Reluctant partners movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant reluctant partners movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, humorous, exciting, suspenseful, fast and detective films and TV shows about / with reluctant partners, partner, police, chase, murder, law enforcement, buddy, police officer, gangster and shootout plots mostly in Crime, Comedy and Action genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as reluctant partners: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015), Castle (2009), Tango & Cash (1989), Now You See Me (2013), Hollywood Homicide (2003), Keen Eddie (2003), Wild Wild West (1999), The Fugitives (1986), Anger Management (2003), Broadchurch (2013).

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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin are ...
Style: stylized, witty, humorous, action comedy, light ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: spy, cold war, secret service, reluctant partners, cia, culture clash, espionage, chase, secret agent, cia agent, mission, race against time ...
Time: 60s, year 1963, year 2015, 2010s, 1900s ...
Place: italy, germany, london, east germany, usa ...
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 8.1
 173K
Castle (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.
Style: witty, realistic, detective, thrilling, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: writers, investigation, female detective, romancing partners, crime investigation, homicide detective, police investigation, police detective, riddles and clues, police, law enforcement, who done it ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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 6.4
 113K
Tango & Cash (1989)
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: intense, action comedy, detective, realistic, rough ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: buddies, police detective, reluctant partners, prison, prison escape, prisoner, buddy, buddy cop, police, law enforcement, organized crime, gunfight ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa, california
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 7.2
 703K
Now You See Me (2013)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story: An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Style: surprise ending, clever, entertaining, suspense, intellectual ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: heist, twists and turns, fbi, scheme, perfect crime, outsmarting, bank robbery, con artists, teamwork, cons and scams, mind game, thief ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: las vegas, new orleans, new york, paris france, usa ...
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Hollywood Homicide (2003)
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, funny ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: reluctant partners, chase, partners against crime, hollywood, murder, buddy, hip hop, man dressed as a woman, police investigation, police, gunfight, buddy cop ...
Time: year 2003, 20th century, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, california
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 8.4
 2K
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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 4.9
 167K
Wild Wild West (1999)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President U.S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and inventor Artemus Gordon. The two must team up to thwart ...
Style: exciting, entertaining, buddy comedy, semi serious, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night, kids, teens
Plot: steampunk, reluctant partners, partners against crime, escapades, heroes, buddy cop, cowboy, rivalry, buddy, justice, mad scientist, wild west ...
Time: 19th century, 90s, year 1999
Place: utah, usa, washington d.c.
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The Fugitives (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Coming out from jail, Lucas has decided to change his life and behave like a good citizen. But when he is taken hostage in a bank by a hare-brained robber, no cops can believe he is not part of the action.
Style: feel good, exciting, witty, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: chase, comedy of errors, reluctant partners, fugitives, bank robbery, goofy hero, odd couple, disorder, nothing goes right, chases and races, unlikely criminals, nobody believes ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: france, europe
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Anger Management (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: After a small misunderstanding aboard an airplane escalates out of control, timid businessman Dave Buznik is ordered by the court to undergo anger management therapy at the hands of specialist Dr. Buddy Rydell. But when Buddy steps up his aggressive ...
Style: humorous, funny, entertaining, melancholic, hilarious ...
Audience: girls' night, family friendly, date night, teens
Plot: reluctant partners, bullying, therapist, rage, doctors and patients, twists and turns, life philosophy, psychiatrist, dark humor, irreverence, treatment, misfit partners ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, boston, bronx new york city
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 8.4
 126K
Broadchurch (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
Style: emotional, tense, realistic, clever, serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: murder investigation, police investigation, murder, police detective, twists and turns, grief, multiple suspects, small town, reluctant partners, legal, uncover truth, murderer ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: england
Is relevant ?
 6.1
 14K
Dark Angel (1990)
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. Whilst involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner ...
Style: detective, suspense, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: reluctant partners, drug lord, heroin, police investigation, buddy cop, evil alien, investigation, good versus evil, humanoid alien, tough cop, space and aliens, alien ...
Time: 80s, 90s
Place: houston texas, austin texas, texas
Is relevant ?
 6.9
 85K
48 Hrs. (1982)
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, detective, funny, neo noir, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, teens, adult
Plot: prison, buddy cop, reluctant partners, cop, tough cop, violence, revenge, buddy, police investigation, law enforcement, tough guy, partner ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1982
Place: san francisco, usa, bay area
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 5.2
 10K
Chill Factor (1999)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A store clerk and an ice cream truck driver are thrown together when a dying scientist entrusts them with a deadly chemical kept in ice. This chemical will kill every living thing once it melts. They have to take the chemical codenamed ...
Style: suspense, exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: reluctant partners, save the day, danger, race against time, police investigation, chases and races, undercover, misfit partners, island, chase, machismo, disaster ...
Time: 90s, year 1999
Place: montana, usa, cuba
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 7.6
 275K
Lethal Weapon (1987)
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: suspense, exciting, humorous, entertaining, action packed ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: police, gunfight, reluctant partners, chase, buddy, car chase, female nudity, police investigation, police partner, police officer, cop, partners against crime ...
Time: 80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, usa, vietnam, beverly hills
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 5.4
 9K
Double Take (2001)
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, unlikely friendships, mistaken identity, african american, disorder, cons and scams, fish out of water, frame up, hidden identity ...
Time: 2000s
Place: new york, texas, latin america, florida, usa ...
Is relevant ?
