Striking Distance

Name: Striking Distance
Genre: Crime, Action, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1993-09-17
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore, Brion James

1993·Movie·R·102 min·★ 5.9(935)

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“They shouldn't have put him in the water, if they didn't want him to make waves.”

Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted to water-way duty Tom, along with new partner Jo Christman, navigate the three rivers looking for clues and discovering bodies. This time the victims are women Tom knows, he must find the killer to prove his innocence.

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About Striking Distance

Striking Distance is a 1993 English-language crime, action and mystery film directed by Rowdy Herrington. The cast is led by Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina. It has a runtime of 1h 42m. Viewers rate it 5.9/10 across 900 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Netflix, fuboTV, Philo.

Striking Distance was produced by Columbia Pictures and Arnon Milchan Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on September 17, 1993, and carries a R certification.

Director: Rowdy Herrington
Writers: Marty Kaplan, Rowdy Herrington
Release date: September 17, 1993
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Columbia Pictures, Arnon Milchan Productions

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Striking Distance cast & crew

Striking Distance was directed by Rowdy Herrington and written by Marty Kaplan and Rowdy Herrington.

The cast features Bruce Willis as Tom Hardy, Sarah Jessica Parker as Jo Christman, Dennis Farina as Nick Detillo, Tom Sizemore as Danny Detillo, Brion James as Eddie Eiler, and Robert Pastorelli as Jimmy Detillo.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Brad Fiedel, cinematography is by Mac Ahlberg, and it was produced by Marty Kaplan and Arnon Milchan.

Is Striking Distance worth watching?

Striking Distance holds an audience score of 5.9/10 from 935 ratings, a more divisive crime films.

At 1h 42m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy crime, action, and mystery, Striking Distance is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Striking Distance

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