Buddy cop movies are as fun to watch as any other emotionally charged action movies. The onscreen chemistry between friends and co-workers is addictive. Their adventures and mistakes are hilarious. After all you can’t watch a Hero fighting for his love all the time.
Best Buddy Cop Movie Franchise
Each of this buddy cop movie franchise has big fan base and have garnered great reviews from critics. Watch these buddy cop films and tell us what you think. Checkout these Action-comedy movie franchise that are high on bromance.
1. Lethal Weapon
Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) and Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) have nothing in common. Martin sees Roger as an old outdated cop. Roger think of Martin as an impulsive and immature rookie, though he is not. The Lethal Weapon movie franchise has four movies to its list. The movies were released between 1987 to 1998 with the same core cast. [caption id="attachment_3003" align="aligncenter" width="281"]
Lethal Weapon I-IV[/caption] There were some attempts to revive the movie in 2009 but the efforts seem to have fizzled out.2. Men in Black
Men in Black is one of the recent buddy cop movies. Although with a different type of cops. The movies are based on Marvel Comics book series The Men in Black. The movies were released between 1997 and 2012. The franchise boasts of 3 movies that explore a new threat in each episode. [caption id="attachment_3004" align="aligncenter" width="259"]
Men in Black Trilogy[/caption] Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith form the core characters and cast in all the movies that explore a world where humans and aliens live side-by-side on Earth, though this is not a common knowledge. The two agents fight forces of the universe to keep peace.3. Bad Boys
Starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith, the first Bad Boys movie was released in 1995. Its sequel came out in 2003. The second movie dis not do as well as the first one, released after almost a ten year gap. The critics however, agreed that the movie was two plus hours of explosive witless banter. [caption id="attachment_3005" align="aligncenter" width="296"]
Bad Boys[/caption] The movies follow detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey working in the Narcotics division of Miami Police Department. 4. Rush Hour
Like Men in Black, Rush Hour is a comparatively new buddy cop movie franchise. This ones about international collaboration, as LAPD detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) joins Chief Yan Naing Lee (Jackie Chan) of Hong Kong to resolve cases spanning continents. [caption id="attachment_3006" align="aligncenter" width="457"]
Rush Hour Trilogy[/caption] The movie franchise has three films shot between 1998 and 2007. While the first movie is set in Los Angeles, USA, the second one is in Hing Kong. The third movie shows Los Angeles, USA and Paris, France. Jackie Chan indicated in 2015 that a fourth film is in the works and fans will get the new installment soon. 5. Beverly Hills Cop
One of the original buddy cop franchises, Beverly Hills Cop was made with Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold as the lead actors. The movie follows cases solved by Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) and Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold). [caption id="attachment_3007" align="aligncenter" width="231"]
Beverly Hills Cop trilogy[/caption] Axel Foley is a street smart detective from Detroit who travels to Beverly Hills to investigate the murder of his partner. The bumbling rookie cop Billy is assigned to help him. There contrasting styles clash as they look for leads in the case. The franchise boasts of three movies released between 1984 and 1994. An attempt to make a TV series of the franchise by CBS didn't work out, but a fourth installment of the movie is close to go on the floors, as of June 2016.
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