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Mad City

One man will make a mistake. The other will make it a spectacle.

★ 6.2 1997 114 min PG-13 ThrillerDrama

A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.

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ERA & CONTEXT

Mad City in its release era

Released in 1997, Mad City sits inside the 1990s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
1997-10-10
Rating
PG-13
TMDB score
6.2/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America
Studio
Arnold Kopelson Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures, Punch Productions

People behind the title

DirectorCosta-GavrasWriterTom MatthewsWriterEric WilliamsCastJohn TravoltaCastDustin HoffmanCastMia KirshnerCastAlan AldaCastRobert Prosky

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