The best buddy cop movies have an odd-couple type of relationship: One doesn't play by the rules, the other is straitlaced.

The buddy cop genre has evolved since Akira Kurosawa's Stray Dog, with dynamic duos exploring new possibilities and tropes since 2010. Buddy cop films blend crime, action, comedy, and odd couples ...

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Lots of laughs: The buddy cop movie has to make viewers laugh using multiple types of humor. If it fails to be funny, then it's just another action movie—and that's not nearly as fun.

People need buddies, and movies, apparently, need cops. Pair those two truths together, and we've got one of the greatest film tropes that ever was. Which brings us to our picks for the 10 best ...

Buddy cop movies have been around for a long time. And the success of the recently released Bad Boys: Ride or Die is proof that the demand is alive and well.The fourth title in the Bad Boys ...

As movie cast reunions go, few will generate more nostalgic laughs than the one assembled for "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.". The fourth installment in the franchise (streaming now on Netflix) comes ...

The formula for making a “Beverly Hills Cop” movie goes like this: You start in Detroit, Axel’s hometown, and spend a good chunk of time and money on a chase involving cars and trucks and ...

As movie cast reunions go, few will generate more nostalgic laughs than the one assembled for "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.". The fourth installment in the franchise (streaming now on Netflix) comes ...

Still, not all cop movies were the same. Here are the 15 most outrageous cop films, ranked according to how much they break the law in order to enforce what’s left of it. 12.

To be honest, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is perhaps still only the third-best Beverly Hills Cop movie, but that’s all it ever needed to be. It’s a solid entry in a franchise.