Broken City is a 2013 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Allen Hughes and written by Brian Tucker.

It is supported by Catherine Zeta-Jones, Barry Pepper, Kyle Chandler, Natalie Martinez, and Jeffrey Wright.

This is Hughes' first solo feature film directing effort; in previous productions he collaborated with his twin brother Albert.

With his assistant Katy Bradshaw, Taggart learns that Cathleen is visiting Paul Andrews, campaign manager of Jack Valliant, Hostetler's rival in the upcoming elections.

A furious Cathleen tells Taggart that Andrews was a close friend, not her lover, and had promised her information about Hostetler's plans for the Bolton Village Housing Project, expected to enrich both Sam Lancaster and the mayor.

To investigate Mayor Hostetler for corruption, Taggart goes to Lancaster's construction business and finds workers destroying documents.

In the film's final scene, Taggart meets Fairbanks at a bar, and they toast to Valliant, who has won the election.

In May 2008, Mandate Pictures bought Tucker's unsolicited screenplay intending to hire a director and cast to film later in the year.

[5] In the following July, Mandate entered a deal with the production company Mr. Mudd to jointly produce one film per year, the first being Broken City.

Variety reported that Regency founder Arnon Milchan wanted to produce "edgier fare" like it previously did with the 1990s films Heat and L.A.

[14] The film competed with fellow openers Mama and The Last Stand, as well as Silver Linings Playbook in its widening release.

[11] Prior to Broken City's release, Variety reported that the film was estimated to have "a low to mid-teens opening" weekend.

The site's critics consensus reads: "Broken City's thinly sketched, formulaic script offers meager rewards for all but the least demanding noir aficionados.

"[22] Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune praises the cinematography of Ben Seresin, describing it as having an "autumnal glow", but criticizes the "coincidence and improbability" of the script, which lets down the able cast.