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Mad City (1997)

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Reviews Counted:27

Fresh:10

Rotten:17

Average Rating:5.2/10

Runtime: 2 hrs

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: When a recently fired museum guard files a grievance with his boss by menacing her with a shotgun and ends up with a gaggle of schoolkid hostages, it seems like the perfect opportunity for a... When a recently fired museum guard files a grievance with his boss by menacing her with a shotgun and ends up with a gaggle of schoolkid hostages, it seems like the perfect opportunity for a has-been news anchor to revive his flagging career. Indeed, the ratings soar, with the newsman inflating the standoff and priming his slow-witted star for the limelight. [More]

Starring: Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, Alan Alda, Mia Kirshner

Starring: Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, Alan Alda, Mia Kirshner, Ted Levine, Robert Prosky, Blythe Danner, William Atherton

Director: Costa Gavras

Director: Costa Gavras
Story: Tom Matthews, Eric Williams
Screenwriter: Tom Matthews
Composer: Thomas Newman
Producer: Anne Kopelson, Arnold Kopelson

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Clint Morris
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05/17/04
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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Compelling analysis of the modern media. Somewhat obvious, but still works.

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Fred Topel
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05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
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04/12/02
Globe and Mail

The actors tried too hard to make something out of nothing.

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01/01/00
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

This simplistic and obvious expose about the manipulative power of the news media (lazily acted by Travoilta and Hoffman) is so familiar that it's not going to upset or provoke anyone.

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08/21/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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Mad City is a waste of your time and money.

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Gary Brown
Gary Brown
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James Berardinelli
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The weak material is unenthusiastically played by Dustin Hoffman and downright badly handled by John Travolta...

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Has a fairly good view of the Big Picture, but its dramatic details never come into satisfying focus.

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Linda Cook
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