The ‘80s helped shape the action-comedy genre we still enjoy today — and “Beverly Hills Cop” was at the forefront of that development. Now, 40 years later, the impact of this particular franchise is still palpable. For anyone who hasn’t seen the movie in a decade or four, Eddie Murphy leads the franchise as Axel Foley, a Detroit cop who heads to Beverly Hills not for the palm trees but to get justice for his childhood friend’s murder.
The comedic elements of the series helped define the buddy-cop dynamic that’s become a staple in the action-comedy genre. The 1994 sequel “Beverly Hills Cop III” marked the franchise's last installment before Netflix’s recent hit, “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.” So, now that Netflix has revived the series, here are five movies like “Beverly Hills Cop” to stream after rewatching the OG.
