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.
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Rush Hour was released in 1998 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 638 reviews, giving Rush Hour (1998) an average rating of 72%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 78%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 65%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Rush Hour than critics were.
With a score of 72%, Rush Hour is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1998, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1998 with similar scores include films like Fallen, Velvet Goldmine and High Art.
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