Assault on Precinct 13

"Unite and fight."

2005 1h 49m EN

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6.2

MID

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59%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.3

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 1,254🥫59%Rotten Tomatoes●54Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 83,453

ThrillerActionAdventureCrime

Synopsis

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On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick must cobble together a force made up cops and criminals to save themselves from a mob looking to kill mobster Marion Bishop.

“Unite and fight.”

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Cast

Ethan Hawke
Sergeant Jake Roenick
Laurence Fishburne
Marion Bishop
Gabriel Byrne
Captain Marcus Duvall
Maria Bello
Dr. Alex Sabian
Drea de Matteo
Iris Ferry
John Leguizamo
Beck
Brian Dennehy
Sargeant Jasper O'Shea
Ja Rule
Smiley

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean-François Richet
Writers: James DeMonaco, John Carpenter, Jeremy Simser
Languages: Serbian, English
Countries: United States of America, France, Canada

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Serbian, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: United States of America, France, Canada.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jean-François Richet, shot by Robert Gantz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Graeme Revell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bill Pankow shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne and Gabriel Byrne carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Unite and fight.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jean-François Richet directs. Robert Gantz behind the camera. Graeme Revell scores. Bill Pankow cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America, France, Canada. Dialogue in Serbian, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Serbian, English.
3International production across 3 countries: United States of America, France, Canada.
4Directed by Jean-François Richet, shot by Robert Gantz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Graeme Revell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Bill Pankow shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne and Gabriel Byrne carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Unite and fight.".
9IMDB entry: tt0398712 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 25 themes, including "dying and death", "drug abuse", "prison cell", "junkie".
11Released under 17 different titles around the world.