was a major hit when it was released in the fall of 1998. The teaming of and in the thrilling action comedy brought newfound popularity to both men, with Chan finding a new level of crossover appeal with western audiences. The movie also, unfortunately, furthered the career of director, and disgusting human hedgehog, .

Regardless of the film's role in bringing fame and fortune to a privileged Hollywood hemorrhoid, it still provides a great deal of entertainment to fans of its buddy comedy antics. This is proven by its recent place among Netflix's most popular films, which shows that there is still an audience for this kind of movie. Luckily for those audiences, there have been plenty of other . These are ten movies for anyone who loves Rush Hour.

While buddy comedies existed well before the 80s, the decade was a high watermark for the subgenre. Many of the films put into production during that time were done so in an effort to recapture the success of , action-comedy that teamed gruff cop with fast-talking bank robber as partners who have two days to take down some criminals.

This was Murphy's film debut, and he leaves no crumbs as he eats up every scene he's in. The role was originally intended for one of Murphy's comedic idols, , who dropped out while the film was stuck in development. and is perfectly matched against Nolte's gravel-voiced straight man. Without the success of 48 Hrs. it's entirely possible there would be no , and certainly no Rush Hour.

For another movie that teams a martial artist up with a loud-mouthed American in way over his head, audiences should look no further than . plays swaggering long-haul trucker Jack Burton, whose friendship with Chinatown restaurant owner Wang Chi gets him involved with a wild plot involving Chinese street gangs, an ancient sorcerer and supernaturally high stakes.

The movie is far more genre-bending than Rush Hour, but the chemistry between Russell and Dun carries the same vibes as Tucker and Chan. by having Jack Burton be a constantly outmatched loudmouth who barely scrapes by thanks to a lot of help from others and some true dumb luck. It's a cult classic with tons of style, martial arts action and plentiful laughs.

Following in the footsteps of Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte were and in buddy-cop classic . Gibson plays loose cannon cop Martin Riggs, who is teamed up with Glover's ready for retirement Roger Murtaugh to investigate the mysterious death of a young woman, which leads them to a major drug smuggling operation.

With a crackerjack script by , the movie mixes action and humor while also maintaining a deep emotional core through Riggs, who struggles with his mental health in the wake of his wife's death. The film was a huge success and spawned three sequels (with a fifth film possibly on the way) and a TV series, and laid a blueprint that almost all buddy-cop movies have tried to emulate since.

While Lethal Weapon may get most of the attention, the best buddy comedy to come out of the 80s was actually . Director followed up his massive hit Beverly Hills Cop with a film that's arguably even funnier and more action-packed. plays a no-nonsense bounty hunter tasked with bringing in a meek mob accountant, played by , from New York to Los Angeles.

The cross-country trip gets complicated by federal agents, wiseguys and a rival bounty hunter, all who want the accountant for themselves. Shooting all across the U.S. in real locations, Brest's action-comedy road movie is a blast from start to finish. De Niro and Grodin have impeccable comedic chemistry together, and the genuine development of their characters together sets Midnight Run apart from other buddy comedies.

For fans who want more of Jackie Chan being teamed up with another star, there are more than a few options. Hollywood tried a variety of team-ups with the martial arts star in an attempt to replicate the success of Rush Hour and its first sequel, with the most successful being the western-action film . If there's a perfect counterpart to Chan, though, it's fellow martial arts action star , who tag-teamed with him in the third installment of the franchise, .

Chan returns to his role as a Hong Kong police inspector, tasked with taking down a drug lord, with Yeoh posing as his sister as they go undercover. The two stars trade off on insane stunts, with Chan dangling himself from a helicopter and . The action absolutely puts Chan's American films to shame and the chemistry between him and Yeoh is better than any of the Hollywood stars who couldn't match his physical prowess on their best day. , and game recognizes game.

On the other side of the duo, Chris Tucker's high-pitched comedic relief can be grating for some, but when he's utilized well, he brings a lot of hilarity. Before Rush Hour, Tucker collaborated with Ratner on the vehicle , backed up in the essential 90s sci-fi film , and had one perfect scene in . His funniest role, by far, was alongside in the cult comedy .

Tucker plays Smokey, a small-time weed dealer who spends an eventful day on a South Central porch with Cube, who also co-wrote the screenplay to offer counterprogramming to the gritty hood movies that came out in the early 90s. , and the two subsequent Friday sequels are sorely missing his signature manic energy.

Underrated action-comedy features a duo with very different energies than Chan and Tucker, but who are equally entertaining together. , in his second leading role following , plays an enforcer sent to South America to collect , the ne'er-do-well son of a loan shark who's also discovered a fabled lost artifact.

The movie plays like a 2000s mash-up of Midnight Run and , and while it doesn't come close to matching the quality of either of those two films, it's still . Director was honing his muscular action skills early here, and the two stars are game to play along. It's actually fun to see Johnson in an action role where , and it happens several times. The Rundown is and were comfortable providing big dumb fun.

By 2008, the well of buddy-cop movies had truly run dry. The previous year saw the release of , which failed to meet the financial or audience expectations of the first two movies, and the subgenre wasn't a major staple of Hollywood's release schedule. Enter , , and , who were coming off the worldwide success of , which had helped revitalize the zombie horror subgenre, and were now set to attempt the same for buddy-cop action movies with . The result was an action movie masterpiece.

, whose overachieving numbers have made his superiors look inferior, so he's transferred to a quiet, cozy village. There, he befriends bumbling local cop Danny Butterman, played by Frost, and together that have plagued the town. Just as they did with horror, the trio twist the action movie tropes for comedic effect, all while still . It's a new action classic that is the natural evolution of the buddy-cop formula.

A few years after Hot Fuzz, America would get its own meta-commentary on the buddy-cop genre with the R-rated comedy remake of the young adult cop drama series . and play high school foes turned police academy friends who get enrolled as undercover high school students to infiltrate a synthetic drug ring.

The movie plays not only on buddy-cop tropes but also on the personas of the actors, as they find themselves in switched-up roles while undercover as students. Hill becomes popular, while Tatum hangs with the geeks. It's fun to see both actors twist their established types, and directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller bring their animation background to some lively action sequences. The sequel gets even more meta in its approach, while an unmade third film would've crossed over with the Men in Black franchise.

From Lethal Weapon writer Shane Black, The Nice Guys is a neo-noir comedy with one of the most unlikely, but hilarious, film duos of all time. Russell Crowe plays enforcer Jackson Healy, who crosses paths with floundering private investigator Holland March, played by Ryan Gosling in his funniest role ever. Together the two men investigate a missing young woman and the death of a porn star in 70s Los Angeles.

The two actors have incredible comedic chemistry together, and Black's script is clever and darkly twisted in its approach to the genre. The Nice Guys wasn't a hit, which unfortunately killed the chances of Black's planned sequel, but the film has gained a well-deserved cult following and is mandatory viewing for fans of the buddy genre.