48 Hrs.

48 Hrs.

1982

Detective Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) is forced to do the unbearable in order to catch a pair of escaped cop killers: He temporarily paroles wisecracking hustler Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) into his custody. The dilemma: This odd couple has only 48 hours to solve the crime before Reggie has to go back to the slammer. Murphy's Golden Globe-nominated performance in this buddy-cop comedy helped put his career on a trajectory to superstardom.

When a tough cop has a cool convict as a partner and 48 hrs to catch a killer, a lot of funny things can happen in . . . 48 HRS. [Australia Theatrical]

JBscale
79
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Action - Comedy
Length
1 hr. 36 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 8, 1982
US Box Office
$75,936,265 (#1161 of 7423)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Paramount
Released
April 24, 2007
Acquired Date
December 25, 2008
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
January 8, 2009

Actors

Nick Nolte
Nick Nolte
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Annette O'Toole
Annette O'Toole
Frank McRae
Frank McRae
James Remar
James Remar
David Patrick Kelly
David Patrick Kelly
Sonny Landham
Sonny Landham
Brion James
Brion James
Kerry Sherman
Kerry Sherman
Jonathan Banks
Jonathan Banks
James Keane
James Keane
Tara King
Tara King
Greta Blackburn
Greta Blackburn
Margot Rose
Margot Rose
Denise Crosby
Denise Crosby
Olivia Brown
Olivia Brown
Todd Allen
Todd Allen

Directors

Walter Hill
Walter Hill

Producers

Lawrence Gordon
Lawrence Gordon
Joel Silver
Joel Silver

Writers

Walter Hill
Walter Hill
Steven E. de Souza
Steven E. de Souza
Roger Spottiswoode
Roger Spottiswoode
Larry Gross
Larry Gross

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User Reviews

  • 1.8.2009 by biglummox (6/10)

Ratings

JB Users
60
Good
RT Fresh
92%
Tomatometer
53 votes
RT Hot
69%
Popcornmeter
50,000 votes
METASCORE
71
8 votes
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
88,254 votes

Tags

  1. 48 Hrs.

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media