Broken City

Broken City
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAllen Hughes
Written byBrian Tucker
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBen Seresin
Edited byCindy Mollo
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox (United States)
StudioCanal UK (Europe)
Inferno Distribution (International)
Release date
  • January 18, 2013 (2013-01-18)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35–56.8 million[1][2]
Box office$34.7 million[1]

Broken City is a 2013 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Allen Hughes and written by Brian Tucker.[3] Mark Wahlberg stars as a police officer turned private investigator and Russell Crowe as the mayor of New York City who hires the private detective to investigate his wife. It is supported by Catherine Zeta-Jones, Barry Pepper, Kyle Chandler, Natalie Martinez, and Jeffrey Wright.

This is Hughes' first solo feature film directing effort; in previous productions he collaborated with his twin brother Albert. Under a partnership between Emmett/Furla Films and Regency Enterprises, he began production in 2011 in New York City and Louisiana.

Broken City was released in theaters on January 18, 2013. It received negative reviews from critics and grossed $19 million against its $35 million production budget.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Broken City (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "Initial Certification Search" (Type "Broken City" in the search box). Fastlane NextGen. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Broken City". Time Out. 26 February 2013. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021.
  4. ^ Dorothy Pomerantz (November 25, 2013). "2013's Biggest Turkeys: The Films That Flopped". Forbes. Retrieved December 27, 2014.