Keiharde politieagent Jack Cates is de enige overlevende van een schietpartij. Cates krijgt 48 uur om de moordenaar te vinden en heeft daarvoor de hulp nodig van de gangster Reggie Hammond, die hij voor die korte tijd uit de gevangenis haalt. Maar Reggie is totaal niet gemotiveerd om te helpen en de crimineel-helpt-agent en de blank/zwart situatie zorgt voor de nodige botsingen tussen de twee. Ondanks dat alles blijken het toch goede partners te zijn.
Nee, helaas is 48 Hrs. nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Production | Lawrence Gordon | Producer |
| Camera | Ric Waite | Director of Photography |
| Sound | James Horner | Original Music Composer |
| Art | John Vallone | Production Design |
| Production | Judith Holstra | Casting |
| Directing | Walter Hill | Director |
| Editing | Mark Warner | Editor |
| Editing | Billy Weber | Editor |
| Production | Joel Silver | Producer |
| Editing | Freeman A. Davies | Editor |
| Sound | Mark Mangini | ADR Editor |
| Crew | Terry Leonard | Stunt Double |
| Writing | Larry Gross | Writer |
| Crew | Nick Dimitri | Stunts |
| Crew | John Sherrod | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Jerry Brutsche | Stunts |
| Crew | Billy C. Chandler | Stunts |
| Writing | Walter Hill | Writer |
| Crew | Larry Holt | Stunts |
| Crew | Conrad E. Palmisano | Stunt Driver |
| Art | Richard C. Goddard | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Joseph P. Mercurio | Special Effects |
| Crew | Bruce Paul Barbour | Stunts |
| Crew | Tony Brubaker | Stunts |
| Writing | Steven E. de Souza | Writer |
| Writing | Roger Spottiswoode | Writer |
| Crew | Vince Deadrick Jr. | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Bennie E. Dobbins | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Carl Boles | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dagmar Loesch | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Walter Scott | Stunts |
| Sound | Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Richard L. Anderson | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | John Dunn | Sound Editor |
| Production | D. Constantine Conte | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Tim Mangini | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marilyn Vance | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Germain | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Stephen Hunter Flick | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Teri E. Dorman | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gregg Landaker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edouard F. Henriques III | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
