The Hard Way

The Hard Way (1991) is an action comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Director John Badham paired Michael J. Fox and James Woods for maximum friction: Fox plays Nick Lang, a pampered Hollywood star desperate to shed his clean-cut image, and Woods plays Lieutenant John Moss, a burned-out New York detective with no patience for civilians — let alone famous ones.

Nick talks his way onto Moss's cases, supposedly to research a gritty cop role. Moss is already closing in on a serial killer terrorizing the city and has zero time for a man who keeps treating real crime scenes like location shoots. Every ride-along turns into a fresh disaster. Nick mimics Moss's habits, borrows his girlfriend's attention, and nearly blows the investigation.

Annabella Sciorra, Luis Guzmán, and a young Christina Ricci fill out the supporting cast. Stream The Hard Way (1991) online on iFILM — a sharp buddy-cop comedy with two leads who make the clash genuinely funny.