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Almost Cops

Almost Cops

202595 minRMidcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Director
Gonzalo Fernandez Carmona
Starring
Jandino Asporaat, Werner Kolf, Mark Rietman, Florence Vos Weeda

When an overeager community officer and a reckless ex-detective are forced to team up, plenty of chaos ensues on the streets of Rotterdam.

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As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Almost Cops streaming on Netflix.

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Highlights

What stands out about Almost Cops?

Almost Cops earns 1 badge: Overhyped.

Reception

Is Almost Cops worth watching?

Almost Cops' Midcredits score is the 14th percentile of all films, from 11K ratings across 4 sources. 20% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

14th percentile

Better received than 14% of films

24th percentile among Action15th percentile among 2020s
Acclaim (how much people like it)22nd
Approval (how many liked it)9th

52 /100

22nd percentile of all films

35th percentile among Action25th percentile among 2020s

Rating distribution

The crowd leans negative, with most ratings sitting in the bottom half of the scale.

Approval

How many liked it

20% liked it

9th percentile of all films

16th percentile among Action10th percentile among 2020s
20% rated it 7–1080% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

88th percentile

11K ratings across platforms

79th percentile among Action89th percentile among 2020s
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 43% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

The film is a light, predictable buddy-cop comedy that follows the familiar formula of mismatched partners.

Fans praised

  • lighthearted buddy dynamic and lead chemistry
  • entertaining despite predictable plot
  • fun, easygoing vibe for casual viewing

Detractors panned

  • painfully bad acting and delivery
  • incoherent tone and messy genre mixing
  • derivative buddy-cop formula with no originality

What stands out

PacingDivisive45

moves along but suffers from choppy editing and tonal whiplash

HumorDivisive40

some genuinely funny moments, but overall forced and repetitive

Plot and storyDivisive35

predictable and thin, but functional for the genre

DialogueDivisive35

some funny moments but mostly stale and forced

CharactersDivisive30

caricatures with no depth; some charm from the leads

Effects and spectacleDivisive30

action scenes mediocre and unexciting

ActingDivisive28

lead duo chemistry praised, but most performances called painful and awkward

Originality20

derivative and formulaic, copying American buddy-cop tropes

Preferred by

No notable difference between any of the groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • US vs non-US 8 points apart

Watch experience

What is Almost Cops like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Feel-good: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you want something that leaves you smiling.

It has a few laughs and leaves you entertained.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Nothing out of the ordinary.

What it feels like

Feel-good.

Moods
TenseHopeful
Heaviest: late
Wry humor: Amused and slightly dry about it.
Register
PlayfulSatirical · 5% of filmsWarm
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.
TonePlays its buddy-cop material at a light, teasing distance, mixing broad physical humour and satire of authority with warm, sincere beats about shared grief.
The rideThe investigation creates tension, but the bonding over shared loss introduces hopeful moments; the climax likely carries the heaviest emotional weight.
StructureA conventional buddy-cop setup told in order: mismatched partners bond over shared loss and then pursue the killer to a resolution.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Entertained.

The answer rests on this: FunFeel-good
Why it leaves you this wayA light, disposable buddy-comedy high: viewers are left entertained and quietly cheered by the duo's friendship, without much lingering weight.
How it ends · evidence
Happy ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).Mystery
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21%: Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11%: Romantic comedy 4% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9%: Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3%
  • Rebirth 13%: Redemption 3% · Healing 5% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2%
  • Mystery 7% (this title): Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% (this title) · Enigma 2%
  • No archetype 22%

Mystery: A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered. · Investigation: A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).

7% of films fit this archetype

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeThe spine is two mismatched officers hunting whoever murdered Ramon's brother, so the story is driven by a procedural question of who did it, built around a personal revenge motive.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelfFriendship
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27% (this title): Romantic love 15% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% (this title) · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22%: Identity 14% · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7%: Power 2% · Corruption 3% · Greed 3% · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16%: Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9%
  • Survival 15%: Survival 17% · War 1% · Violence 4% · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% (this title) · Trauma 7% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Bonds

Friendship · 9% of filmsGrief · 6% of films
Celebrates its theme: Affirms its theme — this is good and worth having.Community stakes: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Dual lead
How it treats its themeThe film centers on the partnership between two opposites who bond over their shared loss of a loved one to murder.
StanceThe film affirms that partnership and shared purpose can overcome personal tragedy and make a neighbourhood safer.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanRealistic
Orchestral modernSupportive music · original score
SettingRotterdam neighbourhood patrolled by special investigating officers

Content guide

Is Almost Cops okay for kids?

R

Almost Cops is rated R. As of August 19, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at mild (22/100), sexual content at minimal (8/100), language at moderate (44/100), drug and alcohol content at mild (22/100) and frightening material at mild (22/100). None has enough votes to rank yet.

Ratings in 35 other countries
  • UK15
  • CanadaR
  • AustraliaMA 15+
  • Germany16
  • France16
  • Ireland15
  • New ZealandR16
  • South Korea19
  • Brazil16
  • Argentina+16
  • Austria16
  • Belgium16
  • BGD
  • FinlandK-16
  • Hungary16
  • IndiaU/A 16+
  • Israel16
  • LTN-16
  • LU16
  • LV16+
  • MexicoC
  • MY18SG
  • Netherlands16
  • PhilippinesR-16
  • Poland16
  • PortugalM/16
  • PRR
  • SingaporeR21
  • South Africa16
  • Spain16
  • Switzerland16
  • Taiwan15+
  • Türkiye18+
  • UA16+
  • VIR
Overall
Mild · all five categories
not ranked
Violence & Gore
Mild
too few votes to rank (3 votes)
Sex & Nudity
None / Minimal
too few votes to rank (4 votes)
Profanity
Moderate · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
too few votes to rank (6 votes)
Alcohol & Drugs
Mild
too few votes to rank (3 votes)
Frightening / Intense
Mild
too few votes to rank (3 votes)

Too few votes to rank this title overall (19 votes across 5 categories; ranking needs 10 in at least three).

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other films that have them.

What content warnings does Almost Cops have?

MovieCove's classifier found no content warnings in Almost Cops' parents' guide notes; a missing warning is not a guarantee of absence.

Cast and crew

Who is in Almost Cops?

Cast

Jandino Asporaat
as Ramon
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Werner Kolf
as Jack
Best so far: Their highest-reaching film role to date — the title is too recent to say more.
Mark Rietman
Best so far: Their highest-reaching film role to date — the title is too recent to say more.
Florence Vos Weeda
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Juliette van Ardenne
Best so far: Their highest-reaching film role to date — the title is too recent to say more.
Ferdi Stofmeel
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Teun Kuilboer
Victoria Koblenko
Romana Vrede
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Yannick Jozefzoon
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.

Crew

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Movies like Almost Cops include Lethal Weapon (1987), Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) and Bad Boys (1995). Of the 12 closest matches, most are buddy-cop films, and most are action comedies.

Balanced: every group counts the same, and production only breaks ties.

All 12 share its subject: friendship. Those cards say what else they share.

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