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City Hall (1996)

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Average Rating: 6.1/10
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Three A-list screenwriters -- (Nicholas Pileggi, Bo Goldman, and Paul Schrader) -- contributed to the script of this idealistic political drama. John Pappas (Al Pacino) is the popular, ethical Mayor of New York; Kevin Calhoun (John Cusack) is his even more idealistic and principled deputy. When a detective and mobster kill each other and an innocent six-year-old black child in a shootout, questions arise about what the cop was doing meeting with the gangster in the first place. The Mayor and his

R, 1 hr. 51 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Directed By: Harold Becker

In Theaters: Feb 16, 1996 Wide

On DVD: Jul 27, 1999

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Cast

Al Pacino
Mayor John Pappas
John Cusack
Kevin Calhoun
Bridget Fonda
Marybeth Cogan
Danny Aiello
Frank Anselmo
Martin Landau
Judge Walter Stern
Anthony Franciosa
Paul Zapatti
David Paymer
Abe Goodman
Stanley Anderson
Train Conductor
Ray Aranha
James Bone
Steve Aronson
Murray Safire
Jordan Baker
Mrs. Marquand
Tony Lo Bianco
Paul Zapatti
Fran Brill
Angie
Harry Bugin
Morty the Waiter
Angel David
Vinnie Zapatti
Lindsay Duncan
Sydney Pappas
John Finn
Commissioner Coonan
Richard Gant
Deputy Commissioner Sam...
Sylvia Kauders
Gussie
Joseph Kelly
Hospital Priest
Edward I. Koch
Newscaster
Rob La Belle
Wakeley
Mark Lonow
Lenny Lasker
Lucia Mendoza
Elaine Santos' Sister
Roberta Peters
Nettie Anselmo
Larry Romano
Tino Zapatti
Richard Schiff
Larry Schwartz
Nestor Serrano
Det. Eddie Santos
Miguel Sierra
Israel Torres
Tamara Tunie
Leslie Christos
Mel Winkler
Detective Holly
John Slattery
Intel Detective George
Murphy Guyer
Captain Florian
Lauren V�lez
Elaine Santos
Brian Murray
Corporation Council
Mary Murphy
Field Reporter
Martin Andau

Critic Reviews for City Hall

All Critics (37) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (10) | DVD (3)

A watchable but never pulsating portrait of mayoral wheeling-dealing.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Mike Clark

USA Today

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An ambitious but unsatisfying meditation on the morality of power.

May 5, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

Has all the ingredients for a solid drama but instead comes out a half-baked disappointment.

December 22, 2004 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Convincing drama about the moral ambiguity of contemporary politics.

August 21, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

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More like Shitty Hall.

November 20, 2006

Michael Gildea

Super Reviewer

The acting is fairly good all around in this solid suspense film, but the script is a little too uninvolving to rise above a level of mediocrity. Pacino is superb, of course, performing with a range of emotions most actors can only dream of.

June 29, 2006

Mike T.

Super Reviewer

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