Rush Hour 2

"Get ready for a second Rush!"

2001 1h 30m EN

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6.8

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50%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.7

IMDB

★6.8TMDB · 4,810🥫50%Rotten Tomatoes●48Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 256,979

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Synopsis

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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 provide the answers about the bombing, the counterfeiting, and the true allegiance of sexy customs agent Isabella.

“Get ready for a second Rush!”

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Cast

Jackie Chan
Yan Naing Lee
Chris Tucker
James Carter
John Lone
Ricky Tan
Roselyn Sánchez
Isabella Molina
Zhang Ziyi
Hu Li
Alan King
Steve Reign
Harris Yulin
Agent Sterling
Kenneth Tsang
Captain Chin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brett Ratner
Writers: Jeff Nathanson, Mark Vena
Languages: Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Countries: United States of America, Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $90M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.

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4 / 8

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, English, Mandarin.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Hong Kong.

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7 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Rush Hour Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brett Ratner, shot by Matthew F. Leonetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Brett Ratner directs. Matthew F. Leonetti behind the camera. Lalo Schifrin scores. Robert K. Lambert cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, English, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Mid-budget at $90M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
3Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.
425 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, English, Mandarin.
6International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Hong Kong.
7Part of the "Rush Hour Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
8Directed by Brett Ratner, shot by Matthew F. Leonetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
9Original score by Lalo Schifrin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
10Editor Robert K. Lambert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
11Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker and John Lone carry the top of the cast.
12Marketing tagline: "Get ready for a second Rush!".
13IMDB entry: tt0266915 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
14Classified under 8 themes, including "martial arts", "los angeles, california", "criminal investigation", "interracial friendship".
15Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti
Original score: Lalo Schifrin
Editing: Robert K. Lambert
Production design: Terence Marsh
Costume design: Rita Ryack
Makeup / hair: Melanie Hughes
VFX supervisor: Kevin Lingenfelser
Sound: Tim Chau
Stunt coordinator: Conrad E. Palmisano
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $90,000,000
Box office: $347,325,802
Return: 386% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes: 50% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 48/100
IMDB rating: 6.7/10 · 256,979 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

10 wins & 22 nominations total

Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie

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Part of

Rush Hour Collection

The Rush Hour movie collection contains three martial arts/action-comedy films directed by Brett Ratner. The main plot centers around two police detectives: a Chinese police inspector (Jackie Chan) and an American LAPD detective (Chris Tucker) who can't seem to avoid misadventures involving menacing crime figures. Distributed by New Line Cinema.

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Gimly2019-01-20
★ 4/10
Didn't know I had a favourite Rush Hour movie until today. I guess I do, and it's this one. Still pretty crap though. Final rating:★★ - Definitely not for me, but I sort of get the appeal.
Michael2022-12-27
★ 5/10
20 Jahre ist Rush Hour 2 nun alt und tatsächlich habe ich den Film nun zum ersten Mal geschaut. Den ersten Teil habe ich auch erst 10 Jahre nach seiner Erstveröffentlichung geschaut und nun darf man natürlich gespannt sein, ob die Sichtung von Teil 3 erst 30 Jahre nach seiner Veröffentlichung passiert. Doch zurück zum Thema, meiner Meinung zu Rush Hour 2. Harmonieren Chris Tucker und Jackie Chan im ersten Teil noch perfekt zusammen ist diese Harmonie in der Fortsetzung ein wenig verloren gegangen. Alles wirkt irgendwie aufgewärmt und die Action etwas unspektkulärer als im Vorgänger. Was mir allerdings am meisten aufgefallen ist, wie abwertet der Film mit seinen Frauenfiguren umgeht. Da folgt ein Machospruch auf den nächsten, was nicht nur nach Me Too nicht mehr haltbar ist, sondern eigentlich schon 2001 etwas zu deftig war. Schiebt man diesen Kritikpunkt bei Seite, bleibt eine solide Actionkomödie, die alle typischen Klischees des Buddymovies erfüllt, dabei allerdings nicht so in Erinnerung bleibt wie andere Vertreter des Genres. [Sneakfilm.de]
GenerationofSwine2023-01-12
★ 1/10
OK, for those of you who, like me, liked Rush Hour, do yourselves a favor and stay away from this. What we have here is basically Lethal Weapon 4 set in Hong Kong rather than LA. And... it just doesn't work. Everything (save the stars) that made the first one funny is kind of out of place and forgotten. It's horrible. The fish out of water scenario fits well in Rush Hour, but set in Hong Kong, Tucker comes across as obnoxious instead of funny. It's horrible.