Top 10 Buddy Cop Movies of All Time

[@mgs2014]

This video was just 28 minutes commercial for bad boys4.😂😂

[@wackashimself4437]

Entirely agree. I was gonna comment that and went 'they already said it.'

[@Hawkschamp2010]

If bad boys is #1 with a movie coming out soon, it must be paid promotion

[@perk_at_play]

I was so sure #2 was ramping up to The Nice Guys.

[@CapN_Crump]

You and me both!

[@erakfishfishfish]

Same. Not even a brief mention either.

[@needamuffin]

​@@erakfishfishfish It was on screen when he said "I'm sure I missed some absolutely iconic movies"

[@Noah-pq8rv]

The Nice Guys is my 2nd favorite film of all time

[@Saintsdevotee]

Not mentioning this film is a travesty

[@waynechapman9823]

A few others worth mentioning: John Woo’s “The Killer,” Shane Black’s “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,” and Amir Shervan’s “Samurai Cop.”

[@byronofrothdale]

They didn't mention "The Killer" by name but the two guns slow motion scene at the end is clearly a reference.

[@mcgarnagle6102]

Dude, we get it, you really love Police Academy 3.

[@Stryver103]

bad boys being #1 is probably the lousiest attempt at an undisclosed ad I've ever seen, the really weird tonal shift, the fact that a new movie JUST came out... yeah right dude go off

[@santos8468]

I was afraid of that.

[@chrisgetchell6337]

It really sucks the commercialist downturn this channel has taken since IGN bought them

[@logannagel4392]

I’m glad they shifted back to a more original style with the top 10s…but it’s disheartening to see a corporate owner forcing cinefix to compromise their art into a a top 9 + ad rather than a top 10.

[@robertdingle1129]

That was my first thought when I clicked the video, but I was hoping I was wrong. When I saw Bad Boys hadn't even been mentioned 7 entries in, I knew. Same reason Will Smith was on Hot Ones. Extreme PR moves and IGN is a cheap pro.

[@roel.vinckens]

A real bitchy stage slap.

[@macrobertson25]

No Men in Black or Rush Hour on this list is a crime

[@zackerycooper7602]

It's on the list, it just wasn't chosen for the top 10.

[@TheJoeBossShow]

No bad boys men in black Beverly Hills cops or 21 jump street placement in top 10. Oh nahhhhh, this ain’t the one

[@CapN_Crump]

@@TheJoeBossShow bad boys was literally number 1, what do you mean lol

[@macrobertson25]

@@TheJoeBossShow You should finish the list...

[@charliebrown9489]

They showed it smh God you ppl are dumb! 😂

[@olivercation1820]

Came to the comments to say IGN had deatroyed the good name of Cinefix by doing obviously ad placements like this but beaten to it. Glad everyone is thinking the same. Slip Bad Boys in at like 5 and it will still be a good reminder. Put an actual ad spot in the video. But to drop it at number one is so on the nose.

[@iamgrey1989]

Kiss kiss bang bang and nice guys not even getting a mention is criminal kind sir!

[@Zed-fq3lj]

and L.A. Confidential and Cop Land...something bad is happening with CineFix 🤔

[@ErikWoodsCinSoundRadio]

Lethal Weapon #10 and Bad Boys #1... plus no Se7en? Yikes!

[@Zed-fq3lj]

something bad is happening with CineFix 🤔

[@zeroforkgiven]

Barely mentioned Se7en and Die Hard. Both iconic.

[@BoyNamedSue4]

Lethal Weapon is number one. Everyone else is fighting for second place.

[@sportbikejesus]

Agreed. Lethal Weapon is the perfect example of this really stupid genre. In fact simply having cops who are buddies doesn’t mean it’s a buddy cop movie. It has to be super cheesy and awful like lethal weapon. Like End of Watch and Seven are actually good movies so they’re not buddy cop movies

[@ReverendMeat51]

@@sportbikejesus Booo

[@arnecruz]

Yes. Lethal Weapon 1-4 is far better than Bad Boys 1-4.

