15 Minutes

– When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heis..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours
Release Year:
2001
15 Minutes (2001)

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."

15 Minutes (2001) - Trailer

Release Date:

09 Mar 2001

Language:

English, Czech, Russian, Greek, Afrikaans

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

John Herzfeld

Writer:

John Herzfeld

Main Actors:

Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, Kelsey Grammer, Avery Brooks

Plot:

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."

Awards:

1 nomination.

Gross profit:

$24,160,216

Production:

New Line Cinema

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
32%
Metacritic:
34%