Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Special Unit

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

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#1
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

2024★ 6.7

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

Forty years after his unforgettable first case in Beverly Hills, Detroit cop Axel Foley returns to do what he does best: solve crimes and cause chaos....

#2
Police Academy

Police Academy

1984★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Special Unit 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...

#3
Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

2004★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Special Unit 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...

#4
The Late Show

The Late Show

1977★ 6.3

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

Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-pl...

#5
CHiPs

CHiPs

2017★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Special Unit 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....

#6
My Blue Heaven

My Blue Heaven

1990★ 6.1

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

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,...

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