Movie·1990·91 min

A Shock to the System

Name: A Shock to the System
Genre: Crime, Comedy
Released: 1990-03-23
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Riegert, Swoosie Kurtz, Will Patton

A Shock to the System streams in the US on Philo, Fandor, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel and 7 more apps, as of October 5, 2026.

Climbing the corporate ladder can be murder.

6.5 / 10 · TMDBTomatometer 70%Audience 61%Metacritic 69IMDb 6.6Letterboxd 3.3

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Crime Comedy

When experienced advertising executive Graham Marshall loses out on a promotion to a young man, he goes down in a path of vengeance.

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