The Hard Way (1991)
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There's only one way these two are going to get along...
Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. John Moss and learn how to act like a real cop. But when Nick drives John crazy with questions and imitating him, he gets in the way of John's pursuit of a serial killer.
- Released: 1991-03-08
- Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
- Runtime: 1h 51m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 498 votes
Directed by John Badham.
Top cast
- Michael J. Fox as Nick Lang
- James Woods as John Moss
- Stephen Lang as Party Crasher
- Annabella Sciorra as Susan
- John Capodice as Grainy
- Luis Guzmán as Pooley
- LL Cool J as Billy
- Mary Mara as China
- Delroy Lindo as Captain Brix
- Conrad Roberts as Witherspoon
Where to watch The Hard Way
- United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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