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Movies that feel likeThe Other Guys (2010)

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.

If you loved The Other Guys, the closest films we have are Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024), 2 Guns (2013) and Pineapple Express (2008). All three share The Other Guys' witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

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

🍅 78% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Adam McKaywittyplayfulkineticgritty
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024 · dir. Adil El Arbi
🍅 65%★ 6.5action · comedy · crimeHulu

Two things both keep coming back to: buddy cop and buddy comedy

After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.

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2 Guns
2013 · dir. Baltasar Kormákur
🍅 64%★ 6.7action · comedy · crimeNetflixStarz

The same mix in both: wit, then play

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

Kinetic where it counts, gritty underneath

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

Witty comedy in both cases

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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★ 6.8action · comedy · crime

Action built on play, twice over

Pietro Zinni is asked by the police to revive the old gang to create a task force that will stop the spread of smart drugs.

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22 Jump Street
2014 · dir. Phil Lord
🍅 84%★ 7crime · comedy · actionNetflixParamount+

Both keep coming back to the same thing: sarcasm

After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don't have to just crack the case - they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them.

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

Kinetic crime, and it commits to that

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

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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Pain & Gain
2013 · dir. Michael Bay
🍅 49%★ 6.4comedy · crime · actionParamount+Starz

Comedy with a pulse of grit, in both cases

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

Both lean on wit more than on action

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

Playful crime, and it commits to that

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

Common ground: buddy cop

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

Both lean on momentum more than on comedy

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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