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Asphalt City

Name: Asphalt City
Director: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 2023-05-12
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Raquel Nave, Kali Reis

2023 · 2h 0m · Thriller, Drama

IMDb 6.1 Metacritic 47 RT 45%

Asphalt City has an intriguing premise about the moral weight of emergency medicine, but middling scores across the board suggest it doesn't quite nail the execution. Skip it tonight unless you're a completist for paramedic dramas—there are better ways to spend your time.

Plot

A young paramedic is paired with a seasoned partner on the night shift in New York revealing a city in crisis. Discovering the chaos firsthand, he is tested with the ethical ambiguity that can be the difference between life and death.

Director: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire

Cast: Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Raquel Nave, Kali Reis

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