Movies Like Terminal Exposure

If you liked Terminal Exposure (1987), a comedy movie directed by Nico Mastorakis, 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
Two Hands (1999)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
19-year-old Jimmy is just scraping by in the red-light district of Sydney. When local crime lord Pando offers him a shot at working for his syndicate, Jimmy jumps at the chance to deliver a costly package. But, when…
2
Baywatch (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.
3
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy
After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.
4
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientele, who depend on his keen eye and smug discretion. So when a…
5
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training…
6
Mystery Team (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.
7
Bad Boys (1995)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
Marcus Burnett is a henpecked family man. Mike Lowrey is a footloose and fancy free ladies' man. Both Miami policemen, they have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To…
8
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also 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.
9
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
★ 6/10Also comedy
The story of best friends Barb and Star, who leave their small midwestern town for the first time to go on vacation in Vista Del Mar, Florida, where they soon find themselves tangled up in adventure, love, and a…
10
Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
At Oceanfront High School, female students are being targeted by an unknown serial killer. Meanwhile, a married teacher hides his flings with nubile students, and an awkward male is frustrated by the plethora of…
11
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy
When young priest Jud Duplenticy is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack…
12
Bad Boys II (2003)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
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…
13
Greedy People (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
The eclectic residents of a small, picturesque island town must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars, leading to a series of increasingly bad decisions which upend the once-peaceful…
14
Mindhorn (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
A washed up actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective show "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with Detective Mindhorn, whom he believes…
15
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by night.
16
Shaft (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
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…
17
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course…
18
Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy
After twenty years spent "chillin', tokin' and bonin'", Ali G is shocked to discover that his long-term girlfriend, Julie, is 8 months pregnant. Faced with an extra mouth to feed, he gets off his batty and heads to…
19
Married to the Mob (1988)
★ 6/10Also comedy
Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo, Angela and…
20
London Calling (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
After fleeing the UK from a job gone wrong, a down on his luck hitman is forced to babysit the son of his new crime boss and show him how to become a man.