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Oddball cop and tough guy, Jack Cates is the only survivor of a cop shooting and in hunting down the murderer collects Reggie Hammond from jail for 48 hours. Hammond is oddly motivated to help. The killer is searching for his stash of cash. Cates and Hammond who have the Black-white, cop-crook thing to work out make surprisingly good partners as they navigate through the city looking for their suspect.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in 48 Hrs.:

Nick Nolte
Eddie Murphy
Annette O'Toole
Frank McRae
James Remar
David Patrick Kelly

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Oddball cop and tough guy, Jack Cates is the only survivor of a cop shooting and in hunting down the murderer collects Reggie Hammond from jail for 48 hours. Hammond is oddly motivated to help. The killer is searching for his stash of cash. Cates and Hammond who have the Black-white, cop-crook thing to work out make surprisingly good partners as they navigate through the city looking for their suspect.

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Chicago Reader - 10/10 by Dave KehrAll in all, a superior genre piece, if not the height of Hill's artistry.
Chicago Sun-Times - 9/10 by Roger EbertWhat makes the movie special is how it's made. Nolte and Murphy are good, and their dialogue is good, too - quirky and funny.
San Francisco Examiner - 8/10 by Jeffrey M. AndersonA streetwise, savage, hilarious film with an incredible debut by Eddie Murphy.
Empire Magazine - 8/10 by Ian NathanThat the fact they come to appreciate one other, the grudging respect of a million clichés, feels so satisfyingly, shows just how successful the film is.
Flipside Movie Emporium - 8/10 by Rob VauxSlick and easy-going, though it's aging badly.
eFilmCritic.com - 8/10 by Scott Weinberg48 Hrs. may seem panfully dated and more than a little familiar, but keep in mind that this one hit the screns in 1982 - back when a buddy/cop flick was actually a novel proposition.
TIME Magazine - 8/10 by Richard SchickelNeither jokes nor fast, flashy action can completely distract audiences from the failure to establish an authentic, rather than a purely conventional connection between Nolte and Murphy.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - 8/10 by Jay ScottThe film is still an entertaining and invigorating thriller, with a structure and some curious sexual overtones that suggest Howard Hawks's "A Girl in Every Port."
New York Times - 8/10 by Janet MaslinWalter Hill, the director of such beautiful but stilted tough guy movies as ''The Warriors'' and ''The Long Riders,'' has attempted something very different in 48 Hours a male-buddy action film that's positively witty and warm-hearted compared with his other work.
Netflix - 7/10 by James RocchiDirector Walter Hill delivers rock-solid action every time he steps behind the lens, so enjoy this archetypal pairing not only for the adrenaline, but also for the energy and verve of Eddie Murphy in his youth.

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