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6.3
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Critic Nick Schager
rated 8

...Carpenter’s imagery is a thing of propulsive beauty that both enhances suspense and expresses his characters’ ever-changing relations to one another. It’s a fleet, ferocious piece of genre craftsmanship.

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Cast & Crew

Laurence Fishburne
As Marion Bishop
Brian Dennehy
As Sargeant Jasper O'Shea
Ethan Hawke
As Sergeant Jake Roenick
Gabriel Byrne
As Captain Marcus Duvall
Kim Coates
As Officer Rosen

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In the midst of a snowstorm on New Year's Eve, a group of dangerous criminals, led by the notorious Marion Bishop, are temporarily housed in a soon-to-be-decommissioned police precinct in Detroit. When masked gunmen surround the building and demand that Bishop be handed over, the precinct staff and the prisoners must form an uneasy alliance to defend themselves against the corrupt officers and their sinister motives. As tensions rise and the battle for survival intensifies, the unlikely allies must put aside their differences and work together to hold off the attackers until dawn. With non-stop action and suspense, Assault on Precinct 13 is a gripping thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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Assault on Precinct 13 was released in theaters on January 19, 2005.