Striking Distance

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Striking Distance

R

1993

1h 41m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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Sgt. Tom Hardy (Bruce Willis) denounces his partner, Jimmy Detillo (Robert Pastorelli), for brutally interrogating a suspect. After Jimmy falls to his death from a bridge, Tom is transferred from homicide to the river rescue team. Two years later, the bodies of murdered young women begin turning up in the water -- all of whom were previously romantically linked to Tom. With the help of his new partner, Jo Christman (Sarah Jessica Parker), Tom sets out to find the killer.

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Critics Consensus

Weighed down by a rote story and passionless performances, Striking Distance represents one of the lesser '90s genre outings from action hero Bruce Willis.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: D

Sep 7, 2011

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

If "Striking Distance" were a book, it could be called a good read. Instead, it's a painless watch.

May 20, 2003

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Striking Distance is an exhausted reassembly of bits and pieces from all the other movies that are more or less exactly like this one.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

The hard truth is that Bruce Willis is just one of many faces going forth here as gamely as possible. And yet for its crude and compromised stitching, "Striking Distance" remains weird, wobbly and eminently watchable.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 26, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Although the basic concept is intriguing and the serial killer's methods are memorable, the pacing is noticeably faulty.

Rated: 3/10

Sep 24, 2020

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

Herringston's return to his hometown is no triumph, striking out at every turn, and failing to go the distance.

Apr 25, 2018

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D E

Stupid loudmouth cop movie with stupid writing and plot, oh and a stupid remote control car. Stupid, Stupid, Stupid. Coolest part of movie: shot in Pittsburgh on the 3 rivers, amazing. Willis has cool job as river patrol. Only 2 redeeming items in whole movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/07/25

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Jeffrey P

Underrated but loses effectiveness the second time around.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/26/24

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Adam S

A quiet guilt free pleasure. Sure it is not the best movie in the world but it was at height of Brunos powers. Litterally the biggest movie star on the planet and with a solid supporting cast (including a clear eyed Sizemore) Bruce gives the material a bit of glint in his eye charm.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/20/24

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Munkhchimeg T

Amazing movie. Really liked and recommended. Deeply felt his story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/04/24

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Cinephemeride [

a classic thriller but one that is often judged harshly. Typical of the 90s, the film is rather pleasant

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/02/24

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One of Bruce Willis’s worst movies ever! Striking Distance features Bruce Willis and Sarah Jessica Parker as the two leads here in a Cop/Serial Killer thriller. The only issue is this thriller of a movie is neither thrilling nor interesting. In fact it is rather cheesy and seems more like a straight to VHS tape/dvd type of film for the early 90s. There are moments when things start to get a little interesting then quickly fall apart fast. This is by no means the fault of the cast here but more the fault of the Director/Writer. If you are looking for a more entertaining action film featuring Bruce Willis then check out Die Hard. Striking Distance gets a low rating from me at 1 stars out of 5.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/15/24

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Synopsis

Sgt. Tom Hardy (Bruce Willis) denounces his partner, Jimmy Detillo (Robert Pastorelli), for brutally interrogating a suspect. After Jimmy falls to his death from a bridge, Tom is transferred from homicide to the river rescue team. Two years later, the bodies of murdered young women begin turning up in the water -- all of whom were previously romantically linked to Tom. With the help of his new partner, Jo Christman (Sarah Jessica Parker), Tom sets out to find the killer.

Director: Rowdy Herrington
Producer: Hunt Lowry, Arnon Milchan
Screenwriter: Rowdy Herrington, Marty Kaplan
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 9, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.8M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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