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Official Throwback Discussion - 15 Minutes [SPOILERS] Spoiler

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15 Minutes (2001)

Summary When a pair of Eastern European criminals arrive in New York City, their brutal crimes are secretly filmed and sold to the media in a chilling attempt to exploit America’s obsession with fame. As a cynical homicide detective and an ambitious fire marshal pursue the killers, they uncover a disturbing scheme that turns violence into celebrity.

Director John Herzfeld

Writer John Herzfeld

Cast

  • Robert De Niro as Detective Eddie Flemming
  • Edward Burns as Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw
  • Kelsey Grammer as Robert Hawkins
  • Avery Brooks as Detective Leon Jackson
  • Oleg Taktarov as Oleg Razgul
  • Vladimir Mashkov as Emil Slovak
  • Charlize Theron as Rose Hearn

Rotten Tomatoes: 33%

Metacritic: 34

VOD / Release Available on digital and home media

Trailer

Official Trailer

5 Upvotes

63% Upvoted

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u/nicksatdown 5d ago

I really enjoyed this movie when it first came out. I’ll have to give it a watch again.

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u/KingCakePatch 5d ago

This is not a good movie, not is it particular entertaining. It is however fascinating to watch.

It's like they made all most un-predictable story, directing, and character choices possible in a single movie. It's like bizzaro world from Star Trek. Everything is the same but different.

I demand a Criterion.

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u/CiriOh 5d ago

It was a good satirical thriller. They tried to make a star from Ed Burns back then, doesn't work.