Movies Like The Hard Way

If you liked The Hard Way (1991), a action and comedy movie directed by John Badham, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
★ 6.7/10Also action and crime
Riggs and Murtaugh pursue a former officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.
2
CHiPs (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also action and comedy
The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles.
3
Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also action and comedy
With a hitman’s gun aimed at him, Finch tells the story of how he broke out of jail, fell in love, and took the identity of a man wanted by the Mafia.
4
The Heat (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also action and comedy
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…
5
Spenser Confidential (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and action
Spenser, a former Boston patrolman who just got out from prison, teams up with Hawk, an aspiring fighter, to unravel the truth behind the death of two police officers.
6
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also action and comedy
After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.
7
21 Jump Street (2012)
★ 6.9/10Also action and comedy
When cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover as high school students. They trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, and set out to shut down a…
8
The Happytime Murders (2018)
★ 5.8/10Also action and crime
In a world where humans coexist with puppets—who are seen as lesser citizens—cast members of a beloved 1990s children's television series begin getting murdered one by one. Puppet Phil Philips, an ex-LAPD…
9
22 Jump Street (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and comedy
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…
10
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also action and comedy
Forty years after his unforgettable first case in Beverly Hills, Detroit cop Axel Foley returns to do what he does best: solve crimes and cause chaos.
11
Tango & Cash (1989)
★ 6.5/10Also action and crime
Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are two successful narcotics detectives who can't stand each other. Crime lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income they have caused him, plots an elaborate revenge against them.
12
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and crime
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…
13
2 Guns (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also action and comedy
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…
14
Super Troopers 2 (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and crime
When an international border dispute arises between the U.S. and Canada, the Super Troopers- Mac, Thorny, Foster, Rabbit and Farva, are called in to set up a new Highway Patrol station in the disputed area.
15
Shaft (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also action and crime
JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s…
16
Deep Cover (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also action and comedy
Kat is an improv comedy teacher beginning to question if she’s missed her shot at success. When an undercover cop offers her the role of a lifetime, she recruits two of her students to infiltrate London’s gangland by…
17
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and crime
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.
18
Bad Boys II (2003)
★ 6.7/10Also action and crime
Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug Ecstasy into Miami. They track the drugs to the whacked-out Cuban drug lord Johnny Tapia, who is…
19
K-9: P.I. (2002)
★ 5.9/10Also action and comedy
Dooley and his K-9 partner Jerry Lee are ready to retire from the police force. But before he can retire with his pension he must work as a P.I. to find a set of high tech computer chips.
20
Trap House (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crime
An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their…