Drop Dead City

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Drop Dead City
File:Drop Dead City poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed byMichael Rohatyn
Peter Yost
Produced byMichael Rohatyn
Peter Yost
CinematographyJerry Risius
Edited byAnna Auster
Don Kleszy
Production
company
Pangloss Films
Distributed byFear City
Release dates
  • November 21, 2024 (2024-11-21) (DOC NYC)[1]
  • April 25, 2025 (2025-04-25) (New York City)[2]
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$159,523[3]

Drop Dead City is a 2024 American documentary film which details the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis. It was directed by Michael Rohatyn and Peter Yost.[4][5] It premiered at DOC NYC on November 21, 2024,[1] and was given a theatrical release in New York City on April 25, 2025.[2]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 12 critics' reviews are positive.[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 67 out of 100, based on four critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[7]

Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote that the film is "wonkish but gripping."[4]

Jason Bailey of RogerEbert.com gave it two and a half out of four stars, writing, "The filmmaking isn't exactly groundbreaking, but it doesn't need to be; the archival footage is splendid, blending contemporary newscasts, documentary footage, and interviews with commentary from reporters, historians, politicians, and artists."[8]

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