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Silver City

Play trailer Poster for Silver City R,  2004,  2h 8m,  Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 47% 119 Reviews Tomatometer 32% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
47% Tomatometer 119 Reviews 32% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
A campaign manager hires a private detective (Danny Huston) after a Colorado gubernatorial candidate finds a dead body while fishing.
Silver City

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Critics Consensus

Heavy-handed and often dull.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Dec 28, 2010
3/5
Drama is too intense for kids and young teens. Go to Full Review
David Denby The New Yorker Oct 6, 2004
The plot of Silver City is movieish in the extreme, with filthy abandoned mines subbing for the bars and alleys of urban noir, but it's no more than mild cheese. Go to Full Review
Claudia Puig USA Today Sep 30, 2004
2.5/4
Though there's nothing wrong with moral outrage, it doesn't always aid the telling of a complex story. More subtlety might have worked better. Go to Full Review
Miles Fielder The List Apr 25, 2019
4/5
John Sayles' detective story-cum-political satire benefits from a superb turn from the always reliable Chris Cooper as a dimwit, corrupt politician. Go to Full Review
Jason Gorber Film Scouts Jun 21, 2007
D
A simple talking, funny-accented greying conservative politician is shown to be a moron. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Apr 22, 2006
C+
Too close to reality to be effective as satire. Go to Full Review
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John Sayles

Director

Danny Huston

Danny O'Brien

Maria Bello

Nora Allardyce

Billy Zane

Chandler Tyson

Chris Cooper

Dickie Pilager

Richard Dreyfuss

Chuck Raven

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Movie Info

Synopsis A campaign manager hires a private detective (Danny Huston) after a Colorado gubernatorial candidate finds a dead body while fishing.
Director
John Sayles
Producer
Maggie Renzi
Screenwriter
John Sayles
Distributor
Newmarket Film Group
Production Co
Silver City Films Inc.
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 17, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.0M
Runtime
2h 8m
Sound Mix
Surround
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