21 Jump Street
Film2012109 min

21 Jump Street

Taste attributes: actioncomedycrimeteenmafia/gangsterdetectivefasttried & testedunsavourylinearglossyenclosedall consuming questcoming of agedeep rivalryfighting evilsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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"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

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcoming of agedeep rivalryfighting evilsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Jonah HillChanning TatumBrie LarsonDave FrancoRob Riggle

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2012
Runtime
109 min
Status
Released
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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