A Shock to the System (1990)

Directed by

Jan Egleson

Genre

crime film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 148 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A successful businessman is passed over for a promotion and starts to think about killing people. He discovers that he enjoys the power and control this gives him.

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What happens

A Shock to the System is a 1990 American black comedy film directed by Jan Egleson and starring Michael Caine, Swoosie Kurtz, Elizabeth McGovern, and Peter Riegert. It is based on the 1984 novel A Shock to the System by British author Simon Brett. The film was released on March 23, 1990 and received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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