National Security

National Security

They only look like cops.

Directed by Dennis Dugan

Produced by Columbia Pictures, The Firm

200389 min6.0 / 10

A lighthearted buddy-cop comedy about two mismatched security guards who overcome their rocky start to work together and take down criminals.

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.

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  • Is National Security sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is National Security easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does National Security end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is National Security scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is National Security 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.

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