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10 Best Movies Like Recruits

If you loved Recruits, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
CHiPs

CHiPs

2017★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Recruits for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles....

#2
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

1985★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Recruits for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Officer Carey Mahoney and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are about to hit the streets on their first assignment. Question is, are they ready to do b...

#3
Johnny Dangerously

Johnny Dangerously

1984★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Recruits for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills....

#4
Police Academy

Police Academy

1984★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Recruits for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This opens the floodgates for all an...

#5
Short Time

Short Time

1990★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Recruits for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

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, C...

#6
Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

2004★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Recruits for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve a...

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