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PG-13

2002

1h 35m

Comedy

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When a no-nonsense LAPD detective (Robert De Niro) is forced to star in a reality-based television show with a frustrated actor-turned-LAPD-patrolman (Eddie Murphy), they find their lives turned upside down by a powerhouse producer (Rene Russo) and her very intrusive camera crew.

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Critics Consensus

Showtime starts out as a promising satire of the buddy cop genre. Unfortunately, it ends up becoming the type of movies it is satirizing.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 28, 2010

4/5

A funny movie for adults and older teens.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Jun 19, 2003

2/4

What can you say when the best thing about a movie is William Shatner playing himself and parodying his own persona?

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Mark Caro

Chicago Tribune

Jul 20, 2002

1/4

The thinness of the conception gives the actors so little room to maneuver that they turn in uniformly one-note performances.

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

Jul 4, 2024

3/5

The comedy may have been a hit-and-miss affair. But at least it’s fun watching the stoic Robert De Niro and the wisecracking Eddie Murphy trading quips and one-liners.

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Film Threat

Dec 6, 2005

2.5/5

Judith Egerton

Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

Jun 25, 2004

2/4

Throughout the movie, De Niro scowls and looks as if something smells bad -- and something does. It's the script.

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Jonathan N

@Popculture1994 Jul 17, 2026

Showtime is an awful Eddie Murphy, Robert De Niro, and Rene Russo buddy cop comedy movie. It's the worst 2002 Eddie Murphy film ever (along with The Adventures of Pluto Nash and I Spy with Owen Wilson as well).

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Melissa M

@Lisey Apr 2, 2026

Eddie Murphy has made a lot of action-packed cop movies. The Beverly hill cop films. 48 hours. This is another one. In the cop genre films he does an beyond awesome job as an actor. This is a pretty good cop-com film. Robert de Niro is really good at deadpan humor. Eddie Murphy's humor is more hyperactive. Or on hyperspeed. And he has an infectious laugh. Eddie Murphy plays an actor who wants to be a detective. Robert de Niro is a seasoned detective who unwillingly has to become an actor on Hollywood version of a cop show. This movie has action, comedy, & drama. This film is definitely watching more than once.

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Mickey B.

@Mickerdoo Feb 8, 2026

Actually felt like De Niro and Murphy had some chemistry. But nothing special about the script. Likes 30 Rock cameraman.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Nov 12, 2025

Funny in 01 hour, 35 minutes, and 18 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed on March 15th, 2002, in color!!!!!!!!!!!! Copyright 2002-2025 by Warner Brothers Studios, a Warner Bros. Discovery company!!!!! Starring Robert De Niro as a detective, and Eddie Murphy as an actor who plays a detective!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The worldwide gross is $77,885,672.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Language, Action/Violence and Some Drug Content!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Dec 30, 2024

Filme legal, o roteiro é bacana, a dupla do eddie Murphy junto com o robert de Niro é bacana, esse negócio de show foi legal, e achei legal as cenas de ação, e eu recomendo esse filme.

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Daniel M

@MazzaQuePasa Mar 19, 2023

Amazing cast with a terrible story. I was so bored watching it that I turned it off half way.

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Synopsis

When a no-nonsense LAPD detective (Robert De Niro) is forced to star in a reality-based television show with a frustrated actor-turned-LAPD-patrolman (Eddie Murphy), they find their lives turned upside down by a powerhouse producer (Rene Russo) and her very intrusive camera crew.

Director: Tom Dey
Producer: Jane Rosenthal, Jorge Saralegui
Screenwriter: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Keith Sharon
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Village Roadshow Prod., Material, Tribeca Productions, Warner Brothers, Overbrook Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Action/Violence|Some Drug Content)
Genre: Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 15, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 28, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.9M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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