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City of Hope

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1991 · 129 min Drama
6.7 / 10 · TMDB

This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.

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Year 1991
Country United States of America
Genre Drama
Director John Sayles
Runtime 129 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.7/10 (38 votes)

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John Sayles weaves a complex tapestry of urban strife, where intersecting lives expose the machinery of corruption and the fragile nature of community. The ensemble cast delivers raw, believable performances that anchor the film's political consciousness in human vulnerability.

What lingers after the credits roll is the unsettling realization of how systemic failures become personal tragedies, and the quiet question of where individual responsibility begins in a broken system — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: John Sayles

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