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Police Academy 3: Back in Training

Movies Like Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)

Police Academy 3: Back in Training is a 1986 comedy, crime film from Jerry Paris with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Police Academy and Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment.

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Police Academy

1984

New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This opens the floodgates for all and sundry to enter the Police Academy, much to the chagrin of the instructors. Not everyone is there through choice, though. Social misfit Mahoney has been forced to sign up as the only alternative to a jail sentence and it doesn't take long before he falls foul of the boorish Lieutenant Harris. But before long, Mahoney realises that he is enjoying being a police cadet and decides he wants to stay... while Harris decides he wants Mahoney out!

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment poster

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

1985

Officer Carey Mahoney and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are about to hit the streets on their first assignment. Question is, are they ready to do battle with a band of graffiti-tagging terrorists? Time will tell, but don't sell short this cheerful band of doltish boys in blue.

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Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

1987

A new batch of recruits arrives at Police Academy, this time a group of civilian volunteers who have joined Commandant Lassard's new Citizens on Patrol program. Although the community relations project has strong governmental support, a disgusted Captain Harris is determined to see it fail.

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach poster

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

1988

The Police Academy misfits travel to Miami Beach for Commandant Lassard to be honored with a prestigious lifetime award pending his retirement. Things take a turn when Lassard unknowingly ends up in possession of stolen diamonds from a jewel heist.

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege poster

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

1989

Our favourite police men are called together to deal with a gang who rob banks and jewelers. Using their various talents as well as their extraordinary luck, the crooks stand no chance against our men and women in blue.

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow poster

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

1994

The Russians seek help in dealing with the Mafia from the veterans of the Police Academy. They head off to Moscow, in order to find evidence against Konstantin Konali, who marketed a computer game that everyone in the world is playing.

Ocean's Twelve poster

Ocean's Twelve

2004

Despite pulling off one of the biggest heists in Las Vegas history and splitting the $160 million take, each of the infamous Ocean's crew have tried to go straight, lay low and live a legit life... but that's proven to be a challenge. Casino owner Terry Benedict demands that Danny Ocean return the money, plus millions more in interest. Unable to come up the cash, the crew is forced to come together to pull off another series of heists, this time in Rome, Paris, and Amsterdam – but a Europol agent is hot on their heels.

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Bridget Jones's Baby

2016

After breaking up with Mark Darcy five years earlier, Bridget Jones' happily-ever-after hasn't quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job as top news producer and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. Then her love life takes a turn - while a weekend away at a music festival, she meets a dashing American named Jack, who is everything Mark is not, and spends a night with him. A week later, she runs into newly-separated Mark, and has a one-night dalliance. In an unlikely twist, she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch - she's not sure of the identity of her baby's father - Mark or Jack.

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Kronk's New Groove

2005

Kronk, now chef and Head Delivery Boy of Mudka's Meat Hut, is fretting over the upcoming visit of his father. Kronk's father always disapproved of young Kronk's culinary interests and wished that Kronk instead would settle down with a wife and a large house on a hill.

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Honey 2

2011

After a brush with the law, Maria has returned to her gritty Bronx roots to rebuild her life with nothing but a talent for street dance and a burning ambition to prove herself.

21 Jump Street poster

21 Jump Street

2012

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.

Sound! Euphonium the Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day

2019

Kumiko is now a second year and one of the senior players of the euphonium section. With new underclassmen joining the concert band, Kumiko will have to learn new things in order to deal with awkward and difficult underclassmen. She and third-year trumpeter Tomoe Kabe have been chosen to lead the new underclassmen members. Among the new members to Kumiko's bass section are euphonist Kanade Hisaishi, whose appearances are deceiving; tuba player Mirei Suzuki, who cannot adapt to her new environment; tuba player Satsuki Suzuki, who wants to get along with Mirei; and double bassist Motomu Tsukinaga, who cannot talk about himself. Between the Sunrise Festival, chair placement auditions, and the competition, a number of problems quickly begin to arise.

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National Security

2003

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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Wrong Turn 2: Dead End

2007

Retired military commander Colonel Dale Murphy hosts the simulated post-apocalyptic reality show where participants are challenged to survive a remote West Virginia wasteland. But the show turns into a nightmarish showdown when each realizes they are being hunted by an inbred family of cannibals determined to make them all dinner!

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The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music

2019

Princess Odette is hosting a music competition to celebrate Princess Alise's birthday. Prince Li of Cathay has entered, but his sister Princess Mei Li has stowed away on his ship to seek help from Odette and Derek for Chen, who has been cursed to live as a dragon. Who will win the music festival and will Chen ever be free from his curse?

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The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls

2021

The Mitchell brothers compete to see who can create the best Christmas House.

A Cop Movie poster

A Cop Movie

2021

This documentary walks the line between fact and fiction, delving into corruption in the Mexican police through the experiences of two officers.

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Crime Busters

1977

An attempted robbery turns to be an unexpected recruitment when two unemployed men mistakenly break into a police office instead of a store.

The Young Lieutenant poster

The Young Lieutenant

2005

A rookie policeman from provincial Le Havre volunteers for the high pressure Parisian homicide bureau and is assigned to a middle-aged woman detective.

Max Dugan Returns poster

Max Dugan Returns

1983

An English teacher and struggling single mother has her life disrupted when the father who abandoned her as a child comes back into her life.

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Police Academy 3: Back in Training?

The top films similar to Police Academy 3: Back in Training by MovieMagicScore are Police Academy (6.7), Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (6.1), Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (5.5). Each shares comedy/crime themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Police Academy 3: Back in Training worth watching?

Police Academy 3: Back in Training holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 1,304 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Police Academy 3: Back in Training?

Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) is a comedy, crime film directed by Jerry Paris, starring Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf.

Where can I find more recommendations like Police Academy 3: Back in Training?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Police Academy 3: Back in Training

This ranked list pairs Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986), a comedy and crime film from Jerry Paris, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Steve Guttenberg take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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