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Plot Summary:
Police Academy: The Series is a syndicated 1997 television series spin-off from the Police Academy series of films. Michael Winslow was the only actor from the Police Academy films to have a recurring role on the show, although several of the film's cast made occasional guest appearances. The series was written by Paul Maslansky and produced by James Margellos and Gary M. Goodman. Music by Ari Wise and Jim Guttridge.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: absurd, detective, exciting, rough, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, not serious, slapstick
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Old School (2014)
Plot Summary:
Ted McCabe, a retired cop, and Lennie Cahill a retired crim, get together to solve crimes, unravel scams and make some cash, while avoiding the wrath of the police and the underworld.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 561
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Australia
Duration:
Plot tags: suspenseful, humorous, realistic, witty, serious
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Wrong Cops (2013)
Plot Summary:
A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Russia, USA, Belgium, Portugal
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, entertaining, disturbing, black comedy, social, surreal, underground film, freeze frame
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Operation Good Guys (1997)
Plot Summary:
Operation Good Guys is a British mockumentary, a fly-on-the-wall documentary series about an elite police unit's bid to snare one of Britain's most powerful crime lords. It was first screened on BBC Two from 1997 - 2000. Blurring the line between fact and fiction, it witnesses, on camera, the total breakdown, professionally and personally, of the Operation Good Guys team. Throughout the operation, The 'Good Guys' have an unfortunate habit of embroiling into their calamitous world some of the country's best-known celebrities, from actors and footballers, to TV presenters and even the odd ex-convict. It was created by Ray Burdis and co written by Ray Burdis, Hugo Blick and Dominic Anciano, although much of the dialogue was improvised by the actors. The series utilised the concept of a mock documentary capturing the truths of a workplace four years before the notion reached fame in The Office. However, this mockumentary style was watered down slightly when a laugh track was added for the second and third series. The series was awarded the Silver Rose for Best Sitcom and the Prix de la Presse, voted for by the International Press, at the Montreux Golden Rose Festival.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 548
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, mockumentary, sitcom, detective, offbeat, realistic, not serious, surreal
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Taxi Brooklyn (2014)
Plot Summary:
Caitlin "Cat" Sullivan is an NYPD detective working in Brooklyn. After her driving privileges are suspended, she relies on Leo Romba, a highly skilled Brooklyn cab driver from France. Leo becomes Cat's driver and a consultant on her cases. While solving crimes with Leo, Cat is also running her own unauthorized investigation into the death of her father, an NYPD detective thought to have been executed by the Capella crime family. In doing so, she clashes with her boss, Captain Baker, and her ex-husband Gregg, who has picked up the case for the FBI.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: not serious, exciting, humorous, realistic, detective, fast
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Torrente 3: The Protector (2005)
Plot Summary:
A popular and beautiful politician plans to expose the evil-doings of a multinational corporation. Hoping to silence her, the corporation's top executives decide to hire the most incompetent detective they can find to act as her bodyguard.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, not serious, detective, action comedy, parody, slapstick
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Arab on the City (2011)
Plot Summary:
25-year-old Khalid Belkacem has failed at everything: college education, summer camp instructor's permit, driver's license, and even his BCG. He never expected to become the first "positive discrimination" member of the police force. But as his mother says: "That's France for you! A country where everyone has a chance.".
