Movies like Bad Boys
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Bad Boys (1995)
259K

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 matters, in order to get the assistance of the sole witness to a murder, they have to pretend to be each other.
Style:
buddy comedy, humorous, buddy movie, exciting, entertaining, talky, tense, twist ending, witty, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
two man army, drug lord, black cop, partners against crime, working undercover, police corruption, internal affairs, police investigation, buddies, crimes, friends, impersonating, law enforcement, gunfight, heroin, undercover, drug dealing, witnessing a crime, verbal byplay, witness protection, chase, police officer, friendship between men, friend, machismo ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995, 1990s
Place:
miami, usa, florida, north america, united states
Most similar movies to Bad Boys
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, exciting, entertaining and buddy movie films with plots about crimes, chase, gun, gunfight, car chase, brutality and mentor mostly in Action, Crime and Comedy genres. Some movies like Bad Boys: Blue Streak (1999), The Nice Guys (2016), Rush Hour (1998), The Last Boy Scout (1991), Lethal Weapon (1987). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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247K

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:
humorous, stylized, exciting, suspenseful, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
buddy cop, drug lord, friendship between men, two man army, african american, swat team, fbi, police investigation, gunfight, drug dealing, partners, police ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary, 2000s
Place:
miami, usa, florida, cuba, puerto rico ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%

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, buddy movie, entertaining, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
police detective, police, police partner, police officer, investigation, sarcasm, midlife crisis, police chase, friendship between men, rescue, race against time, retirement ...
Time:
contemporary, 2020s
Place:
north america, usa, miami, mexico city, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%

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:
exciting, humorous, funny, entertaining, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
heist, police station, robbery, crimes, partners, thief, police officer, escape attempt, murder, disorder, cons and scams, rivalry ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, mexico, latin america, california, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
313K

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
Style:
buddy comedy, entertaining, neo noir, suspense, humorous ...
Plot:
private detective, conspiracy, father daughter relationship, murder, alcoholic, single father, corruption, investigation, teenage girl, party, private investigator, daughter ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1977
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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261K

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:
buddy comedy, humorous, exciting, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
reluctant partners, two man army, martial arts, fbi, kung fu, police, chase, fight scenes, police investigation, fish out of water, ransom, kidnapping ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1997
Place:
los angeles, usa, hong kong, california, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl (ex-football player Jimmy Dix) attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going ...
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, buddy comedy, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
private detective, murder, investigation, corruption, ex athlete, machismo, bribery, police detective, reluctant partners, ex law enforcer, stripper, football ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, cleveland ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
254K

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:
humorous, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
reluctant partners, police investigation, gunfight, police, chase, crimes, partners against crime, verbal byplay, adventure, mercenary, henchman, sarcasm ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, vietnam, beverly hills, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
112K

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 ...
Style:
buddy comedy, humorous, exciting, not serious, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
two man army, escapades, partners, law enforcement, police officer, police, disorder, gunfight, car chase, violence, wedding preparations and rituals, gangsters ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary, 2010s, 80s
Place:
georgia, usa, atlanta georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
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:
buddy comedy, humorous, funny, ridiculous, parody ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
high school, working undercover, partners against crime, high school life, party, geek, undercover cop, rookie, drug dealer, police investigation, sarcasm, popularity ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century, year 2012, 2010s, 2000s ...
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Two mismatched security guards are thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.
Style:
humorous, feel good, buddy comedy, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
partners, heroes, investigation, crimes, law enforcement, unlikely partners, chase, police, life philosophy, stereotypes, security guard, police academy ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century, 2000s
Place:
los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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:
humorous, semi serious, buddy comedy, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
undercover, drug lord, police, buddies, criminal heroes, working undercover, friendship, crimes, hidden identity, undercover cop, betrayal, on the run ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
arizona, usa, los angeles
⇓ 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:
realistic, exciting, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
frame up, chase, media, murder, mexican standoff, journalism, partners, buddies, protagonist as suspect, crimes, law enforcement, heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, rescue, samurai, interracial relations, yakuza, gang, partners against crime, partners, tough law enforcer, crimes, law enforcement, organized crime ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, tokyo, usa, japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
170K

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
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, buddy movie, humorous, not serious, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
misfit partners, special agents, fbi, policewoman, friendship, women, sarcasm, police investigation, partners against crime, partners, police, drug lord ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary, 2010s
Place:
boston, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%

