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Weapons of Mass Distraction

1997 · 97 min

A wickedly funny and cynical satire of media power plays, watching ruthless moguls destroy lives with gleeful amorality.

Directed by
Stephen Surjik
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Tv movie
Tagline
In business, size matters
Overview
As two warring media moguls grapple for ownership of a coveted professional football team, they use the newspapers, magazines and television stations they own to destroy each other's reputations.

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Directed by
Stephen Surjik
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Tv movie
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • power
  • corruption
  • greed
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, drama, tv movie
Directed by
Stephen Surjik
Written by
Larry Gelbart
Starring
Gabriel Byrne, Ben Kingsley, Mimi Rogers, Jeffrey Tambor, Illeana Douglas, Paul Mazursky, Chris Mulkey, R. Lee Ermey
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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