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Silver City

R Released Sep 17, 2004 2h 8m Drama Mystery & Thriller List
48% Tomatometer 127 Reviews 33% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
A campaign manager hires a private detective (Danny Huston) after a Colorado gubernatorial candidate finds a dead body while fishing.
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Heavy-handed and often dull.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Drama is too intense for kids and young teens. Rated: 3/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 4/5 Jul 22, 2005 Full Review Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel Sayles must have felt the need to weigh in on the last election. But if he was going to do it, a little more planning, writing -- and especially casting -- would have helped. Rated: 2/5 Nov 19, 2004 Full Review Miles Fielder The List John Sayles' detective story-cum-political satire benefits from a superb turn from the always reliable Chris Cooper as a dimwit, corrupt politician. Rated: 4/5 Apr 25, 2019 Full Review Jason Gorber Film Scouts A simple talking, funny-accented greying conservative politician is shown to be a moron. Rated: D Jun 21, 2007 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Too close to reality to be effective as satire. Rated: C+ Apr 22, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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cal w Great cast, but script was awful so was the directing, real stinker. Don't waste your time on this bore fest. 😧 Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review william s Average Sayles fare. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I usually like John Sayles but this one is a little more complicated..and like with all his films nothing is ever tied up in a nice bow at the end ..good performance by Chris Cooper..I only wish the movie was more about him instead of the Danny Huston character,still it's an interesting companion piece to Fast Food Nation. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review luis g It's inconsistent in tone. The lead is uninteresting. Seems a bit unfocused at times. Not a total mess, but one that could have benefited from a bit more fine-tuning. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member There's no doubt that John Sayles has made better films than "Silver City", but that doesn't mean that his film is inferior. No, it has a great deal to offer, such as a top-notch cast, clever writing, and spot-on editing. The film's pacing and inconsistent camerawork may try the patience of some, but there is an engaging story here. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie was too heavy handed, and I didn't particularly like the main character. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A campaign manager hires a private detective (Danny Huston) after a Colorado gubernatorial candidate finds a dead body while fishing.
Director
John Sayles
Producer
Maggie Renzi
Screenwriter
John Sayles
Distributor
Newmarket Film Group
Production Co
Silver City Films Inc.
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 17, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.0M
Runtime
2h 8m
Sound Mix
Surround
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