A Shock to the System (1990)

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Climbing the corporate ladder can be murder.

When experienced advertising executive Graham Marshall loses out on a promotion to a young man, he goes down in a path of vengeance.

• Released: 1990-03-23
• Genres: Crime, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 31m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 153 votes

Directed by Jan Egleson.

Top cast

• Michael Caine as Graham Marshall
• Elizabeth McGovern as Stella Anderson
• Peter Riegert as Robert Benham
• Swoosie Kurtz as Leslie Marshall
• Will Patton as Lieutenant Laker
• Jenny Wright as Melanie O'Conner
• John McMartin as George Brewster
• Barbara Baxley as Lillian
• Haviland Morris as Tara Liston
• Philip Moon as Henry Park

Full cast & crew

Where to watch A Shock to the System

• United States: stream on Philo, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Cineverse, Midnight Pulp, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• United Kingdom: stream on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Fandor; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex, Cineverse, Midnight Pulp
• Australia: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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