21 Jump Street

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21 Jump Street

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2012

1h 50m

Comedy

Action

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When cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover as high-school students. They trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, and set out to shut down a dangerous drug ring. But, as time goes on, Schmidt and Jenko discover that high school is nothing like it was just a few years earlier -- and, what's more, they must again confront the teenage terror and anxiety they thought they had left behind.

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Critics Consensus

A smart, affectionate satire of '80s nostalgia and teen movie tropes, 21 Jump Street offers rowdy mainstream comedy with a surprisingly satisfying bite.

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Tambay Obenson

Shadow and Act

Aug 14, 2017

Not that the original series was high-brow/must-see television, but I figured any remake of it in the 21st century would at least be far more ambitious than this tired bit of recycling.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Mar 26, 2012

The late-eighties TV series is rebooted with jolts of sentiment, personal discovery, and wild comedy.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Mar 19, 2012

3/5

It has a tone all its own: drunk enough to lower the inhibitions; not so drunk that it becomes unintelligible.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Sep 4, 2023

3/5

Let's face it. Genitalia jokes and people on drugs are funny. Cringing over homophobia and stereotypes is funny.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Feb 22, 2023

3/4

Here’s a movie that’s aware of all its clichés, but somehow, with no limit of energy and humor, uses our awareness of these formulas as its strength.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Mar 16, 2022

4/5

While some original films make it through the cracks, almost everything these days is a sequel, reboot, or remake...our wallets are what do the talking and we keep rewarding Hollywood for this behavior.

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Janav S

@TheCoolJ92781 Oct 19, 2026

Best cop movie ever.

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Dana T

@RT41331625 Oct 13, 2026

I'm not going to lie, as an average stoner, this is decent. If you're comparing it to superbad or Talladega nights as if they're nines. this is very much middle of the road, but worth seeing for pop culture. actually, whenever i saw this movie on a list i sighed, but giving it a full watch, its somewhat entertaining. and i hate to say it, but it has decent moments. nothing comparable, but it is its own playdough. if you're extremely bored or drunk, give it a go, if not, fuck this movie, its complete garbage, go watch better movies. literally the worst hellraiser sequel flogs this. but just like squidbillies, if you're extremely drunk, you might like it.

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Robert H

@Rwhobbs198 Oct 11, 2026

21 Jump Street was honestly hilarious—easily one of the funniest movies I’ve watched in a while. The comedy is crude, ridiculous, and completely over-the-top, but somehow it all works. Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are fantastic together, and their chemistry carries the entire movie. The undercover-high-school setup gives the usual cop-movie formula a fresh spin, and the movie knows exactly how absurd its own premise is Fast, stupid in the best way, and consistently funny from start to finish. Five stars for me. Definitely watching the sequel.

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Robert P

@Superbad Oct 6, 2026

This is a very funny Movie to watch!!!

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trey R

@RT35655017 Sep 20, 2026

Very funny movie to watch with friends. Lots of laughs with every joke and tons of quotable lines given in the movie. Only thing that doesn't give it the five stars is that the very short young high school part. Very good movie all around.

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olivia 4

@st4rgirlolivia Sep 2, 2026

watched hi as balls. funny.

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Synopsis

When cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover as high-school students. They trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, and set out to shut down a dangerous drug ring. But, as time goes on, Schmidt and Jenko discover that high school is nothing like it was just a few years earlier -- and, what's more, they must again confront the teenage terror and anxiety they thought they had left behind.

Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Stephen J. Cannell
Screenwriter: Michael Bacall
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Original Film, SJC Studios
Rating: R (Drug Material|Crude and Sexual Content|Pervasive Language|Some Violence|Teen Drinking)
Genre: Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 16, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 4, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $138.4M
Runtime: 1h 50m

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