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Striking Distance

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Striking Distance (1993)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:3

Rotten:16

Average Rating:3.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Homicide detective Tom Hardy, a fifth generation Pittsburgh cop, is paying dearly for testifying against his partner (and cousin) Jimmy Detillo in a police brutality case. Since spilling the beans,... Homicide detective Tom Hardy, a fifth generation Pittsburgh cop, is paying dearly for testifying against his partner (and cousin) Jimmy Detillo in a police brutality case. Since spilling the beans, life has been hell for Hardy, and it gets worse when a serial killer murders his chief of homicide father. To top it all off, he's practically kicked off the force for insisting his father's murderer is a cop. Two years later, Hardy's been demoted to the river rescue squad, and all this trauma has almost driven him to an alcoholic state. The black-sheep of the fraternal force, Hardy receives little encouragement from his team-playing uncle Nick Detillo, who has been promoted to chief since his brother's death. But as the killer's body count gets higher, Tom gets closer and closer to the truth. [More]

Starring: Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore

Starring: Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore, Robert Pastorelli, Andre Braugher

Director: Rowdy Herrington

Director: Rowdy Herrington
Screenwriter: Rowdy Herrington

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Release:

Jun 16, 2009

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • Package Note: Region ABC
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby True HD 5.1 - English
  • Dubbed, Subtitles - French, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Subtitles - English - SDH

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Reviews for Striking Distance

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Peter Canavese

Like the box of generic corn flakes, Striking Distance isn't so terrible, but you'll forget it the second you're done with it. [Blu-ray]

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 17 2009 09:59 AM

Groucho Reviews

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Brian Lowry

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 26 2009 03:15 AM

Variety

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3/5

Lori Hoffman

No review available.

comment Comment | Apr., 06 2007 08:30 AM

Atlantic City Weekly

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Geoff Andrew

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 09 2006 03:16 AM

Time Out

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3/4

Chuck O'Leary

A troubled production (reshoots, release-date postponements) that turned out to be surprisingly watchable.

comment Comment | Jan., 25 2006 09:14 AM

Fantastica Daily

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2/5

Emanuel Levy

No review available.

comment Comment | Jul., 08 2005 06:07 PM

EmanuelLevy.Com

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2/5

Scott Weinberg

One of Bruce Willis' most disposable and formulaic action potboilers. I'm a big fan of the Willis, and even I have no patience for "Striking Distance."

comment Comment | Apr., 03 2005 06:01 AM

eFilmCritic.com

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2/5

Greg Maki

No review available.

comment Comment | Oct., 17 2004 08:12 AM

Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

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1/5

James Sanford

A mess, although the stars do what they can with the scattershot screenplay

comment Comment | Jul., 14 2004 09:01 PM

Kalamazoo Gazette

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1/5

Bob Bloom

Not one of Willis' best efforts; very formulaic and uninteresting.

comment Comment | Mar., 20 2004 09:49 AM

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

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1/4

Michael Dequina

Fails to deliver anything remotely original.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 02 2004 11:46 PM

TheMovieReport.com

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2/5

Ryan Cracknell

No review available.

comment Comment | Dec., 03 2003 09:30 PM

Movie Views

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3/5

Jeffrey Westhoff

No review available.

comment Comment | Nov., 13 2003 12:29 PM

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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Vincent Canby

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 20 2003 05:03 PM

New York Times

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1/4

Robert Roten

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 23 2003 08:02 AM

Laramie Movie Scope

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1/5

Sean Means

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comment Comment | Sep., 26 2002 11:16 AM

Salt Lake Tribune

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1/5

Bob Grimm

No review available.

comment Comment | Aug., 01 2002 03:48 PM

Las Vegas Mercury

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2/5

Philip Martin

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comment Comment | Jul., 31 2002 10:57 AM

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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3/10

Dragan Antulov

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