[@folarinosibodu]

I knew what movie would be #1 when they did not show any clips of their movies

[@titus2120]

This was an awesome movie count down. And I’ve only watched half of them! Thank you for these recommendations! Some body ought to be paying you to do this! AWESOME WORK AND COMMENTARY!!!!

[@Advent3546]

Hot Fuzz made the list! You guys are off the fucking chain!

[@EMItilIdie]

The Greater Good!

[@cammychoate]

It wouldn't be a Clint list without Kurosawa featuring prominently

[@CF0RD]

Im really reconsidering my trust in this channel's recommendations after watching this list

[@6thwilbury2331]

I don't know how I've never heard of Freebie And The Bean, but now I want to check it out.

[@CapN_Crump]

I love that Roger Rabbit made it on the list! Time for a rewatch

[@amppma7302]

the thing I love about your top lists is that there are always a few movies I have never seen. your synopsis ends up piquing my interest and then I go watch them (well not all of them, at least one from each of these videos). thanks for posting consistently good, well made content.

[@1400IntruderVS]

Running Scared. With Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines

[@duanevp]

One of my personal top10 unquestionably.

[@CinHotlanta]

Seriously underrated

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

Peter Hyams is way too underrated.

[@maggieclickdraggy3453]

This is my favorite buddy cop movie EVER, hands down. And not even a nod to it! 🙄 Ugh!!😖

[@DanArnets1492]

The real #1 (without the blatant advertisement) should be Hot Fuzz · They're clear opposites · They learn from each other in natural ways · Real bromance · Great at investigating together · Insanely good movie

[@milohargadine1601]

Counter argument: Hollywood Homicide, it has a classic element of the genre that Hot Fuzz is missing, Harrison Ford is supposed to retire in that movie, so it adds tension between him and Josh Hartnet, and it adds tension for the audience because the movie could kill the retiring cop, because that happens all the time

[@santos8468]

@@milohargadine1601 That's not a particularly well-liked movie.

[@Owens777]

Almost every list you make makes me want to block my calendar for a few days and binge every movie mentioned 🤩

[@dylnDOT]

Yoooo OG style CineFix Video!!!!

[@believethehype3992]

no End of watch on the list is a crime.

[@DigDug500]

Whats crazy is that its even been in a seperate video

[@sportbikejesus]

End of Watch is too good to be considered a buddy cop movie.

[@Mos41f]

Both 'The Other Guys', 'The Nice Guys' at least deserve an honorable mention.

[@BasketballJones48021]

Lethal Weapon is the GOAT

[@waynechapman9823]

Just thought of another one: Jack Sholder’s “The Hidden” (1987) with Kyle MacLachlan and Michael Nouri. Very much a buddy cop film with some sci-fi thrown in for good measure.

[@gjamdz]

Great video! A title which can be an honourable mention is "Tiempo de Valientes" or "On Probation", a 2005 Argentinian film about a hard cop and his psycologist. It's really amazing. Congrats on another great top 10 movie list.

[@jctai100]

No L.A. Confidential??? Buddies at the end!

[@Zed-fq3lj]

Not mentioning L.A. Confidential and Cop Land in buddy cop category is one of CineFix greatest letdowns, oversights or even disgraces.

[@Shoelessjoe78]

It's a thinly veiled add. New Bad Boys movie coming out... Magically #1.

[@kennyhagan5781]

Thanks for showing FREEBIE AND THE BEAN some love. I saw it as a kid when it aired on cable, and it was a lot funnier than it had any right to be. James Caan never did enough comedies, and he should have, his timing was perfect.

[@ParleyFamilyVideo]

I so love that you went with Pure Luck! Your Top 10s renew my faith in humanity every time!

[@AskAScreenwriter]

Running Scared should have deserved at least a clip! And F/X would have made an interesting choice, too. The 'buddies' don't meet, or even realize they're working together, until nearly the end of the movie.

[@NickolasNameolas]

Gene Hackman in Enemy of the State is Harry Call from the Conversation operating under an assumed name, so I guess that means he’s a surveillance expert.

