Mad City
Seen it?1997 | 114 min | Thriller, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (30% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.2 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Argo or September 5, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 54 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
30% on Rotten Tomatoes, 45 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$11 million worldwide on a $50 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 30K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Costa-Gavras
- 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