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#9 of 1998

Rush Hour (1998)

1998 · 97 minutes · Directed by Brett Ratner
IMDb rating7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
Box office gross$245.3M

Synopsis

On the last day of British rule of Hong Kong on June 30, 1997, Detective Inspector Lee of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force leads a raid at the wharf, hoping to arrest the unidentified crime lord Juntao. He finds only Sang, Juntao's right-hand man, who escapes.

Starring

Jackie ChanChris TuckerTom WilkinsonChris PennElizabeth Peña
Box office
$245.3 million
Budget
$33–35 million
IMDb votes
337,171

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