[@motherplayer]

Caul, but I won't be that kind of person and knock you for it, because I only learned it later.

[@NickolasNameolas]

@@motherplayerit is a little on the nose to have the most private person person alive have the last name “Call”

[@FloraWest]

I remember when I saw Enemy of the State and not being able to believe that no one really seemed to be talking about how it was the same character. I probably just didn't find the right articles or whatever but I felt like I was going a little crazy.

[@Periru3]

Putting Hot Fuzz in the love story slot on this list is how I know the list was made by a true gentleman and a scholar. It is, indeed, a love story for the ages.

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

01. Lethal Weapon 02. Die Hard with a Vengeance 03. Beverly Hills Cop 04. Bad Boys 05. The Hard Way 06. 48 Hours 07. Running Scared 08. Red Heat 09. Rush Hour 10. Tango & Cash

[@gabrielrodriguez6425]

Lethal weapon is #1

[@Omgitm10]

Lethal weapon on #10?!?!?!?! I'm not sure i can continue this video..

[@ProudPapaJD]

And you shouldn’t, it’s all downhill from there.

[@EsteQueso19]

Hooray, a new movie list! Welcome back to the classic!

[@RyanMichero]

Memories of Murder is a great pick, but calling Bong "Joon-ho" is like calling Spielberg "Steven." Joon-ho is his given name, Bong is his family name.

[@RatedRKO269]

I agree with most of the choices on this list, especially the number 1 choice. Major props for showing love to Last Action Hero! As always with your lists I learn about a few films I had never seen. Will have to check out Pure Luck and Freebie and the Bean as I’ve never even heard of them.

[@SadThrash]

I see Last Action Hero, I hit like. So glad this movie's gotten a reevaluation recently.

[@seandpizzle]

I was literally planning my comment about leaving Bad Boys off the list. Well played, sir

[@lydia1634]

That Hot Fuzz conversation paid off!!

[@Filthyism]

I’m happy “last action hero” made it on the list. Such a classic

[@Zed-fq3lj]

same here 🤩

[@jonathanbarr9764]

Why does it keep showing Beverly Hills Cop II in the titles when it's showing clips from the first movie?

[@ProudPapaJD]

Why are half the choices not buddy cop movies? The list is bunk. 😂

[@jonathanbarr9764]

@@ProudPapaJD I'm also curious as to why the honourable mentions are missing The Heat a 2013 buddy cop movie starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy.

[@motherplayer]

Much appreciated for the nod to "Zootopia" as I don't think it's often brought up how it does fit the mold of Neo-Noir and Buddy-Cop because it's a product tailored to families, and Nick and Judy have an underrated sense of interplay that allows both of them to regularly surprise one another with what they know. That is some out of the box thinking right there. Also, tsk tsk on no mentions of "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang", "The Nice Guys" or "Dragged Across Concrete" in some manner.

[@thecornerkid402]

#2 shocked me. My family and I were honestly wondering if we were the only ones who’d ever seen it. I do agree. Highly underrated comedy.

[@bjornlangneff2294]

My favorite still is Last Boy Scout

[@voxangelaemortis]

Just seeing Tom Hanks in the vet hospital scene still makes me tear up. LOVE that movie.

[@stevenmackay8053]

Same.

[@derdoktor5202]

I'm a little bit disapointed that you didn't mention 'the other guys'. For me the perfect fit for #5.

[@erakfishfishfish]

It did get a brief clip at the beginning of the video, but even then, it was of The Rock and Jackson and not the actual main actors.

[@GingerBeardMan27]

Speaking of jumping in the air and firing two guns at the same time, I’m surprised Hard Boiled didn’t at least get an honorable mention.

[@khcstewie]

so good to have a proper cinefix video again

[@TheCreepypro]

yet another great list full of great recommendations!

[@dalevintage]

Huh. I can't wait to see James Caan in what looks like a comedic action performance! Thanks!

[@jts6016]

Can't believe Long Kiss Goodnight isn't on here - like not even a mention of it.

