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Due South (1994)
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Due South (1994)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story: Due South is a Canadian crime drama series with elements of comedy. The series was created by Paul Haggis, produced by Alliance Communications, and stars Paul Gross, David Marciano, Gordon Pinsent, Beau Starr, Camilla Scott, Ramona Milano, and latterly Callum Keith Rennie. It ran for 68 episodes over four seasons, from 1994 to 1999. Set in Chicago, the show follows the adventures of Constable Benton Fraser, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who is attached to the Canadian consulate but works with Detective Raymond Vecchio of the Chicago Police Department to solve crimes, assisted by Fraser's companion Diefenbaker, a deaf white wolfdog. From season three, Fraser works with a Detective Stanley Kowalski, who is placed in the department to impersonate Detective Vecchio, who goes on an undercover assignment. The premise of such a working relationship is established in the pilot episode when Fraser is temporarily posted to Chicago to assist Vecchio in the investigation of the murder of Fraser's father, who was also of the RCMP. In the process of finding them, he also exposes an environmental corruption scandal involving some members of the RCMP, causing much embarrassment and loss of jobs in his native Northwest Territories, which leaves him persona non grata in Canada and within the RCMP and posted permanently to Chicago.
Style: humorous, detective, witty, buddy comedy, semi serious, homoerotic, realistic, suspenseful, campy
Plot: odd couple, police, crime investigation, law enforcement, fighting crime, culture clash, police detective, partners against crime, cop, buddy, buddy cop, investigation, team, crush, secret service, nypd, police officer, camp, partner, mountie, mounted police, duo, canadian stereotype, uniform, policeman uniform ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, chicago, illinois
Keyword: canadian, partners

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Most similar movies to Due South

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out detective, realistic, serious and suspenseful films and TV series with plots about police, police detective, partner, law enforcement, partners against crime, police investigation and fighting crime mostly in Crime, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Due South: Battle Creek (2015), The Job (2001), Common Law (2012), Odd Squad (2014), The Unusuals (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Battle Creek (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: In this mismatched buddy cop dramedy, an amazingly handsome, happy-go-lucky FBI agent is paired with a local, hard scrabble Michigan homicide detective. As they solve crimes together, their polar opposite methods only slightly outweigh their disdain ...
Style: detective, realistic, cynical, witty, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police detective, partners against crime, police partner, police station, murder investigation, police investigation, fighting crime, law enforcement, female boss, initially antagonists, friendship, fall in love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: michigan, usa
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The Job (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Job is a single-camera television comedy drama about a New York City police officer named Mike McNeil -- who indulges in adultery, alcohol, cigarettes and prescription drug abuse—and his fellow 'bumbling detective' pals. The show, ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, sitcom, witty ...
Plot: crime investigation, partners against crime, police investigation, fighting crime, partner, dishonesty, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, police station, police, nypd, city ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Common Law (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Common Law is an American comedy-drama television series, which ran on USA Network from May 11 to August 10, 2012, and stars Michael Ealy and Warren Kole as two Los Angeles Police Department detectives who can't stand each other and are ordered ...
Style: exciting, humorous, semi serious, realistic, detective ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: partners against crime, misfit partners, police detective, workplace, verbal byplay, partner, bonding, law enforcement, buddy cop, friends, lawyer, psychotherapy ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Odd Squad (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 27 min.
TV show
Story: Odd Squad saves the day whenever something unusual happens.
Style: humorous, semi serious, captivating, feel good, slapstick ...
Audience: kids, preschool
Plot: special agent, odd couple, partners against crime, save the day, investigation, partner, law enforcement, danger, secret organization, time travel, heroes, child hero
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Unusuals (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Unusuals is a comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from April 8 to June 17, 2009 in the U.S. and Global in Canada. The pilot and first episode were written by Noah Hawley, a former writer and producer for Fox's Bones. An ABC ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, detective ...
Plot: police detective, policewoman, workplace, friendship, police station, fighting crime, workplace situations, partner, cop, police officer, coworker, african american ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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39%
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Delvecchio (1976)
Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Dominick Delvecchio is an integrity-minded, honest police detective who works out of the Washington Heights division of the Los Angeles Police Department. When not screeching tires, rousting bad guys and trading quips with his burly partner Paul ...
Style: detective, realistic, semi serious, humorous, suspenseful
Plot: police station, law enforcement, society, fighting crime, squad, defense attorney, idealist, police protagonist, crime investigation, police inspector, sergeant, police captain ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa
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37%
Turner & Hooch (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 581 min.
TV show
Story: A Deputy Marshal inherits an unruly dog who helps him solve crimes and investigate a family mystery.
