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The Other Guys (2010)
307K
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 (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg). You've seen them in the background of photos of Danson and Highsmith, out of focus and eyes closed. They're not heroes, they're "the other guys." But every cop has his or her day and soon Gamble and Hoitz stumble into a seemingly innocuous case no other detective wants to touch that could turn into NYC's biggest crime. It's the opportunity of their lives, but do these guys have the right stuff?
Style:
funny, humorous, buddy comedy, absurd, parody, hilarious, sexy, cynical, detective, spoof ...
Audience:
teens, kids, manly, boys' night
Plot:
police, stupidity, buddy, car chase, dumb, misfit partners, partners against crime, buddy cop, sarcasm, hotshot, chase, farce, reluctant partners, satire, police station, corruption, workplace, fighting crime, disorder, odd couple, goofy hero, verbal byplay, dimwit, business, secret service ...
Time:
year 2010, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
new york, usa, las vegas, manhattan new york city, new jersey, seattle
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, funny, realistic and exciting films with plots about chase, culture clash, mentor, dialogue, storytelling, gunfight and shootout mostly in Comedy, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like The Other Guys: Let's Be Cops (2014), Pineapple Express (2008), 21 Jump Street (2012), Midnight Run (1988), The Heat (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
144K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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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:
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Place:
los angeles, california, usa, new jersey
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100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, laugh out loud, cult classic, funny, action comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
stoner, marijuana, friendship, stupidity, weed, drug, buddies, cannabis, escape, stoned, buddy, immature ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In high school, Schmidt was a dork and Jenko was the popular jock. After graduation, both of them joined the police force and ended up as partners riding bicycles in the city park. Since they are young and look like high school students, they are ...
Style:
humorous, buddy comedy, parody, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
high school, undercover cop, sarcasm, working undercover, buddies, youth, partners against crime, teenager, buddy cop, high school student, popularity, friendship ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, seattle
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86%
103K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
An accountant embezzles $15 million of mob money, jumps bail and is chased by bounty hunters, the FBI, and the Mafia.
Style:
road movie, funny, cult classic, talky, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
road trip, on the road, bounty hunter, chase, race against time, hitman, train, buddy cop, odd couple, partner, chases and races, mafia ...
Time:
80s, year 1988, 20th century
Place:
las vegas, usa, new york, manhattan new york city, chicago ...
Similarity:
100%
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188K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins, one of Boston P.D.'s "finest," is foul-mouthed and has a very short fuse, ...
Style:
action comedy, buddy comedy, humorous, detective, black comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, adult
Plot:
women, misfit partners, fbi, policewoman, police investigation, female protagonist, police detective, sarcasm, friendship, foe turned friend, buddy cop, female warrior ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
563K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
parody, funny, humorous, dark comedy, horror comedy ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
buddy cop, chase, police, murder, cop, small town, partner, new job, dark humor, investigation, workaholic, gunfight ...
Time:
year 2007, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
Similarity:
74%
96K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In Marseilles (France), skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, ...
Style:
humorous, light, entertaining, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, marseille, europe, provence, paris france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the ...
Style:
hilarious, action comedy, buddy comedy, exciting, funny ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
college, undercover cop, buddies, dimwit, high school, buddy cop, youth, campus, friendship, police, satire, police investigation ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, mexico, tokyo, new orleans
Similarity:
75%
101K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
philosophical, dark comedy, black comedy, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
ireland, peru, europe, boston
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot.
Style:
humorous, parody, absurd, not serious, exciting ...
Plot:
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Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, south africa, northern england, santiago chile ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
It's the 1970s, and San Diego super-sexist anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.
Style:
parody, funny, humorous, spoof, hilarious ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
journalism, workplace, battle of the sexes, stupidity, satire, sexism, farce, nervous breakdown, news anchor, cat, rivalry, friendship ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
buddy comedy, humorous, action comedy, hilarious, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, miami, atlanta georgia, new orleans, hawaii ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, seattle, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
375K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapoport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to ...
