Dragnet

Los Angeles police detectives Joe Friday and Pep Streebek are forced to work together to solve a series of bizarre thefts, including a pornographic magazine, a snake, and a load of chemicals. As they investigate, they uncover a cult called P.A.G.A.N., whose leader, Reverend Jonathan Whirley, is using the stolen items for a ritual sacrifice. The detectives infiltrate the cult's ceremony, save the intended victim, and disrupt the ritual. However, their efforts are hindered by corrupt officials, including Police Commissioner Jane Kirkpatrick, who is secretly funded by Whirley and Caesar. Friday and Streebek must work outside the law to bring the cult to justice and expose the corruption within the police department.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Dragnet include The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Running Scared, Lethal Weapon 3, Armed and Dangerous, Once a Thief, American Dreamer.