If you loved Beverly Hills Cop II, try Running Scared

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Running Scared has roughly 11.7× fewer votes than Beverly Hills Cop II — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Action / Comedy / Crime territory. If that's the register that drew you to Beverly Hills Cop II, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Running Scared is

Southside Chicago, late April. A lone taillight fades down a wet alley. Two cops slide off their Key West haze into a drug deal gone sour: the same dealer who put them in the hospital last time. Hyams traps his grit in a neon-lit farce.

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