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PG-13

Released Mar 15, 2002

1h 35m

Comedy

Action

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When a no-nonsense LAPD detective (Robert De Niro) is forced to star in a reality-based television show with a frustrated actor-turned-LAPD-patrolman (Eddie Murphy), they find their lives turned upside down by a powerhouse producer (Rene Russo) and her very intrusive camera crew.

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Critics Consensus

Showtime starts out as a promising satire of the buddy cop genre. Unfortunately, it ends up becoming the type of movies it is satirizing.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

A funny movie for adults and older teens.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 28, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

What can you say when the best thing about a movie is William Shatner playing himself and parodying his own persona?

Rated: 2/4

Jun 19, 2003

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

The comedy may have been a hit-and-miss affair. But at least it’s fun watching the stoic Robert De Niro and the wisecracking Eddie Murphy trading quips and one-liners.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 4, 2024

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Film Threat

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Judith Egerton

Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

Throughout the movie, De Niro scowls and looks as if something smells bad -- and something does. It's the script.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 25, 2004

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Billy L

Funny movie to see how Eddie Murphy plans out by trying to be the cool guy but his partners kept saying to himself boring and lame lol. 🤣🤣

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/03/23

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Daniel M

Amazing cast with a terrible story. I was so bored watching it that I turned it off half way.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/19/23

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Clampotaku

A humorous buddy-cop film that unfortunately doesn't really ever go anywhere substantial. I wasn't expecting high art here, but the "plot" as it was, never felt like it had a driving force. The antagonist was weak and severely underwritten and the second half of the movie felt extremely formulaic. It is a shame too because Eddie Murphy and De Niro worked fairly well together, all things considered and there were plenty of funny moments throughout.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/24/22

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Audience Member

An underrated action comedy with De Niro and Eddie Murphy working pretty well together.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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William L

A relativly straightforward and unsurprising buddy-cop movie, which is odd given that the film opens by parodying any of the tropes of the genre. Murphy might provide some of his infectious energy, but De Niro mostly just goes through the paces, and their chemistry is never really solid. Plenty of bit parts for actors that would later make far bigger splashes in television rather than film, like James Roday Rodriguez (Psych), Peter Jacobson (House), and Judah Friedlander (30 Rock). (2/5)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/07/20

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steve d

I bet the actors signed on without a script, the idea was good the execution was terrible.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Synopsis

When a no-nonsense LAPD detective (Robert De Niro) is forced to star in a reality-based television show with a frustrated actor-turned-LAPD-patrolman (Eddie Murphy), they find their lives turned upside down by a powerhouse producer (Rene Russo) and her very intrusive camera crew.

Director: Tom Dey
Producer: Jane Rosenthal, Jorge Saralegui
Screenwriter: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Keith Sharon
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Tribeca Productions, Warner Brothers, Overbrook Entertainment, Village Roadshow Prod., Material
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Action/Violence|Some Drug Content)
Genre: Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 15, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 28, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.9M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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