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Mad City · LeviOsa

Mad City key art

1997·PG-13

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

ThrillerDrama1h 54m

🍅30%

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30%

Tomatometer

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43%

Popcornmeter

6.2

TMDB

Storyline

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.

Trailers

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Details

DirectorCosta-Gavras

ReleasedOct 10, 1997

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$50M

Revenue

$10.5M

Parental guidePG-13US

Studios

Arnold Kopelson Productions

Warner Bros. PicturesPunch Productions

Cast

John Travolta

John Travolta

Sam Baily

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Max Brackett

Mia Kirshner

Mia Kirshner

Laurie Callahan

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Kevin Hollander

Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Lou Potts

Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Mrs. Banks

William Atherton

William Atherton

Dohlen

Ted Levine

Ted Levine

Lemke

Milton Davis Jr.

The Kids

Bill Nunn

Bill Nunn

Cliff Williams

John Landis

John Landis

Doctor

William O'Leary

William O'Leary

CTN Junior Executive

Where to watch(NG)

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Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

0 fresh · 6 rotten

E

Emanuel Levy

RTVarietyAug 21, 2006

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.

R

Roger Ebert

RTChicago Sun-TimesJan 1, 2000

Mad City arrives with the last thing a movie about journalism needs -- last year's news.

M

Mike Clark

RTUSA TodayJan 1, 2000

A wanna-be event movie that merely reinvents the wheel.

G

Gary Wolcott

RTTri-City HeraldSep 23, 2025

Mad City is maddeningly slow and carelessly contrived. It's only salvation is stellar performances from the always dependable Hoffman and Travolta.

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Information

Title

Mad City

Released

Oct 10, 1997

Rated

PG-13

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 54m

Status

Released

Studios

Arnold Kopelson Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

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