
21 Jump Street
Taste attributes: actioncomedycrimeteenmafia/gangsterdetectivefasttried & testedunsavourylinearglossyenclosedall consuming questcoming of agedeep rivalryfighting evilsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections
"They thought the streets were mean. Then they went back to high school."
Boxlist takeExpect a dark, conventional crime comedy, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like comfort over surprises.
Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
In high school, Schmidt was a dork and Jenko was the popular jock. After graduation, both of them joined the police force and ended up as partners riding bicycles in the city park. Since they are young and look like high school students, they are assigned to an undercover unit to infiltrate a drug ring that is supplying high school students synthetic drugs.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











