Movies like The Squeeze (1987)
The best movies like The Squeeze (1987) are Double Whammy (2001), Homicide (1991) and Gotham (1988). If The Squeeze hooked you with its action and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedMidnight Run (1988)7.2/10 from 1,372 votes
- NewestMy Mom's New Boyfriend (2008)Released 2008
Double Whammy (2001)
Ray Pluto has many problems. He is satirized in the tabloids as the "loser cop." His partner is starting to seem suspiciously attracted to him. A pair of screenwriters across the hall keep bugging him for help. The superintendent of his building is stabbed by hoodlums hired by his own rebellious daughter. To top it off, a sexually aggressive chiropractor may just be Ray's undoing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisHomicide (1991)
While investigating the ruthless murder of an elderly woman, a Jewish police detective unravels a bizarre conspiracy involving a Zionist organization.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGotham (1988)
A New York private eye searches for a socialite who supposedly drowned 10 years before.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
The Hard Way (1991)
Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. John Moss and learn how to act like a real cop. But when Nick drives John crazy with questions and imitating him, he gets in the way of John's pursuit of a serial killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShort Time (1990)
As a result of a misdiagnosis, Detective Burt Simpson is told he has just weeks to live. He gains a new respect for his life and loved ones but learns that in order for his wife, Carolyn, and son, Dougie, to collect any insurance money, he must be killed in the line of duty. He then becomes the most reckless man on the police force, volunteering for dangerous assignments over the objections of his by-the-book partner.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMidnight Run (1988)
A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe January Man (1989)
Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank's wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the background as Nick tries to uncover the secret of where the killer will strike next, and finally must lay a trap without the police.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSea of Love (1989)
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Stranger Among Us (1992)
Detective Emily Eden is a tough New York City cop forced to go undercover to solve a puzzling murder. Her search for the truth takes her into a secret world of unwritten law and unspoken power, a world where the only way out is deeper in.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisMy Blue Heaven (1990)
FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is supposed to keep a low profile, but that is something that Antonelli has trouble doing. Coopersmith certainly has his hands full keeping Antonelli away from the Mafia hitmen who want to stop him testifying, not to mention the nightclubs...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStakeout (1987)
Two detectives observe an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend, but complications set in when one of them falls for her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJohnny Dangerously (1984)
An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTango & Cash (1989)
Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are two successful narcotics detectives who can't stand each other. Crime lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income they have caused him, plots an elaborate revenge against them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGoodbye Lover (1999)
Police investigate when a man having an affair with his brother's wife disappears suddenly.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Dream Team (1989)
Four mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperone, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the killers can find him and finish the job.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMarried to the Mob (1988)
Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo, Angela and her son depart for New York City to make a fresh start. Unfortunately, Tony has set his sights upon Angela -- and so has an undercover FBI agent looking to use her to bust Tony.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInto the Night (1985)
Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
A man is mistaken as a spy by the CIA when he arrives at the airport with one red shoe.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisLoose Cannons (1990)
Mac, the two-fisted, savvy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known burnout, to work with him on a new and difficult case. The new partner is Ellis, an amazing detective, one who puts Sherlock Holmes to shame with his lightning-fast deductions. But he keeps assuming the personalities of entire casts of Television shows. This can be a problem when people begin shooting at them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisJumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day, she gets a strange coded message from an unknown source. After decoding the message, Terry becomes embroiled in an espionage ring. People are killed, and Terry is chased. Throughout, she remains in contact with this mysterious person, who needs Terry's help save his life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like this48 Hrs. (1982)
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeverly Hills Cop (1984)
Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBest Seller (1987)
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCity Heat (1984)
Set in Kansas City in 1933, Eastwood plays a police lieutenant known simply by his last name, Speer. Reynolds plays a former cop turned private eye named Mike Murphy. Both Speer and Murphy served on the force together and were once good friends, but are now bitter enemies. When Murphy's partner is slain they team up again to fight the mob.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisMy Mom's New Boyfriend (2008)
After several years away, FBI agent Henry Durand returns to find his mother, Marty, a much different person: Having long mourned for Henry's father, she is now embracing single life. One day, while Marty, Henry and his new fiancée, Emily, are out for a walk, they meet Tommy, a mysterious stranger with whom Marty then becomes involved. However, through his FBI contacts, Henry learns that Tommy is suspected of being an art thief. As a young federal agent, Henry is given a difficult assignment: spy on his mother and her boyfriend who is suspected of leading a gang of art thieves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisCollision Course (1989)
A Japanese investigator and a Detroit cop team up to track down a stolen prototype turbocharger.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Nadine (1987)
Hairdresser Nadine Hightower wants to retrieve the risqué photos she once posed for, but when she visits the photographer at his office, he's murdered by an intruder. Nadine talks her estranged husband, Vernon, into going along when she returns to the office, where they stumble across plans for a less than legal construction project. But when Vernon tries to turn the documents into a cash windfall, he and Nadine are pursued by goons with guns.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisAmerican Dreamer (1984)
American housewife Cathy Palmer loses her memory on a trip to Paris after being hit by a car. She wakes up in the hospital believing she's the fictional international spy, Rebecca Ryan.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Silver Streak (1976)
A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own. But all that accomplishes is to get the killer after him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags along for the ride.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Squeeze?
The closest matches to The Squeeze are Double Whammy (2001), Homicide (1991) and Gotham (1988). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Squeeze?
People who watched The Squeeze most often go on to Double Whammy (2001), Homicide (1991) and Gotham (1988).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Squeeze?
Midnight Run (1988), rated 7.2/10 by 1,372 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Squeeze?
My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Squeeze?
Yes: Double Whammy (2001), Homicide (1991) and Gotham (1988).
How are movies similar to The Squeeze chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Squeeze, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.