Rush Hour (1998)

Rush Hour rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7/10· 326K votes

Rotten Tomatoes62%

Metacritic61%

TMDb7.1/10· 6K votes

With 62% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 61/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Rush Hour

When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.

Cast of Rush Hour

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  Jackie Chan

  as Lee

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  Chris Tucker

  as Carter

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  Tom Wilkinson

  as Griffin

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  Philip Baker Hall

  as Captain Diel

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  Elizabeth Peña

  as Johnson

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  Chris Penn

  as Clive

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  Mark Rolston

  as Agent Russ

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  Tzi Ma

  as Consul Han

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  Rex Linn

  as Agent Whitney

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  Ken Leung

  as Sang

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  Robert Littman

  as First Caucasien

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  Michael Chow

  as Diner Guest

Rush Hour facts

Budget

$33M

Box office

$244.7M

Collection

Rush Hour Collection

Our take on Rush Hour

Brett Ratner's 1998 action-comedy-crime buddy movie throws two mismatched cops together and lets their friction do the work. Hong Kong Inspector Lee arrives in Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, only to be paired with cocky LAPD detective James Carter, whose real assignment is to keep him out of the way. Refusing to stay sidelined, the two form an unlikely partnership and chase the case themselves. It's built for viewers who love martial-arts comedy and the chemistry of an odd-couple duo, blending kinetic fight choreography with fast, bickering banter. If you want breezy, good-humoured action that leans on its leads' contrasting styles, this is an easy, crowd-pleasing watch.