Rush Hour is a 1998 American buddy action comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and written by Jim Kouf and Ross LaManna from a story by LaManna. It stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker as mismatched police officers who are assigned to rescue a Chinese diplomat's abducted daughter.

Detective James Carter and Inspector Lee are vacationing in Hong Kong. Things take a turn when a bomb explosion at the US Consulate kills two undercover customs agents and Lee is assigned to the case.

Inspector Lee and LAPD detective James Carter travel to Paris to protect a French witness from the attacks of the Chinese triads. The two battle it out against the world's most deadly criminals.