20 movies like Police Academy 3: Back in Training, ordered by similarity : My New Partner(1984), Life of the Party(2017), BlacKkKlansman(2018), Wiener Dog Nationals(2013), Stripes(1981), Miss Firecracker(1989), Psych: The Movie(2017), Conversations With My Gardener(2007), The Solid Gold Cadillac(1956), Passport to Pimlico(1949), Carry on Constable(1960), A Bug's Life(1998) ...
Comedy
Canada|USA
1986
82 Minutes
Steve Guttenberg Leslie Easterbrook David Graf Bubba Smith Michael Winslow Marion Ramsey Art Metrano Tim Kazurinsky Bobcat Goldthwait George Gaynes Shawn Weatherly
police officer sergeant governor police chief commandant cadet amusing lighthearted spirited police academy police station bar party police work training sabotage competition crime budget rivalry
The alumni of Commandant Lassard's Police Academy (1984) return to the school to train new recruits and prevent its closure.
Comedy
France
1984
107 Minutes
Philippe Noiret Thierry Lhermitte Régine Grace de Capitani Claude Brosset Simono
corrupt cop police officer prostitute madam commissioner criminal cheery madcap lighthearted spirited paris street police station café bar odd couple police corruption crime sex retirement
A moderately corrupt veteran policeman teaches the art of bribes to his young partner. The rookie turns out to be an extremely capable student, and soon overtakes the teacher.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
2017
84 Minutes
Georgia Chara Christopher Kirby Holly Brisley Talin Argon Michela Carattini Hayley Hughes Michael Budd Johnny Lahoud
man partygoer friend gangster drug dealer amusing tense brooding hilarious unrestrained house party cemetery bar office relationships self-destruction self-discovery party lifestyle changes
A touching comedy drama about 3 friends edging towards their mid thirties who, in an attempt to hang on to their carefree youth,embark on an attempt to write themselves into the history books by trying to host the world's longest house party.
Crime, Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
134 Minutes
John David Washington Adam Driver Laura Harrier Topher Grace Jasper Pääkkönen Corey Hawkins Ryan Eggold Michael Joseph Buscemi Paul Walter Hauser Ashlie Atkinson Alec Baldwin
detective white supremacist partner undercover cop police officer amusing hilarious tense suspenseful thrilling police station secret headquarters office woods house undercover operations ku klux klan police work investigation underdog
Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.
Comedy
USA
2013
82 Minutes
Alicia Witt Jason London Morgan Fairchild Marque Richardson Bryan Batt Caitlin Carmichael Chris Moss Jim Metzler Laura Ann Kesling Brandon Tyler Russell Cheryl Texiera
dog family pet pet owner amusing playful lighthearted positive united states competition hall competition animal adoption family dogs adventure underdog transformation 21st century
A family adopts a runt of a dachshund from a shelter. Only time will tell if little "Shelly" and her new family are up for the challenges of entering the nation's greatest wiener dog race, ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1981
105 Minutes
Bill Murray Harold Ramis Warren Oates P.J. Soles Sean Young John Candy John Larroquette Judge Reinhold Timothy Busfield
slacker army recruit best friend sergeant officer amusing madcap thrilling louisville, ky. czechoslovakia west germany army camp basic training international conflict misfits iron curtain u.s. army leadership adventure underdog
Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1989
102 Minutes
Holly Hunter Mary Steenburgen Tim Robbins Alfre Woodard Scott Glenn Veanne Cox Ann Wedgeworth Trey Wilson Amy Wright Bert Remsen Christine Lahti
orphan cousin beauty pageant contestant seamstress southern belle lighthearted amusing spirited confident yazoo city, miss. house hall beauty pageant competition small town individuality schemes small-town life underdog quest
Carnelle wants to escape her dreary life, so she enters a local beauty contest, much to everyone's dismay.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
2017
90 Minutes
James Roday Dulé Hill Timothy Omundson Maggie Lawson Kirsten Nelson Corbin Bernsen Zachary Levi Ralph Macchio
criminal psychic police detective amusing hilarious united states police station crime comedy psychic abilities police work fraud discovery underdog transformation 2010s
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Comedy
USA
1956
99 Minutes
Judy Holliday Paul Douglas Fred Clark John Williams Hiram Sherman Neva Patterson Ralph Dumke Ray Collins Arthur O'Connell Richard Deacon
secretary ceo executive amusing cheeky witty spirited office new york city business class distinctions romance rise underdog transformation 1950s
A minority stockholder takes on the crooked board of directors at a billion dollar corporation.
Comedy
UK
1949
85 Minutes
Stanley Holloway Hermione Baddeley Margaret Rutherford Paul Dupuis Basil Radford Naunton Wayne Jane Hylton Raymond Huntley Betty Warren Barbara Murray John Slater
police officer shopkeeper duke of burgundy daughter king edward iv amusing cheeky lighthearted london pimlico, england duchy of burgundy shop police station bar freedom controversy diplomacy royalty discovery rivalry
Residents of a part of London declare independence when they discover an old treaty. This leads to the need for a "Passport to Pimlico".