Style: captivating, entertaining, humorous, detective, buddy comedy
Audience: family outing
Plot: dog, human animal relationship, partners against crime, buddy, friend, police detective, investigation, fighting crime, police investigation, animal human communication, pets, workplace ...
Time: 80s
Place: san francisco
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37%
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L.A. Dragnet (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Sgt. Joe Friday and his partner Frank Smith methodically investigate crimes in Los Angeles.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, detective
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police detective, police investigation, partners against crime, fighting crime, society, law enforcement, police, die hard, investigation, car chase, nypd, crime investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Barney Miller (1975)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was broadcast from January 23, 1975 to May 20, 1982 on ABC. It was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore ...
Style: sitcom, retro, detective, intellectual, realistic ...
Plot: workplace, police, law enforcement, police detective, police station, cop, police officer, badass, nypd, partner, creative block, partners against crime ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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35%
Tequila and Bonetti (1992)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Tequila and Bonetti is an American comedy-drama series starring Jack Scalia. The series originally aired on CBS from January 17, 1992 to April 17, 1992. It was later adapted into another series for Italian television.
Style: detective, semi serious, realistic, humorous, suspenseful ...
Plot: investigation, police, dog, police detective, partner, fighting crime, odd couple, partners against crime, law enforcement, human dog relationship, machismo, haunted by the past ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Blue Murder (2001)
Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Blue Murder is a Canadian crime drama television series, featuring stories that reflected the turbulence of urban life and the crimes that make headlines. The Blue Murder squad members were an elite group of big-city investigators out to solve some ...
Style: detective, captivating, tense
Plot: murder investigation, investigation, police detective, female detective, police, murder, police officer, partners against crime, partner, crime investigation, fighting crime, teamwork ...
Place: toronto ontario canada, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Martial Law (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Martial Law is an American/Canadian crime drama that aired on CBS from 1998 to 2000, and was created by Carlton Cuse. The title character, Sammo Law, portrayed by Sammo Hung, was a Chinese law officer and martial arts expert who came to Los Angeles ...
Style: realistic, humorous, exciting, semi serious, crime drama ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, police detective, interracial friendship, police, partner, law enforcement, police investigation, fish out of water, partners against crime, society, culture clash, kickass ...
Time: 90s
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Keen Eddie (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Keen Eddie is an American action, comedy-drama television series that aired in 2003 on the Fox Network. The series follows a brash NYPD detective who goes to London when one of his cases goes sour and remains to work with New Scotland Yard. The ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, offbeat, detective
Plot: reluctant partners, police detective, fish out of water, police investigation, partner, fighting crime, law enforcement, roommate, police, murder, crime investigation, partners against crime ...
Time: 21st century
Place: london, england, europe, britain, scotland yard
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Cagney & Lacey (1981)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to make this one of the great crime-fighting duos of all time.
Style: detective, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot: police, legal, police detective, team, women, cop, feminist, punishment, police officer, woman with a gun, parents, car chase ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Unforgettable (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Former Syracuse, New York, police detective Carrie Wells has hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to visually remember everything. She reluctantly joins the New York City Police Department's Queens homicide unit ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, detective, thrilling, tense ...
Plot: police, photographic memory, female detective, police detective, partners against crime, policewoman, prodigy, murder investigation, police investigation, fighting crime, haunted by the past, law enforcement ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
The Thin Blue Line (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Thin Blue Line is a British sitcom starring Rowan Atkinson set in a police station that ran for two series on the BBC from 1995 to 1996. It was written by Ben Elton.
Style: humorous, sitcom, detective, not serious, realistic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: police station, police, sergeant, goofy hero, partners against crime, workplace, nothing goes right, incompetent police, working undercover, cop, odd couple, acid ...
Time: future, 90s, 20th century
Place: england, europe, britain
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34%
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The Bill (1984)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: The Bill is a police procedural television series that was broadcast on the ITV network from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, entitled Woodentop, which was broadcast in August 1983. In its final ...
Style: captivating, serious, sincere, detective, crime drama ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
Plot: police detective, inspector, police investigation, law enforcement, fighting crime, society, workplace situations, police, partner, investigation, legal, heroes ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s ...
Place: england, london, europe, east end london
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34%
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: A British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton. The unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-china-shop-copper Detective Superintendent ...
Style: serious, detective, tense, realistic, witty ...
Plot: murder, police detective, police investigation, riddles and clues, police, investigation, buddy cop, partners against crime, nypd, investigator, shrewd, partner ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: england, yorkshire, northern england
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34%
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Bakersfield P.D. (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Bakersfield P.D. is a short-lived American television comedy series that aired on the Fox network in 1993-94. The show was based in the police department of the city of Bakersfield, California. It was shot with naturalistic lighting and without a ...
