# Dragnet (1987)

> A rigid police sergeant and his freewheeling partner unravel an eccentric Southern California conspiracy in a broad buddy-cop parody.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5144

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
- Director: Tom Mankiewicz
- Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Christopher Plummer, Harry Morgan, Alexandra Paul, Jack O'Halloran, Elizabeth Ashley, Dabney Coleman
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092925/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: witty, irreverent, deadpan, lazy sunday, retro comedy night

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- [National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/4819)
- [Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/6676)
- [National Security (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/6106)
- [Turner & Hooch (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/3691)
- [The Hard Way (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/6367)
- [Hollywood Homicide (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/6358)
- [Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/67)
- [Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/22718)

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