Film1997107 min

Murder at 1600

Name: Murder at 1600
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1997
Duration: 107 min
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Diane Lane, Alan Alda, Daniel Benzali, Dennis Miller

Taste attributes: actioncrimedramamysterythrillermartial artsespionagepoliticalmafia/gangsterfastunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"This address changes all the rules."

Boxlist takeExpect a very fast, smart crime thriller, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.1 /10

TMDB · 368 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow

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Synopsis

A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political tensions rise, they learn that the crime could be part of an elaborate cover-up. Framed as traitors, the pair, plus Regis' partner, break into the White House in order to expose the true culprit.

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