Rush Hour

Name: Rush Hour
Genre: Action, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Released: September 18, 1998
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan

1998

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Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews

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New Line Cinema | Release Date: September 18, 1998 | PG-13

Starring: Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan

Summary: The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in the West when legendary martial arts daredevil Jackie Chan teams with comedic powerhouse Chris Tucker.
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Director: Brett Ratner

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Comedy, Crime

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 98 min

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Kevin Thomas

Rush Hour effectively teams Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in a formulaic but funny action comedy that should please fans of both stars. Read full review

Stephen Hunter

A sturdily entertaining vehicle, easily the little guy's best American-made film. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

It's the kind of copycat movie that becomes original through its cast and treatment. Read full review

Mike Clark

There's a familiar feeling to the movie even beyond its twinkle-eyed martial arts melees. Read full review

Ron Wells

The stunts are great but they make sense and don't blow the sense of reality of the whole movie. Read full review

Charles Taylor

The movie seems to proceed from somebody's notion that it would be hilarious to see a black guy and a Chinese guy working together. Read full review

Bruce Diones

It's not much fun to watch. Read full review

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KJ_20

Dec 22, 2022

Rush Hour is one of the most hilariously funny, jovial and yet amazingly well executed movies ever. It is definitely one of my favourite movies.

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Holographic

Jan 22, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lee: Ah! Beach Boys!

Carter: Oh, hell no! You didn't just touch my goddamn radio!

Lee: The Beach Boys are great American music.

Carter: The Beach Boys gonna get you a great ass whuppin'. Don't you ever touch a black man's radio, boy! You can do that in China but you can get your ass killed out here, man!… Expand

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

gm101

Jan 9, 2011

One of my all time favorite movies. This is the movie that made me love buddy cop movies, and a Jackie Chan fan. Although, I wonder where Chris Tucker is these days.

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Kai82

Jun 12, 2021

An action comedy / buddy movie with good entertainment value. Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are a well working combination. Jackie Chan brings in his great fight scenes, stunts and Jackie Chan style while Chris Tucker adds even more humor. It became one of the movies that is a fan favoriteAn action comedy / buddy movie with good entertainment value. Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are a well working combination. Jackie Chan brings in his great fight scenes, stunts and Jackie Chan style while Chris Tucker adds even more humor. It became one of the movies that is a fan favorite but not much liked by critics (and sadly also dislike by Jackie Chan himself). The story starts on the last day of British rule of Hongkong before it is handed over to China. Inspector Lee played by Jackie Chan is on a raid to arrest the crime Lord Juntao who is a mystery figure as no one knows his identity (or could tell the story afterwards). He is however only partly successful but it is still a good final gift for his leaving former superiors Solon Han and Thomas Griffin. However this puts him in a dire situation as Solon Han now in a new job in the USA is now a target for revenge. Lee must travel to the USA to help him. This “outside interference” is however not something the USA police authorities like so detective James Carter played by Chris Tucker is officially assigned to help him with the actual mission being to prevent any interference. So the story starts and I was vague because of spoilers. The story is actually a bit better than it needed to be for an action comedy. It is a well working vehicle to carry the characters and movie. I must admit that today I would see a mayor twist today from miles away but failed back then. The buddy movie aspect is what made this movie so enjoyable. Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker work well together and have very good chemistry. They carry the movie and without their performance I would have rated this far lower. The rest of the cast is a cherry on the top and I will praise Tom Willson, Elisabeth Pena and Tzi Ma for their performance. As expected with Jackie Chan the action / fight scenes are a pleasure to watch and with Chris Tucker the humor works well. To be fair I must admit that it would be lower on my best Jackie Chan movie list but not everything needs to be perfect or 10/10. Overall this a really good popcorn movie. It might not reach the highest level but it is definitely entertaining enough to rewatch it and spawning sequels. I recommend to watch it at least once.… Expand

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Dec 30, 2021

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Aidin004

Nov 26, 2021

A funny movie . Entertaining . Family , and worth a look . But the film is not attractive enough to get a score higher than 7 .

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Broyax

Jan 26, 2017

C'est le début de la fin pour la carrière de Jackie Chan avec cette comédie hollymerdienne sortie tout droit du fond d'une poubelle. On a de la peine à son égard, à le voir coincé dans les stéréotypes pathétiques du Chinois aux Etats-Unis et affublé d'un comparse (conparse) agité du bocal etC'est le début de la fin pour la carrière de Jackie Chan avec cette comédie hollymerdienne sortie tout droit du fond d'une poubelle. On a de la peine à son égard, à le voir coincé dans les stéréotypes pathétiques du Chinois aux Etats-Unis et affublé d'un comparse (conparse) agité du bocal et incontrôlable de bêtise ! Navrant !… Expand

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