
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Taste attributes: comedycrimemafia/gangsterdetectivetried & testedunsavouryintricatelineargrittyenclosedall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems
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Boxlist takeMorally murky and intimate: a crime comedy that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.0 /10
TMDB · 1,062 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
Officer Carey Mahoney and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are about to hit the streets on their first assignment. Question is, are they ready to do battle with a band of graffiti-tagging terrorists? Time will tell, but don't sell short this cheerful band of doltish boys in blue.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- The Ladd Company
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











