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48 Hrs.

Where to Watch 48 Hrs. (1982)

1982Movie"One cop. One con. No mercy."

Looking to feast your eyes on '48 Hrs.' in the comfort of your own home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Walter Hill-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of '48 Hrs.' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch '48 Hrs.' right now, here are some finer points about the Paramount Pictures, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Silver Pictures drama flick.

Released December 7th, 1982, '48 Hrs.' stars Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a user score of 67 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 1,503 knowledgeable users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer."

'48 Hrs.' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Fandango At Home, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, fuboTV, Microsoft Store, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, YouTube, Google Play Movies, and Paramount Plus .

'48 Hrs.' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on December 7th, 1982 - Buy 48 Hrs. Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting January 26th, 1999 - Buy 48 Hrs. DVD

Watch '48 Hrs.' In Theaters

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48 Hrs. Collection

'48 Hrs.' and 'Another 48 Hrs.' is a series of two films about Jack Cates, a hard-nosed cop, who reluctantly teams up with Reggie Hammond, a wise-cracking criminal, in order to solve crimes. '48 Hrs.' is often credited as being the first film to pioneer the "buddy cop" genre.