Does Mad City end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Mad City easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Mad City

Name: Mad City
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 1997
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: John Travolta, Dustin Hoffman, Mia Kirshner, Alan Alda, Robert Prosky

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

Directed by Costa-Gavras

Produced by Arnold Kopelson Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

1997114 min6.2 / 10

A dark satire on media sensationalism and desperation, where a desperate man's hostage crisis becomes fodder for ratings-hungry television.

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.

Clusters

Revenge Gone Wrong Mob Double Crosses Corruption and Distrust Trapped Conspiracy Thrillers Journalism and Reporters

Genres

Thriller Drama

Keywords

Journalist Hostage Museum

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Questions people ask

Does Mad City end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Mad City scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Mad City easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Mad City violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Mad City sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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