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Rush Hour (1998)

Directed by Brett Ratner · 97 min · Action, Comedy, Crime

39.8 TOPICAL score · #2,694 of 6,776 films

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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.

Rush Hour (1998, directed by Brett Ratner) has a TOPICAL score of 39.8 - ranked 2,694 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 62% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 61. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (5,971 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 52 languages.

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Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics34
Audience70
Awards0
Historical impact83
Lasting engagement85
Cast48
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Jackie Chan (actor #753), Chris Tucker (actor #1,428), Tom Wilkinson (actor #172), Philip Baker Hall (actor #851)

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