Release Date
January 19, 2005
DVD Release Date
May 10, 2005 (Buy on Amazon)
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Running Time
109 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated R for strong violence and language throughout, and for some drug content
To survive the night, cops and criminals alike will have to unite and fight. A classic head-to-head showdown ignites in an all-new update of the 1976 action thriller of the same name. With only a few hours left in the calendar year, Precinct 13, one of Detroit's oldest precinct houses, is closing. Amid heavy snowfall and unsafe road conditions, only a few lawmen remain on duty for New Year's Eve. They are headed by Sergeant... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
"Assault on Precinct 13" stumbled in theaters and vanished from the public eye about as quickly as Ethan Hawke is respected as a serious actor (Editor's note: Does that analogy make sense?). The film barely managed to make back its estimated budget, but amazingly this flop of a film is actually quite an impressive action movie. Full movie review »