48 Hrs. (1982) Reviews & Ratings
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48 Hrs. reviews
48 Hrs. holds a 6.7/10 average from 1,792 TMDB ratings.
You switch from an armed robber to a pimp, you're all set. A hard as nails cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down an escaped convict cop killer. The mismatched buddy buddy formula exploded onto the screen here in a ball of violence, profanity and pin sharp one liners. It also launched Eddie Murphy into 1980s stardom. Directed by Walter Hill and starr…
— John Chard (8/10)
Entertaining buddy action-comedy that features a good antagonistic relationship between Nolte and Murphy. The plot isn't the strongest but the action/fight scenes were alright. **3.25/5**
— JPV852 (6/10)
Back to the old school. Love this movie. This is when cop movies started to have some comedy in it.
— Andre Gonzales (6/10)
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
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