21 Jump Street / 22 Jump Street

21 Jump Street (2012)

The popular 1980s cop show gets a modern updating in this hilarious action/comedy. Rookie police officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are selected for a recently reactivated police unit that specializes in undercover operations in high schools. Sent to infiltrate the school they attended together as teens, the boys must fit in with the younger generation while trying to flush out the supplier of a new synthetic drug. With Ice Cube, Brie Larson, and, in cameos, Holly Robinson Peete, Peter DeLuise, and Johnny Depp. 110 min. C/Rtg: R

22 Jump Street (2014)

In this riotous sequel to the 2012 hit, cops Jenko (Channing Tatum) and Schmidt (Jonah Hill) are back in the Jump Street program (which has moved to a new address) and ready to bag more bad guys. This time, they go undercover as college students in order to catch a drug supplier, but find that their differing interests are causing them to drift apart and threatening their partnership. Ice Cube, Peter Stormare, Amber Stevens, Wyatt Russell also star. 112 min. C/Rtg: R