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A new buddy comedy movie from Netflix, drawing parallels to Bad Boys, has instantly become a global hit. The popular franchise, featuring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith as Miami detectives, continues to be a commercial success and is largely well-received by audiences. Bad Boys: Ride or Die premiered last year and generated over $400 million before releasing on Netflix, where it managed to chart at number one.

The streaming service also houses many more high-performing action comedy films, including Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F and The Union. Back in Action, starring Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx, was another major hit upon release. The streaming movie boasted impressive viewership numbers and quickly climbed the Netflix charts, despite poor audience reception.

Almost Cops Is An Instant Success The Buddy Comedy Is Charting On Netflix

Almost Cops recently debuted on Netflix and is similar to Bad Boys, incorporating humor and teaming up a pair of characters.

Netflix’s Almost Cops Pulls 10 Million Views In 2 Days (Photo Credit – Netflix)

Netflix has been blending English originals with international stories for a while and the results are speaking loud. It seems that audiences across the globe are watching more foreign language titles, not because they are trending but because they are working.

One of the newest to grab attention is Almost Cops, a Dutch buddy comedy that quietly landed on the platform on July 11 and shot straight to the fourth spot on the global Top 10, per Flixpatrol. It had barely two days to count but still clocked 10 million views and over 16 million hours watched between July 7 and 13.

What Is Almost Cops About on Netflix

The film landed in the Top 10 in 73 countries, including a ninth-place debut in the US, which does not happen every day for a Dutch comedy. It follows Ramon, a community service officer with big dreams...

In recent years, Netflix has made a visible effort to combine original releases in English with films and shows in foreign languages. Its dedication to diversity has paid off, as many titles have become extremely successful.

One recent example is Almost Cops. The Dutch buddy comedy premiered on the platform on Jul. 11, and it immediately became a success on Netflix with little to no promo. In its first week, Almost Cops debuted in second place in the Top 10, Tudum reveals.

For the week between Jul. 7 and 13, Almost Cops received 10 million views, with 16.1 million hours viewed. The buddy cop comedy's viewership count is impressive, considering it only had two days to make an impact. The film debuted in the Top 10 in 73 countries around the world, including the U.S., where it debuted in ninth place.

Directed by Gonzalo Fernandez Carmona, the film follows Ramon, who is a Community Service Officer in Rotterdam,...

There’s something refreshingly honest about Dutch cinema’s approach to genre filmmaking. While Hollywood tends to overcomplicate its buddy cop comedies with excessive explosions and forced quips, director Gonzalo Fernández Carmona’s Almost Cops strips the formula down to its essential components.

The film centers on Ramon, a Community Service Officer (Boa) in Rotterdam whose earnest dedication to upholding his late father’s police legacy gets tested when he’s paired with Jack, a bitter detective demoted after his partner’s murder. What makes this pairing particularly intriguing is the Dutch law enforcement structure itself – BOAs occupy a unique middle ground between civilians and police officers, possessing certain enforcement powers but lacking the full authority of their uniformed counterparts.

This creates an interesting dynamic where our protagonists must solve crimes while operating within bureaucratic limitations that would make even the most patient viewer want to tear their hair out.

The Dutch action-comedy Almost Cops has premiered on the Netflix streaming service, blending crime, mystery, and thriller elements within a buddy-cop format set in Rotterdam. The film’s original title, Bad Boa’s, holds a specific cultural meaning in the Netherlands that informs the premise. A “Boa,” or Buitengewoon Opsporingsambtenaar, is a Special Investigating Officer with limited police powers, tasked with handling minor infractions to support the primary police force. These officers can issue fines, check identification, and make arrests, with some authorized to carry handcuffs and batons. The title Almost Cops, chosen for the international release, directly plays on this distinction.

Almost Cops

A Strategic Pairing of Dutch Stars

The film’s dynamic is anchored by the deliberate casting of its two leads, whose public personas in the Netherlands create an immediate and clear contrast. Jandino Asporaat, one of the country’s most recognized comedians, stars as Ramon, an...

