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Mad City (1997)

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

  • Thriller
  • Drama

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.

Rating
6.2 / 10 (380 votes)
Release date
October 10, 1997
Runtime
1h 54m
Language
English
Director
Costa-Gavras
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • John TravoltaSam Baily
  • Dustin HoffmanMax Brackett
  • Mia KirshnerLaurie Callahan
  • Alan AldaKevin Hollander
  • Robert ProskyLou Potts
  • Blythe DannerMrs. Banks
  • William AthertonDohlen
  • Ted LevineLemke
  • Milton Davis Jr.The Kids
  • Bill NunnCliff Williams
  • John LandisDoctor
  • William O'LearyCTN Junior Executive

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