The 48 Hrs. movies in order

There are 2 48 Hrs. films, about 3.2 hours in total. The first was released in 1982, the latest in 1990. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.

'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.

1. 1

   48 Hrs. (1982)

   7 Dec 1982 · 96 min

   A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.

2. 2

   Another 48 Hrs. (1990)

   8 Jun 1990 · 95 min

   For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the Ice Man. Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is scheduled to be released from prison on the next day.

Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.