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The Bonfire of the Vanities

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Take one Wall Street tycoon, his Fifth Avenue mistress, a reporter hungry for fame, and make the wrong turn in The Bronx...then sit back and watch the sparks fly.

Released R 125 min 5.6/10 Votes: 26955
After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and opportunists clamber to use it to their advantage.
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1990-12-21
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$47M
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$16M

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