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He plays a convict who has done thirty months for theft and still has six months to go -- but he gets a forty-eight hour prison leave through the efforts of Nick Nolte, a hungover hot dog of a detective who's on the trail of some cop killers and figures Murphy can help.
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92% Tomatometer 51 Reviews 69% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings Renegade cop Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) pulls bank robber Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) from a federal prison on a 48-hour leave to...
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The chemistry of the rumpled, grizzly, grumpy Nick Nolte paired with the sassy, funny upstart Eddie Murphy (in his film debut) elevates this San Francisco-shot, typical shoot-em-up buddy comedy....
User Reviews. Violent criminal Ganz escapes from prison, and is looking for a money stash. He leaves a trail of dead people. Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) survives the shootout. He grabs Ganz acquaintance Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) from prison for 48 hours leave to help track down the killer.
Dec 11, 2022 · 48 Hrs. 4K Blu-ray Review. 48 Hrs. is the gold standard for unlikely partnership, buddy-buddy action comedy thrillers, setting the bar for countless entries in the genre, several of which would also feature star Eddie Murphy, although he's rarely been better than here in his fresh young debut.
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Dec 8, 1982 · User reviews. Trivia. FAQ. IMDbPro. All topics. 48 Hrs. 1982. R. 1h 36m. IMDb RATING. 6.9 /10. 86K. YOUR RATING. Rate. POPULARITY. 3,685. 351. Play trailer 3:07. 2 1. 2 Videos. 99+ Photos. Action Comedy Crime. A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him in order to track down a killer. Director.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 92% approval rating, based on 50 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Marking an auspicious feature film debut for Eddie Murphy, 48 Hrs. is a briskly paced action comedy that succeeds largely due to the outstanding chemistry between its two leads".