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Murder at 1600

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Murder at 1600 (1997)

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Reviews Counted:29

Fresh:9

Rotten:20

Average Rating:5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A mysterious murder report summons a hardened Washington D.C. homicide detective to the shadowy halls of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue--and draws him into a web of conspiracy, cover-ups, and corruption.

Starring: Wesley Snipes, Diane Lane, Dennis Miller, Alan Alda

Starring: Wesley Snipes, Diane Lane, Dennis Miller, Alan Alda, Daniel Benzali, Ronny Cox, Christopher Kennedy

Director: Dwight Little

Director: Dwight Little
Composer: Christopher Young
Screenwriter: Wayne Beach, David Hodgin
Producer: Arnold Kopelson, Arnon Milchan

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If this sounds like a by-the-numbers, formulaic government conspiracy thriller, it is.

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10/03/05
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
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Not bad but not great

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Tony Medley
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Emanuel Levy
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About as mysterious as a loaf of bread.

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Nick Schager
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