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National Security
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National Security

They only look like cops.
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User Score1,072 ratings
TMDB 6.016+20031h 29mEnglish
ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on opposite sides of the law during a routine traffic stop that escalated out of control; now as lowly security guards they're thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.

Director
Dennis DuganFrom TMDB credits
Studio
Columbia Pictures4 production companies
Release
January 17, 2003Released
Box Office
$50M

Top Cast

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Martin Lawrence
Martin Lawrence
Earl Montgomery
Steve Zahn
Steve Zahn
Hank Rafferty
Colm Feore
Colm Feore
Detective Frank McDuff
Bill Duke
Bill Duke
Lieutenant Washington
Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts
Nash
Timothy Busfield
Timothy Busfield
Charlie Reed
Robinne Lee
Robinne Lee
Denise
Brett Cullen
Brett Cullen
Heston

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Reviews

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r96sk
Jan 12, 2025

<em>'National Security'</em> isn't terribly adrift from being a standard Martin Lawrence flick, which would be a compliment as he is an actor I've mildly enjoyed in said sorta roles down the years. This one just doesn't work, which is a shame as I also like co-star Steve Zahn in other films too. Zahn feels miscast, Lawrence is the one that stops this from truly falling through the floor. There are good jokes in there, albeit via the overly relied upon race humour, and it features some solid practical effects/stunts. I just never really got into it, nor did I sense that the leads were a satisfactory match for each other.

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