Movies like Freebie and the Bean
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Freebie and the Bean (1974)
4K
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:
black comedy, action comedy, neo noir, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, fast, buddy comedy, dark comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car chase, buddy cop, buddy, police, hitman, law enforcement, mobster, transvestite, police partner, best friend, police station, police chase, police lieutenant, fistfight, machismo, suspicion of adultery, gangster, car crash, cop, dirty harry, kickass, master criminal, chase, chases and races, urban ...
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 humorous, realistic, exciting and semi serious films with plots about partner, car chase, police, gunfight, chase, shootout and buddy cop mostly in Crime, Action and Comedy genres. Some movies like Freebie and the Bean: Hollywood Homicide (2003), Bulletproof (1996), Another 48 Hrs. (1990), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), The Junkman (1982). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Joe Gavilan (Harrison Ford) and his new partner K. C. Calden (Josh Hartnett), are detectives on the beat in Tinseltown. Neither one of them really wants to be a cop, Gavilan moonlights as a real estate broker, and Calden is an aspiring actor ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
reluctant partners, partners against crime, chase, murder, hollywood, man dressed as a woman, hip hop, police investigation, police, gunfight, buddy cop, odd couple ...
Time:
20th century, year 2003, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
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, entertaining, semi serious, humorous, light hearted ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
buddies, friendship, buddy, drug lord, betrayal, buddy cop, justice, unlikely friendships, adaptation, criminal heroes, working undercover, hidden identity ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
arizona, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
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:
black comedy, neo noir, action comedy, suspense, detective ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
buddy cop, prison, revenge, biker, motorcycle, tough cop, desert, corrupt cop, mysterious villain, drug lord, hitman, investigation ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
san francisco, usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation. When he plants a bomb under ...
Style:
saga, breathtaking, entertaining, action packed, suspense ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
buddy cop, police, buddies, revenge, police officer, home invasion, buddy, car chase, vigilante, partner, interracial friendship, profanity ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, south africa, california, africa, usa
Similarity:
100%
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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:
action thriller, independent film, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, carsploitation, car chase, car, racing, speed, driving, car crash, hitman, heroes, rivalry, obsessive quest ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
100%
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, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, investigation, police investigation, odd couple, master criminal, partners against crime, dishonesty, law enforcement, buddies, tough law enforcer, partner, racial slur ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, harlem, usa, africa
Similarity:
35%
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:
detective, retro, action comedy, fast, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
male nudity, buddy cop, ghetto, street gang, police, law enforcement, arrest, police partner, police shootout, gangster, public nudity, urban ...
Time:
80s
Place:
philadelphia, usa
Similarity:
34%
92K
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:
exciting, funny, neo noir, humorous, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly, adult
Plot:
buddy cop, prison, tough cop, revenge, reluctant partners, cop, partner, villain, tough guy, police investigation, police officer killed, buddy ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1982
Place:
san francisco, usa, bay area, north america, los angeles
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Jim Brannigan is sent to London to bring back an American mobster who is being held for extradition but when he arrives he has been kidnapped which was set up by his lawyer. Brannigan in his American Irish way brings American law to the people of ...
Style:
detective, black comedy, fast, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
culture clash, fish out of water, car chase, violence, assassin, gunfight, kidnapping, chase, gangster, buddy cop, police investigation, reluctant partners ...
Time:
70s, year 1975, 20th century
Place:
chicago, london, england, scotland, big ben london ...
Similarity:
31%
30K
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, suspense, intense, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
hostage, revenge, chase, violence, police officer, hostage negotiator, bank robber, negotiation, murder, sniper, swat team, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
tahiti, san francisco, usa, california
Similarity:
30%
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, girls' night
Plot:
buddy cop, buddies, police, car chase, violence, cop, chase, undercover cop, police investigation, police officer, partner, undercover ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
chicago, florida, key west florida, illinois, usa ...
Similarity:
29%
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:
detective, neo noir, semi serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
call girl, vice squad, buddy cop, shootout, crime boss, criminal, car chase, urban, cop, explosions, chase, gangster ...
Time:
70s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
28%
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:
suspense, realistic, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, reluctant partners, aikido, police investigation, murder, brutality, violence, hitman, buddy cop, justice, buddy, conspiracy ...
Time:
20th century, year 1996, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
28%
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:
suspense, entertaining, intense, semi serious, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
chase, police investigation, pitbull, buddy cop, reluctant partners, buddy, car, car chase, buddies, partner, danger, hostage ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, san francisco, california
Similarity:
27%
129K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game junkie who's unworthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben finally gets accepted into the ...
