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Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) | Top 5% · CriticCrunch

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Assault on Precinct 13

Movie1976·91 min

Assault on Precinct 13

Directed by John Carpenter

Thriller Action Crime

A thriller action film directed by John Carpenter.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 5%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.3/10

1K ratings

About Assault on Precinct 13

A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary form an unlikely alliance to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: survival of spirit, betrayal, action combat, los angeles, strangers forced together, anti hero, everyman, siege bottle, survival, race against time, organized crime

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Details

Director: John Carpenter
Language: English

Cast

Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer

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How Assault on Precinct 13 Ranks

★All movies

Top 5%

1970s movies

Top 7%

Thriller movies

Top 7%

1970s Thriller movies

Top 11%

John Carpenter films#4 of 22

Top 5% All movies.

the vibe

Assault on Precinct 13 Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkintenseeasy to followlight-touchintimateheartfelt

gritty

tense

What it's about

siege bottlesurvivalrace against timesurvival of spiritbetrayalanti-heroeverymanstrangers forced togetheraction combatorganized crimeLos Angeles

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

grittygritty