Fresh
The late-eighties TV series is rebooted with jolts of sentiment, personal discovery, and wild comedy.
Richard Brody, New Yorker
21 Jump Street
The only thing getting blown tonight is their cover.
2012 · 1h 49m · R
Action, Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Phil Lord
,
Christopher Miller
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Phil Lord Director
- Christopher Miller Director
- Channing Tatum as Jenko
- Jonah Hill as Schmidt
- Brie Larson as Molly
- Ellie Kemper as Ms. Griggs
- Ice Cube as Capt. Dickson
- Dave Franco as Eric
- Nick Offerman as Captain
- Rob Riggle as Mr. Walters
- Johnny Depp as Tom Hanson (uncredited)
- Jake Johnson as Principal Dadier
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
85%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The whole crew makes clear its affections for action cinema, trashy television and the YouTube generation alike while having fun at the expense of all three.
William Goss, Film.com
Fresh
A raucous, raunchy comedy.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Fresh
This bracing new take on 21 Jump Street has a playful spark all its own. It's a blast.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
A try-anything, fitfully amusing muddle that wears its mocking cynicism a bit too proudly.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
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