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07/31/02
48 Hrs. (1982)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:31
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) is a tough, super-jaded cop who springs a hard luck robber, Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy), from jail for two days to help nab his former partners. The two men form a kind of... [More]
Starring: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Sonny Landham, Annette O'Toole
Director: Walter Hill
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Reviews for 48 Hrs.
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11/06/06
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04/07/03
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10/07/05
Fast-paced, frill-free action entertainment of the first order.
05/07/08
All in all, a superior genre piece, if not the height of Hill's artistry.
03/01/07
Top CriticThe movie's story is nothing to write home about. It's pretty routine. What makes the movie special is how it's made. Nolte and Murphy are good, and their dialogue is good, too -- quirky and funny.
10/23/04
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10/22/06
48 Hrs. may seem panfully dated and more than a little familiar, but keep in mind that this one hit the screns in 1982 - back when a buddy/cop flick was actually a novel proposition.
01/15/03
Before Nolte was in Rehab, and Murphy was making movies like "Pluto Nash" (who can say which fate is worse?), the two got together for a pretty decent little buddy-cop movie
03/18/03
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06/27/05
Although dated, there is a brute edginess to this popular slice of formula odd coupling.
03/01/07
Stands with Midnight Run as one of the all-time great mismatched buddy movies.
08/31/05
Not many people ever get to be the coolest man on the planet, but for a while in the early '80s, it was Eddie Murphy.
12/08/02
Ignited that whole anti-buddy genre.
11/23/04
Slick and easy-going, though it's aging badly.
01/14/03
This film never worked for me.
08/06/03
No review available.
08/22/03
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