Mad City
Taste attributes: actiondramathrillercrimejournalisticfastunsavourylinearemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardy
"One man will make a mistake. The other will make it a spectacle."
Boxlist takeA fast, dark thriller, otherwise balanced. Best if you like pace over patience.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
6.2 /10
TMDB · 219 votes
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Arnold Kopelson Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
