, police officer killed, fight, murder ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
28K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars.
Style:
exciting, intense, tense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens, adult
Plot:
chase, hostage, car chase, revenge, swat team, violence, negotiation, sniper, hostage negotiator, police officer, murder, police investigation ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
san francisco, tahiti, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in the metro area, Cole is assigned to the case, along with tough-talking fellow cop Jim Campbell. ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, suspense, police investigation, aikido, murder, justice, conspiracy, buddy cop, hitman, brutality, violence, car chase ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The Charismatic black nationalist leader Rev Deke O'Malley is trying to sell the people of Harlem a dream. Invest $100 in his company and live in Africa. But cops Gravedigger and Coffin know all about Deke and his fraudulent schemes that take ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, investigation, odd couple, police investigation, dishonesty, partners, partners against crime, tough law enforcer, master criminal, buddies, law enforcement, black cop ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, africa, harlem, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.
Style:
road movie, humorous, exciting, captivating, light ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, friendship, chase, treasure hunt, buddies, car chase, on the road, friendship between men, car, rivalry, preacher, homosexual subtext ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1972
Place:
usa, montana
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Starsky & Hutch is a 1970s American cop thriller television series, which consisted of a 70-minute pilot movie and 92 episodes of 50 minutes each. The show was created by William Blinn, produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions, and broadcast ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, semi serious, rough, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
police detective, police, undercover, partners against crime, police investigation, buddies, law enforcement, unlikely partners, society, working undercover, car chase, police protagonist ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
usa, southern california, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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, entertaining, semi serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
buddy cop, police, gunfight, police officer, police investigation, investigation, suspense, arms smuggling, heist, car chase, partners against crime, partners ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, beverly hills, california, usa, detroit
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the "Ice Man". Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is ...
Style:
neo noir, humorous, light, intense, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
buddy cop, prison, motorcycle, biker, bar fight, revenge, gunfight, convict, investigation, ex convict, corrupt cop, police ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In 1978, $20 million was stolen from a Detroit bank. One of the robbers was caught, one was found dead, and the third disappeared. The money was never found. Seven years later, the robber who was caught was released from jail. He immediately went to ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful, buddy comedy
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
disorder, gang, law enforcement, heist, friendship, partners, dishonesty, gangsters, crime gone awry, confined, kidnapping, missing person ...
Time:
80s
Place:
miami, florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Marcus Burnett is a hen-pecked family man. Mike Lowry is a foot-loose and fancy free ladies' man. Both are Miami policemen, and both have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate ...
Style:
humorous, buddy comedy, entertaining, exciting, funny ...
Audience:
girls' night, manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
two man army, drug lord, partners against crime, buddies, buddy cop, black cop, law enforcement, police, police investigation, police corruption, murder, undercover ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
miami, florida, usa, north america
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a ...
Style:
buddy movie, intense, entertaining, semi serious, neo noir ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
hostage, chase, police investigation, violence, rescue, car chase, pitbull, brutality, suspense, car, buddy cop, kidnapping ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, california, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
89K
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, entertaining, funny, absurd ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
police, buddies, law enforcement, police investigation, gangsters, chase, justice, money laundering, police officer, rescue, robbery, wedding ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
LA cops Gould and Blake get in over their heads when they don't heed orders from above and go after a big crime boss.
Style:
neo noir, exciting, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
criminal, car chase, chase, call girl, crime boss, vice squad, partners, prostitute, dishonesty, reluctant partners, drug dealing, fighting crime ...
Time:
70s
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
64K
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, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
chase, gangsters, justice, law enforcement, police, buddy cop, partners against crime, fish out of water, mentor, redemption, police shootout, police operation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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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:
buddy movie, talky, humorous, witty, melancholic ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
buddy cop, police, police officer, buddies, car chase, buddy, fight, chase, gunfight, police investigation, violence, undercover ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
chicago illinois, florida, new jersey, usa, illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Money Talks is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Brett Ratner. Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.
Style:
humorous, light, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
chase, murder, frame up, media, mexican standoff, journalism, partners, protagonist as suspect, law enforcement, buddies, gangsters, buddy ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
136K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
It's the ultimate buddy cop movie except for one thing: they're not cops. When two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party, they become neighborhood sensations. But when these newly-minted “heroes” get tangled in ...
Style:
funny, light, entertaining, humorous, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
impersonating a police officer, buddy cop, friendship between men, partners against crime, corruption, police, investigation, surveillance, happy ending, fighting crime, partners, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A group of Los Angeles cops decide to take off some of the pressures of their jobs by engaging in various forms of after-hours debauchery.
Style:
neo noir, semi serious, realistic, cynical, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, police, organized crime, fetish, police station, police officer, dark humor, retiring, friends, dishonesty, buddies, society ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car chase, gangsters, car, chase, police, police officer, organized crime, murder, tough guy, spy, city, italian mafia ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, bronx new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Nearing retirement, Dabney Coleman finds that he has a disease that will kill him within days. He then finds that his life insurance only pays off if he is killed in the line of duty. In order to leave something to his wife and children, Coleman ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, sentimental, suspenseful, humorous ...
Plot:
car chase, law enforcement, car, job, dark humor, chase, terminal illness, retirement, police officer, disorder, parents and children, cons and scams ...
Time:
80s
Place:
seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. ...
Style:
humorous, talky, suspenseful, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
buddy cop, movie star, serial killer, police, police investigation, law enforcement, odd couple, buddies, fish out of water, justice, undercover cop, amateur detective ...
Time:
90s, 80s, future
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Streets of San Francisco is a 1970s television police drama filmed on location in San Francisco, California, and produced by Quinn Martin Productions, with the first season produced in association with Warner Bros. Television.
It starred Karl ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, retro
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, vietnam war, fighting crime, police officer, older man younger man relationship, police detective, investigation, car chase, police lieutenant, police inspector, homicide detective, police investigation ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After a fundraiser for a black politician is robbed, Detroit police put two detectives, one white and one black, on the case, who try to work together under boiling political pressure.
Style:
exciting, cynical, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, heist, exploitation, teenager, female boss, murder, police, hitman, prostitution, interracial relations, money, strong violent content ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
michigan, detroit, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares; his foster brother, a fellow cop, tries to protect him.
Style:
humorous, melancholic, intense, semi serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
train, train robbery, heist, buddy cop, new year's eve, perfect crime, happy ending, suspense, siblings relations, sibling relationship, criminal heroes, buddies ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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