A Shock to the System (1990)Stream and Watch Online

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Released March 23rd, 1990, 'A Shock to the System' stars Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Riegert, Swoosie Kurtz The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a user score of 64 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 118 well-known users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Madison Avenue executive Graham Marshall has paid his dues. A talented and devoted worker, he has suffered through mounting bills and a nagging wife with one thing to look forward to: a well-deserved promotion. But when the promotion is given to a loud-mouthed yuppie associate, Graham unleashes his rage on an overly aggressive panhandler, who he accidently kills by pushing him into the path of an oncoming subway train. He re-thinks his problems with an entirely new solution. First, he arranges an "accident" for his annoying wife. Then he creates another "mishap" for his boss. It seems like the world is once more Graham's oyster…but a missing cigarette lighter and a prying police detective may change all that."

'A Shock to the System' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Midnight Pulp, Amazon Video, Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Fandor Amazon Channel, Peacock, Fandor, Shout! Factory TV, IMDB TV Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, and Pluto TV .