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Movies that feel likeMiss Congeniality (2000)

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.

If you loved Miss Congeniality, the closest films we have are Starsky & Hutch (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007) and I Went Down (1997). All three share Miss Congeniality's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Other Guys (2010).

🍅 42% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.4 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Donald Petriewittyplayfulgrittykineticparanoid
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Starsky & Hutch
2004 · dir. Todd Phillips
🍅 63%★ 6.1comedy · crime

Both land wit and play at once

The difference: Trades the momentum of Miss Congeniality for an angle of its own

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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Hot Fuzz
2007 · dir. Edgar Wright
🍅 91%★ 7.8crime · action · comedyPeacock

The same mix in both: grit, then momentum

The difference: Reviewed even better

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.

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I Went Down
1997 · dir. Paddy Breathnach
🍅 84%★ 6.7action · comedy · crimePrime Video

Witty comedy in both cases

Fresh out of prison, Git rescues a former best friend (now living with Git's girlfriend) from a beating at the hands of loan sharks. He's now in trouble with the mob boss, Tom French, who sends Git to Cork with another debtor, Bunny Kelly, to find a guy named Frank Grogan, and take him to a man with a friendly face at a shack across a bog. It's a tougher assignment than it seems: Git's a novice, Bunny's prone to rash acts, Frank doesn't want to be found (and once he's found, he has no money), and maybe Tom's planning to murder Frank, which puts Git in a moral dilemma. Then, there's the long-ago disappearance of Sonny Mulligan. What's a decent and stand-up lad to do?

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

Crime with a pulse of play, in both cases

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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Rush Hour
1998 · dir. Brett Ratner
🍅 62%★ 7action · comedy · crimeParamount+

Gritty action, and it commits to that

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 sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.

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

Both are built on the same subject: the investigation

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

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Mr. Nice Guy
1997 · dir. Sammo Hung
🍅 45%★ 6.3crime · action · comedy

Comedy built on momentum, twice over

A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.

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Taxi 3
2003 · dir. Gérard Krawczyk
★ 5.8action · comedy · crime

Both lean on wit more than on crime

A gang of thieves calling themselves the Santa Claus Gang are wreaking havoc, and the police can't keep up. Police Captain Gilbert is distracted by a Chinese reporter writing a story on his squad, and taxi driver Daniel is in the midst of a relationship crisis. After a string of mistakes in which the thieves outsmart the police time and time again, Daniel and his super-taxi pitch in.

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

One thread runs through both: the investigation

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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Twin Dragons
1992 · dir. Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
🍅 43%★ 6.4action · comedy · crimePrime Video

Playful action, and it commits to that

Identical twins are separated at birth, one becoming a streetwise mechanic, and the other an acclaimed classical concert conductor. Finally meeting in adulthood, they're mistaken for the other and entangled in each other's worlds.

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Johnny English Reborn
2011 · dir. Oliver Parker
🍅 40%★ 6.3crime · action · comedy

Both lean on grit more than on comedy

The most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a major impact on global politics. When MI-7 receives word that the Chinese premier has become the target of some high-powered killers, it falls on Johnny English to save the day. Armed with the latest high-tech weaponry and gadgets that would make even James Bond jealous, the once-disgraced agent uncovers evidence of a massive conspiracy involving some of the world's most powerful organisations, and vows to redeem his tarnished reputation by stopping the killers before they can strike.

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

Crime built on momentum, twice over

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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