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HOLLYWOOD, CA – APRIL 30: (L-R) Actresses Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara attend the premiere of ‘Hot Pursuit’ at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 30, 2015, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Barry King/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – APRIL 30: (L-R) Actresses Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara attend the premiere of ‘Hot Pursuit’ at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 30, 2015, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Barry King/Getty Images) /

16. Hot Pursuit

Release Year: 2015

Written By: David Feeney and John Quaintance

Directed By: Anne Fletcher

Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara

The first of two films on this list starring Reese Witherspoon, Hot Pursuit stars the Academy Award-winner alongside Sofia Vergara, the Emmy-nominated Modern Family actress. Witherspoon produced the buddy comedy under her Pacific Standard banner in her crusade to bring better roles for women into Hollywood, as she did with Wild and Gone Girl.

Hot Pursuit hits the road with an overeager police officer (Witherspoon) and the wife of a drug kingpin (Vergara) as they stay off the path of a pair of crooked cops. While on the run, Cooper and Riva bump into trouble at every turn from Cooper’s accidental cocaine high to a deadly quinceañera.

After a short run of taking on more serious roles, Hot Pursuit marked Reese Witherspoon’s return to playing comedic characters. In her early work, Witherspoon crafted truly memorable comedic characters with Election’s Tracy Flick, Legally Blonde’s Elle Woods, and Sweet Home Alabama’s Melanie “Felony Melanie” Smooter. And with Vergara by her side, they are an unstoppable dynamic duo.