# Dos policías al acecho (1987)

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**Original title**: *Stakeout*
**Runtime**: 116 min
**Genres**: Action, Comedy, Romance
**Directed by**: John Badham
**Written by**: Jim Kouf
**Starring**: Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, Dan Lauria, Forest Whitaker

> *It's a tough job but somebody's got to do it!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Two cops shadow a fugitive's ex, hoping to lure him out, until one's feelings for her complicate the stakeout. What begins as professional detachment soon turns personal. The film finds plenty of mileage in its premise before settling for familiar territory.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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