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16 Blocks (2006) — Stream on Howdy · CriticCrunch

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16 Blocks

Movie2006·105 min

16 Blocks

Directed by Richard Donner

Action Adventure Crime Thriller

A action adventure film directed by Richard Donner.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 40%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.5/10

About 16 Blocks

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.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: betrayal, redemption, sacrifice duty, action combat, new york, urban, strangers forced together, reluctant hero, everyman, escape chase, race against time, siege bottle, corruption

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Details

Director: Richard Donner
Language: English

Cast

Bruce Willis, Yasiin Bey, David Morse

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How 16 Blocks Ranks

All movies

Top 40%

2000s movies

Top 34%

Action movies

Top 43%

2000s Action movies

Top 41%

Richard Donner films#15 of 17

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the vibe

16 Blocks Vibe

What it feels like

grippinghopefulintenseapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfelt

gritty

tense

What it's about

escape chaserace against timesiege bottlebetrayalredemptionsacrifice dutyreluctant heroeverymanstrangers forced togetheraction combatcorruptionNew Yorkurban

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

grittygritty