Fresh
Hopelessly violent but exceedingly well made.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Assault on Precinct 13
A white-hot night of hate!
1976 · 1h 31m · R
Action, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
John Carpenter
Overview
A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary form an unlikely alliance to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Novelty of a gang swearing a blood oath to destroy a precinct station and all inside is sufficiently compelling for the gory-minded to assure acceptance.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
Mr. Carpenter is an extremely resourceful director whose ability to construct films entirely out of action and movement suggests that he may one day be a director to rank with Don Siegel.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
One of the most effective exploitation movies of the decade.
Time Out
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- Runtime
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- Director
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- Cast
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Metacritic
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