48 Hrs. (1982)
One cop. One con. No mercy.
48 Hrs. rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.9/10· 92K votes
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic71%
TMDb6.681/10· 2K votesWith 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.9/10 on IMDb and 71/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About 48 Hrs.
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
Cast of 48 Hrs.
Nick Nolte
as Jack Cates
Eddie Murphy
as Reggie Hammond
Annette O'Toole
as Elaine
Frank McRae
as Haden
James Remar
as Albert Ganz
David Patrick Kelly
as Luther
Sonny Landham
as Billy Bear
Brion James
as Ben Kehoe
Kerry Sherman
as Rosalie, Hostage Girl
Jonathan Banks
as Algren
James Keane
as Vanzant
Tara King
as Frizzy, Hotel Desk Clerk
48 Hrs. facts
- Budget
- $12M
- Box office
- $78.9M
- Collection
- 48 Hrs. Collection
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Buddy cop chemistry crackles with genuine comedic rapport and banter
- •Action-comedy balance keeps energy kinetic throughout the feature
- •Genre-blending approach subverts typical cop thriller conventions
What the audience disliked
- •Some cultural humor and characterization feel dated by modern standards
- •Episodic structure occasionally disrupts narrative momentum and continuity
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