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 630
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, parody, captivating, witty, exciting, realistic, spoof
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Sledge Hammer! (1986)
Plot Summary:
Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from 1986 to 1988. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche as Inspector Sledge Hammer, a preposterous caricature of the standard "cop on the edge" character. Al Jean and Mike Reiss, best known for their work on The Simpsons, wrote for the show and worked as story editors.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, detective, sitcom, humorous, not serious, witty, feel good, light, hilarious
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Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)
Plot Summary:
Car 54, Where Are You? is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from 1961 to 1963, and was about two New York police officers based at the fictional 53rd precinct in The Bronx. Car 54 was their patrol car. The show was filmed only in black-and-white. Episodes had different directors, the most recognized being Al De Caprio. Stanley Prager and Nat Hiken also directed several episodes. Most filming was on location in the New York City borough of The Bronx, and at Gold Medal Studios in The Bronx.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, detective, realistic, not serious, buddy comedy
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Good God (2012)
Plot Summary:
Good God is a Canadian television comedy-drama series which premiered in April 2012 on HBO Canada. The show follows the life of character George Findlay, a role that Ken Finkleman reprised from The Newsroom and subsequent television projects. The series was originally slated to be the second season of Finkleman's previous HBO Canada project Good Dog, but was retitled in accordance with a change in the show's setting. The show was described in early media coverage as having been inspired in part by the launch of Sun News Network. In the show's first episode, for example, Findlay is forced to respond to allegations that his new venture is aspiring to be "Fox News North", an epithet which the real Sun News Network also faced both before and after its launch. The series was nominated for several awards at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Comedy Series, Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Jason Weinberg and Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nods for both Samantha Bee and Jud Tylor.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, cynical, biting
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Eagleheart (2011)
Plot Summary:
Eagleheart is an action-comedy television series that premiered on February 3, 2011, on Adult Swim. Eagleheart is produced by Conan O'Brien's production company, Conaco, and stars Chris Elliott as Chris Monsanto. Eagleheart has been renewed for a third season.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: parody, humorous, not serious, realistic, captivating, feel good, suspenseful, disturbing, detective, spoof
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Großstadtrevier (1986)
Plot Summary:
Follow the everyday work of a fictional police station on the Kiez of Hamburg.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 368
Genere: Crime, Comedy, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: detective, sentimental, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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Martial Law (1998)
Plot Summary:
Martial Law is an American/Canadian crime drama that aired on CBS from 1998 to 2000, and was created by Carlton Cuse. The title character, Sammo Law, portrayed by Sammo Hung, was a Chinese law officer and martial arts expert who came to Los Angeles in search of a colleague and remains in the US. The show was a surprise hit, making Hung the only East Asian headlining a prime-time network series in the United States. At the time, Hung was not fluent in English, and he reportedly recited some of his dialogue phonetically. In many scenes, Hung did not speak at all, making Martial Law perhaps the only US television series in history that featured so little dialogue from the lead character.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, exciting, semi serious, detective, crime drama, fast
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The District (2000)
Plot Summary:
The District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s Police Department.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective, action adventure, factual
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The Michael Richards Show (2000)
Plot Summary:
The Michael Richards Show is a sitcom that debuted on NBC in 2000. The show starred Michael Richards as reality-challenged but successful private detective Vic Nardozza who gets the job done despite his unconventional methods.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 350
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, realistic, detective
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Hawaii (2004)
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Hawaii is a United States television series produced and distributed by NBC Universal Television for the NBC television network. Originally titled Pearl City, this police drama was produced with the series Hawaii Five-O in mind, and debuted on August 31, 2004. Written by Executive Producer Jeff Eastin, the series revolves around a fictional elite crime unit of the Honolulu Police Department headed by veteran detective and local legend Sean Harrison and John Declan, a former Chicago Police Department detective transferred to the state of Hawaii for his talents. The series was written by Jeff Eastin, Chris Black, Reid Steiner, Wendy West, Eric Haywood, and Travis Romero. The series is considered one of the most ambitious projects in the history of the Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism's Hawaii Film Office, desperate to repeat the economic prosperity once gained and driven by the CBS television series such as Hawaii Five-O and Magnum, P.I. for the state's tourism industry. The series was canceled in October 2004. Although eight episodes were filmed, only seven actually aired.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 137
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Division (2001)
Plot Summary:
The Division is an American crime drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine and starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focused on a team of women police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The series premiered on Lifetime on January 7, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2004 after 88 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 572
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, rough, semi serious, detective
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Hamburg Dockland (2007)
Plot Summary:
Shows the interaction between Hamburg police officers and paramedics.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 340
