The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in the West.
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.
Rush Hour (1998) is a action, comedy and crime film directed by Brett Ratner, released on September 18, 1998 with a runtime of 1h 37m. It stars Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson and Philip Baker Hall. Viewers rate it 7.1 out of 10 across 5,993 ratings.
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Jackie Chan
as Lee
Chris Tucker
as Carter
Tom Wilkinson
as Griffin
Philip Baker Hall
as Captain Diel
Elizabeth Peña
as Johnson
Chris Penn
as Clive
Mark Rolston
as Agent Russ
Tzi Ma
as Consul Han
Rex Linn
as Agent Whitney
Ken Leung
as Sang
Robert Littman
as First Caucasien
Michael Chow
as Diner Guest
Directed by Brett Ratner, written by Ross LaManna, Jim Kouf and Ross LaManna, produced by Arthur M. Sarkissian, Roger Birnbaum and Jonathan Glickman.
Average viewer score of 7.1/10 from 5,993 ratings.
A 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.
Reviewed on October 14, 2017
Maybe the most overrated buddy cop movie of all time. _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._
Reviewed on June 4, 2018
OK, 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... except when it…
Reviewed on January 12, 2023
Perfect kick off to a series. Sets up a world to operate in while also keeping the story interesting. Left some room to grow but also finished adequately.
Reviewed on October 24, 2026
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Rush Hour (1998) is available to stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel and Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Plex. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Rush Hour (1998) includes Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Philip Baker Hall and Elizabeth Peña. The film was directed by Brett Ratner. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Rush Hour was released on September 18, 1998 and runs for 1h 37m.
Rush Hour (1998) holds an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from 5,993 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, comedy and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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