Detective Knight: Independence

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Detective Knight: Independence

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Released Jan 20, 2023

1h 31m

Holiday

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Detective James Knight's last-minute assignment to the Independence Day shift turns into a race against time to stop an unbalanced EMT worker who's posing as a cop.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

The final chapter of the Detective Knight trilogy, this action/thriller has almost nothing to do with the previous two entries, and, despite some ambitious ideas, it's listless and cursory.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 8, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The Detective Knight series should have ended at two movies. Instead, there’s a third movie, and it’s largely a nonstarter.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 5, 2023

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Lapacazo Magrira Sandoval

New York Amsterdam News

Would I ever pay money to watch this in a theater, the answer is no. Would I purchase or download this movie on a streaming service, again, the answer is no.

Jan 20, 2023

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Drake and his team are simply trying to survive the filmmaking process, not establish a riveting examination of bruised honor and rising crime.

Rated: D+

Jan 20, 2023

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Jason Delgado

Film Threat

A must-see for fans of Bruce Willis. Those who are into the action genre as well should check it out because of the added character depth and cast.

Rated: 8/10

Jan 18, 2023

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Federico Furzan

Movie-Blogger.com

In the trilogy resolution, Detective Knight: Independence, the film lies on Willis' shoulders as his storyline becomes crucial to the main story in this one. This is now his territory and he’s not afraid to show it.

Rated: 2.8/5

Jan 18, 2023

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Sean F

Just was not as good as the first 2. Also im not sure if it was because i watch on prime but the description it gave about the movie did not actually match what happened at all in the movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/05/25

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Daniel W

So this is the 3rd of a trilogy and with each movie they kept getting worse. This one by far is the worst of the bunch. The acting is bad and the writing is worse. The audience score of 81 is definitely sympathy for Bruce Willis. In this last movie you can really see his illness affecting him, it’s obvious at the end that they dubbed his voice.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/10/25

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elliott b

It was not as good as the first 2, but im sure Bruce Willis health had some effect on that. I Have the upmost respect for Bruce Willis 👏

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/28/25

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Les N

If you like bad movies you are in luck! That is shockingly bad. In fact, one of the worse movies I've ever seen!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/07/24

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Christian U

As a novice Bruce Willis fan this movie feels like a college film project. Weak storyline, poor editing, very bad acting, terrible character development and very little Bruce Willis. The two young main characters are troubled EMT who seem to smoke a lot, don’t the young adults vape now? This is a product after the writers block and pandemic fog. I would definitely not pay to see this on any platform.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/01/24

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Steve D

Well, at least its over.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/10/23

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Synopsis

Detective James Knight's last-minute assignment to the Independence Day shift turns into a race against time to stop an unbalanced EMT worker who's posing as a cop.

Director: Edward Drake
Producer: Robert Dean, Corey Large
Screenwriter: Edward Drake, Corey Large
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: Emmett/Furla Oasis, Lionsgate, BondIt Media Capital, Buffalo 8 Productions
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Brief Drug Use|Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Holiday, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 20, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 20, 2023
Runtime: 1h 31m

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