Another 48 HRS.

R

1990

1h 35m

Action

Comedy

List

19%

Tomatometer

36 Reviews

35%

Audience Score

50,000+ Ratings

While trying to capture drug lord "The Iceman," policeman Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) confronts two criminals and kills one of them in self-defense. The head of internal affairs (Kevin Tighe) wants to prosecute Jack since there was no weapon found on the victim. In order to prove his innocence, Jack rescues ex-convict Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) from a hit ordered by The Iceman. Reggie, who knows the real identity of the criminal, may be Jack's last hope.

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Critics Consensus

Even the return of Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, and director Walter Hill can't hide the lazy, patchwork quality of Another 48 Hrs.

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

After a few films unworthy of his talent, Eddie Murphy returns to form with what he plays best: the fast-talking survivor in a hostile world. Nick Nolte also shines in a role tailored to his shambling frame.

Jun 12, 2018

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

It's a minor pleasure to see Murphy slightly subdued. What seems more problematic is the virtual exaltation of Dirty Harry vigilantism, the storm trooper mentality and behavior on Nolte's part that the film breezily takes for granted ...

Jun 24, 2015

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Peter Rainer

Los Angeles Times

Walter Hill, who also directed the first film, surely recognizes the hollowness of what he's doing here. He also hasn't had a hit since "48 HRS.," which no doubt explains why he's once again tilling these charred fields.

Jun 24, 2015

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Mitchell Beaupre

Paste Magazine

Hill exercises his action muscles with numerous sequences of vehicular mayhem that get the blood pumping well enough, but the plot feels decidedly like something written on the fly that lazily rehashes what worked in the original.

Rated: 5/10

Sep 29, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Vile. [Full review in Spanish]

Nov 24, 2022

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

It looks good-slick and polished in a way that the rougher, more engaging 48 Hrs. was not-but it also feels rote, by the numbers, a cash-in.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 29, 2021

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Trenaway E

This movie was good, I have no clue why it has low ratings!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/01/24

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Dave C

More of the same as in the first movie, just worse… and that seemed a tall order!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/07/24

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Steve D

Fans of the first will have fun.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/28/24

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Alec B

Everything about it reeks of a studio mandated sequel, complete with retreading the first film while gutting everything that made it edgy and exciting.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Andre G

This one is better then the first in my opinion. He's funnier and there's a lot more action too.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/21/23

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Jacob B

Some of Eddie Murphy and Nick Nokte's chemistry is still there and there are some good stunts but on the whole, Another 48 Hrs. is an unnecessary sequel that exists solely to make money. It's not funny, it's not thrilling and worst of all, it's just plain boring. I was more entertained by Murphy's family-friendly phase from the 2000's than I was by this cash grab. Getting overshadowed by the Beverly Hills Cop and Lethal Weapon movies certainly didn't help since now this sequel would have more than one tough act to follow. Stick with the first film, guys.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/05/23

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Eddie Murphy

Reggie Hammond

Nick Nolte

Jack Cates

Brion James

Ben Kehoe

Kevin Tighe

Blake Wilson

Ed O'Ross

Frank Cruise

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Synopsis

While trying to capture drug lord "The Iceman," policeman Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) confronts two criminals and kills one of them in self-defense. The head of internal affairs (Kevin Tighe) wants to prosecute Jack since there was no weapon found on the victim. In order to prove his innocence, Jack rescues ex-convict Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) from a hit ordered by The Iceman. Reggie, who knows the real identity of the criminal, may be Jack's last hope.

Director: Walter Hill
Producer: Lawrence Gordon, Robert D. Wachs
Screenwriter: John Fasano, Jeb Stuart, Larry Gross
Production Co: Paramount
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $78.1M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Dolby Stereo, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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