 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
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The Glimmer Man (1996)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in the metro area, Cole is assigned to the case, along with tough-talking fellow cop Jim Campbell. ...
Style: suspense, realistic, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, reluctant partners, police investigation, aikido, murder, buddy cop, buddy, justice, conspiracy, hitman, violence, brutality ...
Time: 20th century, year 1996, 90s
Place: los angeles, california, usa
Is relevant ?
 8.6
 1.8M
Se7en (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. ...
Style: detective, surprise ending, suspenseful, disturbing, neo noir ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: serial killer, investigation, twists and turns, psychopath, police, psychology, mind game, murder, insanity, police investigation, macabre, maniac ...
Time: 90s, year 1995, 20th century
Place: los angeles, america, iran, persia, usa ...
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When diabolical genius, Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo’, Austin must return to the swingin' '60s himself – with the help of American agent, Felicity Shagwell – to stop the dastardly plan. ...
Style: parody, spoof, teen sex comedy, funny, hilarious ...
Audience: kids, teens, date night, adult
Plot: spy, time travel, reluctant partners, cloning, save the world, spy spoof, clone, satire, james bond spoof, good versus evil, race against time, time machine ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, 60s, 20th century, year 1969 ...
Place: london, big ben london, washington d.c., seattle
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 6.6
 134K
16 Blocks (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story: An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, harsh, intense ...
Audience: girls' night, boys' night
Plot: police corruption, gunfight, reluctant partners, conspiracy, corrupt cop, buddy, police, organized crime, justice, secret service, cop, police investigation ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: new york, iran, usa, seattle, manhattan new york city
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My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Henry Durand is a young federal agent who is given a difficult assignment: spy on his mother and her boyfriend who is suspected of leading a gang of art thieves.
Style: realistic, humorous, semi serious, rom com, entertaining ...
Plot: odd couple, reluctant partners, danger, parents and children, mother son relationship, hidden identity, secret agent, partner, undercover, investigation, law enforcement, femme fatale ...
Time: year 2008
Place: paris france, louisiana
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 5.7
 4K
K-9: P.I. (2002)
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, tense, exciting, feel good ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: dog, german shepherd, investigation, police dog, reluctant partners, private detective, buddy cop, owner dog relationship, police investigation, partners against crime, odd couple, police detective ...
Place: usa
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The Last Boy Scout (1991)
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: suspense, neo noir, action comedy, funny, intense ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: stripper, buddy, american football, football, reluctant partners, private detective, murder, corruption, buddy cop, strip club, conspiracy, ex law enforcer ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: los angeles, usa, cleveland ohio
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The Immortals (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: An elaborate heist unites 8 strangers in a simultaneous assault on targets all over the city- and explodes in a hailstorm of gunfire and high-speed chases in this powerful action-thriller. Recruited by a Mafia nightclub owner (Eric Roberts), 4 ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, erotic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, reluctant partners, gangster, crime gone awry, dishonesty, partner, disorder, odd couple, mind game, rivalry, criminal heroes, cons and scams ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Is relevant ?
 5.5
 8K
Mo' Money (1992)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Trying to get his act together, a con artist gets a job in a credit card company. He falls in love with a fellow employee, he steals a couple of cards, everything is going great. But soon, the chief of security drags him into the big leagues of ...
Style: light, intense, humorous, hood, semi serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: reluctant partners, credit card, cons and scams, twists and turns, love and romance, dishonesty, urban, criminal heroes, investigation, black, con men, chase ...
Time: year 1992, 90s
Place: chicago
Is relevant ?
 7.1
 234K
Ghost (1990)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Sam Wheat is a banker, Molly Jensen is an artist, and the two are madly in love. However, when Sam is murdered by his friend and corrupt business partner Carl Bruner over a shady business deal, he is left to roam the earth as a powerless spirit. ...
Style: sentimental, romantic, touching, sweet, tear jerker ...
Audience: date night, teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: afterlife, love story, ghost, love, love and romance, supernatural, life & death, psychic, death, supernatural romance, impossible love, psychic power ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 80s
Place: new york, persia, usa, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city
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The General's Daughter (1999)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story: When the body of Army Capt. Elizabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill, are ordered to solve her murder. What they uncover is anything but clear-cut. Unseemly details ...
Style: detective, tense, suspenseful, suspense, intense ...
Plot: army investigation, murder, rape, military, reluctant partners, gang rape, betrayal, investigation, military training, conspiracy, strangulation, army ...
Time: year 1999, 90s, 20th century
Place: georgia
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 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
Is relevant ?
 6.9
 7K
The ComDads (1983)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Unable to find her runaway son, a woman deceives two of her ex-lovers from her youth, a mild-mannered teacher and a tough journalist, that each is the real father in order to obtain their help.
Style: realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous, clever ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: reluctant partners, partner, odd couple, dishonesty, family conflict, disappearance, disorder, buddies, nothing goes right, teenage life, cons and scams, father son relationship ...
Time: 80s, year 1983
Place: france, nice france
Is relevant ?
 5.3
 717
Certain Fury (1985)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: During a shooting in court young prostitute Scarlet manages to flee. In a state of confusion, the black Tracy, who was arrested for a minor delict, follows her. When she decides to leave Scarlett, an accident makes it impossible. So they're ...
Style: suspense, exciting, captivating, tense, independent film
Plot: reluctant partners, chase, on the run, mistaken identity, running from police, shootout, police officer killed, pursuit, gunfight, nothing goes right, danger, exploitation ...
Time: year 1985
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