Silver City

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Silver City

R

2004

2h 8m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A campaign manager hires a private detective (Danny Huston) after a Colorado gubernatorial candidate finds a dead body while fishing.

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Critics Consensus

Heavy-handed and often dull.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/28/2010

3/5

Drama is too intense for kids and young teens.

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David Denby

The New Yorker

10/06/2004

The plot of Silver City is movieish in the extreme, with filthy abandoned mines subbing for the bars and alleys of urban noir, but it's no more than mild cheese.

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Claudia Puig

USA Today

09/30/2004

2.5/4

Though there's nothing wrong with moral outrage, it doesn't always aid the telling of a complex story. More subtlety might have worked better.

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Miles Fielder

The List

04/25/2019

4/5

John Sayles' detective story-cum-political satire benefits from a superb turn from the always reliable Chris Cooper as a dimwit, corrupt politician.

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Jason Gorber

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06/21/2007

D

A simple talking, funny-accented greying conservative politician is shown to be a moron.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

04/22/2006

C+

Too close to reality to be effective as satire.

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04/25/2012

I usually like John Sayles but this one is a little more complicated..and like with all his films nothing is ever tied up in a nice bow at the end ..good performance by Chris Cooper..I only wish the movie was more about him instead of the Danny Huston character,still it's an interesting companion piece to Fast Food Nation.

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luis g

@RT19222785 03/14/2012

It's inconsistent in tone. The lead is uninteresting. Seems a bit unfocused at times. Not a total mess, but one that could have benefited from a bit more fine-tuning.

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03/11/2012

There's no doubt that John Sayles has made better films than "Silver City", but that doesn't mean that his film is inferior. No, it has a great deal to offer, such as a top-notch cast, clever writing, and spot-on editing. The film's pacing and inconsistent camerawork may try the patience of some, but there is an engaging story here.

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06/25/2011

This movie was too heavy handed, and I didn't particularly like the main character.

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06/17/2011

Great cast, great premise but overlong. Veiled attack on George W. Bush and his administration. Good to see Danny Huston in a lead role.

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05/20/2011

another winner from one of the great under appreciated American directors, great emsenable cast really brin gs this multi-layered story about politics.

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Synopsis

A campaign manager hires a private detective (Danny Huston) after a Colorado gubernatorial candidate finds a dead body while fishing.

Director: John Sayles
Producer: Maggie Renzi
Screenwriter: John Sayles
Distributor: Newmarket Film Group
Production Co: Silver City Films Inc.
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 17, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 19, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.0M
Runtime: 2h 8m
Sound Mix: Surround