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1960 · Mary Harron · 98 min

Hell Is a City

No current Madrid showtimesLast tracked: Fri 26 Jun 20:30 · Cine Doré (Filmoteca Española)
Horror, Comedy, Thriller
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Where to watch Hell Is a City in Madrid

There are no current Madrid showtimes for Hell Is a City (1960), but this page keeps the local screening history because it has already screened at Cine Doré (Filmoteca Española).

If it returns to Madrid screens, new dates will appear here. The most recent tracked screenings were for Fri 26 Jun and Sat 20 Jun.

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Synopsis

A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.

Awards and festivals
  • 2000Sundance Film Festival · Premiereselected
Places

Set in New York City, 1987

  • Filmed at Ontario — Listed in the Ontario Film Development Corporation's Shot in Ontario 1999 production list; shooting dates May–June.
Cast
Chloë SevignyChristian BaleJared LetoJosh LucasReese WitherspoonSamantha MathisWillem Dafoe
Themes
ambition and statusserial killercult repertorySocial critiquehypermasculinitycrime inside respectable societydialogue-friendly
Tone and style
Dark humorblack comedyUnsettlingpsychological horrorliterary adaptationWeird & wild
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