Mad City (1997)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
One man will make a mistake. The other will make it a spectacle.
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.
- Released: 1997-10-10
- Genres: Thriller, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 54m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 375 votes
Directed by Costa-Gavras.
Top cast
- John Travolta as Sam Baily
- Dustin Hoffman as Max Brackett
- Mia Kirshner as Laurie Callahan
- Alan Alda as Kevin Hollander
- Robert Prosky as Lou Potts
- Blythe Danner as Mrs. Banks
- William Atherton as Dohlen
- Ted Levine as Lemke
- Milton Davis Jr. as The Kids
- Bill Nunn as Cliff Williams
Where to watch Mad City
- United States: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- India: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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