Mad City (1997)

1997 · 114 min · Thriller, Drama

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.

Directed by Costa-Gavras. Starring John Travolta, Dustin Hoffman, Mia Kirshner, Alan Alda and Robert Prosky.

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