City of Joy_
"He was a man who couldn't care less... until he met a man who couldn't care more."
Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a patient on the operating table, Max impulsively decides to leave America and travel to India in the hope of finding himself. Not long after he arrives in Calcutta, Max is attacked by a group of thugs and left without money or a passport.
Starring
Patrick Swayze, Om Puri, Pauline Collins
Box Office
$14.7M
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
Prime Video
1 country
DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Box office
City of Joy earned $14.7M against a $27.0M budget.
Year context
City of Joy was released 34 years ago in 1992.
City of Joy is a Drama film with a runtime of 2h 12m.
CAST (20)
Patrick Swayze
Max Lowe
Om Puri
Hazari Pal
Pauline Collins
Joan Bethel
Shabana Azmi
Kamla H. Pal
Ayesha Dharker
Amrita H. Pal
Art Malik
Ashok Ghatak
Nabil Shaban
Anouar
Suneeta Sengupta
Poomina
Shyamanand Jalan
Ghatak - Godfather
Rudraprasad Sengupta
Chomotkar
Anjan Dutt
Masood Akhtar
Loveleen Mishra
Pavan Malhotra
Anashua Majumdar
Satya Bandopadhyay
Sujan Mukherjee
Chitra Sen
DG
Debatosh Ghosh
Ram Chander
MU
Mansi Upadhyay
Meeta
BOX OFFICE
$27.0M
Budget
$14.7M
Revenue
-46%
ROI
UNDERPERFORMED
Verdict
STUDIOS (2)
Lightmotive
Pricel
DETAILS
Release
Status
Released
Runtime
132 min (2h 12m)
Language
English
Country
Rating
6.6/10 (160 votes)
Popularity
3
Budget
$27,000,000
Box Office
$14,683,921
Profit
$-12,316,079
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is City of Joy about?
Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a patient on the operating table, Max impulsively decides to leave America and travel to India in the hope of finding himself. Not long after he arrives in Calcutta, Max is attacked by a group of thugs and left without money or a passport.
How long is City of Joy?
City of Joy has a runtime of 132 minutes (2h 12m).
Who stars in City of Joy?
The cast of City of Joy includes Patrick Swayze, Om Puri, Pauline Collins, Shabana Azmi, Ayesha Dharker.
How much did City of Joy make at the box office?
City of Joy earned $14,683,921 worldwide at the box office. The production budget was $27,000,000.
What is the rating of City of Joy?
City of Joy has a rating of 6.6 out of 10 based on 160 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Drama