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Plot Summary:
A street cop is picked by the national security service in order to carry out an important and delicate task. His mission is to go undercover and infiltrate a dangerous international cabal of homosexuals.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 702
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Βank Bang (2008)
Plot Summary:
Two brothers, Michalis and Nondas, work at an office of funerals and they try to make money. However, Nondas is in trouble with Greek mafia and has to assemble immediately a, not at all negligible, sum. Thus, he proposes to Michalis to begin robbing banks. However, for their bad luck, the head of police, in order to face the rapid increase of criminality has begun to place secret police officers in the subsidiary companies of all banks, making the life of the two brothers more difficult. The situation gets out of control when Michalis meets the love of his life at the banking employee, with a particularly “graphic” familial life… BANK BANG is a crazy comedy that no one is not what it seems, no one does what is supposed to do and that all the consequences of the above you would never wish nor in your bad enemy! It is to lose her?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Greece
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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Cain and Abel (2006)
Plot Summary:
The zany adventures of two undercover Hollywood cops, Malcolm Cain and John Abel.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 88
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Tight Skin 2 (1987)
Plot Summary:
At 56 years of age Mita Pantić (Nikola Simić) is still only a junior clerk in his company. Another typical workday for him is starting at 6 a.m. as frustration awaits at every turn from the moment he gets up. Trying to get ready to go to work, he can barely get a turn to use the bathroom in the crowded apartment. Other members of the household are not without their frustrations either, meaning that nagging and shouting are a staple of their home life at any time of day.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: cult classic, cult film
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Strong Language (2000)
Plot Summary:
While a narrator tells the story of a night of terror that changes his life forever, 16 young people chat about their lives in London. With topics ranging from the drug "ecstasy," to AIDs and one-night stands, to the sound of BritPop, and to the urban issues of racism, punk, hooliganism, and the London Police, the film documents funny and revealing insights with an unforgettable and unexpected chain of events.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: independent film, mockumentary
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Mean Frank and Crazy Tony (1973)
Plot Summary:
There's trouble in Frankie Diomede's criminal empire in Genoa. A French gangster has moved into his territory, so he flies home to take care of business. He promptly has himself arrested so that he'll have the perfect alibi when the bodies start piling up. But it turns out his enemies have enough juice to keep him in prison, his associates start dying and the attempts on his life start. Cue Tony Breda, a wannabe wiseguy, who has a plan to spring Frankie from jail.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 485
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, poliziottesco, funny, cult film
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Aliens Are to Be Blamed for Everything (1991)
Plot Summary:
The election campaign in a small provincial town is in full swing. Candidates for ministry position pop up elsewhere, promising "milk and honey" to the voters. Two inseparable policemen, Boki and Pajko, are in charge of peace and order. Everything goes as usual until unexpected visitor from space shows up.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 496
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: detective
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The James Gang (1997)
Plot Summary:
After an audacious jewellery robbery the whole James family heads for home on the run with the obsessive detective Julia Armstrong in hot pursuit.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 154
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film, detective
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The Jokers (1967)
Plot Summary:
Oliver Reed and Michael Crawford play two brothers who are always trying to find some way to succeed with cleverness rather than simple drudgery. Crawford is constantly living in his brother's shadow as the one who gets caught. After Crawford is forced to resign from the army after an episode of unappreciated cleverness, the two decide their careers would go better if there was a large amount of publicity, so they decide to steal the crown jewels from the tower of London.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 903
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: retro, offbeat, poliziottesco
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China Town (1962)
Plot Summary:
A Darjeeling-based singer is asked to impersonate and take over the life of a Calcutta-based China Town gangster.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min
Plot tags:
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Powder (2019)
Plot Summary:
After a ten year absence, El Chato returns to San Ignacio, his hometown, in order to retrieve a shipment of cocaine that was dropped there by a cartel pilot.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 523
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Mexico
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, absurd, not serious
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Carnapping - Ordered, Stolen and Sold (1980)
Plot Summary:
When designer Robert Meering returns from vacation, he discovers the company he worked for unexpectedly went bankrupt so he decides to visit his old boss. His former employer Banninger liquidated the company and claims that all designs of Robert are his. When Robert's Porsche gets stolen by two thieves, he manages to track them down. When they tell him about 40 Porsche's in a dealer shop garage owned by Banninger things change and suddenly get very interesting.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: West Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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Weird Years (1988)
Plot Summary:
After the road accident, Zika and Milan end up in an overcrowded hospital, run by doctor Nedeljkovic and his sexually obsessed nurse. Accompanied by a crazy bandmaster and a peasant with farting problems, they will try to get away from the ongoing chaos.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: cult classic, cult film
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The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013)
Plot Summary:
Reiji Kikukawa, who has a strong sense of justice, graduated from the police academy with the lowest score ever. He becomes a police constable, but is suddenly fired by the Police Chief due to "disciplinary" issues. In actuality, the firing is part of a carefully orchestrated plan. Reiji is ordered to become a "mole," an undercover cop. His target is Shuho Todoroki, the boss of the Sukiyakai gang. The group is the largest crime group in the Kanto area. Masaya Hiura, who works as a young boss of a Sukiyakai affiliated gang likes Reiji. While going through various hardships, Reiji works his way towards Shuho Todoroki.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, semi serious, manga
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Truant Heroes (1992)
Plot Summary:
