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Cop & ½

1993 · 93 min

A lightweight, goofy buddy-cop comedy with a kid sidekick, offering easy laughs and mild action for the whole family.

Directed by
Henry Winkler
Genres
Action, Comedy, Family
Tagline
One kid's fantasy. One cop's nightmare.
Overview
When a pint-sized 8-year-old kid witnesses a murder he offers to help the police, if they make him a cop, too. Saddled with this streetwise sidekick, a hardboiled cop is forced to take his new partner seriously as they race the clock to bring the bad guys to justice.

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Directed by
Henry Winkler
Genres
Action, Comedy, Family
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • family
  • crime
  • justice
  • found family
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour7
Realism4
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action, comedy, family
Directed by
Henry Winkler
Written by
Arne Olsen
Starring
Burt Reynolds, Norman D. Golden II, Ruby Dee, Holland Taylor, Ray Sharkey, Sammy Hernandez, Frank Sivero, Rocky Giordani
Music
Alan Silvestri
Cinematography
Wilmer Butler
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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