Buddy Cop Film - Non-US Buddy Cop Films

Non-US Buddy Cop Films

  • Banlieue 13 (France) – undercover cop and anti-gang activist
  • Roma Violenta (Italy) – violent cop against the criminals of Rome
  • Bon Cop, Bad Cop (Canada) – French Canadian and English Canadian cops
  • The Guard (Ireland) – Irish cop teamed with FBI agent
  • Hot Fuzz (UK) - Tough, 'By The Book' cop teamed with overweight wannabe action cop
  • Police Story 3: Super Cop (Hong Kong) – Hong Kong cop paired with a female detective
  • Stray Dog (1949, Japan) - directed by Akira Kurosawa, it stars Toshirō Mifune as a young cop paired with a more experienced cop played by Takashi Shimura
  • Taxi (1998, France) – not strictly a buddy cop film, but features a cop and a taxi driver with dreams of entering auto racing

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