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16 Blocks

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.

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Box office
$65.7 million
Budget
$52 million
Cinematography
Glen MacPherson
Country
United States
Directed by
Richard Donner
Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures

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Remake

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16 Blocks

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16 Blocks

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related to Cast · 35
16 Blocks → Assistant District Attorney MacDonaldCarmen, Blocks, BriggsBrenda Pressley, Bruce Willis, BunkerDavid Morse, Bus PassengerToni Ellwand, Captain Dan GruberJenna Stern, Court Officer Willis, David Morse, Deputy Commissioner WagnerPeter McRobbie, Detective Bobby TorresCasey Sander, Detective Edward MaldonadoMike Keenan, Detective Frank NugentDavid Zayas, Detective Jack MosleyMos Def, Detective Jerry ShuePatrick Garrow, Detective Jimmy MulveyRichard Fitzpatrick, Detective KallerConrad Pla, Detective OrtizHechter Ubarry, Detective TouheySasha Roiz, Diane MosleyCylk Cozart
related to Critical response · 22
16 Blocks → Audiences, Blocks, Bruce Willis, Chicago Sun-Times, CinemaScore, Clint Eastwood, Despite, Donner, Michael Atkinson, Mos Def, On Metacritic, On Rotten Tomatoes, Peter Travers, Roger Ebert, Rolling Stone, The, The Boston Globe, The Gauntlet, The Village Voice, Until Richard Wenk's
related to Remake · 9
16 Blocks → Blocks, Bollywood, Brooklyn's Finest, In May, Millennium Films, Minutes, Original Entertainment, Rambo, The Expendables
Production companies · 7
16 Blocks → Alcon Entertainment, Cheyenne Enterprises, Emmett/Furla Films, Equity Pictures, Millennium Films, Nu Image Films, The Donners' Company
Produced by · 5
16 Blocks → Arnold Rifkin, Avi Lerner, Jim Van Wyck, John Thompson, Randall Emmett
Starring · 4
16 Blocks → Bruce Willis, Cylk Cozart, David Morse, Mos Def
related to External links · 3
16 Blocks → Blocks Official Site16 Blocks, Box Office Mojo, IMDb16 Blocks
is a · 2
16 Blocks → 2006 American action thriller film directed by Richard Donner and starring Bruce Willis, second film in which David Morse plays the villain to Bruce Willis as the protagonist
Box office · 1
16 Blocks → $65.7 million
Budget · 1
16 Blocks → $52 million

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16 BlocksBox office$65.7 million1.00infobox
16 BlocksBudget$52 million1.00infobox
16 BlocksCinematographyGlen MacPherson1.00infobox
16 BlocksCountryUnited States1.00infobox
16 BlocksDirected byRichard Donner1.00infobox
16 BlocksDistributed byWarner Bros. Pictures1.00infobox
16 BlocksEdited bySteven Mirkovich1.00infobox
16 BlocksLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
16 BlocksMusic byKlaus Badelt1.00infobox
16 BlocksProduced byAvi Lerner1.00infobox
16 BlocksProduced byRandall Emmett1.00infobox
16 BlocksProduced byJohn Thompson1.00infobox
16 BlocksProduced byArnold Rifkin1.00infobox
16 BlocksProduced byJim Van Wyck1.00infobox
16 BlocksProduction companiesAlcon Entertainment1.00infobox
16 BlocksProduction companiesMillennium Films1.00infobox
16 BlocksProduction companiesCheyenne Enterprises1.00infobox
16 BlocksProduction companiesEmmett/Furla Films1.00infobox
16 BlocksProduction companiesThe Donners' Company1.00infobox
16 BlocksProduction companiesEquity Pictures1.00infobox
16 BlocksProduction companiesNu Image Films1.00infobox
16 BlocksRelease dateMarch 3, 2006 (2006-03-03)1.00infobox
16 BlocksRunning time102 minutes1.00infobox
16 BlocksStarringBruce Willis1.00infobox
16 BlocksStarringMos Def1.00infobox
16 BlocksStarringDavid Morse1.00infobox
16 BlocksStarringCylk Cozart1.00infobox
16 BlocksWritten byRichard Wenk1.00infobox
16 Blocksis a2006 American action thriller film directed by Richard Donner and starring Bruce Willis0.90text
16 Blocksis asecond film in which David Morse plays the villain to Bruce Willis as the protagonist0.90text

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