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Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) a score of 3.0918 out of 4

based on (85) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(57)

Good

(3)

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SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

Police lieutenant Ethan Bishop is assigned to command the skeleton staff at a police precinct in L.A.’s Anderson ghetto on the last night before the station is due to close. Problems begin when a prison bus transferring a handful of convicts, including...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

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Cinema Blend

Assault on Precinct 13 features *surprise* an assault on police precinct number thirteen, a dilapidated precinct slated to be decommissioned shortly after the beginning of 2005. The movie finds the building on New Years Eve with only a skeleton crew...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) review at Cinema Blend

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Cinepassion

John Carpenter may imagine himself a genre artisan born a generation too late, yet his films can't help being colored by the racial, sexual and political tensions of his turbulent times. Nothing illustrates his seemingly schizoid richness better than his...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) review at Cinepassion