Best Buddy Cop Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

Looking for the best buddy cop movies and TV series of the 1980s? These 18 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Lethal Weapon 1987 ★ 7.3

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 1988 ★ 7.3

Beverly Hills Cop 1984 ★ 7.2

Lethal Weapon 2 1989 ★ 7.0

Alien Nation 1989 ★ 7.0

Cagney & Lacey 1982 ★ 7.0

48 Hrs. 1982 ★ 6.7

Beverly Hills Cop II 1987 ★ 6.5

Tango & Cash 1989 ★ 6.5

Tiger on the Beat 1988 ★ 6.5

Jake and the Fatman 1987 ★ 6.2

Turner & Hooch 1989 ★ 6.3

Dead Heat 1988 ★ 6.2

Red Heat 1988 ★ 6.2

K-9 1989 ★ 6.2

Running Scared 1986 ★ 6.1

Dragnet 1987 ★ 6.0

Collision Course 1989 ★ 4.2