Style:
funny, buddy comedy, humorous, action comedy, exciting ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
law enforcement, escapades, two man army, gunfight, buddy cop, car chase, gangster, partner, black, kidnapping, disorder, high school ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa, georgia, north america, atlanta georgia
Similarity:
27%
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:
detective, semi serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
buddy cop, police, car chase, blaxploitation, cop, nypd, police officer, sexual content, violent content, partner, partners against crime, fighting crime ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
26%
144K
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:
entertaining, humorous, hilarious, funny, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
buddy cop, impersonating a police officer, friendship between men, happy ending, partners against crime, corruption, investigation, male friendship, fighting crime, disorder, mistaken identity, partner ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
25%
67K
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, hilarious, melancholic, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, boys' night, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
chase, reluctant partners, police dog, buddy, buddy cop, justice, law enforcement, police, fish out of water, satire, gangster, police shootout ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
25%
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54K
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, entertaining, humorous, intense, funny ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
police, buddy cop, motorcycle, heist, partner, investigation, chase, corruption, motorcycle cop, swimming pool, female nudity, car chase ...
Time:
future, year 2017, 2010s
Place:
los angeles, california, florida, miami
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 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:
detective, humorous, entertaining, suspense, action comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
buddy cop, police, gunfight, police investigation, investigation, police officer, car chase, tough cop, tough guy, villainess, african american protagonist, oil rig ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, beverly hills, california, usa, detroit ...
Similarity:
24%
11K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
During a routine prison work detail, convict Piper is chained to Dodge, a cyberhacker, when gunfire breaks out. Apparently, the attack is related to stolen money that the Mafia is after, and some computer files that somebody wants desperately to ...
Style:
exciting, intense, suspenseful, suspense, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
chase, hacker, police chase, on the run, undercover, reluctant partners, frame up, manhunt, partner, prison, rivalry, prison life ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
atlanta georgia, georgia, miami
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tony Costas, a brash, obnoxious, sexist and racist Detroit cop who has long since stopped following the rules, gets told that he will have to work with Inspector Fuji, a straightlaced policeman from Japan. Fuji is in Detroit searching for a Japanese ...
Style:
detective, action comedy, independent film, fast, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
murder, buddy cop, car chase, villain, investigation, shootout, crime boss, tough cop, fight, hitman, culture clash, buddy ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s
Place:
michigan, detroit, usa, asia, japan
Similarity:
24%
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, action thriller, captivating, light ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
friendship, heist, chase, on the road, treasure hunt, buddies, car chase, friendship between men, robbery, bank robbery, preacher, hidden money ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1974, year 1972
Place:
montana, usa
Similarity:
24%
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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, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
police, gunfight, buddy, murder, reluctant partners, fish out of water, death of friend, investigation, law enforcement, damsel in distress, cop, drug smuggling ...
Time:
year 1984, 20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, michigan, beverly hills, usa, detroit ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Buster McHenry (Sutherland) is as an undercover agent for the police. His mission involves him in a robbery. Buster gets shot but Hank Storm (Phillips), an Indian, helps Buster. Since Hank wants a spear in the possession of the criminals that Buster ...
Style:
suspense, serious, retro, detective, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
gangster, buddy cop, revenge, car chase, police corruption, vengeance, reluctant partners, murder of an innocent person, telepathy, native american reservation, cold blooded murder, showdown ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
philadelphia, canada, san francisco
Similarity:
23%
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, clever, light, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
chase, murder, frame up, journalism, media, mexican standoff, partner, buddies, law enforcement, protagonist as suspect, chases and races, buddy ...
Time:
20th century, year 1997, 90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
23%
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, buddy comedy, entertaining, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
buddy cop, police, partner, brutality, reluctant partners, life philosophy, chase, stereotypes, redemption, dialogue, heroes, black ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Ex-mobster Keaton, now living in a retirement home, narrowly misses being the target of a mob hit. Policemen Jake, an old friend of Keaton's, and Gable, a violent cop who takes an immediate disliking to the aging gangster are called in to keep ...
Style:
grindhouse, realistic, semi serious, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cannon, cop, chase, hitman, partner, violent content, gangster, odd couple, assassination attempt, partners against crime, chases and races, law enforcement ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Back in sunny southern California and on the trail of two murderers, Axel Foley again teams up with LA cop Billy Rosewood. Soon, they discover that an amusement park is being used as a front for a massive counterfeiting ring – and it's run by ...
Style:
black comedy, suspense, funny, detective, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
amusement park, gunfight, cop, investigation, black, vengeance, die hard, machine gun, violence, car, frame up, guy ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
beverly hills, los angeles, usa, detroit, michigan ...
Similarity:
23%
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, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
law enforcement, gang, disorder, heist, friendship, crime gone awry, confined, dishonesty, kidnapping, missing person, partner, gangster ...
Time:
80s
Place:
miami, usa, florida
Similarity:
23%
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