Movies like The Accidental Detective 2: In Action (2018)
The best movies like The Accidental Detective 2: In Action (2018) are The Accidental Detective (2015), Extreme Job (2019) and Midnight Runners (2017). If The Accidental Detective 2: In Action hooked you with its comedy and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedMidnight Runners (2017)7.5/10 from 264 votes
- NewestI, the Executioner (2024)Released 2024
- In KoreanThe Accidental Detective (2015)Also in Korean
- Same seriesThe Accidental Detective (2015)The Accidental Detective
The Accidental Detective (2015)
A cold-case enthusiast blogger and a washed-up veteran detective team up for a joint investigation to rescue their innocent friend who is framed for murder.
Why it matches: Same series: The Accidental Detective · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisExtreme Job (2019)
A drug squad attempts to take down a criminal organization and they must go undercover to do so, so they begin working at a chicken restaurant, that becomes famous for its delicious chicken. Due to the unexpected popularity, the detectives find themselves in a situation they never expected.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMidnight Runners (2017)
Two apathetic police academy recruits who become best buddies through the tough training together witness a woman being abducted right before their very eyes. As they were taught in the academy, they quickly report the incident to the police, but the police are in no hurry to jump on the case. So the duo decide to take the matter into their own hands and rescue the woman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Golden Holiday (2020)
A laid-back countryside detective Byung-su takes his family to the Philippines for his 10th wedding anniversary. In fact, his hidden agenda is to track down his old friend Yong-bae who scammed him and got away a few years ago. In Manila, Byung-su finds Yong-bae in prison for murder, and hears about the case surrounding 'Yamashita’s Gold'. Swayed by a share of the Gold that Yong-bae offers, Byung-su suddenly becomes embroiled in the case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & comedy
Luck-Key (2016)
A reverse comedy that tells the story of a perfectionist assassin who falls and hits his head in a sauna, giving him amnesia. When a down-and-out actor switches locker keys with him, they switch lives until the hit-man, who soon becomes an action hero on TV, starts to remember things.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMiss & Mrs. Cops (2019)
Once a legendary detective and a new mom, Mi-young, now works a desk job. But when overenthusiastic newbie Ji-hye is assigned to Mi-young's civil complaints team, the two female cops get caught up in a serious criminal case that triggers an action-filled comedic investigation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCollectors (2020)
To acquire ancient artifacts for a private collector, a cunning grave robber and his band of ingenious thieves carry out a series of risky heists.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Scent (2012)
A detective Seon-woo, who moonlights as a private investigator, has a beautiful new client Soo-Jin. The woman asks the detective to take photos of her husband in the midst of having an affair with another woman. When the detective goes to take pictures he discovers that the woman's husband is already dead. Now the detective becomes a suspect. The detective is chased by another detective Gil-ro. He must now set out for the real killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
The Roundup: No Way Out (2023)
Detective Ma Seok-do changes his affiliation from the Geumcheon Police Station to the Metropolitan Investigation Team, in order to eradicate Japanese gangsters who enter Korea to commit heinous crimes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDetective K: Secret of the Living Dead (2018)
When a series of murders occur in Kanghwa Island, Detective K and his partner are once again called upon to solve the case. Along the way, he teams up with a beautiful woman with amnesia and together they discover Vampire bite marks on all the bodies. As they investigate further, they realize that the woman is somehow closely connected to the deaths.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
I, the Executioner (2024)
The veteran detective Seo Do-cheol and his team at Major Crimes, relentless in their pursuit of criminals, join forces with rookie cop Park Sun-woo to track down a serial killer who has plunged the nation into turmoil.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCitizen of a Kind (2024)
After a fire destroys her laundromat, a single mother is tricked by a phishing scheme. Consequently, she decides to investigate the criminals behind it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Intimate Strangers (2018)
A group of people meet for the first time in a long time and play a game that reveals each other's secrets.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDetective K: Secret of the Lost Island (2015)
Joseon's top detective Kim Min attempts to track down those responsible for circulating massive amounts of counterfeit silver bullion in Joseon. He also tries to find the missing sibling of a young girl.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Tazza: The High Rollers (2006)
Go-ni tries his best to worship Pyung Gyung-jang as his teacher, and promises to stop gambling after winning his money back. But people's desires are endless.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVeteran (2015)
When an old collaborator gets severely injured, a veteran policeman tries to figure out the way to bring to justice the ultimately suspected aggressor, a spoiled young executive, heir to a mega corporation, who believes he is above the law.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Grand Heist (2012)
