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Wag the Dog

1998·1h 37m·R
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
93,579 votes
Metascore
74
Metacritic

Shortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a Presidential sex scandal.

Wag the Dog is a 1998 drama comedy movie directed by Barry Levinson, starring Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Dustin Hoffman. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 93,579 votes and runs 1h 37m.

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Director
Barry Levinson
Stars
Robert De Niro
Anne Heche
Dustin Hoffman
Woody Harrelson
Details
1998-01-09
97 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English, Albanian
Keywords
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