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Movies that feel like Police Story (1985)

If you loved Police Story, the closest films we have are Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Rush Hour (1998) and The Heat (2013). All three share Police Story's kinetic and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel and Philo and others, checked against today's data.

Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.

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If Police Story hit the spot, these will too

Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Police Story 2 (1988)

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Beverly Hills Cop
1984 Β· dir. Martin Brest
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.4comedy Β· crime Β· action

Both built around undercover

Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.

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Rush Hour
1998 Β· dir. Brett Ratner
πŸ… 62%β˜… 7action Β· comedy Β· crime

Martial arts is the engine of both

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

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 Heat
2013 Β· dir. Paul Feig
πŸ… 66%β˜… 6.6action Β· comedy Β· crime

Murder sits at the heart of each

The difference: 28 years apart, and the 2010s show

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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Project A - Part II
1987 Β· dir. Jackie Chan
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7action Β· comedy

Both are Jackie Chan films, and they rhyme

The difference: Not nearly as gritty as Police Story

Dragon is now transferred to be the police head of Sai Wan district, and has to contend with a gangster kingpin, anti-Manchu revolutionaries, some runaway pirates, Manchu Loyalists and a corrupt police superintendent.

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Pineapple Express
2008 Β· dir. David Gordon Green
β˜… 6.9action Β· comedy Β· crime

The same mix in both: momentum, then grit

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 Other Guys
2010 Β· dir. Adam McKay
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.7comedy Β· action Β· crime

Both land wit and play at once

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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Spy
2015 Β· dir. Paul Feig
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7action Β· comedy Β· crime

Both trade on momentum more than on being action

A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster.

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2 Guns
2013 Β· dir. Baltasar KormΓ‘kur
πŸ… 64%β˜… 6.7action Β· comedy Β· crime

Gritty crime, and it commits to that

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.

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Pain & Gain
2013 Β· dir. Michael Bay
πŸ… 49%β˜… 6.4comedy Β· crime Β· action

Comedy built on wit, twice over

Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.

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Ocean's Eight
2018 Β· dir. Gary Ross
πŸ… 69%β˜… 6.3crime Β· comedy Β· action

Action with a pulse of play, in both cases

Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.

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Red Notice
2021 Β· dir. Rawson Marshall Thurber
πŸ… 36%β˜… 6.3action Β· comedy Β· crime

Kinetic crime in both cases

An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.

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Baywatch
2017 Β· dir. Seth Gordon
πŸ… 18%β˜… 5.5comedy Β· action Β· crime

Gritty comedy in both cases

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.

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