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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.
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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.
Rating:R
Genre:Action, Comedy, Crime
Directed By:Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Written By:Michael Bacall
In Theaters:3/16/2012
Box Office:$201,585,328
Runtime:109 minutes
Studio:Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Original Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Stephen J. Cannell Productions, SJC Studios
Cast
Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Director
Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Director
Jonah Hill
Schmidt
Channing Tatum
Jenko
Brie Larson
Molly Tracey
Dave Franco
Eric Molson
Rob Riggle
Mr. Walters
DeRay Davis
Domingo
Ice Cube
Captain Dickson
Dax Flame
Zack
Chris Parnell
Mr. Gordon
Ellie Kemper
Ms. Griggs
Jake Johnson
Principal Dadier
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