Mad City

1997 | 114 minutes | 6.2 ★ (335)

Mad City
  • 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.

  • Release Date

    07 November 1997

  • DirectingCosta-Gavras
  • Budget

    $50,000,000.00

  • Revenue

    $10,500,000.00

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