The Yards
He's the target of the most merciless family in New York. His own.
He's the target of the most merciless family in New York. His own.
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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2000
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In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.
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Details
Runtime:
115 min
Release date:
27 Apr 2000
Country:
US
Languages:
Italian, English, Spanish
Budget:
$24,000,000
Revenue:
$889,352
Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
An On the Waterfront wannabe, directed with a heavy portentousness that smothers the drama in a thick sauce of self-importance.
– Todd McCarthy,
Variety,
5 Aug 2008
rotten:
I can't remember when a film so well-acted and so well-rendered visually was also so oppressive to sit through.
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
27 Apr 2007
fresh:
A sensitive, intelligent and ambitious variation on the traditional going-straight story.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
The only thing the movie lacks is a pulse.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
There's an old-fashioned steadiness that reminds me a bit of the old James Cagney pictures. And that sort of thing still works pretty well.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Jan 2000