The Hard Way

"There's only one way these two are going to get along..."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.4/10

23,336 votes

76/100

Fresh

6.2/10

469 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

1 nomination total

Source: OMDB

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$24.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$65.6M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$25,895,485

United States

Profit

+$41.6M

ROI: +173%

Budget Recovery273% of budget

$0|Budget: $24.0M|Revenue: $65.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

14.1K

Daily Avg

236

7-Day Trend

-5%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New York City

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Story Setting

Set In

New York City

Themes & Subjects

#newyorkcitypolicedepartment

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Robert PrimesDonald McAlpine

Film Editing

Frank Morriss

Music / Score

Arthur B. Rubinstein

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Distributors

Universal PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Hard Way

Available in 64 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaM

Germany16

FranceU

Denmark15

FinlandK-16

PortugalM/12

Production

Director

John Badham

Writers

Lem Dobbs, Michael Kozoll, Daniel Pyne, Lem Dobbs

Production Companies

The Badham-Cohen GroupUniversal Pictures

Cast

Michael J. Fox

Nick Lang

James Woods

John Moss

Stephen Lang

Party Crasher

Annabella Sciorra

Susan

John Capodice

Grainy

Luis Guzmán

Pooley

LL Cool J

Billy

Mary Mara

China

Delroy Lindo

Captain Brix

Conrad Roberts

Witherspoon

Christina Ricci

Bonnie

Penny Marshall

Angie

Tags & Keywords

dual identityundercover agentpoliceidentitydetectiverole reversalmovie starbuddy copmanhattan, new york city

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