8 buddy cop films that perfectly blend action with comedy

Shramana Kar

In this genre, two partners, often cops or agents, team up to solve crimes, despite their differences, leading to comedic and thrilling outcomes. Here are some exciting films from the genre:

Rush Hour (Netflix)

When a diplomat's daughter gets kidnapped, two disparate detectives are forced to put aside their enmity and work together to rescue her. As the clock ticks down, they must overcome their differences and collaborate.

The Nice Guys (Prime Video)

Healy gets hired by Amelia, a girl in hiding, to throw off detective March. But when hitmen target Healy, he unexpectedly teams up with March to protect Amelia and uncover her secrets.

21 Jump Street (Prime Video)

High school buddies Schmidt and Jenko become cops and go undercover as students to infiltrate a drug ring, tracking down the source of a deadly synthetic drug.

22 Jump Street (Prime Video)

Undercover cops Schmidt and Jenko infiltrate a college to bust a drug ring, but their partnership is strained when Schmidt falls for a student, Maya, complicating their mission.

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (JioCinema)

Sworn enemies Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw must put aside their differences and join forces to take down a powerful villain, forging an unlikely alliance.

Men in Black (Netflix)

NYC cop James gets recruited by Agent K from a top-secret agency to retrieve a stolen artifact from an intergalactic thief, forcing James to confront alien reality and team up with K to save the planet.

Bad Boys (JioCinema)

Detectives Marcus and Mike, inseparable friends, team up to track down the mastermind behind the daring heist of $100 million worth of heroin from their own police department.

Beverly Hills Cop  (Netflix)

When his friend Mikey gets murdered in Detroit, cop Axel Foley seeks justice, tracing the case to the dark underbelly of Beverly Hills, and teams up with Detective Billy to solve the case.