Movies like Ride Along

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Ride Along (2014)
 6.1
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Ride Along (2014)
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 academy, he thinks he's earned the seasoned policeman's respect and asks for his blessing to marry Angela. Knowing that a ride along will demonstrate if Ben has what it takes to take care of his sister, James invites him on a shift designed to scare the hell out of the trainee. But when the wild night leads them to the most notorious criminal in the city, James will find that his new partner's rapid-fire mouth is just as dangerous as the bullets speeding at it.
Style: buddy comedy, funny, humorous, action comedy, exciting, black comedy, teen, detective, realistic, surprise ending ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: two man army, police, law enforcement, escapades, gunfight, car chase, buddy cop, gangster, black, partner, kidnapping, disorder, high school, cop, african american, violence, stoner, urban, buddy, wild ride, hostage, chase, police investigation, undercover cop, mafia ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, 80s, 21st century, contemporary
Place: usa, georgia, atlanta georgia
Keyword: gangsters, partners, serbian, challenge, marketplace, buddy movie

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Most similar movies to Ride Along

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, funny, action comedy and entertaining films with plots about pistol, shootout, police, cop, violence, shot in the chest and held at gunpoint mostly in Comedy, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like Ride Along: The Heat (2013), Central Intelligence (2016), 21 Jump Street (2012), Rush Hour 3 (2007), Let's Be Cops (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Ride Along 2 (2016)
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, action comedy, hilarious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: buddy, undercover cop, partners against crime, law enforcement, corruption, police investigation, chase, wedding, drug, buddy cop, partner, escapades ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, miami, atlanta georgia
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The Heat (2013)
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, action comedy, humorous, light, slapstick ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teens, adult
Plot: women, misfit partners, fbi, policewoman, buddy, friendship, police, police investigation, sarcasm, female protagonist, buddy cop, profanity ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: boston, massachusetts, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Central Intelligence (2016)
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.
Style: buddy comedy, funny, action comedy, entertaining, parody ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: espionage, buddy, spy, muscleman, cia, high school reunion, friendship, high school, bullying, accountant, betrayal, revenge ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, year 1996, 90s, 21st century
Place: maryland, baltimore, boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
 7.2
 595K
21 Jump Street (2012)
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, buddy comedy, humorous, not serious ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, boys' night, teen drama
Plot: high school, undercover cop, buddy, drug, police, partners against crime, youth, buddy cop, working undercover, high school student, friendship, popularity ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
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Rush Hour 3 (2007)
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, exciting, humorous, action comedy, hilarious ...
Audience: chick flick, teens
Plot: martial arts, buddy cop, kung fu, buddy, african american, police investigation, partner, ambassador, police, sniper, police officer, kidnapping ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place: china, los angeles, paris france, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.4
 140K
Let's Be Cops (2014)
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, hilarious ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot: impersonating a police officer, buddy cop, partners against crime, corruption, friendship between men, police, investigation, happy ending, partner, fighting crime, disorder, mistaken identity ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.8
 284K
Bad Boys (1995)
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: buddy comedy, humorous, exciting, funny, action comedy ...
Audience: manly, girls' night, boys' night, teens
Plot: two man army, drug lord, buddy, buddy cop, partners against crime, law enforcement, police, police corruption, police investigation, murder, african american, murder investigation ...
Time: 90s, year 1995, 20th century
Place: miami, florida, usa, north america
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.5
 90K
Cop Out (2010)
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 ...
Style: humorous, buddy comedy, funny, entertaining, absurd ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: police, law enforcement, buddy, police investigation, buddy cop, gangster, chase, justice, money laundering, police officer, robbery, rescue ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 258K
Spy (2015)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster.
Style: funny, parody, humorous, action comedy, spoof ...
Audience: chick flick, kids, teens, adult
Plot: spy, espionage, undercover agent, female spy, cia agent, cia, assassin, undercover, female protagonist, female killer, female agent, secret service ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place: italy, paris france, rome italy, bulgaria, budapest ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.4
 58K
Shaft (2019)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary ...
Style: humorous, action comedy, captivating, semi serious, hood ...
Audience: kids, adult
Plot: dark humor, investigation, drug lord, gunfight, african american, father son relationship, fbi, grandfather, black, revenge, conspiracy, organized crime ...
Time: year 2007, year 2012, year 1997, year 2009, year 1989 ...
Place: new york, harlem, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.7
 237K
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
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, humorous, exciting, action comedy, funny ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, chick flick
Plot: martial arts, buddy, kung fu, buddy cop, kick-butt women, police investigation, partner, culture clash, chase, odd couple, gang, good versus evil ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place: hong kong, china, east asia, las vegas, los angeles ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Bad Boys for Life (2020)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Marcus Burnett is now a police inspector and Mike Lowery is in a midlife crisis. They unite again when an Albanian mercenary, whose brother they killed, promises them an important bonus.
Style: buddy comedy, humorous, action comedy, tense, captivating ...
Plot: buddy cop, police, police detective, police partner, chase, buddy, police chase, investigation, tough guy, murder, friendship between men, drug lord ...
Time: 2020s, year 2019, 2010s, 21st century
Place: florida, miami, north america, mexico city, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
 7.0
 292K
Rush Hour (1998)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: 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, action comedy ...
Audience: family friendly, chick flick, teens, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, police, kung fu, reluctant partners, fight scenes, buddy cop, two man army, buddy, chase, african american, triad, fbi ...
Time: 90s, year 1998, 20th century, year 1997
Place: los angeles, china, california, hong kong, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
 7.0
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22 Jump Street (2014)
