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Eddie Murphy earned a Golden Globe nomination for his role in director Walter Hill's classic buddy-cop comedy, playing a joke-filled...
Eddie Murphy earned a Golden Globe nomination for his role in director Walter Hill's classic buddy-cop comedy, playing a joke-filled criminal temporarily paroled to a hard-edged cop (Nick Nolte) and tasked to help track down a murderer.
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Where to watch 48 Hrs.
92 %52 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
69 %75,383 reviewsAudience score rating
"Not many people ever get to be the coolest man on the planet, but for a while in the early '80s, it was Eddie Murphy."
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Film Threat
Film Threat"Very efficient action entertainment which serves as a showy motion picture debut for Eddie Murphy."
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Variety
Variety"Nolte and Murphy are good, and their dialogue is good, too -- quirky and funny."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert48 Hrs. | Details
- Rating
- R16, Offensive language
- Runtime
- 96
- Genre
- Action, Comedy
- Country of origin
- USA
