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Showtime

PG-13

2002

1h 35m

Comedy

Action

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When a no-nonsense LAPD detective (Robert De Niro) is forced to star in a reality-based television show with a frustrated actor-turned-LAPD-patrolman (Eddie Murphy), they find their lives turned upside down by a powerhouse producer (Rene Russo) and her very intrusive camera crew.

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Critics Consensus

Showtime starts out as a promising satire of the buddy cop genre. Unfortunately, it ends up becoming the type of movies it is satirizing.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/28/2010

4/5

A funny movie for adults and older teens.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

06/19/2003

2/4

What can you say when the best thing about a movie is William Shatner playing himself and parodying his own persona?

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Mark Caro

Chicago Tribune

07/20/2002

1/4

The thinness of the conception gives the actors so little room to maneuver that they turn in uniformly one-note performances.

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

07/04/2024

3/5

The comedy may have been a hit-and-miss affair. But at least it’s fun watching the stoic Robert De Niro and the wisecracking Eddie Murphy trading quips and one-liners.

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Film Threat

12/06/2005

2.5/5

Judith Egerton

Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

06/25/2004

2/4

Throughout the movie, De Niro scowls and looks as if something smells bad -- and something does. It's the script.

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Mickey B.

@Mickerdoo Feb 8

Actually felt like De Niro and Murphy had some chemistry. But nothing special about the script. Likes 30 Rock cameraman.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Nov 12

Funny in 01 hour, 35 minutes, and 18 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed on March 15th, 2002, in color!!!!!!!!!!!! Copyright 2002-2025 by Warner Brothers Studios, a Warner Bros. Discovery company!!!!! Starring Robert De Niro as a detective, and Eddie Murphy as an actor who plays a detective!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The worldwide gross is $77,885,672.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Language, Action/Violence and Some Drug Content!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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thiago s

@Thiagostone 12/30/2024

Filme legal, o roteiro é bacana, a dupla do eddie Murphy junto com o robert de Niro é bacana, esse negócio de show foi legal, e achei legal as cenas de ação, e eu recomendo esse filme.

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Daniel M

@MazzaQuePasa 03/19/2023

Amazing cast with a terrible story. I was so bored watching it that I turned it off half way.

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Clampotaku

@RT31902375 12/24/2022

A humorous buddy-cop film that unfortunately doesn't really ever go anywhere substantial. I wasn't expecting high art here, but the "plot" as it was, never felt like it had a driving force. The antagonist was weak and severely underwritten and the second half of the movie felt extremely formulaic. It is a shame too because Eddie Murphy and De Niro worked fairly well together, all things considered and there were plenty of funny moments throughout.

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12/17/2020

An underrated action comedy with De Niro and Eddie Murphy working pretty well together.

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Synopsis

When a no-nonsense LAPD detective (Robert De Niro) is forced to star in a reality-based television show with a frustrated actor-turned-LAPD-patrolman (Eddie Murphy), they find their lives turned upside down by a powerhouse producer (Rene Russo) and her very intrusive camera crew.

Director: Tom Dey
Producer: Jane Rosenthal, Jorge Saralegui
Screenwriter: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Keith Sharon
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Village Roadshow Prod., Material, Tribeca Productions, Warner Brothers, Overbrook Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Action/Violence|Some Drug Content)
Genre: Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 15, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 28, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.9M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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