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Hudson Hawk
Hudson Hawk (1991) is a Michael Lehmann action comedy starring Bruce Willis as cat burglar Eddie Hawkins, blackmailed into stealing da Vinci works; a box-office bomb that later gained a cult following.
Ishtar (film)
Ishtar is Elaine May's 1987 Columbia Pictures comedy starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman as inept songwriters caught in CIA intrigue in a fictional Middle Eastern country; a notorious $51 million box-office bomb, later reappraised.
Knock Off
Knock Off is a 1998 action comedy directed by Tsui Hark, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as a Hong Kong counterfeit-goods dealer caught in a terrorist conspiracy.
Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero (1993) is a John McTiernan fantasy action comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Jack Slater, a fictional cop pulled into reality by a boy's magic ticket; it opened June 18, 1993, grossed $137.3 million worldwide on an $85 million budget, and was Sony's first SDDS film.
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 2 is a 1989 American buddy cop action comedy directed by Richard Donner, starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as detectives against South African smugglers.
Midnight Run
Midnight Run is a 1988 American action comedy directed by Martin Brest, starring Robert De Niro as a bounty hunter and Charles Grodin as his fugitive accountant.
Miracles (奇迹)
Miracles (奇迹), also released as Mr. Canton and Lady Rose, is a 1989 Hong Kong action-comedy directed by and starring Jackie Chan as a country boy who becomes head of a 1930s crime syndicate.
Money Train
Money Train (1995) is a Joseph Ruben action comedy, also released as Asalto al tren del dinero, starring Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson as transit-cop foster brothers robbing a subway revenue train; it cost $68 million, grossed $77.2 million, and drew copycat-arson controversy.
Mr. Nice Guy (一个好人) (1997 film)
Mr. Nice Guy (一个好人) is a 1997 Hong Kong action comedy directed by Sammo Hung and starring Jackie Chan as a chef hunted by drug gangs in Melbourne.
Pedicab Driver (群龙戏凤)
Pedicab Driver (群龙戏凤) is a 1989 Hong Kong martial arts comedy directed by and starring Sammo Hung, who plays the leader of pedicab drivers in Macau.
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Pee-wee's Big Adventure is a 1985 American comedy directed by Tim Burton, starring Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman on a cross-country quest for his stolen bicycle.
Peking Opera Blues (刀马旦)
Peking Opera Blues (刀馬旦) is Tsui Hark's 1986 Hong Kong action comedy starring Brigitte Lin, Sally Yeh, and Cherie Chung as three women in 1913 Beijing stealing documents exposing Yuan Shikai; restored in 4K Dolby Atmos in 2026.
Plunkett & Macleane
Plunkett & Macleane is a 1999 British period action-comedy directed by Jake Scott, loosely based on real 18th-century highwaymen, starring Robert Carlyle and Jonny Lee Miller.
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) is an Orion Pictures action comedy directed by Guy Hamilton, starring Fred Ward and Joel Grey, adapted from The Destroyer novels; it grossed about $14 million and spawned no sequels.
Rent-a-Cop
Rent-a-Cop: 1987 American action comedy thriller directed by Jerry London, starring Burt Reynolds and Liza Minnelli; a disgraced Chicago cop turned security guard hunts a masked killer. Also a 2015 BBC Three documentary and a 2026 film.
Roar (film)
Roar (1981) is Noel Marshall's adventure film starring Tippi Hedren, Melanie Griffith and 150+ untrained big cats; an 11-year, $17 million production with 70+ crew injuries that grossed about $110,000.
Running Scared (1986 film)
Running Scared is a 1986 American buddy cop comedy directed by Peter Hyams, starring Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal as two Chicago detectives pursuing a drug kingpin.
Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit is a 1977 American action comedy directed by Hal Needham, in which a trucker bootlegs 400 cases of Coors beer from Texas to Georgia.
Stakeout (1987 film)
Stakeout (1987) is an American buddy cop action comedy directed by John Badham, written by Jim Kouf, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, and Aidan Quinn; a Touchstone release that topped the US box office for five weeks and won a 1988 Edgar Award.
Tango & Cash
Tango & Cash is a 1989 American buddy cop action comedy film starring Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell as rival Los Angeles detectives framed for murder.
The Avengers (1998 film)
The Avengers (1998) is Jeremiah Chechik's Warner Bros film adaptation of the 1960s British spy series, starring Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, and Sean Connery; it cost $60 million, grossed $48.6 million worldwide, and scored 5% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Big Hit
The Big Hit is a 1998 American action comedy directed by Che-Kirk Wong. It stars Mark Wahlberg in a story about hit men whose kidnapping job goes wrong.
The Inspector Wears Skirts (霸王花)
The Inspector Wears Skirts (霸王花, Top Squad, Lady Enforcers) is a 1988 Hong Kong action comedy directed by Wellson Chin, produced by Jackie Chan, starring Sibelle Hu and Cynthia Rothrock; it earned HK$18 million in its first month and began a four-film series.
The Last Boy Scout
The Last Boy Scout is a 1991 Tony Scott buddy action comedy starring Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans, from Shane Black's record $1.75 million screenplay, about a detective and ex-quarterback uncovering a football gambling corruption plot.
The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak
The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak is the 1985 American retitle of Gwendoline, Just Jaeckin's 1984 French erotic adventure film starring Tawny Kitaen, based on John Willie's Sweet Gwendoline comic.
True Lies
True Lies is a 1994 American action comedy directed and written by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a spy whose family believes he is a computer salesman.
Twin Dragons (双龙会)
Twin Dragons (双龙会) is a 1992 Hong Kong action comedy directed by Tsui Hark and Ringo Lam. Jackie Chan plays identical twin brothers separated at birth.
Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (夏日福星)
Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (夏日福星), also known as Seven Lucky Stars, is a 1985 Hong Kong action comedy directed by Sammo Hung and starring Hung, Jackie Chan, and Yuen Biao.
Two Cops (투캅스) (1993 film)
Two Cops (투캅스, Tukabseu) is a 1993 South Korean buddy cop action-comedy directed by Kang Woo-suk, starring Ahn Sung-ki and Park Joong-hoon as mismatched detectives; second biggest Korean film of 1993, spawning two sequels.
Wheels on Meals (快餐车)
Wheels on Meals (快餐車), also released as Spartan X, is a 1984 Hong Kong action comedy directed by Sammo Hung, starring Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao.