- HD 1080
- Runtime: 129m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: John Sayles
- Stars: Vincent Spano, Tony Lo Bianco, Joe Morton, Jace Alexander, Todd Graff
- keywords: vietnam war, drug abuse, new jersey, politics, american way of life, urban life, xenophobia, child
- Production_studio: Esperanza Films Inc., The Samuel Goldwyn Company
- Slogan: Welcome to the American city. You buy your way in and you fight your way out. Who says it's a free country?
- The City of Hope is featured in the top rankings of 1991
- #72 in Top Drama Movies of 1991
This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.