Movies Like The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
If you liked The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), a comedy and crime movie directed by David Zucker, 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.
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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crimeFrank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his problems, Frank's wife, Jane, is…
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The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and crimeBumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.
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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and crimeAn LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. Two cops partner to find and stop the fiends before they can dope the nation by distributing their wares via the…
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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and crimeHe's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. The Ace is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark, stakes out the Miami Dolphins and woos…
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The Other Guys (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and crimeUnlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. When a seemingly minor case turns out to be a big deal, the two cops get the…
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Rush Hour 2 (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and crimeIt's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be…
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Nick of Time (1995)
★ 6.2/10Also crimeAn ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.
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Fletch Lives (1989)
★ 6/10Also comedy and crimeFletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he's checking out a tumbledown mansion he's inherited. When a woman he flirts with turns up dead, he becomes a suspect and must find the killer and clear his…
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The Naked Gun (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and crimeOnly one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. Following in his father's footsteps, he must solve a murder case to prevent Police Squad from closure.
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Turner & Hooch (1989)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and crimeDetective Scott Turner has three days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some 'real' cases—not just misdemeanors. When Amos Reed is murdered, Scott sets himself on the case, but…
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The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and crimeA group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
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Dragnet (1987)
★ 6/10Also comedy and crimeLAPD Sgt. Joe Friday -- the equally straight-laced nephew of the famous police sergeant of the same name -- is paired up with a young, freewheeling detective named Pep Streebeck. After investigating some strange…
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The Late Show (1977)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and comedyAn over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and…
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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
★ 7/10Also comedy and crimeWhile attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of…
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Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
★ 7/10Also comedy and crimeWhen Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog, who…
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Sherlock Jr. (1924)
★ 8/10Also comedyA film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meager skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and crimeWhen diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo,’ Austin must return to the swingin' '60s himself - with the help of American agent, Felicity Shagwell - to stop the…
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Ride Along (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyFor the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game junkie who's unworthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben finally gets…
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Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
★ 7.3/10Also comedyA middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
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Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and crimeTwo young insurance corporation employees try to pretend that their murdered employer is alive by puppeteering his dead body, leading a hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.