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Movies that feel likeHot Fuzz (2007)

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

If you loved Hot Fuzz, the closest films we have are Starsky & Hutch (2004), The Nice Guys (2016) and The Heat (2013). All three share Hot Fuzz's gritty and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Extreme Job (2019).

🍅 91% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Edgar Wrightgrittykineticwittyplayfulparanoid
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Starsky & Hutch
2004 · dir. Todd Phillips
🍅 63%★ 6.1comedy · crime

Buddy-cop cliches lovingly sent up by two committed idiots

The difference: Spoofs the surface only — no real plot underneath

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 Bear and persuasive criminal Reese Feldman.

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The Nice Guys
2016 · dir. Shane Black
🍅 91%★ 7.4comedy · crime · action

A mismatched duo bumbling into a conspiracy that's bigger than them

The difference: Sleazier 70s LA noir — the laughs come with real melancholy

A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.

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The Heat
2013 · dir. Paul Feig
🍅 66%★ 6.6action · comedy · crime

An uptight overachiever partnered with a foul-mouthed wrecking ball

The difference: Improv-driven riffing, loose where Wright is precise

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, and uses her gut instinct and street smarts to catch the most elusive criminals. Neither has ever had a partner, or a friend for that matter. When these two wildly incompatible law officers join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies.

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Pineapple Express
2008 · dir. David Gordon Green
★ 6.9action · comedy · crimeHulu

Idiots stumbling into a real deadly criminal conspiracy

The difference: Stoner shagginess — loose riffs where Wright is airtight

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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The Negotiator
1998 · dir. F. Gary Gray
★ 7.3action · crime · drama

A framed cop against a conspiracy inside his own force

The difference: Played dead straight — a tense thriller with no jokes

The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that might clear him, he takes everyone in the office hostage and demands that another well-known negotiator be brought in to handle the situation and secretly investigate the conspiracy.

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Extreme Job
2019 · dir. Lee Byeong-heon
🍅 83%★ 7.1action · comedy · crime

An undercover op derailed by glorious workplace absurdity

The difference: Korean with subtitles, and the action saves itself for the end

A drug squad attempts to take down a criminal organization and they must go undercover to do so, so they begin working at a chicken restaurant, that becomes famous for its delicious chicken. Due to the unexpected popularity, the detectives find themselves in a situation they never expected.

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Miss Congeniality
2000 · dir. Donald Petrie
🍅 42%★ 6.4comedy · crime · actionMaxStarz

A by-the-book agent hilariously wrong for the assignment

The difference: Formula fish-out-of-water — none of Wright's whip-cut craft

When the local FBI office receives a letter from a terrorist known only as 'The Citizen', it's quickly determined that he's planning his next act at the Miss America beauty pageant. Because tough-as-nails Gracie Hart is the only female agent at the office, she's chosen to go undercover as the contestant from New Jersey.

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The A-Team
2010 · dir. Joe Carnahan
🍅 48%★ 6.7action · comedy · crimeStarz

The same mix in both: grit, then momentum

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

A man who loves when a plan comes together, Col. Hannibal Smith leads a close-knit team of elite operatives and Iraq War veterans. Framed for a crime they didn't commit, Smith and his men, Capt. H.M. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock , Sgt. Bosco ‘B.A.’ Baracus, and Lt. Templeton ‘Faceman’ Peck, break out and go rogue, using their special talents to clear their names and find the perpetrator. Hot on their trail is Capt. Charissa Sosa, who was once involved with a member of Smith's team and has sworn to capture them, no matter what it takes.

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The Other Guys
2010 · dir. Adam McKay
🍅 78%★ 6.7comedy · action · crimeNetflixStarz

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: Takes it somewhere less paranoid than Hot Fuzz does

Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. When a seemingly minor case turns out to be a big deal, the two cops get the opportunity to finally prove to their comrades that they have the right stuff.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010 · dir. Edgar Wright
🍅 83%★ 7.5action · comedy · romance

Wright's hyper-edited visual comedy at maximum caffeination

The difference: A video-game romance — no cops, no village, no mystery

As bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart, he finds she has the most troublesome baggage of all: an army of ex-boyfriends who will stop at nothing to eliminate him from her list of suitors.

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The Family
2013 · dir. Luc Besson
🍅 28%★ 6.3crime · comedy · actionNetflixPrime Video

Common ground: murder

After ratting out his Mafia cohorts, Giovanni Manzoni and his family enter the Witness Protection Program and relocate to a sleepy town in France. Despite the best efforts of their handler to keep them in line, Giovanni (now called Fred Blake), his wife and children can't help but resort to doing things the "family" way. However, their dependence on such old habits places everyone in danger from vengeful mobsters.

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Beverly Hills Cop II
1987 · dir. Tony Scott
🍅 48%★ 6.6action · comedy · crime

A big-city cop's swagger crashing into somebody else's turf

The difference: Plays its action sincere — comedy rides shotgun

Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, they soon uncover that the shooting is associated with a series of "alphabet" robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin—and the chase is on.

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