---
title: 'Rush Hour 2 (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Brett Ratner'
released: '2001-08-03'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rush-hour-2-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266915/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rush Hour 2 (2001)

2001 · 92 min · Comedy, Action · United States

Part of: Rush Hour

## Synopsis

Rush Hour 2 is a 2001 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and written by Jeff Nathanson. A sequel to Rush Hour (1998), it is the second installment in the Rush Hour franchise and stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker reprising their roles from the first film. The story follows Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) Chief Inspector Lee (Chan) and Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective James Carter (Tucker), who go to Hong Kong on vacation only to be thwarted by a murder case involving two U.S. customs agents after a bombing at the American embassy. Lee suspects that the crime is linked to the Triad crime lord Ricky Tan (Lone). This film was filmed in Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Brett Ratner](https://cinepixo.com/people/brett-ratner)
- **Screenplay:** [Jeff Nathanson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-nathanson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lalo Schifrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lalo-schifrin)
- **Producer:** [Roger Birnbaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-birnbaum), [Jonathan Glickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-glickman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Matthew F. Leonetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-f-leonetti)
- **Editor:** [Mark Helfrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-helfrich)

## Cast

- [Kenneth Tsang](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-tsang) as Captain Chin
- [Elizabeth Anweis](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-anweis)
- [Matthew Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-barry)
- [Lisa LoCicero](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-locicero)
- [Philip Baker Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-baker-hall)
- [Chris Tucker](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-tucker) as Detective James Carter
- [Cheung Wing Fat](https://cinepixo.com/people/cheung-wing-fat)
- [Jackie Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-chan) as Chief Inspector Lee
- [Alan King](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-king) as Steven Reign
- [James Lew](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-lew)
- [Saul Rubinek](https://cinepixo.com/people/saul-rubinek) as Casino Box Man
- [Jeremy Piven](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-piven) as Versace Salesman
- [Maggie Q](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-q)
- [Gianni Russo](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-russo)
- [Harris Yulin](https://cinepixo.com/people/harris-yulin) as Special Agent-In-Charge Sterling

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