Story Line
When experienced advertising executive Graham Marshall loses out on a promotion to a young man, he goes down in a path of vengeance.
“Climbing the corporate ladder can be murder.”
Top Cast
Michael Caine
Graham Marshall
Elizabeth McGovern
Stella Anderson
Peter Riegert
Robert Benham
Swoosie Kurtz
Leslie Marshall
Will Patton
Lt. Laker
Jenny Wright
Melanie O'Conner
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Rating
6.5/ 10
Release Date
1990-03-23
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
CrimeComedy
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User Reviews (3)
John Chard
9/10
•11/15/2014Graham has had enough of getting the shaft…
A Shock to the System is directed by Jan Egleson and adapted to screenplay by Andrew Klavan from the novel written by Simon Brett. It stars Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Riegert, Will Patton a...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•8/26/2023I enjoyed this. "Graham" (Michael Caine) gets a bit narked when he is overlooked for promotion at work. When he heads home, he realises that that is just the beginning of his irritations - his wife "Leslie" (Swoosie Kurtz) nags him relentlessly! What...
kevin2019
8/10
•3/2/2026"A Shock to the System" is one of those films where you eventually find yourself rooting for the character - in this case Graham Marshall - who would ordinarily be considered the bad guy, especially in light of the fact he proceeds to murder all the ...