Murder at 1600 (1997)

35% of critics liked it
(31 reviews)
47% of users liked it
(39,777 ratings)

A police detective finds that looking into a murder is anything but routine when one of the suspects is the President of the United States. When the nude and bloodied corpse of an attractive woman is found in a bathroom at the White House, Harlan Regis (Wesley Snipes), a top detective with the… More A police detective finds that looking into a murder is anything but routine when one of the suspects is the President of the United States. When the nude and bloodied corpse of an attractive woman is found in a bathroom at the White House, Harlan Regis (Wesley Snipes), a top detective with the Washington D.C. police force, is assigned to investigate. However, Regis soon learns that the Secret Service, headed by Nick Spikings (Daniel Benzali), is launching their own investigation, and they want Regis to stay out of their way. While Alvin Jordan (Alan Alda), National Security Advisor to President Jack Neil (Ronny Cox), intervenes in Regis' favor, it becomes obvious that no one wants him poking his nose into a case in which the suspects include both the President and his ill-tempered son Kyle (Tate Donovan). Eventually, Regis finds an ally in Nina Chance (Diane Lane), a member of the Secret Service's team, while the President tries to fend off the investigation in the midst of an international crisis. Comedian Dennis Miller also appears as Regis' partner Stengel. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 47 min.
Directed By: Dwight H. Little, Alan Alda
Written By: Wayne Beach, David Hodgin
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

In Theaters: Apr 18, 1997 Wide
On DVD: Aug 28, 1997
Studio: Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
If this sounds like a by-the-numbers, formulaic government conspiracy thriller, it is.
Tony Medley, tonymedley.com
Not bad but not great
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
About as mysterious as a loaf of bread.

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Martin S

Pretty average 90's action movie. Wesley is okay...but he should stick to playing badass badguys
Anthony L

A tame thriller that is a little far from thrilling!
Jason S

I liked this one. A little action and a good mystery.
Dean M

Good mystery thrill-packed with suspects, cover-ups, covert agents and daring action sequences as I like Wesley Snipes' heroic character in this film.
Joseph E

A Brainless, Pointless action thriller, that suprisingly doesn't star "Stallone, Willis, or Crowe"
Brian R

I liked this one even if it was filled with serious plot holes and such. The pure cheesy fiction held my attention, with good characters. Swell.
Nate H

Bad movie is bad. I mean, I like Wesley Snipes, but this simply fails at fostering any sort of sense of suspense and is ultimately predictable. Plus it bends and creates plot points at its convenience which just undermines the viewer's involvement with the movie since… More
Bad movie is bad. I mean, I like Wesley Snipes, but this simply fails at fostering any sort of sense of suspense and is ultimately predictable. Plus it bends and creates plot points at its convenience which just undermines the viewer's involvement with the movie since there's no rhyme or reason as to what is important and what will just be deus exed away.