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Movies that feel like Project A - Part II (1987)

If you loved Project A - Part II, the closest films we have are My Lucky Stars (1985), Police Story (1985) and Knight and Day (2010). All three share Project A - Part II's kinetic and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Criterion Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel and HBO Max and others, checked against today's data.

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.

πŸ… 73% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Jackie Chankineticwittyplayful

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Project A (1983)

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My Lucky Stars
1985 Β· dir. Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
β˜… 6.3action Β· comedy

Both built around police

Two Hong Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed the "Five Lucky Stars," to help him. They don't like this much, but they do it.

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Police Story
1985 Β· dir. Jackie Chan
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.5action Β· crime Β· comedy

Both are Jackie Chan films, and they rhyme

The difference: Leans crime where Project A - Part II does not

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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Knight and Day
2010 Β· dir. James Mangold
πŸ… 51%β˜… 6.3action Β· comedy

Kinetic and witty in the same breath

The difference: A 2010s film, from a different era of filmmaking

A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust.

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The Interview
2014 Β· dir. Seth Rogen
πŸ… 51%β˜… 6.5action Β· comedy

Both trade on play more than on being action

Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission.

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You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008 Β· dir. Dennis Dugan
πŸ… 37%β˜… 5.6comedy Β· action

Comedy with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going head-to-head with an Arab cab driver -- to make his dreams come true.

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Central Intelligence
2016 Β· dir. Rawson Marshall Thurber
πŸ… 71%β˜… 6.3action Β· comedy

Witty action, and it commits to that

Calvin Joyner, a mild-mannered accountant whose high school glory days are long behind him, reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook. After meeting up, Calvin’s mundane life takes an unexpectedly thrilling turn when he's thrust into the world of international espionage.

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The Legend of Drunken Master
1994 Β· dir. Lau Kar-leung
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.5action Β· comedy

Kung fu sits at the heart of each

Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong is unwittingly caught up in the battle between foreigners who wish to export ancient Chinese artifacts and loyalists who don't want the pieces to leave the country. Fei-Hong must fight against the foreigners using his Drunken Boxing style, and overcome his father's antagonism as well.

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

Playful comedy in both cases

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

Action built on momentum, twice over

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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Men in Black 3
2012 Β· dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
πŸ… 67%β˜… 6.8action Β· comedy Β· science fiction

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him - secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.

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

Both run playful where it counts

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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Johnny English
2003 Β· dir. Peter Howitt
πŸ… 33%β˜… 6.3adventure Β· action Β· comedy

Both are action through and through

A lowly pencil pusher working for MI7, Johnny English is suddenly promoted to super spy after Agent One is assassinated and every other agent is blown up at his funeral. When a billionaire entrepreneur sponsors the exhibition of the Crown Jewelsβ€”and the valuable gems disappear on the opening night and on English's watchβ€”the newly-designated agent must jump into action to find the thief and recover the missing gems.

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