Murder at 1600

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Murder at 1600

R,

1997,

1h 47m,

Action/

Mystery & Thriller/

Crime/

Drama

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28%

29 Reviews

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42%

25,000+ Ratings

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28%

Tomatometer

29 Reviews

42%

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25,000+ Ratings

A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political tensions rise, they learn that the crime could be part of an elaborate cover-up. Framed as traitors, the pair and Regis' partner break into the White House to expose the true culprit.

Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Jun 20, 2005

C-

About as mysterious as a loaf of bread.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

2.5/4

The last third of the film is a ready-made action movie plug-in.

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Susan Wloszczyna

USA Today

Jan 1, 2000

2.5/4

Murder is a fairly diverting game of whodunit, like a big-screen version of Clue, until it sinks into routine thriller antics and wraps up preposterously.

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

Mar 1, 2022

2/4

Eventually, the film sinks to no more than a series of routine chases and shootouts.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Mar 3, 2018

C+

The routine thriller is too murky to let its intrigue be credible.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jul 8, 2015

2/4

...a forgettable '90s thriller.

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Hagrid R

Aug 27, 2018

I only lasted 2 minutes into this crap. Cops and snipers had surrounded a man who was going to shoot himself. really? yes, these american cops were ready to shoot a suicidal guy who was going to shoot himself!!! you couldn't make it up, weel the screenwriters did, probably whilst takin g a dump.

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Finn S

Aug 27, 2017

Though this thriller has a pair of likable leads, some style, a somewhat engaging plot, a decent score and some okay action it is utterly routine and does little new with the usual murder mystery plot. Watchable but ultimately forgettable.

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Dwight H. Little

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Synopsis

A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political tensions rise, they learn that the crime could be part of an elaborate cover-up. Framed as traitors, the pair and Regis' partner break into the White House to expose the true culprit.

Director: Dwight H. Little
Producer: Arnold Kopelson, Arnon Milchan
Screenwriter: Wayne Beach, David Hodgin
Production Co: Warner Bros.
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.8M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Surround

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