15 Minutes poster
Director John Herzfeld
Writer John Herzfeld

15 Minutes

Tagline: America Likes to Watch

Release Date: 2001-03-01

Duration: 120 minutes

Synopsis

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."

Casting

  • Vera Farmiga
    Daphne Handlova
  • Charlize Theron
    Rose Hearn
  • Robert De Niro
    Eddie Flemming
  • Kim Cattrall
    Cassandra
  • Melina Kanakaredes
    Nicolette Karas
  • Kelsey Grammer
    Robert Hawkins
  • Ritchie Coster
    News Stand Vendor
  • Anton Yelchin
    Boy in Burning Building
  • Darius McCrary
    Tommy Cullen
  • Sebastian Roché
    Ludwig