Film

21 Jump Street 2012

Directed by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

  • Action, Comedy, Crime
  • 109 min
  • R

The only thing getting blown tonight is their cover.

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.

ActionComedyCrimedrug dealerhigh schoolinvestigationnerdmale friendshipparodyjockcrude humorundercover cophigh school studentpolice academybuddy cop

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