Rush Hour vs Rush Hour 2

Rush Hour has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.8/10 for Rush Hour 2). Rush Hour 2 is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 37m. Rush Hour is the older of the two (1998 against 2001). Both are action, comedy, crime movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker.

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Rush HourRush Hour 2
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 6.8/10
Year19982001
Length1h 37m1h 30m
GenresAction, Comedy, CrimeAction, Comedy, Crime
Country––
DirectorBrett RatnerBrett Ratner
Main castKen Leung, Philip Baker Hall, Tom Wilkinson, Jackie Chan, Michael ChowMaggie Q, Zhang Ziyi, Harris Yulin, Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker

Synopsis

Rush Hour

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 2

It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting plot. The boys are soon up to their necks in fist fights and life-threatening situations. A trip back to the U.S. may…

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