16 Blocks

In this action thriller, a burned-out NYPD detective escorts a small-time crook to a grand-jury session, and dodges dirty cops along the way who want the witness dead., Fast-paced action thriller. A veteran detective discovers that the witness he is escorting from safehouse to courtroom is due to testify against a cop, and that the rest of the force wants his charge dead., Fast-paced action thriller. A veteran detective discovers that the witness he is escorting from safehouse to courtroom is due to testify against a cop and that the rest of the force wants his charge dead., A burned-out cop escorts a small-time crook to a grand-jury panel while dodging dirty cops who want the witness dead., A veteran detective discovers that the witness he is escorting from safehouse to courtroom is due to testify against a cop and that the rest of the force wants his charge dead., A veteran detective discovers that the witness he is escorting from safehouse to courtroom is due to testify against a cop, and that the rest of the force wants his charge dead., 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. While driving to the tribunal, Jack is attacked by a group of corrupt cops and protects Eddie., In this slam-bang action thriller, a burned-out NYPD detective escorts a small-time crook to a grand-jury session, and dodges dirty cops along the way who want the witness dead., Real time thriller from Richard Donner with Bruce Willis escorting a fast talking witness to court with corrupt members of the Nypd after them., A hard-drinking, hard-living cop assigned the task of transporting a small-time criminal to the nearby courthouse finds that a simple, 16-block drive can be the longest ride of his life in director Richard Donner’s urban action thriller. Hung-over, has-been cop Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) has seen better days, and all that the force expects out of him these days is to stay out of trouble while he’s on the clock. Eddie Bunker (Mos Def) is set to testify before a grand jury at 10:00 a.m., and it’s up to Mosely to make sure that Bunker makes it to the courthouse in one piece — a job that Mosely estimates will take a maximum of 15 minutes. A black van has been trailing the pair unnoticed, though, and after stopping off at a nearby liquor store to pick up some breakfast, Mosely emerges from the store just in time to save Eddie from the lethal bullet of a determined assassin. When backup arrives in the form of Detective Frank Nugent (David Morse), Mosely quickly realizes that the detective on Nugent’s team is the same cop that Bunker is set to testify against. Now faced with the tough task of dodging bullets and eluding a massive onslaught of corrupt cops, Mosely must keep Bunker alive long enough to get him before the judge and ensure that justice is served.