Wag the Dog

"A comedy about truth, justice and other special effects."

Jan 9 1998 R 1h 37m

Comedy, Drama

During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.

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Plot

After being caught in a scandalous situation days before the election, the president does not seem to have much of a chance of being re-elected. One of his advisers contacts a top Hollywood producer in order to manufacture a war in Albania that the president can heroically end, all through mass media.

Written by

Larry Beinhart, Hilary Henkin, David Mamet

Directed by

Barry Levinson

Cast

Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Baltimore Pictures, Tribeca Productions, New Line Cinema

Languages

English, shqip

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 23 nominations total

Trailers

Original Theatrical Trailer

Scores

# of Votes

92,753

Average Rating

7.1 out of 10

Metascore

Popularity

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