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Released December 7th, 1982, '48 Hrs.' stars Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a user score of 67 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 1,503 well-known users.
You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer."
'48 Hrs.' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Fandango At Home, Apple TV, fuboTV, Microsoft Store, Paramount Plus, Amazon Video, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , YouTube, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Google Play Movies, and Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel .
'48 Hrs.' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on December 7th, 1982
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'48 Hrs.' and 'Another 48 Hrs.' is a series of two films about Jack Cates, a hard-nosed cop, who reluctantly teams up with Reggie Hammond, a wise-cracking criminal, in order to solve crimes. '48 Hrs.' is often credited as being the first film to pioneer the "buddy cop" genre.
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