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Showtime (2002)
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, funny, melancholic, light, entertaining, exciting, realistic, semi serious, slapstick ...
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, mentor, redemption, police operation, misfit partners, disorder, odd couple, artists and showbiz, buddies, cop, organized crime, tough cop, partner, car chase ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, action comedy, realistic and entertaining films with plots about chase, car chase, buddy, partner, police, dialogue and violence mostly in Action, Crime and Comedy genres. Some movies like Showtime: Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Lethal Weapon (1987), Ride Along 2 (2016), Running Scared (1986), Rush Hour 3 (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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%
294K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on ...
Style:
detective, entertaining, suspense, tense, humorous ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
police, gunfight, reluctant partners, buddy, buddy cop, christmas, chase, badass, police partner, police officer, car chase, police investigation ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, vietnam, beverly hills ...
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100%
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, humorous, action comedy, hilarious, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
undercover cop, police officer, wedding, partner, partners against crime, law enforcement, corruption, police investigation, chase, drug, police detective, tough cop ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, miami, atlanta georgia, new orleans, hawaii ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
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198K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Inspector Lee and Detective Carter are back in action as they head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders. Lee also holds secret meetings with a United ...
Style:
entertaining, action comedy, exciting, humorous, hilarious ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, buddy cop, partner, buddies, kung fu, african american, police investigation, ambassador, police officer, assassin, police, female assassin ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
china, los angeles, france, paris france, europe ...
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 ...
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100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Livingston is trying to merge the Russians, Chinese and Italian gangsters into one group with huge amounts of money and power. FBI agent Susan and DEA agent Max are trying to stop them.
Style:
exciting, humorous, light, entertaining, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, undercover, reluctant partners, chase, espionage, fbi, rivalry, danger, special agent, law enforcement, race against time, woman with a gun ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
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%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Two garbage men find the body of a city councilman in a trash can on their route. With help from a supervisor, the duo must solve the case and find the man's killer while hiding the body from the cops.
Style:
funny, humorous, intense, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
murder, justice, amateur detective, brothers, partner, disorder, buddies, goofy hero, dishonesty, cons and scams, workplace, buddy ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
california, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In the combustible action franchise's final installment, maverick detectives Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh square off against Asian mobster Wah Sing Ku, who's up to his neck in slave trading and counterfeit currency. With help from ...
Style:
entertaining, saga, detective, hilarious, action comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
buddy cop, car chase, chinese mafia, vigilante, gangster, ship, buddies, martial arts, shootout, police officer, brutality, betrayal ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, china, california, usa, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Elmo McElroy is a streetwise American master chemist who heads to England to sell his special new formula - a powerful, blue concoction guaranteed to take you to 'the 51st state.' McElroy's new product delivers a feeling 51 times more ...
Style:
humorous, suspenseful, exciting, semi serious, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, drug lord, chemist, organized crime, gangster, culture clash, drug, partner, drug dealing, golf, car chase, female killer ...
Time:
2000s, year 2001, 70s
Place:
england, liverpool, los angeles, northern england, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A black detective becomes embroiled in a web of danger while searching for a fortune in missing drug money. During the course of his investigation, he encounters various old connections, ultimately confronting the criminal responsible for ...
Style:
humorous, talky, realistic, suspenseful, action comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
private detective, police investigation, reluctant partners, who done it, black, justice, fbi, undercover, investigation, injustice, disorder, murder ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
los angeles, egypt, hong kong
Similarity:
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:
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:
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%
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%
258K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, funny, action comedy, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, buddy cop, kung fu, kick-butt women, partner, buddies, police investigation, good versus evil, culture clash, chase, gang, odd couple ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, east asia, las vegas, 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, 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, captivating, action comedy, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
buddy cop, murder, law enforcement, police investigation, buddies, farce, disorder, partner, friendship, gang, odd couple, investigation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
germany, usa, washington d.c., europe
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
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:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The governor of a Mexican state is assassinated. Soon after, junior executive Daryl Chase's life turns upside down: after he flags a huge transfer of funds from a Mexican account as probably illegal, he's attacked in his apartment, rescued ...
Style:
intense, humorous, semi serious, action packed, action comedy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
reluctant partners, on the run, fbi, chase, rogue agent, african american, mistaken identity, disorder, cons and scams, fish out of water, frame up, hidden identity ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
texas, new york, florida, latin america, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
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, humorous, buddy comedy, absurd, parody ...
Audience:
teens, manly, kids, boys' night
Plot:
police, stupidity, buddy, car chase, dumb, misfit partners, partners against crime, buddy cop, sarcasm, hotshot, chase, farce ...
Time:
year 2010, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, las vegas, new jersey, manhattan new york city ...
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:
100%
Movie in collections
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:
80%
81K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
Style:
black comedy, exciting, humorous, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
cold war, buddy cop, culture clash, revenge, drug dealer, police brutality, brutality, police officer, gunfight, russian abroad, showdown, manhunt ...
Time:
80s, year 1988, 20th century
Place:
chicago, moscow russia, soviet union, ussr, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Archetypal buddy cops Riggs and Murtaugh are back for another round of high-stakes action, this time setting their collective sights on bringing down a former Los Angeles police lieutenant turned black market weapons dealer. Lorna Cole joins as the ...
Style:
saga, suspense, entertaining, action packed, action comedy ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
buddy cop, vigilante, buddies, gangster, reluctant partners, cop, gunfight, armored car robbery, crooked cop, father son relationship, police officer, revenge ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, las vegas
Similarity:
100%
120K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are narcotics detectives who, while both being extremely successful, can't stand each other. Crime Lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income that Tango and Cash have caused him, frames the two for murder. Caught ...
Style:
action comedy, intense, detective, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
police detective, reluctant partners, prison, buddy, buddy cop, prisoner, law enforcement, prison escape, police, organized crime, gunfight, buddies ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Dooley and his K-9 partner Jerry Lee are ready to retire from the police force. But before he can retire with his pension he must work as a P.I. to find a set of high tech computer chips.
Style:
realistic, humorous, feel good, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dog, investigation, german shepherd, private detective, police dog, reluctant partners, police detective, destiny, buddy cop, owner dog relationship, police investigation, partners against crime ...
Place:
usa
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%
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