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15 Minutes (2001)  link to 15 Minutes on IMDb  

Number: 1331

cover 15 Minutes

IMDb Rating:
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6.1/10 (44.5K votes)

Also known as: Fifteen Minutes (alternative spelling)

Country: United States, 120 minutes

Spoken languages: English, Czech, Russian, Greek

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director(s): John Herzfeld

Storyline:
When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media circus can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and make them rich, they target media-savvy NYPD Homicide Detective Eddie Flemming and media-naive FDNY Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw, the cops investigating their murder and torching of their former criminal partner, filming everything to sell to the local tabloid TV show "Top Story."

Cast:

Robert De Niro Detective Eddie Flemming
Edward Burns Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw
Kelsey Grammer Robert Hawkins
Avery Brooks Detective Leon Jackson
Melina Kanakaredes Nicolette Karas

Medium: Original DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Subtitles: English, Russian, Cantonese

Location: Drawer 10 Slot 155

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1