Style: sitcom, detective, realistic, humorous, exciting ...
Plot: investigation, police, police station, disorder, social relations, law enforcement, buddies, fish out of water, partner, small town, incompetent police, misfit ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: california, usa
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34%
The Chicago Code (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: The series follows officers of the Chicago Police Department as they fight crime on the streets and try to expose political corruption within the city.
Style: exciting, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police detective, tough law enforcer, corruption, politician, female police officer, police, law enforcement, fighting crime, political corruption, chief of police, partner, partners against crime ...
Time: 21st century
Place: chicago, usa, illinois
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34%
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Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0). Steve's team is joined by Chin Ho Kelly, Danny "Danno" Williams, and Kono Kalakaua.
Style: exciting, detective, realistic, cliffhanger, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: investigation, partners against crime, police protagonist, police, crime investigation, fighting crime, hotshot, teamwork, policewoman, honest law enforcer, police detective, suspicion ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: hawaii, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a ...
Style: detective, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Plot: legal, investigation, lawyer, cop, team, law, murder mystery, intelligence agency, criminal, buddy cop, private investigator, crime investigation ...
Time: 80s, 90s
Place: hawaii, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Brooklyn South (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Brooklyn South is an American ensemble police drama series that aired on CBS for only one season during the 1997–98 television season. The series was co-created by Steven Bochco, Bill Clark, David Milch and William M. Finkelstein. Bochco is the ...
Style: detective, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Plot: police, swat team, nypd, legal, die hard, police officer, partner, tough heroes, police detective, partners against crime, criminal heroes, fighting crime ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Dragnet (1967)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The classic police drama is updated for the 1960s. No-nonsense Sgt. Joe Friday and his partner, Officer Bill Gannon, tackle traditional police cases and face new challenges such as LSD, race riots, and public service TV shows.
Style: detective, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Plot: police, police detective, police officer, cop, car chase, woman with a gun, team, lapd, police investigation, criminal heroes, fighting crime, partners against crime ...
Time: future, 60s
Place: los angeles, usa
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33%
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Adam-12 (1968)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12. Created by R. A. Cinader and Jack ...
Style: realistic, serious, stylized, sincere, detective ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police, lapd, police protagonist, police officer, car, workplace intrigue, police investigation, law enforcement, tough law enforcer, working undercover, price of justice, police detective ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Hill Street Blues (1981)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Hill Street Blues is an American serial police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987. Chronicling the lives of the staff of a single police precinct in an unnamed American city, the show received ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, clever, detective ...
Plot: police, law enforcement, police station, partner, workplace, fighting crime, police detective, partners against crime, workplace situations, cop, police officer, urban ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: usa, chicago, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Olmos y Robles (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Spain
TV show
Story: Olmos is a corporal of the Civil Guard's Public Order and Prevention service who works in the station of his birthplace, Ezcaray, a small town in La Rioja. Robles is a lieutenant of the Rapid Reaction Group, one of the most prestigious units of ...
Style: captivating, tense, humorous, detective
Plot: police, national security, fighting crime, national guard, partners against crime, cold case, investigation, police investigation, teamwork, partner, squad, unsolved crime ...
Place: spain
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33%
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Crime Story (1986)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Crime Story is an American TV drama, created by Gustave Reininger and Chuck Adamson, that premiered in 1986 and ran for two seasons on NBC. The executive producer was Michael Mann, who had left his other series Miami Vice to oversee Crime Story and ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, detective, captivating ...
Plot: police, police detective, gangster, law enforcement, tough heroes, mafia, mobster, vendetta, danger, cop, rivalry, betrayal ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, year 1963
Place: chicago, usa, las vegas, illinois
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33%
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The Big Easy (1996)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Big Easy television series was inspired by the film of the same name from 1987. The show premiered on the USA Cable Network August 11, 1996. Tony Crane played New Orleans police lieutenant/detective Remy McSwain, Susan Walters played state ...
Style: detective, realistic, suspenseful, serious, cynical
Plot: criminal, deep south, lawyer, district attorney, police detective, crime investigation, unlikely partners, law enforcement, legal, partner, special agent, fighting crime ...
Time: 90s
Place: new orleans, usa
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32%
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L.A. Heat (1996)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: L.A. Heat is an American action series starring Wolf Larson and Steven Williams as Los Angeles police detectives, in the tradition of films like Lethal Weapon. The series aired on TNT from March 15, 1999.
Style: detective, suspenseful, exciting, fast, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police detective, nypd, police, murder, police investigation, partner, chase, partners against crime, violent content, chases and races, honest law enforcer, ex athlete ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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