# Mad City (1997)

> A desperate museum hostage-taking becomes a nationwide media circus that tests a reporter’s conscience and a captive man’s humanity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4929

## Facts

- Runtime: 114 min
- Genres: Thriller, Drama
- Director: Costa-Gavras
- Cast: John Travolta, Dustin Hoffman, Mia Kirshner, Alan Alda, Robert Prosky, Blythe Danner, William Atherton, Ted Levine
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119592/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, cynical, morally conflicted, political thriller night, media criticism double feature

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