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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... [More]

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

Director: Costa Gavras

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Mar 17, 1998

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1.5/4	Gary Brown	Mad City is a waste of your time and money. Full Review \| Comment \| May., 23 2007 10:04 AM	Houston Community Newspapers
C	Emanuel Levy	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. Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 21 2006 01:49 PM	EmanuelLevy.Com
N/R	Derek Adams	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 24 2006 03:36 AM	Time Out
C	Philip Martin	...a film of mild pleasures and mild annoyances, alternately tired and clever yet ultimately dismissible. Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 08 2005 08:53 AM	Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
3/5	Clint Morris	No review available. Comment \| May., 06 2005 02:38 AM	Film Threat
2.5/4	Michael Dequina	'The media are vultures' is the prevailing point here, and it is not expressed in the most original or interesting of ways. Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 05 2004 03:03 AM	TheMovieReport.com
6/10	Dragan Antulov	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 17 2004 12:53 PM	rec.arts.movies.reviews
2/5	Linda Cook	No review available. Comment \| Feb., 24 2004 09:53 PM	Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
4/5	Fred Topel	Compelling analysis of the modern media. Somewhat obvious, but still works. Comment \| Jul., 14 2003 12:46 AM	About.com
N/R	Eugene Novikov	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 22 2003 05:15 PM	Film Blather
3/4	Jeanne Aufmuth	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 14 2003 05:16 PM	Palo Alto Weekly
4/5	John R. McEwen	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 08 2003 08:30 AM	Film Quips Online
N/R	Jeff Strickler	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 06 2002 03:15 PM	Minneapolis Star Tribune
N/R	Margaret A. McGurk	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 15 2002 08:26 AM	Cincinnati Enquirer
N/R 2/4	Mick LaSalle	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 18 2002 08:20 AM	San Francisco Chronicle
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 05 2002 08:20 AM	Boxoffice Magazine
2/4		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 12 2002 08:17 AM	Globe and Mail
N/R	Kenneth Turan	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 14 2001 12:37 AM	Los Angeles Times
8/10	Robert Roten	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2001 12:00 AM	Laramie Movie Scope
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	E! Online

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