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, hilarious, humorous ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot: college, undercover cop, police, high school, buddy cop, dimwit, youth, undercover, buddy, friendship, police investigation, campus ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
 6.6
 287K
The Other Guys (2010)
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, hilarious, buddy comedy, humorous, parody ...
Audience: teens, manly, kids, boys' night
Plot: police, stupidity, buddy, misfit partners, partners against crime, buddy cop, farce, hotshot, dumb, reluctant partners, car chase, corruption ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, las vegas, manhattan new york city, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
The Man from Toronto (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: In a case of mistaken identity, the world’s deadliest assassin, known as the Man from Toronto, and a New York City screw-up are forced to team up after being confused for each other at an Airbnb.
Style: action comedy, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, satirical ...
Plot: mistaken identity, hitman, attempted murder, battles, roommate, murderer, criminal gang, bandit, satire, criminal, noisy neighbor, misfit ...
Time: 2020s
Place: toronto ontario canada, miami, puerto rico, minnesota, utah ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.6
 266K
Bad Boys II (2003)
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: funny, entertaining, stylized, exciting, action comedy ...
Audience: manly, girls' night, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: buddy cop, police, drug lord, car chase, gunfight, chase, partner, gangster, law enforcement, friendship between men, foul language, buddy ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: miami, florida, iran, usa, puerto rico ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Starsky & Hutch (2004)
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: parody, funny, humorous, entertaining, hilarious ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot: buddy, cocaine, buddy cop, car chase, police, drug, police investigation, organized crime, gangster, police detective, drug lord, justice ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 2004, 2000s
Place: california, usa, chicago, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
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, exciting, witty ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: police, car chase, fish out of water, buddy cop, buddy, reluctant partners, undercover, investigation, death of friend, law enforcement, damsel in distress, gunfight ...
Time: year 1984, 20th century, 80s
Place: los angeles, detroit, beverly hills, usa, michigan ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.5
 65K
Showtime (2002)
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, melancholic, funny, light, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, boys' night, teen drama
Plot: chase, reluctant partners, police dog, buddy cop, buddy, justice, law enforcement, police, partners against crime, gangster, fish out of water, mentor ...
Time: year 2002, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.3
 88K
Blue Streak (1999)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
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, detective, humorous, action comedy ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, robbery, african american, law enforcement, farce, police station, police officer, safecracker, impersonating a police officer, police, chase, bank robbery ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, latin america, usa, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Back in sunny southern California and on the trail of two murderers, Axel Foley again teams up with LA cop Billy Rosewood. Soon, they discover that an amusement park is being used as a front for a massive counterfeiting ring – and it's run by ...
Style: action comedy, detective, suspense, funny, black comedy ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: police, amusement park, revenge, secret service, gunfight, investigation, cop, black, vengeance, vigilante, die hard, car chase ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: beverly hills, los angeles, california, usa, michigan ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.3
 34K
My Spy (2020)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.
Style: funny, humorous, entertaining, action comedy, buddy comedy ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: cia agent, spy, odd couple, muscleman, school, reluctant partners, espionage, child in peril, secret, little girl, undercover agent, partner ...
Time: 2020s, future, 2010s
Place: berlin germany, paris france, chicago, langley virginia, washington d.c. ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Masterminds (2015)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A night guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history.
Style: humorous, intense, stylized, suspense, realistic ...
Plot: heist, armored car robbery, robbery, workplace, surveillance, stupidity, twists and turns, criminal heroes, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, workplace situations, cons and scams ...
Time: year 2016, 90s, 20th century, year 1997, year 2004 ...
Place: usa, southern usa, north carolina, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Big Momma's House (2000)
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.
Style: funny, slapstick, humorous, not serious, feel good ...
Audience: teens, family outing, girls' night
Plot: cross dressing, disguise, gender disguise, fbi, working undercover, surveillance, farce, gender, silly humor, disorder, fall in love, physical appearance ...
Time: year 2000, 20th century, y2k, 90s
Place: usa, georgia, southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.1
 47K
Big Stan (2007)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Rob Schneider writes and stars in this comedy about a nerdy con man whose swindling ways land him a stiff prison sentence. Terrified at the prospect of being raped in prison he enlists the aid of a mysterious kung-fu expert to teach him how to fight.
Style: funny, entertaining, humorous, absurd, parody ...
Plot: martial arts, prison, prison life, corruption, mentor, justice, revolution, fight scenes, master warrior, guru, warden, jail ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.5
 201K
Baywatch (2017)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, China, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.
Style: buddy comedy, light, feel good, entertaining, action comedy ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: lifeguard, beach, sea, swimming, rookie, drowning, water, chase, disguise, surfing, mockery, obstacle course ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place: california, north america, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Music, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Ford "Mr. Rock n' Roll Detective" Fairlane is experiencing problems, and it's not with the opposite sex. One of them is that all the rock stars pay him with drum sticks, koala bears, food processors and bicycle shorts. Another ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, not serious, realistic, detective ...
Audience: teens
Plot: private detective, violence, showbiz, heavy metal, law enforcement, rock star, partner, goofy hero, boss and employee, investigation, conspiracy, death ...
Time: 80s, 90s
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After starting their own detective agency, Nick and Audrey Spitz land a career-making case when their billionaire pal is kidnapped from his wedding.
Style: suspense, detective, exciting, funny, feel good ...
Plot: wedding, whodunit, kidnapping, theft, murder, married couple, parents, interpol, private detective, revenge, ex-cop, tropical island ...
Time: 2020s
Place: paris france, mumbai india, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.5
 15K
Running Scared (1986)
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
Plot: buddy, buddy cop, police, car chase, cop, chase, police investigation, violence, police officer, partner, undercover, lawyer ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: chicago, florida, key west florida, illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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