Mad City

Mad City

6.2IMDb Score
Released:1997-11-07
Genre:Thriller, Drama
Duration:114 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Costa-Gavras
Actors:John Travolta, Dustin Hoffman, Mia Kirshner, Alan Alda, Robert Prosky
Production:Arnold Kopelson Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures, Punch Productions

Overview:

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.

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