2005
16 Blocks is a 2006 American action thriller film directed by Richard Donner and starring Bruce Willis, Mos Def, and David Morse. The film unfolds in the real time narration method. It marked the final directed film for Donner during his lifetime in addition to the last acting role for his cousin and frequent collaborator Steve Kahan.
Mar 3, 2006 · 16 Blocks: Directed by Richard Donner. With Bruce Willis, Yasiin Bey, David Morse, Jenna Stern. An aging alcoholic cop is assigned the task of escorting a witness from police custody to a courthouse 16 blocks away.
Mar 2, 2006 · Powered by JustWatch. Bruce Willis plays Jack Mosley, a tired drunk, in "16 Blocks." He's a detective who doesn't have the energy to be a cop. As the film opens, he's surrounded by dead bodies and spilled cocaine and is told by an officer, "Sit on this until the uniforms get here."
TOP CRITIC. A happier surprise is the smart work of director Richard Donner: 16 Blocks is all jumble and jangle-crowds, snarled traffic, and discordant car horns. May 12, 2006 | Full Review….
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- Action, Mystery & thriller, Crime, Drama
- PG-13
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In New York, the alcoholic and decadent detective Jack Mosley is assigned to deliver a prisoner to the court sixteen blocks far from his precinct in 118 minutes. Eddie Bunker made a deal with the D.A. office and will identify and testify against a dirty detective.
Mos Def plays Eddie Bunker, the prisoner with a dream of becoming a baker. They have to go 16 blocks in a little bit over a hour. They encounter multiple attempts on Eddie's life, and Mosley begins to suspect other cops of this. 16 Blocks is an intense thrill ride with multiple twists.
