Smart, well-acted, and uncomfortably prescient political satire from director Barry Levinson and and all-star cast.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Barry Levinson -
Producer -
Robert De Niro , Barry Levinson , Jane Rosenthal -
Screenwriter -
Larry Beinhart , Hilary Henkin , David Mamet -
Distributor -
New Line Cinema -
Production Co -
Tribeca Productions , New Line Cinema , Baltimore Pictures , Punch Productions -
Rating -
R (Language) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 25, 1997, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 1, 2008 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$43.0M -
Runtime -
1h 37m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SR , DTS , Dolby Stereo , Stereo , SDDS , Dolby A , Surround , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)