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71% Critic Match
Rush Hour
“The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in the West.”
7.1 / 10• 1998• 1h 37m•PG-13• English
ActionComedyCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jackie Chan
Lee
Lead
Chris Tucker
Carter
Tom Wilkinson
Griffin
Philip Baker Hall
Captain Diel
Elizabeth Peña
Johnson
Chris Penn
Clive
Mark Rolston
Agent Russ
Tzi Ma
Consul Han
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Brett Ratner's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Rush Hour is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
