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.
the vibe
Mad City Vibe
What it feels like
measureddarkintenselayeredseriousbroadhaunting
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Movie1997·114 min
Mad City
Directed by Costa-Gavras
A thriller drama film directed by Costa-Gavras.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 50%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.2/10
370 ratings
About Mad City
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Tense
- Story Tags
- corruption power, ambition hubris, social injustice, showbiz media, urban, workplace, strangers forced together, everyman, anti hero, kidnapping hostage, siege bottle