7.8
“America was born in the streets.”
Gangs of New York (2002)
December 14, 20022h 48mEN
7.3
7.2K votes
Overview
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.
Director
Martin ScorseseWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$100.0M
Revenue
$193.8M
Production Companies
MiramaxTouchstone PicturesInitial Entertainment GroupAlberto Grimaldi Productions
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7.0I recall meeting Daniel Day-Lewis some years ago, he had just stepped from his motor bike and proved to be a charming, engaging man extremely far removed from the racist and odious "Bill the Butcher" character he so expertly creates in this hard, gritty and brutal depiction of the almost tribal existences lived by many in 1860s New York. Leonardo di Caprio ("Vallon") arrives in that city's Five Points area determined to avenge the death of his father many years earlier at the hands of this ruthless overlord. Initially ingratiating himself, he soon realises that it's going to take every ounce o…
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