Movies like 21 Jump Street 2012
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21 Jump Street (2012)
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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 assigned to an undercover unit to infiltrate a drug ring that is supplying high school students synthetic drugs.
Style:
parody, funny, humorous, ridiculous, buddy comedy, not serious, entertaining, buddy movie, witty, satirical ...
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, sarcasm, drug dealer, high school life, police officer, teenage life, law enforcement, police investigation, rookie, party, partners, misfit partners, school, satire ...
Time:
80s, 2000s, 2010s, year 2012, year 2005, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out funny, humorous, realistic and entertaining films with plots about dialogue, mentor, brutality, storytelling, runaway, catastrophe and culture clash mostly in Comedy, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like 21 Jump Street: Central Intelligence (2016), Ride Along (2014), Let's Be Cops (2014), The Other Guys (2010), Ride Along 2 (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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:
college, undercover cop, high school, undercover, police, dimwit, buddies, youth, buddy cop, vulgarity, friendship, police investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new orleans, tokyo, usa, mexico
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98%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, China
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
After he reunites with an old pal through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.
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buddy comedy, funny, ridiculous, entertaining, parody ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
espionage, spy, muscleman, cia, bully, friendship, high school, school, accountant, best friends, revenge, betrayal ...
Time:
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Place:
new jersey, maryland, boston, baltimore
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100%
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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 ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
two man army, police, gangsters, police officer, law enforcement, escapades, gunfight, car chase, partners, buddy cop, kidnapping, disorder ...
Time:
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Place:
georgia, usa, atlanta georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
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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:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
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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 ...
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funny, buddy comedy, humorous, parody, ridiculous ...
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teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
police, stupidity, misfit partners, partners against crime, farce, dumb, buddy cop, reluctant partners, car chase, buddy, sarcasm, corruption ...
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2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, las vegas, new york yankees, new jersey ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
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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.
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buddy comedy, funny, humorous, entertaining, not serious ...
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teens
Plot:
undercover cop, partners against crime, law enforcement, corruption, police investigation, gangsters, drugs, chase, wedding, unlikely partners, partners, escapades ...
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usa, tokyo, hawaii, miami, atlanta georgia ...
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83%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
High school best buddies are facing separation anxiety as they prepare to go off to college. While attempting to score alcohol for a party with help from a fake ID-toting friend, the guys' evening takes a turn into chaotic territory.
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sex comedy, teen sex comedy, funny, humorous, sexy ...
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teens, boys' night, date night
Plot:
high school, teenager, coming of age, nerd, adolescence, youth, party, teenage life, loss of virginity, friendship, dumb, pig ...
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2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles, hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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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:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Three high school seniors throw a party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.
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teens, boys' night, girls' night
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high school, teenager, party, youth, adolescence, when the parents are away, friends, teenage life, student, popularity, buddies, birthday party ...
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Place:
california, new jersey, usa, los angeles, pasadena california
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74%
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.
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funny, humorous, entertaining, light, absurd ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel is good. Too good. To stop the rest of his team from looking bad, he is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford, paired with simple country cop, and everything seems quiet until two actors are found decapitated. ...
Style:
parody, humorous, funny, ridiculous, absurd ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
police, murder, police officer, chase, conspiracy, partner, buddy cop, small town, violent, fish out of water, workaholic, village ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Friends hatch a plot to retrieve a stolen cat by posing as drug dealers for a street gang.
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funny, buddy comedy, absurd, satirical, parody ...
Plot:
kitten, hitman, gunfight, gangsters, african american, car chase, brothers, cat, gang, fight scenes, dumb, chase ...
Place:
usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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 ...
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100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
funny, absurd, ridiculous, controversial, political ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
male nudity, assassination attempt, dictator, farce, journalism, undercover, cia, assassination plot, espionage, satire, buddies, gunfight ...
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Place:
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73%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a ...
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Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
dark humor, obnoxious boss, comedy of errors, murder, dentist, friends, boss and employee, employer employee relationship, workplace, boss, plan gone awry, manipulation ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
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When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the ...
Style:
humorous, funny, buddy comedy, exciting, light ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, police, reluctant partners, fight scenes, kung fu, two man army, buddy cop, chase, fbi, culture clash, african american, violence ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, hong kong, china, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Special Agent Derrick Vann is a man out to get the man who killed his partner but a case of mistaken identity leads him to Andy Fidler, a salesman with too many questions and a knack of getting in Vanns way
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intense, funny, parody, absurd, witty ...
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boys' night, teens
Plot:
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Place:
usa, detroit
⇓ similarity ⇓
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...
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humorous, funny, ridiculous, entertaining, captivating ...
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teens
Plot:
kidnapping, race against time, heist, bank robbery, pizza delivery boy, heist gone wrong, unlikely criminal, redemption, twists and turns, stereotypes, creativity, robbery ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, michigan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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road movie, humorous, ridiculous, entertaining, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, family outing
Plot:
road trip, on the road, journey, nothing goes right, parenthood, adolescence, marijuana, pretense, stripper, robbery, drug dealing, smuggling ...
Time:
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Place:
mexico, usa, tucson arizona, new mexico, denver colorado
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85%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When Ashtray (Shawn Wayans) moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog (Marlon Wayans), who ...
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parody, absurd, funny, humorous, ridiculous ...
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teens, date night
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.
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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.
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100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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humorous, buddy comedy, entertaining, exciting, funny ...
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Plot:
two man army, drug lord, partners against crime, buddies, buddy cop, black cop, law enforcement, police, police investigation, police corruption, murder, undercover ...
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Place:
miami, florida, usa, north america
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56%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. A "Lethal Weapon" style cop team tries to find and stop the fiends before they can dope the nation by distributing their wares via the ...
Style:
parody, humorous, absurd, exciting, witty ...
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family outing, kids, teens, boys' night
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Place:
los angeles, ireland, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
Style:
stylized, funny, entertaining, brutal, semi serious ...
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teens, chick flick, boys' night, date night
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superhero, heroes, young heroes, double life, lifestyle, youth, vigilante, friends, courage, misfit, killings, vigilantism ...
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Place:
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60%
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A 16-year-old international assassin yearning for a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls as a senior in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that being popular can be more painful than getting water-boarded.
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humorous, exciting, feel good, ironic, entertaining ...
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teens, chick flick, girls' night
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75%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When a street-smart FBI agent is sent to Georgia to protect a beautiful single mother and her son from an escaped convict, he is forced to impersonate a crass Southern granny known as Big Momma in order to remain incognito.
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teens, girls' night, family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, georgia, southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A gang of thieves calling themselves the Santa Claus Gang are wreaking havoc, and the police can't keep up. Police Captain Gilbert is distracted by a Chinese reporter writing a story on his squad, and taxi driver Daniel is in the midst of a ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, funny, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
funny, entertaining, not serious, parody, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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Country: USA, UK, Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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