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The Other Guys (2010)
275K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
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, buddy comedy, humorous, parody, ridiculous, absurd, intense, cynical, light, buddy movie ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
police, stupidity, misfit partners, partners against crime, farce, dumb, buddy cop, reluctant partners, car chase, buddy, sarcasm, corruption, workplace, twists and turns, fighting crime, disorder, odd couple, goofy hero, verbal byplay, dimwit, satire, police investigation, buddies, law enforcement, destruction ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
new york, usa, las vegas, manhattan new york city, new jersey, new york yankees
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out funny, humorous, absurd and buddy movie films with plots about chase, storytelling, mentor, culture clash, dialogue, farce and catastrophe mostly in Comedy, Crime and Action genres. Some movies like The Other Guys: Let's Be Cops (2014), Ride Along 2 (2016), 21 Jump Street (2012), Pineapple Express (2008), Ride Along (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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:
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Place:
los angeles, usa, california, new jersey
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product.
Style:
buddy comedy, funny, humorous, entertaining, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
undercover cop, partners against crime, law enforcement, corruption, police investigation, gangsters, drugs, chase, wedding, unlikely partners, partners, escapades ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, tokyo, hawaii, miami, atlanta georgia ...
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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:
parody, funny, humorous, ridiculous, buddy comedy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
high school, undercover cop, working undercover, undercover, police, partners against crime, youth, buddies, teenager, friendship, buddy cop, popularity ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
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88%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, light, absurd ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
marijuana, drugs, stoners, friendship, stoner, buddies, stupidity, weed, cannabis, chase, witnessing a crime, immature ...
Time:
year 1937, 1930s, 21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
117K
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 ...
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buddy comedy, funny, humorous, exciting, sexy ...
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girls' night, teens
Plot:
two man army, police, gangsters, police officer, law enforcement, escapades, gunfight, car chase, partners, buddy cop, kidnapping, disorder ...
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2010s, 80s, 21st century
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
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When obscenely rich hedge-fund manager James is convicted of fraud and sentenced to a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him one month to get his affairs in order. Knowing that he won't survive more than a few minutes in prison on his own, ...
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teens
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Place:
usa, los angeles
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100%
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 ...
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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 ...
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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:
buddy comedy, humorous, light, buddy movie, sexy ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
women, fbi, misfit partners, friendship, policewoman, partners, sarcasm, special agents, police, police investigation, police detective, female protagonist ...
Time:
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Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
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:
parody, buddy comedy, funny, humorous, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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75%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Two fledgling criminals kidnap a pizza delivery guy, strap a bomb to his chest, and advise him that he has mere hours to rob a bank or else...
Style:
humorous, funny, ridiculous, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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, absurd, not serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
journalism, workplace, sexism, farce, ambition, stupidity, rivalry, friendship, new job, nervous breakdown, battle of the sexes, lifestyle ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
85K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, light, entertaining, buddy movie, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night, kids
Plot:
car chase, car, taxi, taxi driver, french, chase, heist, police, driver, bank robbery, unlikely friendships, gang ...
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Australia
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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:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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138K
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, not serious, stylized, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
afterlife, supernatural, ghost, unlikely partners, investigation, rivalry, good versus evil, escapades, obsessive quest, uncover truth, police detective, back from the dead ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston, usa, new england, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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:
buddy movie, parody, funny, humorous, entertaining ...
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Plot:
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Place:
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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, light, parody ...
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family outing, teens, girls' night
Plot:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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boys' night, teens
Plot:
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81%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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100%
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
parody, funny, humorous, absurd, satirical ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
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100%
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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.
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parody, funny, humorous, clever, melancholic ...
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teens
Plot:
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100%
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Story:
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buddy comedy, funny, ridiculous, entertaining, parody ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
parody, humorous, funny, light, absurd ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, family outing, date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
parody, humorous, absurd, exciting, witty ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, ireland, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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, parody, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
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