[@ReverendMeat51]

Great movie, but neither of the buddies are cops. Die Hard could fit too and it didn't get a mention either

[@popculturewatch8689]

​@@ReverendMeat51as it was mentioned a bunch of times in the video, the team do not need to be cops. Its about their dynamic.

[@esotericVideos]

4:40 Sounds like he says "We play pokemon".

[@TimofejNenarokov]

You forgot to mention that Pure luck is a remake of French movie La Chevre

[@vernonmeidlinger870]

came here to say this. La Chevre was one of my favorite movies as a kid!

[@rodrigueilboudo7102]

Merci pour la mention. Pierre Richard et Gérard Depardieu sont irrésistibles dans La chèvre.

[@TimofejNenarokov]

@@rodrigueilboudo7102 you are welcome. A lot of people on post soviet countries grew up with French comedies.

[@judewakefield7213]

Men in Black

[@jonathanbarr9764]

Here's a kinda funny story about Bad Boys II from the premiere of Hot Fuzz according to the commentary which I think you can still listen to on KZbin for free but there's no footage of the actual movie just the commentary. Directors Quentin Tarantino and Edgar Wright have been friends for years so at one of the premieres for Hot Fuzz (I'm not sure if it was the US release or the UK release) they set up a table to give out free copies of two the movies you mentioned here. The honourable mention of Point Break which as the narrator said almost made the list and Bad Boys II, despite being free they couldn't give away a single copy of Bad Boys II, while I have no problem with it (it's a dumb movie but still enjoyable) it surprised me that no one wanted a free movie that was a big hit when it came out.

[@pong86r]

'Last Action Hero' is probably one of my all time favorites!

[@AmandaRamey22]

MORE OF THESE COUNTDOWN RANKING LIST PLEASE ❤️

[@_MC529]

Not even an honourable mention for "Maschinenblut" (2023)? It's the incarnation of buddy cop drama.

[@feedthesnake3394]

danny glover is a national treasure

[@joystewart5193]

What a fun list! Very disappointed, though, that Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Heat, and Bon Cop Bad Cop didn’t get mentions.

[@WhiskyCanuck]

Did anyone outside of Canada see Bon Cop, Bad Cop?

[@zachb.4429]

List Idea: top ten set up’s and payoffs. And I’d like to suggest the car horn from china town.

[@AerialAssault87]

So happy to see Pure Luck finally get the respect it deserves!

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

Ebert and Siskel did an episode about movie cliches and mentioned one in buddy-cop movies: the cops will get along badly at first and go to their captain and ask to be reassigned, but the captain will say no. (They showed such a scene in LETHAL WEAPON.) If he said yes, of course, the movie would be over!

[@zeroforkgiven]

OK, I like Bad Boys just fine, but it deserves the #10 spot and Lethal Weapon series #1. Die Hard barely being mentioned is also a misstep, especially when the entire movie is a buddy cop movie presented in a unique way.

[@kavalden]

What about Running Scared 1986 with Billy Crystal, Gregory Hines, and Jimmy Smits

[@FloraWest]

"I'm on the El!"

[@joejohnson4926]

"The other guys" has become a annual watch for me and should have had at least a mention.

[@linuxtuxfriend9155]

Others to mention: The Hard Way (1991) Running Scared (1986)

[@dalevintage]

I LOVE Last Action Hero! Stoked you enjoy it too! ❤️🎬

[@PlatyNews]

i laughed at police academy aproaching at every instance

[@lazix]

I'm so ready for buddy cop movies to make a come back

[@LouFlow]

Honorable Mention to “The Nice Guys.” We need a sequel!

[@bspoynter]

Leathal Weapon is the benchmark for buddy action films in my opinion.

[@mattimattinen4202]

Bad Boys number one and Lethal Weapon number ten?!? This might be the list I agree the least. Of all the lists I´ve ever seen.

[@tholmes2661]

Last Boy Scout needed more love

[@natalyamartirosyan]

As a millennial I love a good buddy cop movie. Lethal weapon, 48 hrs, Rush hour, K9, Midnight run -- the almost all of it. But you won't sell me a Bad boys movie in a million years. It doesn't belong nowhere near this list.