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:
humorous, buddy comedy, witty, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
police, investigation, gunfight, undercover, fish out of water, smuggling, damsel in distress, maverick cop, verbal byplay, partners against crime, drug dealing, murder ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, beverly hills, california, usa, michigan ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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88K

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:
buddy comedy, exciting, humorous, talky, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
robbery, rescue, police, police officer, money laundering, thief, undercover cop, wedding, friends, financial problem, disorder, theft ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary, 80s
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%

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:
buddy comedy, parody, humorous, exciting, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
college, undercover cop, dimwit, friendship, youth, undercover, drug dealing, police, police investigation, teamwork, farce, high school ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
usa, mexico, new orleans, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation. When he plants a bomb under ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, cynical, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
buddy cop, police, police detective, lapd, sarcasm, maverick cop, showdown, mixed martial arts, embassy, home invasion, crimes, oldtimer ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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:
buddy comedy, humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
amusement park, gunfight, investigation, frame up, rescue, forgery, undercover, roller coaster, dirty cop, secret service, buddy cop, police investigation ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
beverly hills, los angeles, usa, california, detroit ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
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, buddy movie, humorous, not serious, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
undercover cop, partners against crime, law enforcement, bodyguard, police officer, partners, unlikely partners, escapades, silly humor, disorder, police investigation, police ...
Time:
21st century, 2010s
Place:
usa, miami, atlanta georgia, hawaii, tokyo ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Rush Hour similar movies

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares; his foster brother, a fellow cop, tries to protect him.
Style:
semi serious, exciting, suspenseful, humorous, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
train robbery, siblings relations, heist, buddies, criminal heroes, sibling relationship, law enforcement, dishonesty, cons and scams, perfect crime, train, arson ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Bucum Jackson (Cube) is a bounty hunter with a lot of attitude and no interest in taking on a partner. Working at Martinez Bail Bonds, Jackson has unorthodox methods of tracking down low-life criminals, but they work, and one day he hopes to become ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, semi serious, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
bounty hunter, lottery, heist, murderous pair, rivalry, buddies, undercover, crimes, disorder, juvenile delinquent, track down, bail bondsman ...
Time:
contemporary, future
Place:
miami, usa, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Joe Gavilan (Harrison Ford) and his new partner K. C. Calden (Josh Hartnett), are detectives on the beat in Tinseltown. Neither one of them really wants to be a cop, Gavilan moonlights as a real estate broker, and Calden is an aspiring actor ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
police investigation, hollywood, murder, chase, hip hop, crimes, reluctant partners, partners against crime, law enforcement, odd couple, gunfight, rap ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Movie in collections
133K

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:
humorous, not serious, exciting, funny, light ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
impersonating a police officer, buddy cop, investigation, partners against crime, friendship between men, fighting crime, partners, mistaken identity, disorder, corruption, police, surveillance ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
209K

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.
Style:
buddy comedy, humorous, exciting, entertaining, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, bank robbery, corruption, heist, cia, foe turned friend, working undercover, organized crime, betrayal, investigation, hidden identity, undercover agent ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century, 2010s, 80s
Place:
usa, mexico, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
16%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Maverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he discovers a group of detectives ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, chase, kidnapping, betrayal, drug dealing, police, police investigation, aikido, crimes, master criminal, fighting the system, dishonesty ...
Time:
contemporary, 2000s
Place:
detroit, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
116K

Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA, Uruguay, Paraguay
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Miami Vice is a feature film based on the 1980s action drama TV series. The film tells the story of vice detectives Crockett and Tubbs and how their personal and professional lives are dangerously getting mixed.
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug lord, police investigation, drug dealing, undercover, undercover cop, mole, police detective, crimes, law enforcement, tough law enforcer, partners against crime, partners ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century, 2000s
Place:
miami, usa, florida, colombia, havana cuba ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%

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:
exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
police, police brutality, forgery, maverick cop, buddy cop, mixed martial arts, lapd, showdown, house fire, sarcasm, police investigation, blacks and whites ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, china, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
70K

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
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:
humorous, exciting, rough, suspenseful, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
cold war, culture clash, police brutality, drug dealer, police, revenge, partners, stereotypes, gunfight, drug cartel, police detective, martial arts ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
usa, ussr, chicago illinois, moscow russia, russia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
77K

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence ...
Style:
stylized, realistic, rough, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, drug lord, private detective, police brutality, police officer, gunfight, corruption, crimes, police investigation, revenge, tough law enforcer, law enforcement ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, switzerland, manhattan new york city, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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