K-9 vs Kid Cop
Kid Cop has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.2/10 for K-9). Kid Cop is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 41m. K-9 is the older of the two (1989 against 1996). Both are action, comedy, crime movies, so they suit a similar mood.
K-9
Kid Cop| K-9 | Kid Cop | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1989 | 1996 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime | Action, Comedy, Crime, Family |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Rod Daniel | Robert Malenfant |
| Main cast | William Sadler, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jim Belushi, Ed O'Neill, Sherman Howard | Michael Fairman, Cindy Pickett, Lewis Arquette, Tim Thomerson, Sondra Currie |
Synopsis
K-9
The extravagant cop Michael Dooley needs some help to fight a drug dealer who has tried to kill him. A "friend" gives him a dog named Jerry Lee (Officer Lewis), who has been trained to smell drugs. With his help, Dooley sets out to put his enemy behind the bars, but Jerry Lee has a personality of his own and works only when he wants to. On the other hand, the dog is quite good at destroying Dooley's car, house and sex-life...
Kid Cop
Eleven year old Peter Hansen is determined to follow his Dad's career example by becoming a one-boy neighborhood police force. When a local burglary is committed, Peter follows clues overlooked by the police and ends up in getting into bigger trouble than he ever imagined.