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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 72%, Metacritic 72/100. Every source lands within 3 points of the others, across 7,400 audience votes. Scores higher than 83% of the 3,223 2000s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 48m. Streaming on Paramount+ and Tubi.
Synopsis
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
Ratings
7,405 audience votes
Key crew
- Steven ZaillianScreenplay
- Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
- Kenneth LonerganScreenplay
- Martin ScorseseDirector
- Jay CocksScreenplay
Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprioAmsterdam Vallon
- Daniel Day-LewisBill 'The Butcher' Cutting
- Cameron DiazJenny Everdeane
- Jim BroadbentBoss Tweed
- John C. ReillyHappy Jack
- Henry ThomasJohnny Sirocco
- Liam Neeson'Priest' Vallon
- Brendan GleesonWalter 'Monk' McGinn
- Gary LewisMcGloin
- Stephen GrahamShang
- Eddie MarsanKilloran
- Alec McCowenReverend Raleigh
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