Style:
absurd, controversial, satirical, political, black comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
dictator, male nudity, assassination attempt, sex, alternate history, undercover, profanity, farce, propaganda, satire, coup d'etat, journalism ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
north korea, america, asia, usa, korea ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), the heir to the largest newspaper fortune in Los Angeles, is a spoiled playboy who has been, thus far, happy to lead an aimless life. After his father (Tom Wilkinson) dies, Britt meets Kato (Jay Chou), a resourceful company ...
Style:
funny, satirical, buddy comedy, entertaining, action thriller ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
violence, revenge, vigilante, superhero, inheritance, buddy, martial arts, gunfight, chase, fight scenes, justice, good versus evil ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
151K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. Based on the comic by Peter M. Lenkov.
Style:
buddy comedy, stylized, not serious, exciting, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
afterlife, supernatural, unlikely partners, investigation, law enforcement, obsessive quest, uncover truth, escapades, police detective, ghost, rivalry, undead ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, new england, massachusetts, boston
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to ...
Style:
funny, exciting, humorous, action comedy, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
heist, robbery, african american, law enforcement, farce, criminal, happy ending, impersonating a police officer, bank robbery, safecracker, police station, dumb ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, latin america, mexico ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
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:
67%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Mild-mannered Paul Blart (Kevin James) has always had huge dreams of becoming a State Trooper. Until then, he patrols the local mall as a security guard. With his closely cropped moustache, personal transporter and gung-ho attitude, only Blart seems ...
Style:
funny, humorous, feel good, hilarious, light ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, girls' night, family friendly, adult
Plot:
security guard, shopping mall, father daughter relationship, fall in love, goofy hero, workplace situations, disorder, one man army, single parent, law enforcement, die hard, save the day ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa, boston
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty good at robbing people and ...
Style:
funny, humorous, light, satirical, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, teen drama
Plot:
unemployment, loss of job, robbery, heist, caper, bankruptcy, couples, business, husband wife relationship, gangster, suburbs, greed ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
The Good Guys is an American action-comedy series about an old-school cop and a modern-day detective that premiered with a preview episode on Fox on May 19, 2010, and began airing regularly on June 7. The series stars Bradley Whitford as Dan Stark, ...
Style:
parody, humorous, not serious, detective, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, police investigation, odd couple, partner, drinking problem, police station, gunfight, buddies, buddy, buddy cop, professional killer, hitman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles, dallas texas
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An uptight by-the-book cop must protect the widow of a drug boss from crooked cops and gunmen.
Style:
humorous, not serious, exciting, teen, funny ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
chase, odd couple, friendship, policewoman, shooting, organized crime, on the run, corruption, sarcasm, danger, cop, witness protection ...
Time:
2010s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa, texas, san antonio texas
Similarity:
100%
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: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
cocaine, undercover, car chase, drug, police investigation, police detective, satire, organized crime, gangster, drug lord, justice, partner ...
Time:
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Place:
california, usa, san francisco, north america, chicago
Similarity:
50%
37K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, humorous, funny, action comedy, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, kids, boys' night, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
dog, police dog, buddy cop, german shepherd, partner, justice, friends, police operation, buddies, police detective, owner dog relationship, law enforcement ...
Time:
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Place:
las vegas, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
313K
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, exciting, funny, action comedy ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
buddy cop, drug lord, murder, murder investigation, partners against crime, two man army, law enforcement, friendship between men, police corruption, police investigation, african american, working undercover ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
miami, florida, usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
287K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Out-of-control, trash-talking buddy cops Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force reunite, and bullets fly, cars crash and laughs explode as they pursue a whacked-out drug lord from the streets of Miami to the barrios of ...
Style:
entertaining, stylized, exciting, action packed, humorous ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
buddy cop, car chase, foul language, drug lord, buddies, partner, gunfight, chase, gangster, police, violent, vigilante ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
miami, florida, south america, iran, usa ...
Similarity:
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