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, detective
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The Job (2001)
Plot Summary:
The Job is a single-camera television comedy drama about a New York City police officer named Mike McNeil -- who indulges in adultery, alcohol, cigarettes and prescription drug abuse—and his fellow 'bumbling detective' pals. The show, which appeared to borrow the tone and look of NYPD Blue for semi-satirical purposes, was built around the Mike McNeil character, but relied on a strong ensemble cast. The show filmed entirely on location in New York City.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, sitcom, detective, clever, cynical, biting, black comedy
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Bakersfield P.D. (1993)
Plot Summary:
Bakersfield P.D. is a short-lived American television comedy series that aired on the Fox network in 1993-94. The show was based in the police department of the city of Bakersfield, California. It was shot with naturalistic lighting and without a laugh track. Fox canceled the show after one season, citing low ratings. The cable channel Trio reran the show under its "Brilliant But Cancelled" umbrella.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 315
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, detective, exciting, humorous, realistic, not serious
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The Thin Blue Line (1995)
Plot Summary:
The Thin Blue Line is a British sitcom starring Rowan Atkinson set in a police station that ran for two series on the BBC from 1995 to 1996. It was written by Ben Elton.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, detective, not serious, realistic, witty, hilarious, atmospheric, double entendre, alternative comedy
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Police Squad! (1982)
Plot Summary:
Police Squad! is a television comedy series first broadcast in 1982, created by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker, and starring Leslie Nielsen. A spoof of police procedurals, the series featured Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker's usual sight gags, wordplay and non sequiturs. While a parody of many television shows and movies, it bore a particular resemblance to the Lee Marvin cop show, M Squad and the late 1960s series Felony Squad. Although cancelled after only six episodes, the show spawned the successful Naked Gun film series. TV Guide ranked it #7 on their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, sitcom, humorous, funny, detective, absurd, anime, cult classic, realistic
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Reno 911! (2003)
Plot Summary:
Reno 911! is an American comedy television series on Comedy Central that ran from 2003 to 2009. It is a mockumentary-style parody of law enforcement documentary shows, specifically COPS, with comic actors playing the police officers. Most of the material is improvised, using a broad outline, and with minimal scripted material. The series spawned a film, Reno 911!: Miami, featuring the same cast. Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant and Kerri Kenney-Silver both starred in and are billed as creators of the series.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, parody, mockumentary, not serious, funny, detective, spoof, hilarious, offbeat
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Common Law (2012)
Plot Summary:
Common Law is an American comedy-drama television series, which ran on USA Network from May 11 to August 10, 2012, and stars Michael Ealy and Warren Kole as two Los Angeles Police Department detectives who can't stand each other and are ordered to see a couples therapist to remedy the situation. The series was created by Cormac and Marianne Wibberley and was produced by CBS Television Studios and Junction Entertainment. While originally planned to premiere on January 26, 2012, the series was pushed back until summer 2012. The series premiered following Fairly Legal on Friday, May 11, 2012. The show was canceled by the USA Network after one season and 12 episodes on October 31, 2012, due to low ratings.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, realistic, detective, crime drama, talky
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Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
Plot Summary:
A new batch of recruits arrives at Police Academy, this time a group of civilian volunteers who have joined Commandant Lassard's new Citizens on Patrol program. Although the community relations project has strong governmental support, a disgusted Captain Harris is determined to see it fail.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, slapstick, absurd, spoof, relaxing, realistic, semi serious, fast, slapstick comedy
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Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
Plot Summary:
When police funding is cut, the Governor announces he must close one of the academies. To make it fair, the two police academies must compete against each other to stay in operation. Mauser persuades two officers in Lassard's academy to better his odds, but things don't quite turn out as expected.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, humorous, slapstick, absurd, relaxing, realistic, semi serious, fast, unusual plot structure
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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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Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
Plot Summary:
The Police Academy misfits travel to Miami, Florida for their academy's commanding officer, Lassard, to receive a prestigious lifetime award pending his retirement, which takes a turn involving a group of jewel thieves after their stolen loot that Lassard unknowingly has in his possession.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, slapstick, absurd, relaxing, slapstick comedy, realistic, not serious, fast, parody
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Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)
Plot Summary:
Brash NYC policeman Officer Gunther Toody is partnered with stiff, by-the-book Officer Francis Muldoon to protect an important mafia witness prior to testifying against orgainzed crime in Brooklyn, all the while dealing with their personal lives, overbearing spouses, common criminals, arms dealers, and their officious boss Captain Anderson.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, independent film, realistic, not serious, inspirational, rough, clever, feel good, unusual plot structure, melancholic
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Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
Plot Summary:
Officer Carey Mahoney and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are about to hit the streets on their first assignment. Question is, are they ready to do battle with a band of graffiti-tagging terrorists? Time will tell, but don't sell short this cheerful band of doltish boys in blue.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, parody, slapstick, absurd, relaxing, realistic, not serious, fast, slapstick comedy