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Mad City

1997 · 114 min

A sweaty, claustrophobic standoff that turns a sad man's desperation into a media feeding frenzy, leaving a sour taste.

Directed by
Costa-Gavras
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Tagline
One man will make a mistake. The other will make it a spectacle.
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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Directed by
Costa-Gavras
Genres
Thriller, Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • celebrity
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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