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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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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. Go to Full Review
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? Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Feb 25, 2003
2.5/4
...the real problem with Showtime is that, for a comedy, it's not nearly funny enough. Go to Full Review
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Robert P @Superbad Oct 5, 2026 Showtime is a 1.5 star Movie! See more
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). See more
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. See more
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. See more
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more
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. See more
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Tom Dey

Director

Robert De Niro

Mitch Preston

Eddie Murphy

Trey Sellars

Rene Russo

Chase Renzi

Pedro Damián

Caesar Vargas

Yasiin Bey

Lazy Boy

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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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