Rush Hour
The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in the West.
1998 • 97 min • Action · Comedy · Crime
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 13- 67 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
- 71 Audience · 5791 · 47%
When a Hong Kong inspector comes to Los Angeles to help with a kidnapping, a wisecracking LAPD detective is assigned to keep him busy. The unlikely pair ends up working together, navigating cultural differences and dangerous criminals to rescue a young girl.
- Violence & peril
- 5/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Martial arts fights and gun violence
- Some crude humor and mild language
- Implied peril for a child
What it models well
- Cooperation and teamwork
- Cultural understanding
- Friendship and loyalty
- Heroism
Talk about it after
- Understanding different cultures
- The importance of communication
- Working with people who are different from you
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Top billed cast
Director: Brett Ratner • Crew: Ross LaManna, Jim Kouf, Ross LaManna
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedOK, heavy bias here, but I'm just going to come out and say that Chan and Tucker should have stopped after this one. Rush Hour was funny, Rush Hour 2 and especially 3 where horrible. Really it's like Lethal Weapon, or, in fact, it's like just about any buddy cop movie where the duo is salt and pepper and entirely mismatched. And those movies are usually always fun in any action or comedy genre...…
Not recommendedTrusted family reviewersMaybe the most overrated buddy cop movie of all time. _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersA Jackie's Chan movie. Expect a mix between action and comedy, add Chris's Carter character, and you'll have a movie that you'll always laugh at no matter how many times you have seen it before. The whole three parts of it are worth watching.
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.1/10 (5,791)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $33,000,000
- Box office
- $244,721,064
- Franchise
- Rush Hour Collection
- IMDb
- tt0120812
