City of Hope
“Welcome to the American city. You buy your way in and you fight your way out. Who says it's a free country?”
1991 · 2 h 9 min
Directed by 
John Sayles
John SaylesCast
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Plot
This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey city, with corruption and racism.
Sinekatalog’s take
John Sayles's ensemble drama is sprawling and angry, with a large cast and political bite.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (2,972 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.