Armed and Dangerous

Armed and Dangerous

Undercover. Overdressed. And keeping you safe from the scum of the earth.

Directed by Mark L. Lester

Produced by Columbia Pictures, Delphi V

198688 min5.7 / 10

A lighthearted buddy-cop comedy about two mismatched underdogs stumbling into uncovering corruption while learning to work together.

After policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a security guard agency and teams up with inept former defense lawyer Norman Kane. When the two botch a job guarding a local warehouse, they begin to uncover corruption within the company and their union.

Questions people ask

  • Is Armed and Dangerous one of a kind? No. Less singular than 92% of films.

  • Is Armed and Dangerous sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Armed and Dangerous easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does Armed and Dangerous end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Armed and Dangerous scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Armed and Dangerous violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity8

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Surprise24

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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