Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- goofy
- irreverent
- broad
- nostalgic franchise marathon
- lazy afternoon
What critics said
Critics overwhelmingly regarded the sequel as tired, unnecessary, and severely lacking in effective comedy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film emphasizes visual gags, bodily humor, and cartoon effects over subtle verbal wit.
The Police Academy veterans are sent from the United States to Moscow for another comic mission.
Konstantine Konali uses his best-selling computer game as part of a plan for global domination.
Commandants Lassard and Rakov must coordinate the American Police Academy team in Moscow.
Films like Police Academy: Mission to Moscow, and why
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
shares broad ensemble slapstick, formulaic police antics, and comic crime plotting
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
shares fish out of water comedy, incompetent law enforcement teams, and escalating criminal schemes
Johnny English
shares international farce, exaggerated police comedy, and cartoonish crime villains
Movie Details
- Director
- Alan Metter
- Release Date
- 1994-06-09
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rating
- 4.6 / 10 (1010)
Cast
- George Gaynes
- Michael Winslow
- David Graf
- Leslie Easterbrook
- G.W. Bailey
- Christopher Lee
- Ron Perlman
- Claire Forlani
- Charlie Schlatter
- Richard Israel
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Police Academy: Mission to Moscow about?
- A veteran Police Academy squad crosses into Moscow to foil a crime lord whose popular computer game conceals ambitions of global domination.
- What is Police Academy: Mission to Moscow like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Police Academy: Mission to Moscow as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Police Academy: Mission to Moscow violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Police Academy: Mission to Moscow as mild.
- What did critics think of Police Academy: Mission to Moscow?
- Critics overwhelmingly regarded the sequel as tired, unnecessary, and severely lacking in effective comedy.
- Which films are like Police Academy: Mission to Moscow?
- Films with a similar feel include Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, and Johnny English.
- How long is Police Academy: Mission to Moscow?
- Police Academy: Mission to Moscow runs 83 minutes.
- Where can I watch Police Academy: Mission to Moscow?
- In United States, Police Academy: Mission to Moscow is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
