← Back to films
National Security

National Security

6,0 /10 (1,062 Votes)
2003 EN 89 min

Overview

Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on opposite sides of the law during a routine traffic stop that escalated out of control; now as lowly security guards they're thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.

Rent

Buy

Powered by JustWatch via TMDB

Release date

17/01/2003

Votes

1,062

Popularity

3.3

They only look like cops.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

89 min

Revenue

$50,097,949

Martin Lawrence

Martin Lawrence

Earl Montgomery

Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn

Hank Rafferty

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

Detective Frank McDuff

Bill Duke

Bill Duke

Lieutenant Washington

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

Nash

Timothy Busfield

Timothy Busfield

Charlie Reed

Robinne Lee

Robinne Lee

Denise

Brett Cullen

Brett Cullen

Heston

Ken Lerner

Ken Lerner

Hank's Lawyer

Matt McCoy

Matt McCoy

Robert Barton

Joe Flaherty

Joe Flaherty

Owen Fergus

Mari Morrow

Mari Morrow

Lola

Cleo King

Cleo King

Woman in Car

No photo

Gerry Del Sol

Booking Clerk

Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

Billy Narthax

Keith Cooke

Keith Cooke

Ang

No photo

Mike Brady

Smith

Troy Gilbert

Troy Gilbert

Cain

No photo

Anthony G. Schmidt

Eddie

Joe Bucaro III

Joe Bucaro III

Bratton

Carl Ciarfalio

Carl Ciarfalio

Stanton

No photo

Bobby McLaughlin

Ashcroft

Robert Harvey

Robert Harvey

Cop at Impound Yard

John Henry Binder

John Henry Binder

Cop at Impound Yard

Margaret Travolta

Margaret Travolta

Judge

No photo

Wayne Morse

Bailiff

No photo

Terry Logan

LAPD Cop

Mark Lonow

Mark Lonow

Detective at Interrogation

Jeff Ross

Jeff Ross

Security Guard

Jocko Marcellino

Jocko Marcellino

Sarcastic Cop

Jonathan Loughran

Jonathan Loughran

Sarcastic Cop

Noel Gugliemi

Noel Gugliemi

Latino Convict

Hiep Thi Le

Hiep Thi Le

McDuff's Secretary

Leslie Jones

Leslie Jones

Trucker Woman

Dawn Lewis

Dawn Lewis

Woman at Impound Yard

Jackie Flynn

Jackie Flynn

Guard in Solitary

No photo

Hal Fishman

Hal Fishman

No photo

Andy Dugan

Student Driver

No photo

Mickey Gilbert

Driving Instructor

No photo

Richardson Morse

Detective

Ben Hernandez Bray

Ben Hernandez Bray

Detective

No photo

Tom Forrest

Obnoxious Guy

Amy Aquino

Amy Aquino

Councilwoman

No photo

Amanda Van Roberts

Rich Lady

No photo

Michael Grasso

Training Cop

No photo

Bruce Franklin

Training Facility Officer

Daniel Sudick

Daniel Sudick

Training Facility Officer

Maia Danziger

Maia Danziger

Jaguar Lady

Greg Serano

Greg Serano

Carjacker

Martin Klebba

Martin Klebba

Security Guard (uncredited)

Kevin Beard

Kevin Beard

Taylor (uncredited)

Michael Beardsley

Michael Beardsley

Opening Scene Motorist (uncredited)

No photo

Frank Carlopio

Cadet Lopez (uncredited)

No photo

Ray Huffman

Security Officer (uncredited)

Errol Sack

Errol Sack

Bus Driver (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

Loading soundtrack videos…

r96sk

r96sk

2025-01-12

⭐ 6

<em>'National Security'</em> isn't terribly adrift from being a standard Martin Lawrence flick, which would be a compliment as he is an actor I've mildly enjoyed in said sorta roles down the years. This one just doesn't work, which is a shame as I also like co-star Steve Zahn in other films too. Zahn feels miscast, Lawrence is the one that stops this from truly falling through the floor. There are good jokes in there, albeit via the overly relied upon race humour, and it features some solid practical effects/stunts. I just never really got into it, nor did I sense that the leads were a sati…

Read full review →