Comedy
UK
1960
86 Minutes
Sidney James Eric Barker Kenneth Connor Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams Leslie Phillips Joan Sims Hattie Jacques
police officers recruit bumbler rookie police chief rookie cop hilarious lighthearted airy amusing heartwarming charming police station prison office new recruits police work bumbling romance comedy
Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks ... See full summary »
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1998
96 Minutes
ant grasshopper inventor leader circus performer queen lighthearted amusing witty endearing ant hill underground colony tunnel bar wilderness extortion mishaps oppression teamwork
A misfit ant, looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe.
Comedy, Drama
2016
86 Minutes
Parker Posey Lena Dunham John Rothman Joshua Safdie Robert Clohessy Barbara Sukowa Al Thompson Grace Dunham Laurie Simmons Benjamin Eakeley Garland Hunter
artist friend dog man amusing charming emotional endearing cheeky creative new york city gallery office garden restaurant artistic struggle creative process creative block friendship small town
Frustrated by her lack of recognition, a middle-aged artist leaves the city for upstate New York to regain her creative spark.
Comedy
1981
89 Minutes
Henry Jaglom Robby Benson Richard Widmark Ann Dusenberry Peter Riegert Diane Lane Candy Clark Teresa Ganzel Robert Culp Bobby Di Ciccio Fred Willard
husband wife businessman teen girl police officer stripper offbeat amusing lighthearted los angeles office police station family home midlife crisis business rape police work marriage investigation discovery
Three kinds of movies are spoofed in segments on police partners (Robby Benson, Richard Widmark), the Me Generation and a margarine tycoon (Ann Dusenberry).
Comedy, Action
Hong Kong|China
2001
111 Minutes
Stephen Chow Wei Zhao Patrick Tse Cecilia Cheung Karen Joy Morris Vincent Kok Li Hui Kai Man Tin Zhang Mingming Man-Tat Ng
athlete brother rival soccer player coach hilarious heartwarming china soccer field soccer championship rivalry underdog misfits teamwork transformation underdog rivalry 2000s
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
Comedy
1947
90 Minutes
Harold Lloyd Frances Ramsden Jimmy Conlin Raymond Walburn Edgar Kennedy Arline Judge Lionel Stander Rudy Vallee
football player boss secretary hustler bartender worker outlandish amusing lighthearted locker room bar jail office unemployment ambition the past success midlife crisis new life transformation
After being fired from his office job, Harold Diddlebock (Harold Lloyd) gets drunk, goes on a wild binge, and buys a near-bankrupt circus.
Comedy
USA
2016
116 Minutes
Will Brittain Zoey Deutch Ryan Guzman Tyler Hoechlin Blake Jenner J. Quinton Johnson Glen Powell Wyatt Russell Austin Amelio Temple Baker Tanner Kalina
student baseball player romantic interest roommate teammate baseball coach lighthearted playful hilarious positive amusing quirky texas campus party house parking lot baseball field friendship youth
In 1980, a group of college baseball players navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.
Comedy
USA
2010
93 Minutes
Emma Stone Penn Badgley Amanda Bynes Dan Byrd Thomas Haden Church Patricia Clarkson Cam Gigandet Lisa Kudrow Malcolm McDowell Aly Michalka Stanley Tucci
teen girl rival best friend virgin teacher parent hilarious engaging positive quirky amusing charming high school office party bedroom california home virginity sex
A clean-cut high school student relies on the school's rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.
Comedy
UK
1965
112 Minutes
James Booth Shirley Jones Stella Stevens Honor Blackman Lionel Jeffries Joan Hickson Amy Dalby Nicolau Breyner Richard Vernon David Davenport Reginald Beckwith
police officer mother seamstress dictator baroness revolutionary amusing lighthearted great britain village crime investigation mother/son relationship police work unlikely hero rise pursuit 1980s
Fast climbing Arthur Tate rose to his fame, wealth and respectability quickly from a beginning as a naive constable His rise was also due to 3 women: dressmaker Violet Lawson, Lily, the ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1993
96 Minutes
Robert De Niro Uma Thurman Bill Murray Kathy Baker David Caruso Mike Starr Tom Towles J.J. Johnston Richard Belzer Derek Anunciation
police officer crime boss therapist waitress amusing quirky apartment chicago police station comedy club debt unlikely romance organized crime domestic violence forbidden love underdog 1990s
When shy, soft-spoken Chicago detective Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie inadvertently saves the life of local gangster Frank Milo, he's the reluctant recipient of an unusual one week "thank you" gift - a beautiful bartender named Glory.