16 Blocks

"1 witness… 118 minutes…"

Mar 3 2006 PG-13 1h 42m
Action, Drama, Thriller

An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.

Plot

Jack Mosley, a burnt-out detective, is assigned the unenviable task of transporting a fast-talking convict from jail to a courthouse 16 blocks away. However, along the way he learns that the man is supposed to testify against Mosley's colleagues, and the entire NYPD wants him dead. Mosley must choose between loyalty to his colleagues and protecting the witness, and never has such a short distance seemed so long...

Written by

Richard Wenk

Directed by

Richard Donner

Production Countries

United States of America, Germany

Production Companies

Alcon Entertainment, EFO Films, Cheyenne Enterprises, Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG III, 16 Block Productions, Millennium Films, ContentFilm, Nu Image, The Donners' Company

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations total

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# of Votes
136,393
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
63
Popularity
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