48 Hrs.
Sky Cinema
48 Hrs.
Streaming until 30 Apr 2026

48 Hrs.

92%69%Comedy19821h 32mSky Cinema
Nick Nolte is the grizzled cop saddled with Eddie Murphy's wise-cracking crook in Walter Hill's much-loved, much-quoted action thriller. When a pair of escaped convicts gun down two of his colleagues, tough, white San Francisco cop Jack Cates (Nolte) is forced to spring smooth-talking black criminal Reggie Hammond (Murphy) from jail on a two-day release to help him track down the killers. A surefire hit that paved the way for every buddy caper from Midnight Run to Rush Hour.
CastNick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole
15Closed CaptionedHD
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  • About this movie
  • Nick Nolte is the grizzled cop saddled with Eddie Murphy's wise-cracking crook in Walter Hill's much-loved, much-quoted action thriller. When a pair of escaped convicts gun down two of his colleagues, tough, white San Francisco cop Jack Cates (Nolte) is forced to spring smooth-talking black criminal Reggie Hammond (Murphy) from jail on a two-day release to help him track down the killers. A surefire hit that paved the way for every buddy caper from Midnight Run to Rush Hour.
  • 15Closed CaptionedHD
  • Ratings
    92%69%
  • CastNick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole
  • CrewWalter Hill (Director), Lawrence Gordon (Producer), Joel Silver (Producer)
  • GenreComedy
  • ChannelSky Cinema
  • Release date1982
  • Runtime1h 32m

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