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Assault on Precinct 13

Seen it?

2005 | 109 min | Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a lukewarm 6.2 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Assault on Precinct 13 or Avengement, start here.
The mood
Tense, gritty.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 49 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: expect violence and drug use.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    60% on Rotten Tomatoes, 54 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.2 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $35 million worldwide on a $30 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 104K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Jean-François Richet

  • Ethan HawkeSergeant Jake Roenick
  • Laurence FishburneMarion Bishop
  • Gabriel ByrneCaptain Marcus Duvall
  • Maria BelloDr. Alex Sabian
  • Drea de MatteoIris Ferry
  • John LeguizamoBeck
  • Brian DennehySargeant Jasper O'Shea
  • Ja RuleSmiley
  • Currie GrahamMike Kahane
  • Aisha HindsAnna