[@matthewthompson9471]

Off topic, my 14 year old son said this to me yesterday,"why is Clint Eastwood famous?". Please do a video on this legend of a man.

[@cade8986]

I know it’s not a movie, but True Detective, Season 1 is easily on par with the best of these

[@TheForestWolf]

Running scared is a fantastic buddy cop movie

[@Soopology]

Lol I love CineFix but sometimes they get a bit too "lets be fake eclectic & not put the list in the order it should be! Mwahahaha" - there's no way in hell Freebie & the Bean is in front of Lethal Weapon.

[@toplookingdown971]

I say the same thing.

[@cameronbobsmith]

I tend to find that with Cinefix, other than the #1 spot, the order is usually thematic/chronological/some other ideological concept, rather than a traditional Top 10 anyway.

[@damienboucet4343]

You liked Pure Luck, you'll adore La Chèvre. Nobody come close to Pierre Richard on this type of characters. And actually "pierre richardesque" is an unofficial adjective in France to describe someone with with 0 luck.

[@nicksaffin2970]

no mention of end of watch is crazy

[@skunkrat01]

I hope the Aussie film "Bad Eggs" at least gets a mention. The opening sequence had the entire cinema crying with laughter, but its still a good story that ramps up in seriousness.

[@SamPasserdoodlesandhappenings]

I'm so glad you mentioned Zootopia in this.

[@messii648]

Hands down Lethal Weapon is the best one and underrated without that movie there is no Rush hour or bad boys and those two are always talked about. It’s has a good start and nice ending to the Franchise! All movies good and balance the dark elements, comedy, action, drama, sadness, realistic, in one Package. Side characters also feels important around Riggs and Murtagh and gets almost as much screen time

[@franckselsis3615]

Hi Cinefex! Thanks for the great videos. You could have mentioned that Pure Luck is a remake of the much better french movie La chèvre (Knock on wood, 1981) directed by Francis Veber with Gérard Depardieu (-> Danny Glover) and Pierre Richard (-> Martin Short). It was a big success here in France :)

[@MrGMovieReviews]

Running scared and the other guys and the 21 jump street films need to be on here

[@ReverendMeat51]

Which Running Scared?

[@MrGMovieReviews]

@@ReverendMeat51 the one that’s a buddy cop movie and not the one with Paul walker(which is great and not a buddy cop movie)

[@FloraWest]

21 Jump Street at least got a mention-I always think that kind of counts with only 10 slots available.

[@JoshuaMeyers4574]

I always thought both buddies had to be cops to make the dynamic work

[@andymc96]

They don't even have to be cops, look at kiss kiss bang bang and the nice guys.

[@richardlehoux]

The original french movie Pure Luck was based upon was so funny with famous actors in it.

[@rodrigueilboudo7102]

Merci pour la mention

[@chrisguzman4633]

Lethal Weapon set the standard. Should be no.1. Period

[@openingband]

This list is the first time I just out right think you were paid to do this. List seems like a fraud. "We want to see Will Smith and Martin Lawrence on screen together." No we don't.

[@hunterwyeth]

Lots of movies here I need to watch again. Straight up shocked that there’s no mention of End of Watch though

[@ser132]

kinda disappointed Bon Cop, Bad Cop didn't even get a mention; not greatly surprised, though.

[@Swishyhead]

Eyyy, I was hoping someone would have mentioned it in the comments! 🤩

[@klouisi]

Man I thought about Last Action Hero, but I was like the kid isn't a cop. Then when I saw Cop and a Half come up!!!! I had forgotten all about Cop and a half. Both movies are great. The only thing I had against Last Action Hero, it felt like it took forever for him to get into the movie.

[@BillyRamirez]

Bon Cop, Bad Cop?

[@PedPaul]

I love Lethal Weapon. I just wanted to type that out loud.

[@TherealWashtali]

Rush Hour is absolutely a Top Ten WTF?