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16 Blocks

16 Blocks

1 witness… 118 minutes…

20066.41h 45m

Overview

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.

Directed by Richard Donner
Written by Richard Wenk
Produced by Jim Van Wyck, Avi Lerner, John Thompson
Box OfficeBudget: $55.0MRevenue: $65.7M

Top Cast

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

Jack Mosley

Yasiin Bey

Yasiin Bey

Eddie Bunker

David Morse

David Morse

Frank Nugent

Jenna Stern

Jenna Stern

Diane Mosley

Casey Sander

Casey Sander

Captain Dan Gruber

Cylk Cozart

Cylk Cozart

Jimmy Mulvey

David Zayas

David Zayas

Robert Torres

Robert Racki

Robert Racki

Jerry Shue

Patrick Garrow

Patrick Garrow

Touhey

Sasha Roiz

Sasha Roiz

Kaller

Themes & Keywords

new york citymission of murderwitnessbetrayalmale bondingdoing the right thingpeople change

About 16 Blocks

16 Blocks is a action, adventure, crime, thriller film released in 2006 exploring themes of new york city, mission of murder, witness, betrayal, male bonding, doing the right thing. Directed by Richard Donner, it stars Bruce Willis, Yasiin Bey, David Morse. 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.

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