Broken City

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  • Opened January 18, 2013 
  • 1 hr 48 min
  • R | Some Sexual Content, Pervasive Language and Violence

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg) seeks redemption – and revenge – after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure, the mayor (Russell Crowe). Billy’s relentless pursuit of justice, matched only by his streetwise toughness, makes him an unstoppable force – and the mayor’s worst nightmare. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Barry Pepper
  • Director: Allen Hughes
  • Genres: Suspense/Thriller

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A good movie and very entertaining

by schwartzm9039

One of Mark Wahlberg's good performances and a standard Markie-Mark tough guy showing. Nothing new here: A twisting and turning drama wrapped around a good script, with excellent actors. Good...

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Broken City was darn good

by flirtemercury223

I as pleasantly surprised. Only wish the previews didn't reveal a major twist of the film. Go see it! Saw Haunted House today and it was trash-WAS NOT FUNNY AT ALL >_I as pleasantly surprised. Only...

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Solid performances, great twists

by pedsarq

This is an entertaining thriller featuring crooked politicians and crooked ex-cops playing dangerously with each other. Crowe is the incumbent Mayor of NYC and he's in a close election race with an...

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

Wahlberg does what Wahlberg does, bringing muscular conviction to his troubled, tough-guy role. The city may be broken, but the movie star's formula is working fine. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

The truth is that we're way past being outraged by these sorts of Crimes of the One Percent, not because they don't happen, but because the real version is so much more interesting. Read full review

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NPR
| Mark Jenkins

As an investigation into American municipal corruption, Broken City is, well, damaged. But as an opportunity for hard-boiled types to trade threats, blows and caustic banter, this modern-day noir works reasonably well. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

As the implausibilities and conspiracies and double-crosses pile up, Broken City paints itself into a corner. A plot can be confusing as long as the filmmakers themselves don't seem confused, but that's not the case here. Read full review

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Catherine Zeta-Jones and Russell Crowe in "Broken City."