The war against organized crime in Hong Kong has opened a new front: the school. And police Commandant Wong orders officer Kin to go under cover as a school teacher. Kin's assignment: to stop the infiltration by Taiwan's underworld. Kin's girl friend Hyun has jilted him. Once in school, Kin falls madly in love with the sexy teacher Moon. The students, however, make fun of him. Among his mentors, student leader Aaron stands out. But Hyun is also assigned to the school as an undercover student.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Izzy & Moe (1985)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of two retired vaudeville performers who become two of the best prohibition agents in the 1920's.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 254
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Love Undercover 2: Love Mission (2003)
Plot Summary:
The Crime Investigation Department is assigned to protect a princess-consort coming from the Republic of Puerto Risi. They arrange a fantastic trip to introduce the princess-consort to Hong Kong, but a big crisis looms on the horizon.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 338
Genere: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, suspense, entertaining, satirical
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Puerto Ricans in Paris (2015)
Plot Summary:
NYPD detectives Luis and Eddie visit Paris to help gorgeous French designer Colette catch the black market thief who's ripped off her new handbag design. While Luis' girlfriend Vanessa and Eddie's wife Gloria remain in New York, the hopelessly unhip odd couple stumble through a glamorous high-fashion world brimming with charming cafes, wild nightclubs and corporate treachery.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, exciting, light, buddy comedy, hispanic
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The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
Plot Summary:
The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. This upset's the natural order of the police/criminal relationship and the police and the crooks join forces to catch the IPOs (Impersonating Police Officers), including an armoured car robbery in which the police must help the gangs to set a trap.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: black comedy, black and white, dark comedy, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, independent film
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Father Son Therapy (2016)
Plot Summary:
A cop and his son have to put away their differences while undercover on a therapeutic trip.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 344
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Arrest the Restless (1992)
Plot Summary:
Two juveniles get mixed up in a street gang, resulting in the murder of a rival gang leader. A crooked cop pins the murder on the boy, but a detective who knows the truth risks his career to help the kid out.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: detective
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The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)
Plot Summary:
A top undercover cop finds and arrests a series of purse snatchers until he discovers an American at the top of an evil ring of thieves.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 810
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, cult film
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Hard As Nails (2001)
Plot Summary:
After being punished for disobedience and arranging an arms deal with Russian mobsters, young member Takura violently takes over control of his Japanese mafia family. Takura takes advantage of his new position and is proceeding his deal with the Russians, his recklessness attracts the attention of an undercover cop.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: crime drama, neo noir, independent film, detective
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Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
Plot Summary:
Michael Lynch is a notorious criminal with two wives and a flair for showmanship. He's also a huge embarrassment to the local police, who are determined to bring him down once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Ireland, Germany, UK, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: harsh, humorous, captivating, entertaining, clever, intense, spiritual, dark, dark comedy, hilarious
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Two Thumbs Up (2015)
Plot Summary:
A criminal fresh out of prison who seeks out his former partners in crime for another heist. And they make a very elaborate plan to carry out the criminal intent, but things turn awry when another gang of criminals hit the same target.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 647
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, crime drama
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My New Partner (1984)
Plot Summary:
My New Partner is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Claude Zidi, starring Philippe Noiret and Thierry Lhermitte. Noiret plays a streetwise Paris policeman who takes kickbacks from the minor criminals on his beat to allow them to continue. At the start of the film, his partner is busted for corruption and he narrowly escapes. He is assigned an idealistic new partner fresh from police academy. He sets out to corrupt his new partner and, after a slow start, succeeds spectacularly.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, witty, neo noir, anthology, action comedy, cult classic, black comedy, clever, humorous
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Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
Plot Summary:
Our favourite police men are called together to deal with a gang who rob banks and jewelers. Using their various talents as well as their extraordinary luck, the crooks stand no chance against our men and women wearing blue.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, slapstick, absurd, relaxing, realistic, not serious, fast, hilarious, parody, funny
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Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994)
Plot Summary:
The Russians need help in dealing with the Mafia and so they seek help with the veterans of the Police Academy. They head off to Moscow, in order to find evidence against Konstantin Konali, who marketed a computer game that everyone in the world is playing.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: absurd, slapstick, humorous, spoof, cult classic, disgusting, realistic, not serious, semi serious, fast
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All for One (2011)
Plot Summary:
Four rogues, who were best friends as kids, have one big problem: they're sitting on both sides of the law. Martin is a policeman, while Nikolai, Ralf, and Timo can't distinguish between personal possessions and the possessions of others! When all four find themselves in a fix, they're forced to return to their former tricks against a common foe, Mr Niemeyer. Martin is not as successful, however, either at his job or marriage, and thinks he deserves a better life. Now he sees an opportunity to save his career by "playing" with his old friends on a mission that is so crazy that even the two foolish brothers can do some good.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Denmark
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, exciting, realistic, semi serious
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Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 153000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, humorous, entertaining, satirical, hilarious, not serious, exciting, realistic, action packed
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Extreme Job (2019)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: funny, buddy comedy, humorous, absurd, detective, surprise ending, slapstick comedy