Tag Archives: buddy comedy

The Rundown

IMDB Rating: 6.50
10223 votes

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In order to get out of hock with mobster Billy Walker, restaraunteur-turned-"retrieval expert" Beck has to go down to Brazil and retrieve Billy's ne'er-do-well archaeologist-wannabe son Travis, who is searching for an ancient gold idol called the Gato del Diablo. This idol is prized by not only the local population as the path to their salvation, but by Cornelius Hatcher, slavedriving operator of the Helldorado mining town who oppresses said population in the name of profits, and Hatcher just won't let Beck leave with Travis.
Actors
BeckChris Rock
BeckThe Rock
TravisSeann William Scott
Also posted in 2003, Action, Adventure, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (3)

Double Take

IMDB Rating: 4.70
2401 votes

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The governor of a Mexican state is assassinated. Soon after, junior executive Daryl Chase's life turns upside down: after he flags a huge transfer of funds from a Mexican account as probably illegal, he's attacked in his apartment, rescued by a CIA agent, finds his secretary shot dead, and witnesses two cops get killed. He calls the CIA guy who tells him to grab the next train to Mexico. Leaving Manhattan, Daryl can't shake a jive-talking street punk named Freddy, and soon he's traded clothes with Freddy to escape the police. Within days, his girlfriend, his boss, his client, Freddy, the FBI, and the dead governor's dog are tangled in a web of deceit and danger. Who's who?
Actors
Daryl ChaseOrlando Jones
Freddy TiffanyEddie Griffin
Timothy Jarret McReadyGary Grubbs
Also posted in 2001, Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | Comments (5)

Clerks II

IMDB Rating: 7.90
25627 votes

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The sequel picks up 10 years later. "It's about what happens when that lazy, 20-something malaise lasts into your 30s. Those dudes are kind of still mired, not in that same exact situation, but in a place where it's time to actually grow up and do something more than just sit around and dissect pop culture and talk about sex," Smith said during an interview at his Hollywood office. "It's: What happened to these dudes?"
Actors
DanteBrian O'Halloran
RandalJeff Anderson
JayJason Mewes
Also posted in 2006, Comedy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

IMDB Rating: 7.80
24288 votes

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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 him for his upcoming role...
Actors
Harry LockhartRobert Downey Jr.
Gay PerryVal Kilmer
Harmony Faith LaneMichelle Monaghan
Also posted in 2005, Action, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)

Blast!

IMDB Rating: 5.00
397 votes

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A terrorist, Michael Kittredge (Jones), posing as an environmentalist protester leads a team of highly-skilled mercenaries to take control of an oil rig off the coast of California, intending to detonate an electromagnetic bomb over the United States, striking a sort of "new Pearl Harbor" attack on behalf of enemies to the nation. What Kittredge didn't count on is a tugboat captain, Lamont Dixon (Griffin), who survives an attack on his ship, and is soon recruited by an FBI agent (Fox) to infiltrate the oil rig and procure information about their plans... and if possible, stop them. In the process, Dixon meets an eager computer expert (Meyer) aboard the oil rig who helps Dixon even as he gets on his nerves and Lamont suspects he can't really trust him.
Actors
Lamont DixonEddie Griffin
Michael KittredgeVinnie Jones
JamalBreckin Meyer
Also posted in 2004, Action, Comedy, Thriller | Comments (0)

The In-Laws

IMDB Rating: 5.60
4717 votes

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When prospective fathers-in-law Steve Tobias and Jerry Peyser meet for the first time to celebrate their children's upcoming marriage, the cake hits the fan. Dr. Jerome Peyser is a mild-mannered podiatrist with a well-organized daily routine designed to eliminate all possible sources of stress. Meanwhile, daredevil CIA operative Steve Tobias moves through life like a heat-seeking missile. His average day consists of dodging bullets, stealing private jets and negotiating with international arms smugglers. Now he's giving potential father-of-the-bride Jerry a serious case of pre-nuptial jitters. Steve's dramatic entrances and exits, his cryptic references to a Russian runaway named Olga and his fight with a gunman in a restaurant washroom causes Jerry to see a vision of his daughter's perfectly planned wedding blowing up in his face. As far as Jerry's concerned, letting Steve into his family takes til death do us part way too literally. Before he can say the wedding is off, Jerry suddenly finds himself embroiled in the chaos that follows in Steve's wake as he is dragged kicking and screaming into a series of perilous adventures that take the mismatched in-laws-to-be halfway around the world.
Actors
Steve TobiasMichael Douglas
Cherkasov's BodyguardMichael Bodnar
CherkasovVladimir Radian
Also posted in 2003, Action, Comedy | Comments (1)

National Security

IMDB Rating: 4.70
6736 votes

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Earl and Hank have only one thing in common: they're both L.A.P.D. rejects. One just got kicked out, the other can't even get in. After confronting each other on opposite sides of the law during a traffic stop that escalates out of control, these two luckless individuals end up partnered as lowly security guards. Despite being damned to the lowest rung of the law enforcement ladder, Earl and Hank uncover a sophisticated smuggling operation led by Nash and his band of thugs. When Earl and Hank get their hands on some hot property, they go on the run from, first the bad guys, then the L.A.P.D.—led by Lt. Washington and Detective McDuff. What these two unlikely partners do to law enforcement is a crime, but they just might save the day. That is, if they don't kill each other first.
Actors
Earl MontgomeryMartin Lawrence
Hank RaffertySteve Zahn
Detective Frank McDuffColm Feore
Also posted in 2003, Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | Comments (4)

Bad Boys II

IMDB Rating: 6.10
24587 votes

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Narcotics cops Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Marcus Bennett (Lawrence) head up a task force investigating the flow of ecstasy into Miami. Their search leads to a dangerous kingpin, whose plan to control the city's drug traffic has touched off an underground war. Meanwhile, things get sexy between Mike and Syd (Union), Marcus's sister.
Actors
Detective Marcus BurnettMartin Lawrence
Detective Mike LowreyWill Smith
Hector Juan Carlos 'Johnny' TapiaJordi Mollà
Also posted in 2003, Action, Adventure, Comedy, High IMDB rating | Comments (2)

I Spy

IMDB Rating: 5.30
9462 votes

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When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from the U.S. government, one of the United States' top spies, Alex Scott (Owen Wilson), is called to action. What he doesn't expect is to get teamed up with a cocky civilian, World Class Boxing Champion Kelly Robinson (Eddie Murphy), on a dangerous top secret espionage mission. Their assignment: using equal parts skill and humor, catch Arnold Gundars, one of the world's most successful illegal arms dealers, and foil his treacherous plans for the plane.
Actors
Kelly RobinsonEddie Murphy
Special Agent Alex ScottOwen Wilson
Special Agent Rachel WrightFamke Janssen
Also posted in 2002, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller | Comments (2)

All About the Benjamins

IMDB Rating: 5.30
2022 votes

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A bounty hunter is on the trail of a conman who skipped bail. The two wind up in a deserted warehouse where they witness a diamond scam in action, caught in the midst they put their differences aside to team up and detain the looters.
Actors
BucumIce Cube
Reginald 'Reggie' WrightMike Epps
WilliamsonTommy Flanagan
Also posted in 2002, Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | Comments (3)