16 Blocks

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16 Blocks

PG-13

Released Mar 3, 2006

1h 42m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Boozy and world-weary, NYPD Detective Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) draws a routine assignment to transport trial witness Eddie Bunker (Mos Def) to the courthouse by 10 a.m. The task quickly becomes a deadly game of cat-and-mouse when some of Jack's fellow officers arrive to kill Eddie so that he cannot testify against them. Jack sees a way to redeem his wasted life by protecting the affable Eddie from the would-be assassins.

Critics Consensus

Despite strong performances from Bruce Willis and Mos Def, 16 Blocks is a shopworn entry in the buddy-action genre.

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

There's a fine line between old-fashioned and cliched.

Mar 24, 2007

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David Edelstein

New York Magazine/Vulture

A happier surprise is the smart work of director Richard Donner: 16 Blocks is all jumble and jangle-crowds, snarled traffic, and discordant car horns.

May 12, 2006

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Simon Braund

Empire Magazine

A solid, bare-knuckle action-thriller from Richard Lethal Weapon Donner that avoids most of the genre's clichs and boasts a commendably dishevelled performance from Willis, as a washed-up NYPD flatfoot dissolving in self-loathing.

Rated: 3/5

May 6, 2006

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Joshua Starnes

ComingSoon.net

Told in nearly real-time 16 Blocks stops and starts, putting in buffers for decent character moments between Jack and Eddie. It's necessary to understand why they do what they do, but it makes what they're doing occasionally dull.

Rated: 6/10

Mar 3, 2011

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

B-movie done with shrewd aplomb

Aug 30, 2009

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Ross Anthony

Hollywood Report Card

At its heart, this is actually an excellent film. But, as filmmakers seek to escalate the big action, believability suffers severely.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 20, 2007

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JOANNE P

The main two characters evolve into a pleasure to watch. The action scenes are a bit tedious, but it's a warm hearted feel-good film - well worth watching.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/27/24

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Sarah C

Would've been so much more enjoyable if it wasn't for Yasiin Bey's voice. Damn horrendous, I couldn't focus the entire time because it sounds like someone broke his nose and strangled him the entire time he spoke. I'm all for cliché cop movies but his character, Eddie, really just ruins it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/25/24

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Stoner J

Underrated for sure. Not the best in the genre but lots of entertaining action. My only beef with it is them hiring Mos Def, not sure if he normally talks that strangely but I couldn't understand anything the dude says the whole way though

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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Alec B

This should have worked as a simple concept thriller but it's just so predictable, which is the result of a screenplay that's way too neat and tidy.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/14/23

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Giuliana C

It is a hidden gem I came across in Prime Video. It keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to end, and it is touching in a way you would not expect from an action movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/21/23

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Audience Member

Honestly not bad but equally not believable . Maybe a few dirty cops but not the entire department of nyc having shootouts on the street like this 2.7

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/28/23

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Synopsis

Boozy and world-weary, NYPD Detective Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) draws a routine assignment to transport trial witness Eddie Bunker (Mos Def) to the courthouse by 10 a.m. The task quickly becomes a deadly game of cat-and-mouse when some of Jack's fellow officers arrive to kill Eddie so that he cannot testify against them. Jack sees a way to redeem his wasted life by protecting the affable Eddie from the would-be assassins.

Director: Richard Donner
Producer: Randall Emmett, Avi Lerner, Arnold Rifkin, John Thompson, Jim Van Wyck, Bruce Willis
Screenwriter: Richard Wenk
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Millennium Films, Cheyenne Enterprises, Equity Pictures Medienfonds, Emmett/Furla Films, Nu Image
Rating: PG-13 (Some Strong Language|Intense Sequences of Action|Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 3, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 24, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $36.9M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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