

City Hall
It started with a shootout on a rainswept street and ended in a scandal that shattered New York.
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York City leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.
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6.0/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $40M
- Box office
- $33.4M
- Language
- English
- drug dealer
- new york city
- corruption
- undercover agent
- police
- undercover
- presidential election
- war on drugs
- mayor
- investigation
- mafia
- police corruption
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR16 Feb 1996
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1512 Apr 1996
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM9 May 1996
CzechiaCZ
- Physical18+1 May 1997
FranceFR
- Theatrical19 Jun 1996
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1227 Jun 1996
ItalyIT
- Theatrical22 Mar 1996
SlovakiaSK
- TV15Markíza17 Apr 2003
South KoreaKR
- Theatrical1523 Nov 1996
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City Hall was released on 16 February 1996.
Audience reviews
3- T6/10
talisencrw
4/13/2016
Being a huge fan of Al Pacino (from the likes of 'Heat', the 'Godfather' movies, and 'Dog Day Afternoon' especially) and having had a huge crush on Bridget Fonda ('Single White Female', anyone?) back in the day (Peter Fonda's famous daughter was named 85th sexiest star in film history, and Mrs. Danny Elfman hasn't been involved in film, unfortunately, since 2002), I was hugely disappointed in this film, especially si…
- J7/10
JPV852
1/8/2021
Saw this one maybe 20 years ago and for whatever reason had a hankering to check it out again. Not great or ambitious as it sounds and pacing was a bit off, but in general found it engaging and had solid performances. I do wonder how much better it could have been under someone like Scorsese. **3.5/5**
- G10/10
GenerationofSwine
1/13/2023
There is a historical accuracy in how the film is presented. A small thing, the murder of a boy, builds and builds, and unravels all the layers of the onions until the ripples can be felt at the highest and most powerful levels. That is, essentially what happened with Watergate where a simple B&E brought down Nixon. It's also what happened, almost 2,000 years earlier with the Conspiracy of Cantoline. If you are…
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