Ice suddenly becomes a more valuable commodity during the Joseon Dynasty and a gang of eleven professionals are assigned to protect the market situation from irresponsible people.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Chasing (2016)
Seung-ju, robbed clean of his wallet and phone by four high schoolers! Jung-taek, swept into the chase only to have his gun snatched away by the same teens. An erratic pursuit by two men, stripped of their precious possessions and completely run down and four teenagers, running the grown-ups through a proper drill right in the middle of the night. The furious chase has begun.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022)
Follows Rim Chul-ryung heading back to South Korea in pursuit of a brutal and secret criminal organization. He teams up again with Kang Jin-tae, who volunteers to work with the North Korean in order to get back on the investigation team after a mistake landed him in the cyber crime department.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOK! Madam (2020)
A working class family wins a free vacation to Hawaii. But when their plane takes flight, it gets hijacked by terrorists. To save her family and the other passengers, the wife must reveal her secret past and fight back.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Violent Prosecutor (2016)
After a prosecution lawyer is framed and convicted for murder, he tries to catch the real murderer from jail with the help of a con artist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGoing by the Book (2007)
The chief of Sampo City Police Office, Seung-u, organizes a simulation of a bank robbery, but a by-the-book cop gets too caught up in the role playing in which the simulation doesn't go the way he had anticipated.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMission: Possible (2021)
Chinese secret agent Da-hee receives intel that a large number of illegal firearms are being smuggled into Korea and is sent to investigate the case. She meets Su-han, who is supposed to help her with the case, but due to his lackluster skills they fight over trivial things. But as their witnesses are suddenly murdered, the two of them quickly become the prime suspects.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDetective Chinatown (2015)
After being rejected from the police college, a mannerly man travels to Bangkok where he and an energetic distant relative must solve a murder case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Soul-Mate (2018)
Jang-soo is a judo instructor who is indifferent to everyone but his daughter. One day he realizes he can see Tae-jin, a ghost who used to be a devoted police officer. Tae-jin asks Jang-soo to help solve the case that took his life away from him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYou've Got Murder (2019)
Istanbul Police Department homicide detectives encounter a murder nothing like they’ve seen before.Commissioners Emin, Salih, Asuman and deputy Alaattin begin investigating.But strange murders keep happening. They don’t have any evidence or any clues. Day by day, tempers flare and the police chiefs grow annoyed.As the murders keep piling up, the public’s interest rises. The pressure on Emin and his colleagues get intense. At last, the chief of police assigns “crime expert” Dizdar Koşu, who has recently come back from the US, to the team.Overwhelmed with panic, pressure and disdain, Emin and his friends try to solve the strangest series of murders with the most unusual methods.This fast race against time immediately turns into a tragicomedy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRunning Man (2013)
A man who wrongly accused as a murderer know nothing but just running from everyone who want to catch him. Can he reveal the truth before things getting worst?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInseparable Bros (2019)
Se-ha who is physically handicapped and Dong-gu who is mentally handicapped are not their own brothers. But while living 20 years together, the two became indispensable to each other. One day, the mother of Dong-gu suddenly visits him and acts as his guardian.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Dude in Me (2019)
Dong-hyun is a high school student. One day, he falls from the rooftop and bumps into Pan-soo who is a passerby. Pan-soo is a member of a criminal organization. When the two men wake up in the hospital, they discover that they have switched bodies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMr. Zoo: The Missing VIP (2020)
A terrified animal-phobic NIS agent must overcome his fears and team up with a retired military dog to rescue a kidnapped panda in this hilarious crime comedy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Accidental Detective 2: In Action?
The closest matches to The Accidental Detective 2: In Action are The Accidental Detective (2015), Extreme Job (2019) and Midnight Runners (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Accidental Detective 2: In Action?
People who watched The Accidental Detective 2: In Action most often go on to Extreme Job (2019), Midnight Runners (2017) and The Golden Holiday (2020).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Accidental Detective 2: In Action?
Midnight Runners (2017), rated 7.5/10 by 264 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Accidental Detective 2: In Action?
I, the Executioner (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Is The Accidental Detective 2: In Action part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to The Accidental Detective, which includes The Accidental Detective (2015).
Are there Korean movies like The Accidental Detective 2: In Action?
Yes: The Accidental Detective (2015), Extreme Job (2019) and Midnight Runners (2017).
How are movies similar to The Accidental Detective 2: In Action chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Accidental Detective 2: In Action, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.