15 Minutes
“America likes to watch.”
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."
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Cast
85 people
Robert De Niro
Eddie Flemming
Known for
Joker
GoodFellas
Edward Burns
Jordy Warsaw
Known for
Saving Private Ryan
The Holiday
Kelsey Grammer
Robert Hawkins
Known for
Toy Story 2
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Avery Brooks
Leon Jackson
Known for
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
American History X
Melina Kanakaredes
Nicolette Karas
Known for
CSI: NY
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Karel Roden
Emil Slovak
Known for
Mr. Bean's Holiday
Orphan
Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Razgul
Known for
Predators
National Treasure
Vera Farmiga
Daphne Handlova
Known for
The Conjuring
Hawkeye
John DiResta
Bobby Korfin
Known for
Miss Congeniality
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
James Handy
Captain Duffy
Known for
Jumanji
Unbreakable
Darius McCrary
Tommy Cullen
Known for
Family Matters
The Leftovers
Bruce Cutler
Bruce Cutler
John Herzfeld Director · Anthony Marinelli Composer J. Peter Robinson Composer
Worldwide gross $56M · Budget $60M · United States release March 1, 2001
Box office
Budget
$60,000,000
Worldwide gross
$56,359,980
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Industry Entertainment Partners
Production
Tribeca Productions
Production
New Redemption Pictures
Production
New Line Cinema
Studio · Production
Industry Entertainment
Production
Germany · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Czech · English · Greek · Russian
Release dates
United States · March 1, 2001
Theatrical
United States · August 14, 2001
Physical · DVD
United States
October 13, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
Australia
May 17, 2001 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 26, 2001 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 23, 2001 · Theatrical
France
April 4, 2001 · Theatrical
Germany
April 12, 2001 · Theatrical
Greece
May 17, 2001 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 24, 2001 · Theatrical
February 25, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
March 23, 2001 · Digital
Japan
May 19, 2001 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 10, 2001 · Theatrical
March 19, 2004 · TV · Net 5
March 8, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
September 21, 2001 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 9, 2001 · Theatrical
Spain
March 9, 2001 · Theatrical
Switzerland
April 12, 2001 · Digital
United Kingdom
September 10, 2001 · Theatrical
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