FEATURE FILM

Rush Hour

7.1/10
TMDB6,023 votes
1998Original: English97 min

When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.

Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Philip Baker Hall, Elizabeth Peña

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THE STORY & THE PEOPLE

About Rush Hour

The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in the West.

Rush Hour (1998) is a film in the action, comedy, crime genres. Directed by Brett Ratner. The cast includes Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Philip Baker Hall.

Released
1998-09-18
Original language
English
Runtime
97 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America, Hong Kong
Production companies
New Line Cinema, Arthur Sarkissian Productions, Roger Birnbaum Productions, Salon Films
Directors
Brett Ratner
Writers
Ross LaManna, Jim Kouf

Rush Hour cast & characters

Audience reviews

7.1/10 from 6,023 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

Ibraheem...

TMDB member review

A Jackie's Chan movie. Expect a mix between action and comedy, add Chris's Carter character, and you'll have a movie that you'll always laugh at no matter how many times you have seen it before. The whole three parts of it are worth watching.

Gimly

TMDB member review

Maybe the most overrated buddy cop movie of all time. _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._

GenerationofSwine

TMDB member review

OK, heavy bias here, but I'm just going to come out and say that Chan and Tucker should have stopped after this one. Rush Hour was funny, Rush Hour 2 and especially 3 where horrible. Really it's like Lethal Weapon, or, in fact, it's like just about any buddy cop movie where the duo is salt and pepper and entirely mismatched. And those movies are usually always fun in any action or comedy genre... except when it…

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OK, heavy bias here, but I'm just going to come out and say that Chan and Tucker should have stopped after this one. Rush Hour was funny, Rush Hour 2 and especially 3 where horrible. Really it's like Lethal Weapon, or, in fact, it's like just about any buddy cop movie where the duo is salt and pepper and entirely mismatched. And those movies are usually always fun in any action or comedy genre... except when it comes to the ones with the dogs. So you have the chemistry with a solid cultural and language barrier ala Red Heat. The difference is that this amps up the comedy to, honestly, to a point that is utterly hysterical. Especially given the clear chemistry between Chan and Tucker. The timing is great and the out takes are even better. It's a hysterical pleasure to watch... ... just stay away from the sequels because, honestly, I don't know what happened there.

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What is Rush Hour about?

When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.

Who stars in Rush Hour?

Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Philip Baker Hall, Elizabeth Peña, Chris Penn. See the cast cards above for character names.

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