# A Shock to the System (1990)

> A humiliated Madison Avenue executive turns workplace resentment into a darkly comic campaign of calculated murder.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12581

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Crime, Comedy
- Director: Jan Egleson
- Cast: Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Riegert, Swoosie Kurtz, Will Patton, Jenny Wright, John McMartin, Barbara Baxley
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100602/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: witty, sardonic, paranoid, late night thriller viewing, dark comedy marathon

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- [The Hand (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/27160)

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