Fresh
[Ferrara] still finds sharp new ways to explore the nuances of a trite-sounding story.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
The Funeral
One family, one murder, too many lies.
1996 · 1h 39m · R
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Abel Ferrara
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The Funeral
Overview
After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
79%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Though directed in different style, thematically, this period movie is a companion piece to King of New York and The Bad Lieutenant, forming an urban crime trilogy and representing Ferrara's best work.
Emanuel Levy, Variety
Fresh
You're engaged on a moral level rarely found in movies about violence.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
Now here is a gangster movie that does not want setups or payoffs like traditional gangster movies.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Film after film, Ferrara and St. John are finding new ways to scream.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
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