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Wag the Dog is a 1997 American political satire black comedy film produced and directed by Barry Levinson and starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro.

Wag the Dog

R · 1997 ‧ Comedy/Drama ‧ 1h 40m
7.1/10 · IMDb 86% · Rotten Tomatoes 74% · Metacritic
Two weeks prior to reelection, the United States president lands in the middle of a sex scandal. In need of outside help to quell the situation, presidential adviser Winifred Ames (Anne Heche) enlists the expertise of spin doctor Conrad Brean...
Release date: December 25, 1997 (USA)
Director: Barry Levinson
Screenplay: Hilary Henkin and David Mamet
Distributed by: New Line Cinema
Adapted from: Wag the Dog

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