# City Hall (1996)

> A deputy mayor probes a child’s stray-bullet death and discovers a corruption network binding New York’s police, courts, criminals, and political leadership.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6090

## Facts

- Runtime: 111 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Harold Becker
- Cast: Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda, Danny Aiello, Martin Landau, David Paymer, Anthony Franciosa, Lindsay Duncan
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115907/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, paranoid, morally serious, serious movie night, political thriller marathon

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