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Gangs of New York
America was born in the streets.
America was born in the streets.
Crime, Drama, History - 2002
7.5
73%
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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.
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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
168 min
Release date:
14 Dec 2002
Country:
US, IT
Languages:
English, Irish, Latin, Chinese
Budget:
$100,000,000
Revenue:
$193,772,504
Awards:
Nominated for 10 Oscars. 50 wins & 135 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The result reverberates on the screen with a deadly force and fury more intense than anything Mr. Scorsese has yet achieved on the meanest and most beloved streets he could imagine or recall.
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
16 Jan 2003
rotten:
What we're left with has the patness of a history lesson about our roots and the melting pot and what it means to be an American.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
16 Jan 2003
rotten:
You have to honor its mad ambition. But sadly, it feels like a dream too long deferred.
– David Ansen,
Newsweek,
14 Jan 2003
fresh:
Scorsese's congested, conflicted, entrancing achievement.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
13 Jan 2003
fresh:
A triumph of pure craft and passionate heart.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
9 Jan 2003
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