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Murder at 1600

Murder at 1600 (1997)

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Average Rating: 5.4/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 5

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A police detective finds that looking into a murder is anything but routine when one of the suspects is the President of the United States. When the nude and bloodied corpse of an attractive woman is found in a bathroom at the White House, Harlan Regis (Wesley Snipes), a top detective with the Washington D.C. police force, is assigned to investigate. However, Regis soon learns that the Secret Service, headed by Nick Spikings (Daniel Benzali), is launching their own investigation, and they want

R, 1 hr. 47 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

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Wayne Beach, David Hodgin

Aug 28, 1997

Warner Home Video

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Critic Reviews for Murder at 1600

All Critics (48) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (20) | DVD (5)

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

October 3, 2005 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Comment
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Not bad but not great

July 9, 2005 Comment
Tony Medley
tonymedley.com Source: tonymedley.com

About as mysterious as a loaf of bread.

June 20, 2005 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | Comment
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
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Pretty average 90's action movie. Wesley is okay...but he should stick to playing badass badguys

November 29, 2010
TheGame90
Martin Sahlin

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A tame thriller that is a little far from thrilling!

September 29, 2009
SirPant
Anthony Lawrie

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