48 Hrs.
“One cop. One con. No mercy.”
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
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2 films
Cast
58 people
Nick Nolte
Jack Cates
Known for
Cape Fear
The Thin Red Line
Eddie Murphy
Reggie Hammond
Known for
Shrek
Mulan
Annette O'Toole
Elaine
Known for
Smallville
It
Frank McRae
Haden
Known for
Last Action Hero
Licence to Kill
James Remar
Albert Ganz
Known for
Dexter
IT: Welcome to Derry
David Patrick Kelly
Luther
Known for
Twin Peaks
The Warriors
Sonny Landham
Billy Bear
Known for
Predator
Lock Up
Brion James
Ben Kehoe
Known for
Blade Runner
The Fifth Element
Kerry Sherman
Rosalie, Hostage Girl
Known for
Eyes of Fire
Jonathan Banks
Algren
Known for
Breaking Bad
The Commuter
James Keane
Vanzant
Known for
Spawn
Apocalypse Now
Tara King
Frizzy, Hotel Desk Clerk
Known for
The Driver
Walter Hill Director · Roger Spottiswoode Writer Larry Gross Writer
Worldwide gross $79M · Budget $12M · United States release December 7, 1982
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$78,868,508
Gross vs. budget
6.6×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Lawrence Gordon Productions
Production
Silver Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · December 7, 1982
Theatrical
United States · December 7, 1982
Theatrical
Australia
May 6, 1983 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 17, 1983 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 15, 1983 · Theatrical
Finland
December 7, 1982 · Limited theatrical
France
April 27, 1983 · Theatrical
August 21, 1990 · Physical · VHS
August 24, 2000 · Physical · DVD
April 28, 2020 · Digital · VOD
June 1, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
July 7, 2021 · Physical · Blu-Ray
March 14, 2026 · TV · RTL9
Hungary
September 3, 1987 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 24, 1983 · Theatrical
Japan
October 29, 1983 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 11, 1983 · Theatrical
January 14, 2001 · Physical · DVD
March 4, 2002 · TV · V8
November 20, 2013 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
December 7, 1982 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
January 1, 1984 · Theatrical
Spain
April 13, 1983 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 4, 1983 · Theatrical
September 6, 2000 · Physical · DVD release
United Kingdom
December 14, 1982 · Theatrical
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