Broken City is a 2013 English-language Crime Drama motion picture written by Brian Tucker and directed by Allen Hughes and produced by Mark Wahlberg, Arnon Milchan, Teddy Schwarzman, Randall Emmett, Stephen Levinson, Allen Hughes, Remington Chase and Brandt Andersen under the banner of Regency Enterprises in collaboration with Emmett/Furla Films, Inferno Distribution, Black Bear Pictures, New Regency, Closest to the Hole Productions, Leverage Entertainment, Allen Hughes Productions, 1984 Private Defense Contractors and Envision Enterta. In a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart ks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler. Broken city features Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-jones, Jeffrey Wright, Barry Pepper, Alona Tal and Adrienne Esteen. The music was composed by Academy Award Oscar winner Atticus Ross along with Claudia Sarne and Leopold Ross. Cinematography was done by Ben Seresin and editing by Cindy Mollo. The film has a running time of 108 minutes. It was released on 18th April 2013. Broken City was made on a budget of $35 million and at the box office it grossed only $34 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by 20th Century Fox.