Movies and TV shows about the police, or featuring the police, have been made ever since the medium has been in existence. But I think your opinion on “copagandas” depends on the kind of cop films and shows that you were exposed to growing up. In my case, I think I was introduced to the very concept of law enforcement through Batman: The Animated Series. And even though I didn’t explicitly understand the reason why a vigilante like the Caped Crusader should exist in the first place, I think the notion that the police will not always be there for you when you need them the most was planted in my head. Yeah, some of them will probably help you, but since most of them are as human as the rest of us, and hence susceptible to corruption, they’ll prioritize the rich and powerful over the regular folk.

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This July, we are getting a ton of content from the much-anticipated conclusion of The Sandman and return of the beloved series Twisted Metal on streaming, to the release of some of the most anticipated movies of this year, such as James Gunn‘s Superman, and the much-awaited The Fantastic Four: First Steps. This upcoming month will see the release of many great movies, so we thought of compiling a list of all the best movies that are coming straight to streaming.

The Old Guard 2 (July 2) – Netflix Credit – Netflix

The Old Guard 2 is an upcoming superhero action fantasy film directed by Victoria Mahoney from a screenplay by Greg Rucka. Based on the comic book of the same name by Rucka and Leandro Fernández, the Netflix sequel film continues the story of Andy as she loses her...

Almost Cops Ott Release Date Update(Photo Credit –Netflix)

Almost Cops is a Dutch crime comedy film that the audience is anticipating. The film offers a chemistry between two officers who will team up to resolve a murder mystery. The cast of the film includes Jandino Asporaat, Werner Kolf, Folrence Vos Weeda, and more. Now, the question remains: When will the Almost Cops be streaming on the Ott, and what are its streaming details?

When & Where To Watch Almost Cops On Ott?

The mystery movie will stream live on Netflix on July 11, 2025, as per India Times. The rights to the film are exclusive to the Red Giant platform, which means that the audience can only watch Almost Cops on this streaming service. Also, it’s important to note that the movie requires a subscription, and without it, the user can’t watch the crime comedy movie.

What Is Almost Cops About?...

Reed Hastings just made a bold claim: That Netflix is the “biggest builder of cross-European culture.”

Speaking at Netflix’s European headquarters in Amsterdam today, the streamer’s founder and Executive Chairman said an “unexpected” outcome of pushing into European originals was how series and films from one country had performed in others.

“The amazing thing has been [seeing] how many Germans or Italians watch Spanish series,” he said. “We didn’t set out to do that, but we’ve become biggest builder of cross-European culture in the EU. It’s partially because all the other networks are national networks who specialize in one language group. We specialize in connecting.”

He quipped it was “ironic it’s a U.S. company” that achieved that level of soft power. “Or a U.S. company that’s now a Dutch company,” he added.

Netflix has been deep in discussions with the EU over...

Executive chairman was talking at panel at streamer’s Emea HQ in Amsterdam

Netflix executive chairman Reed Hastings has talked up the streamer as the “biggest builder” of cross European cultural connectivity in the European Union.

Hastings was speaking at a Netflix event for European policy experts, press and politicians held at the company’s Emea HQ in Amsterdam, where he shared the stage with co-ceo Greg Peters.

Asked about the most unexpected result of Netflix’s creative push into the Emea region, Hastings said: “The amazing thing has been how many Germans watch Spanish series, how many Italians watch Spanish series.

Netflix is looking to tell authentic stories from various countries now that hit programming doesn’t need to come out of Hollywood alone anymore, Larry Tanz, vp, Europe, Middle East and Africa (Emea) content at the global streaming giant, said on Monday.

“Great stories really can come from anywhere,” the executive shared during an event for reporters and Netflix partners and stakeholders at the streamer’s European headquarters in Amsterdam. Until a few years ago, “to have something … successful creators felt like it had to be in English and had to go to Hollywood and sell it there,” Tanz said. The widely held thought was that “that was the only way,” he continued. “Everything has changed just in the last five years or so where you can film a series in Spain and get it made in Spain with our team in Madrid. And it is a global phenomenon. And...

It would appear that the Dutch have a Tyler Perry to call their own in the form of Jandino Asporaat. The writer-comedian takes on multiple roles in upcoming comedy Bon Bini Holland in which a young man from Curacao (Asporaat) lands himself in serious debt and has to flee to Holland, where he is taken in by his aunt (Asporaat) and lands himself a job working in a fried chicken shop (managed by Asporaat).Like Perry's work, the comedy here is of the broadest possible variety so mileage is going to vary significantly between viewers. Take a look at the trailer below....

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